EERE Network News
May 02, 2007
News and Events
DOE Offers $200 Million for Small-Scale Cellulosic Biorefineries
Five to ten small biorefineries could be converting cellulosic biomass into biofuels and biobased chemicals and products within the next five years, thanks to new DOE funding. The new biorefineries will be built at one-tenth of commercial scale.
DOE Sets the Date for the 2007 Solar Decathlon
Mark your calendar for October 12th, because that's when the third Solar Decathlon will begin in Washington, D.C. Twenty teams will come from 13 states, Puerto Rico, Germany, Spain, and Canada to construct a solar village on the National Mall.
Companies Pursuing Ocean Power along the Northern U.S. Shores
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has recently awarded preliminary permits to companies examining wave and tidal power projects in Alaska, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, and Washington.
PepsiCo Shifts to 100 Percent Green Power with Record Purchase
One of the world's largest food and beverage companies is buying 1.1 billion kilowatt-hours of renewable energy credits annually for the next three years, enough to offset all the electricity used in its U.S. operations. The purchase makes PepsiCo the largest U.S. purchaser of green power.
Connecticut, West Virginia Students Win the Fuel Cell Car Challenge
The team from Storrs, Connecticut, had the fastest car on a ten-meter straight track during the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Model Car Challenge, but the team from Bridgeport, West Virginia, built the car that could climb an incline the fastest. The annual challenge is part of the National Science Bowl.
Chrysler to Launch Hemi-Powered Hybrid SUVs in 2008
You can already picture the television commercials: the woman is thinking about all the advantages of her new hybrid, while her husband is focused on that V-8 Hemi engine. The Hemi might be known for power, but Chrysler expects to wrangle some efficiency out of it with its new SUVs.
Energy Connections
Leasing Plan Looks to Gulf and Alaska for Oil and Natural Gas
An Interior Department plan for oil and gas leasing on the outer continental shelf includes 12 lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, 8 in Alaska, and even one off the coast of southern Virginia. But the real paydirt for oil drillers is in the Gulf's deep waters, in an area called the Lower Tertiary Trend.
