Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that more than $38 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is being awarded to 4 states to support energy efficiency and conservation activities.

Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that the Department of Energy is awarding more than $155 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for 41 industrial energy efficiency projects across the country.

Washington, DC - Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that more than $38 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is being awarded to 4 states to support energy efficiency and conservation activities.

WASHINGTON, DC - Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that the Department of Energy is awarding more than $155 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for 41 industrial energy efficiency projects across the country.

Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that the Department of Energy is providing up to $5.5 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support the X PRIZE Foundation's work to inspire a new generation of energy efficient vehicles.

WASHINGTON, DC - Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the Department of Energy is providing up to $5.5 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support the X PRIZE Foundation's work to inspire a new generation of energy efficient vehicles.

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu invited energy ministers from across the Western Hemisphere to attend the Energy and Climate Ministerial of the Americas in Washington, DC on April 15-16, 2010.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today addressed America's nuclear security workers and thanked them for their service to the nation.

Washington, DC - Today, the Huffington Post published an Op-Ed from U.S. Energy Secretary Chu in honor of National Weatherization Day.

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced up to $338 million in Recovery Act funding for the exploration and development of new geothermal fields and research into advanced geothermal technologies.

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced up to $338 million in Recovery Act funding for the exploration and development of new geothermal fields and research into advanced geothermal technologies.

Thirty-four clean energy companies, including seven Colorado companies, will gather in Denver Nov. 3-5 to present their clean energy business cases to a panel of national venture capitalists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory 22nd Industry Growth Forum.

In order to build a "clean energy superhighway," DOE is awarding $3.4 billion in Recovery Act funds to 100 projects that are designed to move the nation toward a more efficient electric grid. The new smart grid projects will take place in every state except Alaska.

To foster advanced energy efficiency technological innovation, DOE has funded 37 projects through the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, or ARPA-E. The funds are meant to support high-risk, high-reward energy research.

Fisker Automotive will use a $359 million loan from DOE to revive a shuttered General Motors Corporation (GM) auto plant in Delaware and build its new plug-in hybrid sedan.

Tenneco, an Illinois company, becomes the fifth recipient of a loan offer under DOE's Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing program, and the first component manufacturer to receive a loan offer.

Among the new choices on display at the Tokyo Motor Show, Honda's CR-Z Concept Hybrid, the Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid, and the Subaru Hybrid Tourer Concept showed the way of the near future. The Honda CR-Z hybrid is coming to the United States in 2010.

The greenest schools in the K-12 grades got high marks from the EPA for being the best in class in their purchase or use of electricity from renewable energy sources. The top five school leaders in green power hailed from Texas, New York, and Maryland.

A new study, "Estimating the Jobs Impact of Tackling Climate Change," projects widespread employment benefits in the fields of renewable energy and energy efficiency, if the United States makes a serious commitment to addressing climate change.

Washington, DC - The Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it has entered into a $24 million conditional loan commitment with Tenneco Inc. to develop fuel efficient emission control components for advanced technology vehicles.