EERE Network News
August 04, 2010
News and Events
DOE Awards $188 Million to Small Business for Clean Energy
DOE will award $188 million to small businesses in 34 states to develop clean energy technologies that can be brought to the marketplace.
DOE Offers $17 Million Loan for Battery Energy Storage in New York State
DOE has offered a $17 million conditional commitment to AES Energy Storage to help balance loads on New York's electrical grid. This is DOE's first loan guarantee of a battery-based energy storage system.
DOE Closes $117 Million Loan Guarantee for Hawaii Wind Project
DOE has finalized a $117 million loan guarantee for the 30- MW Kahuku Wind Power project in Hawaii. The wind farm will use a dozen 2.5-MW Liberty wind turbines and a battery storage system to modulate the renewable power.
GM Boosts Output of the Chevrolet Volt Electric Vehicle
General Motors (GM) has announced it will increase production of its Chevrolet Volt EV which will have a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $41,000. Nissan has revealed that its Leaf EV will be available in five states starting in December at a suggested price of $32,780.
U.S. Wind Power Installations Fall to 2007 Levels in Q2: Report
The American Wind Energy Association has reported that the capacity of new wind power installations fell to 2007 levels in the second quarter of 2010.
Nine Cars Advance in $10 Million Automotive X Prize Test
The Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize organizers have announced that nine vehicles from seven teams advanced in the competition among super fuel-efficient cars for $10 million in prizes.
Energy Connections
Past Decade was Warmest on Record, According to Scientists in 48 Countries
In an ongoing global warming trend spanning 50 years, each of the past three decades has been warmer than the previous one, with the past ten years the warmest on record, according to a report recently released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
