U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today the selections of six projects that aim to find ways of converting captured carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from industrial sources into useful products such as fuel, plastics, cement, and fertilizers.

U.S. Department of Energy

As part of a broad effort to achieve breakthrough innovations in energy production, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman today announced an award of up to $122 million over five years to a multidisciplinary team of top scientists to establish an Energy Innovation Hub aimed at developing revolutionary methods to generate fuels directly from sunlight.

U.S. Department of Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy today announced 15 research and deployment partnerships to help dramatically improve the energy efficiency of American homes.

Pew Center on Global Climate Change

The Pew Center on Global Climate Change announced today that Bayer Corporation has joined the Center’s Business Environmental Leadership Council (BELC) and its efforts to address global climate change.

Alliance to Save Energy

Joining a growing chorus of businesses, trades people and environmental and efficiency organizations, the Alliance to Save Energy today urged the Senate to include Home Star in its Small Business Jobs Bill, expected to hit the Senate floor this week.

World Resources Institute

WRI is working with Google to make its data related to climate change more approachable and interactive than ever.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed the 2011 percentage standards for the four fuels categories under the agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard program, known as RFS2.

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that $30 million in funding from the Recovery Act and FY 2010 budget appropriations will be made available to qualified small businesses to support the commercialization of promising new technologies.

People hoping to observe energy efficiency leadership in action may want to take a trip to their local healthcare facility. According to new research from the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) and Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), healthcare organizations are more likely to invest in energy efficiency for their facilities compared to other industry sectors across North America.

World Environment Center

The World Environment Center (WEC) and the Center for Corporate Sustainability Management at IMD announced the formation of a joint partnership to assist global companies in implementing sustainable development in their business strategies and operations.