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 DOE has announced plans to fund a Batteries and Energy Storage Hub, using $120 million over the next five years to drive research and development of improved batteries for vehicles and the electric grid. http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=18066 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=18066 DOE has highlighted its partnership with the Volvo Group to use cutting-edge trucking technologies that will boost the U.S. auto and manufacturing industries. http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=18067 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=18067 The City of Houston has joined DOE's Better Buildings Challenge, a public-private partnership that seeks to improve energy efficiency by 20% by the end of the decade. http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=18068 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=18068 DOE has released a study showing that the popularity of energy-efficient lighting products in the United States has increased over the past decade. http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=18069 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=18069 The Department of the Interior has announced that it is moving ahead with offshore wind energy areas along the Atlantic Coast. http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=18070 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=18070 DOE has reached into top university talent pools to help advance its SunShot Initiative. http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=18071 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=18071 Thanks to DOE support, Hawaii has begun installing electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at state sites. http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=18072 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=18072