EERE Network News
December 01, 2010
News and Events
DOE Supercomputers to Pursue Breakthroughs in Biofuels, Climate Change
DOE has granted the largest ever awards of its supercomputing time to 57 innovative research projects that are using computer simulations to perform experiments in areas including biofuels and climate change.
Presidential Report Provides Roadmap for Transforming U.S. Energy System
The United States should prepare a federal energy policy and update it regularly, according to a new report from the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
EPA Finalizes 2011 Renewable Fuel Standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the 2011 percentage standards for the four categories of fuel under the agency's renewable fuel standard program, known as RFS2.
DOE Project to Get 20 Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell Vehicles
DOE has announced that 20 Mercedes-Benz advanced technology vehicles will be deployed on California roadways as part of the agency's Technology Validation project.
DOE Offers $21 Million in Commercial Building Energy Assistance
DOE has announced that 24 projects are receiving a total of $21 million in technical assistance to reduce the amount of energy used in their commercial buildings.
English College Team Drives Electric Car the Length of Americas
A team from London's Imperial College has finished a trip of 16,155 miles, driving their all-electric car from Alaska to the tip of South America. The journey took 140 days and passed through 14 countries.
Energy Connections
WWF: Emerging Economies Show Leadership in Clean Energy
As delegates to an international conference on climate change gather in Cancun, Mexico, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has announced it has found that five of the world's largest developing countries are assuming leadership roles in the effort to shift to a low-carbon economy.
