Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently met with a hydrogen technical-advisory subcommittee, raising hopes among hydrogen advocates that the Energy Department would be more...
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Obama’s pick for top nuclear safety cop is an expert on atomic waste
Allison Macfarlane, the geologist and expert on atomic waste picked to lead the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is described by associates as someone who can advocate...
Consumer Reports survey: Fuel economy most important car buying factor
According to a recent survey by Consumer Reports, U.S. drivers now care more about fuel economy when shopping for a new vehicle than anything else. 37% said their leading...
Kurion acquires nuclear to glass cleanup tech
Kurion, a startup that has developed technology that cleans up nuclear waste and is one of the most successful cleantech firms you haven't heard of, has been...
An accelerator lab for battery startups launches
Can the startup accelerator model work for battery companies? The folks behind CalCharge, the brainchild of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and California Clean Energy Fund...
Ex-Interior drilling chief knocks House GOP for ‘grandstanding’
Michael Bromwich, who led the overhaul of the Interior Department’s troubled offshore drilling branch, was never especially shy about trading blows with House...
Romney ad hits Obama for ‘wasting’ taxpayer money on Solyndra
Mitt Romney’s campaign is out with a new video that takes aim at White House support for the now-bankrupt solar company Solyndra and other taxpayer-supported green energy...
Nikkei: Japan carmakers now rely on emerging markets for 62% of profit
An analysis by the Nikkei finds that emerging markets are rapidly rising as a percentage of Japanese automakers’ earnings, at the expense of Japan, Europe and the US.
Ex-Sierra Club chair: U.S. EV makers should adopt cell-phone sales model
Makers of electric vehicles geared towards U.S. consumers would be wise to adopt a sales model similar to that of mobile phones, in which drivers would pay a set fee for...
Iran not ready for visit to suspect nuclear site
DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog has not yet given good enough reasons to visit an Iranian site where it suspects there may have been experiments for developing...
Germany sets new solar power record, institute says
(Reuters) - German solar power plants produced a world record 22 gigawatts of electricity per hour - equal to 20 nuclear power stations at full capacity - through the...
Japan says Fukushima spent-fuel risk contained
FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese officials said on Saturday the unprecedented effort to remove spent fuel rods from one of the crippled Fukushima nuclear reactors was...
Greenhouse-gas emissions across globe hit record high
Thanks to developing countries like China, greenhouse-gas emissions across the globe hit record highs in 2011, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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Chu defends ARPA-E, says he'll stay ‘as long as the president will have me’
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DOE releases 2010 draft of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program Plan for public comment
The roles for hydrogen and fuel cells in the energy mix. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released a draft version of the Hydrogen and...
Hydrogen Highway one station closer to reality
A SunHydro hydrogen fueling station has opened in the parking lot of Proton Energy Systems in Wallingford, CT, the first in a network of hydrogen stations that...
New Secretary of Energy Advisory Board hears score: Bureaucracy 1, Chu 0
Steven Koonin, the Department of Energy's (DOE's) undersecretary for science, had a blunt assessment today for efforts by himself and his boss, Energy Secretary...
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