GREAT BRITAIN–(ENEWSPF)–4 February 2011. A new way of splitting layered materials, similar to graphite, into sheets of material just one atom thick could lead to revolutionary new electronic and energy storage technologies. An international team, led by Oxford University and Trinity College Dublin scientists, has invented a versatile method for[Read More…]
Environmental
Governor Quinn, Mitsubishi Motors Announce Innovative Partnership to Promote Sustainability
NORMAL, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn and Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to support the advancement of electric vehicle and renewable energy technologies in Illinois. As part of the agreement, Illinois will receive a limited number of Mitsubishi Motors “i” battery electric[Read More…]
DOE Pursues SunShot Initiative to Achieve Cost Competitive Solar Energy by 2020
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2011. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced additional details of the Department of Energy’s “SunShot” initiative to reduce the total costs of photovoltaic solar energy systems by about 75 percent so that they are cost competitive at large scale with other forms of energy without subsidies[Read More…]
Nelson Post: The President’s ‘Better Buildings Initative’
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2011. Yesterday, the Deputy Director of the Office of Public Engagement Greg Nelson posted the following statement to the White House blog. Early Momentum for the President’s “Better Buildings Initiative” Posted by Greg Nelson on February 03, 2011 at 07:06 PM EST Today the President announced an ambitious[Read More…]
EPA Recognizes Local Leaders For Improving Air Quality In Schools
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–Feb. 3, 2011. At its recent Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools symposium, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized the Greendale, Wis., School District and the Illinois Education Association Indoor Air Quality Task Force for efforts to improve indoor air quality in schools. They were among nine school districts and two[Read More…]
Audubon Statement Re: Proposed Federal Legislation That Would Undermine Clean Air Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2011. The following remarks are attributed to David Yarnold, Audubon President & CEO, regarding the proposed Upton, Inhofe legislation: “It’s outrageous that anyone would try to make a case for dirty air. But that’s exactly what those behind the flurry of extremist attacks on one of America’s most[Read More…]
Six ARPA-E Projects Illustrate Private Investors Excited About Clean Energy Innovation
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2011. In a little over one year, six projects that received a total of $23.6 million in seed funding from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Project Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) have generated more than $100 million in outside private capital investment, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today.[Read More…]
DOE Facilitates Market-Driven Solutions to Develop and Deploy New High-Efficiency Commercial Air Conditioners
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2011. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the Department of Energy is joining with the private sector to support market-based efforts to develop and deploy next-generation high-efficiency air conditioners for commercial buildings. As part of a voluntary program, the Department worked with members of the DOE[Read More…]
President Obama’s ‘Better Buildings Initiative’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2011. In his State of the Union, President Obama laid out his vision for winning the future by investing in innovative clean energy technologies and doubling the share of electricity from clean energy sources by 2035. Alongside that effort, the President is proposing new efforts to improve[Read More…]
EPA To Develop Regulation for Perchlorate and Toxic Chemicals in Drinking Water
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2011. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson today announced the agency’s decision to move forward with the development of a regulation for perchlorate to protect Americans from any potential health impacts, while also continuing to take steps to ensure the quality of the water they[Read More…]
