EERE's newsletter, the EERE Network News, covers national and international energy efficiency and renewable energy news and events, as well as new EERE Web sites and energy facts. en-us http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/ energy efficiency renewable energy solar wind biomass hydrogen geothermal U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu highlighted DOE's continued commitment to partnering with Native Americans to support the development of clean energy projects on tribal lands. http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=15608 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 MST http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=15608 DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is getting a modest budget boost of 3% in the fiscal year 2010 appropriations approved by President Obama. The annual appropriations process is separate from the one-time injection of funds provided by the Recovery Act. http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=15598 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:08 MST http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=15598 DOE has awarded $338 million for 123 geothermal projects in 39 states. The funds will support innovative exploration and drilling, creation of a national resource database, deployment of ground source heat pumps, and the development of new geothermal resources. http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=15599 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:07 MST http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=15599 DOE is awarding $155 million in Recovery Act funds to support 41 industrial energy efficiency projects across the United States. The nine largest will leverage an additional $634 million in private support for significant efficiency upgrades at industrial facilities. http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=15600 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:06 MST http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=15600 DOE is providing as much as $5.5 million in Recovery Act funds for the X Prize Foundation's competition to design commercially-viable vehicles that can achieve an equivalent of 100 miles per gallon of gas. DOE will provide technical assistance while supporting outreach and education efforts. http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=15601 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:05 MST http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=15601 DOE has granted more than $38 million in Recovery Act funds to Alaska, Kansas, Utah, and West Virginia to support each state's energy efficiency priorities. The awards are part of DOE's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program. http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=15602 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:04 MST http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=15602 A new allocation of Clean Renewable Energy Bonds will provide low-interest financing for government agencies, public power providers, and cooperative electric companies across the United States, with the leaders in each category located in California, Washington, and Alaska, respectively. http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=15603 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:03 MST http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=15603 DOE and eight other federal departments and agencies have signed an agreement to speed the approval of new transmission lines located on federal lands. The agreement is aimed at cutting the approval time to gain new permits, while maintaining existing environmental reviews and safeguards. http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=15604 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:02 MST http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=15604 A project to capture and store the carbon emissions from a coal plant in West Virginia was recently commissioned, although it will only capture a small percentage of the emissions from the plant. DOE is supporting similar demonstrations for a wide range of facilities. http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=15605 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:01 MST http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=15605 Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced up to $30.6 million in Recovery Act funding for the selection of seven hydropower projects that modernize hydropower infrastructure by increasing efficiency and reducing environmental impacts at existing facilities. http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=15607 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 MST http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=15607