To help lower energy use and carbon pollution, as well as to create green jobs, DOE has delivered $106 million in Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants to Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont, and Virginia.

California is using a two-pronged approach in committing to clean energy, with the governor mandating that a third of the state's electricity come from renewable energy by 2020, while the state's utility commission is backing a $3.1 billion budget for energy efficiency over the next three years.

DOE is helping the development of wind power in Montana by supporting a transmission line that runs from Great Falls, Montana, to Alberta, Canada. Recovery Act funds will back $161 million in loans for the project, which is expected to spark the development of a new 300-megawatt wind project.

Rural businesses in 45 states and Puerto Rico will benefit from 705 grants and loan guarantees provided through the Rural Energy for America Program.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding $300 million to 36 public housing agencies in 24 states, as well as the District of Columbia, to help create more energy efficient public housing.

By expanding its use of social media, DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is seeking to raise public awareness of the many ways to save energy. October is Energy Awareness Month, and it's also time for a more in-person energy experience: the National Solar Tour.

The leaders of 20 key countries from throughout the world have agreed to phase out "inefficient" fossil fuel subsidies over the medium term. The Group of 20, or G20, noted recent studies that predict a 10% reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 if the subsidies are eliminated.

Beijing, China - Yesterday, the first-ever U.S.-China Electric Vehicle Forum concluded in Beijing, China, bringing together more than 140 U.S. and Chinese officials from government, industry, academia and advocacy groups to discuss progress made in the electric vehicle industry to date and opportunities for collaboration and progress moving forward.

Beijing, China - Yesterday, the first-ever U.S.-China Electric Vehicle Forum concluded in Beijing, China, bringing together more than 140 U.S. and Chinese officials from government, industry, academia and advocacy groups to discuss progress made in the electric vehicle industry to date and opportunities for collaboration and progress moving forward.

Washington, DC - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that up to $12.5 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be awarded in early 2010 to support at least 80 graduate fellowships to U.S. students pursuing advanced degrees in science, mathematics, and engineering through the newly created Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Fellowship program.

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Italian Minister for Economic Development Claudio Scajola today signed two important nuclear energy agreements that may lead to construction of new nuclear power plants and improved cooperation on advanced nuclear energy systems and fuel cycle technologies in both countries.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Energy today announced that Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman and Director General of the State Atomic Energy Corporation "Rosatom" Sergei Kiriyenko held the first meetings of the joint U.S.-Russian Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Security Working Group on Monday, September 28 and Tuesday, September 29.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently joined forces with researchers from Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) to take the lead in developing and testing a new method for predicting the real-world fuel and electricity consumption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). After examining data on the only PHEV currently available in large numbers, the NREL-developed method shows promise for reasonably predicting the PHEV’s average fuel and electricity use.

Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that more than $106 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is being awarded to nine states to support energy efficiency and conservation activities.

In order to ensure that AeroSys complies with national energy efficiency rules, DOE issued a test order to the company for samples of its air conditioners and heat pumps.

Washington, DC - Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that more than $106 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is being awarded to 9 states to support energy efficiency and conservation activities.

Washington, DC - As part of its renewed efforts to ensure compliance with national energy efficiency appliance standards, the U.S. Department of Energy today issued a test notice requiring AeroSys, Inc. to provide sample air conditioners and heat pumps for laboratory testing by DOE.

The second round of Recovery Act cash assistance in lieu of tax credits is pumping $550 million into companies investing in wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass facilities located in 14 states.

Boosting energy efficiency at the local level, DOE has awarded $36 million in Recovery Act block grants to Pennsylvania. The new funds are part of DOE's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are proposing new standards for vehicle fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions. The new standards will raise the average fuel economy of light-duty vehicles to 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016.