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America is the largest biofuels producer in the world — accounting for 48 percent of global output. To remain the global industry leader, the Energy Department is investing in projects that address critical barriers to continued growth. This includes a key focus on improving feedstock logistics — the processes we use to collect grasses, plants [...]
Plano, Texas (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 During Memorial Day weekend, Texas shoppers will get a break from state and local sales and use taxes on purchases of certain energy efficient products. The 2013 ENERGY STAR sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, May 27 [...]
The argument for energy efficiency is simple. Every year, much of the energy the U.S. consumes is wasted. That’s why during his first public speech today at the 2013 Energy Efficiency Global Forum, Dr. Ernest Moniz said he was making energy efficiency a focal point during his tenure as Secretary of Energy. To meet the [...]
Every month we ask you to share your energy-saving tips, and we feature some of the best tips in a Storify to encourage others to save energy and money at home. For this month’s #tipsEnergy, we want to know how you plan to save energy and money during summer vacation. From family gatherings to trips [...]
This article is part of the Energy.gov series highlighting the “Top Things You Didn’t Know About…” Be sure to check back for more entries soon. 11. Similar to a battery, a fuel cell is a device that produces electricity through an electrochemical reaction — a chemical reaction that generates electricity without any combustion. Unlike batteries, [...]
his article is part of the Energy.gov series celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Energy Department’s Clean Cities initiative by highlighting the work of some of the community-based coalitions that are helping reduce our nation’s petroleum consumption in transportation. While high fuel costs can threaten a business’s bottom line, the stakes are even higher for [...]
It looks like lawmakers have finally come to an agreement on how to fund future water infrastructure projects in Texas. Step one of the agreement was the House finally sending Senate Joint Resolution 1 to the House Appropriations Committee for a vote. SJR 1, if approved as a constitutional amendment by voters in November, would [...]
WASHINGTON — The Energy Department today launched H2USA — a new public-private partnership focused on advancing hydrogen infrastructure to support more transportation energy options for U.S. consumers, including fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). The new partnership brings together automakers, government agencies, gas suppliers, and the hydrogen and fuel cell industries to coordinate research and identify [...]
When Margie Garmey and her partner bought their newly constructed two-story home in 1995, they had no idea it wasn’t built to be energy efficient. Over the years, there were signs the house wasn’t running as smoothly as it could — like even though they had central air, it was still impossible to sufficiently cool [...]
What if we could capture carbon dioxide waste from industrial plants and use it for something else — rather than have it contribute to air pollution? As it turns out, today I’m visiting a breakthrough, first-of-its-kind project in Port Arthur, Texas, that’s doing just that. The full-scale operation at Air Products and Chemicals’ Port Arthur [...]