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Agency Name: Department of Energy
Submission Date: 05/05/2009
Submitter Name: Tom Reynolds
Submitter Contact Info: Tom.Reynolds@hq.doe.gov
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Secretary Chu Announces Secretary of Energy Steven Chu 5/5/2009
Nearly $800 Million from announced plans to provide $786.5
Recovery Act to million from the American
Accelerate Biofuels Recovery and Reinvestment Act to
Research and accelerate advanced biofuels
Commercialization research and development and to
provide additional funding for
commercial-scale biorefinery
demonstration projects. The
$786.5 million in Recovery Act
funding is a mix of new funding
opportunities and additional
funding for existing projects. It will
be allocated across four main
areas: $480 million solicitation for
integrated pilot- and
demonstration-scale biorefineries;
$176.5 million for commercial-
scale biorefinery projects; $110
million for fundamental research in
key program areas; and $20 million
for ethanol research
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Steven Chu; biofuels; biomass; ethanol;
biorefinery; manufacturing
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Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of the ongoing effort to increase the use of domestic
renewable fuels, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced plans to
provide $786.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to
accelerate advanced biofuels research and development and to provide additional
funding for commercial-scale biorefinery demonstration projects.
“Developing the next generation of biofuels is key to our effort to end our
dependence on foreign oil and address the climate crisis -- while creating millions of
new jobs that can't be outsourced,” Secretary Chu said. “With American investment
and ingenuity -- and resources grown right here at home -- we can lead the way
toward a new green energy economy.”
The DOE biomass program will leverage DOE’s national laboratories, universities,
and the private sector to help improve biofuels reliability and overcome key
technical challenges, with the goal of creating third-generation biofuels like green
gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels.
The $786.5 million in Recovery Act funding is a mix of new funding opportunities
and additional funding for existing projects. It will be allocated across four main
areas:
$480 million solicitation for integrated pilot- and demonstration-scale biorefineries
Projects selected under this Funding Opportunity Announcement will work to
validate integrated biorefinery technologies that produce advanced biofuels,
bioproducts, and heat and power in an integrated system, thus enabling private
financing of commercial-scale replications.
DOE anticipates making 10 to 20 awards for refineries at various scales and designs,
all to be operational in the next three years. The DOE funding ceiling is $25 million
for pilot-scale projects and $50 million for demonstration scale projects.
These integrated biorefineries will reduce dependence on petroleum-based
transportation fuels and chemicals. They will also facilitate the development of an
"advanced biofuels" industry to meet the federal Renewable Fuel Standards.
$176.5 million for commercial-scale biorefinery projects
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Secretary Chu Announces In an ongoing effort to expand 4/29/2009
$93 Million from Recovery domestic renewable energy, U.S.
Act to Support Wind Secretary of Energy Steven Chu
Energy Projects today announced plans to provide
National Renewable $93 million from the American
Energy Laboratory to Recovery and Reinvestment Act to
receive more than $100 support further development of
million from Recovery Act wind energy in the United States
during a visit to the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory
today. Secretary Chu also
announced more than $100 million
in funding from the Recovery Act
for NREL facility and infrastructure
improvements.
A Historic Commitment to In a speech to the National 4/27/2009
Research and Education: Academy of Sciences, President
DOE Advanced Research Obama outlined a bold
Projects Agency-Energy commitment to basic and applied
and Energy Frontier research, innovation and
Research Centers education. The announcement
includes: A commitment to finish
the 10-year doubling of 3 key
science agencies (National Science
Foundation, DOE Office of Science,
and the National Institutes of
Standards and Technology); the
launch of the Advanced Research
Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E);
and 46 Energy Frontier Research
Centers with a total planned
commitment of $777 million.
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Recovery Act; reinvestment; DOE;
Department of Energy; scientists; Steven
Chu; stimulus; science, research,
innovation, breakthrough, technologies;
transformational; laboratory; scholarship
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Secretary Chu Announces $93 Million from Recovery Act to Support Wind Energy
Projects
National Renewable Energy Laboratory to receive more than $100 million from
Recovery Act
GOLDEN, CO – In an ongoing effort to expand domestic renewable energy, U.S.
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced plans to provide $93 million from
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support further development of
wind energy in the United States during a visit to the National Renewable Energy
Laboratory today. Secretary Chu also announced more than $100 million in funding
from the Recovery Act for NREL facility and infrastructure improvements.
The funding will leverage the Department of Energy’s national laboratories,
universities, and the private sector to help improve reliability and overcome key
technical challenges for the wind industry. These projects will create green jobs,
promote economic recovery, and provide the investments needed to increase
renewable energy generation.
“Wind energy will be one of the most important contributors to meeting President
Obama’s target of generating 10 percent of our electricity from renewable sources
by 2012,” said Secretary Chu. “The projects funded by this opportunity will advance
wind technology so that it can reliably supply a substantial portion of our nation’s
electricity. They will also help in creating more new jobs and expanding a clean
energy economy.
$45 million for wind turbine drivetrain R&D and testing
DOE will provide $45 million directed toward enhancing the federal government’s
ability to support the wind industry through testing the performance and reliability
of current and next generation wind turbine drivetrain systems.
This investment will deliver dependable and cost effective hardware for utility scale
wind turbines with over a 20 year design life. Overall, this project will help to
improve the country’s competitiveness in wind energy technology, lower capital
costs of wind systems, and maintain a high level of wind energy capacity growth.
$14 million for technology development
The President will announce a joint initiative by the Department of Energy and the
National Science Foundation that will inspire tens of thousands of American
students to pursue careers in science, engineering, and entrepreneurship related to
clean energy.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Sputnik and the space race inspired young people to
pursue careers in science and engineering. The average age of NASA’s Mission
Control during the Apollo 17 Mission, for example, was 26. President Obama
believes that we have a similar opportunity to inspire today’s young people to
tackle the single most important challenge of their generation – the need to
develop cheap, abundant, clean energy and accelerate the transition to a low
carbon economy.
The President’s initiative will empower young men and women to invent and
commercialize advanced energy technologies such as efficient and cost effective
methods for converting sunlight to electricity and fuel, carbon capture and
sequestration, stationary and portable advanced batteries for plug-in electric cars,
advanced energy storage concepts that will enable sustained energy supply from
solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources, high-efficiency deployment of
power across “smart grids,” and carbon neutral commercial and residential
buildings.
The initiative – known as RE-ENERGYSE (REgaining our ENERGY Science and
Engineering Edge), will be jointly funded by the Department of Energy and the
National Science Foundation. RE-ENERGYSE will support, for example:
An education and outreach campaign that uses movies, radio, cyber-learning,
television, classroom curriculum, social networks, and local science museums to
capture the imagination of young people, and teach them about the role that
science and technology can play in addressing our energy challenge
Energy research opportunities for undergraduates
Educational opportunities for women and underrepresented minorities who seek
careers in the clean energy sector
Partnerships between industry and two-year and four-year colleges to strengthen
education for technicians in the clean energy sector, focusing on curriculum
development, teacher training, and career pathways from high schools to
community colleges
Interdisciplinary energy graduate programs at the master’s and Ph.D. level that
integrate science, engineering, entrepreneurship, and public policy
Individual fellowships to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers involved
in the frontiers of clean energy research
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On Earth Day Vice Vice President Joe Biden
President Biden announced $300 million in funding
Announces $300 Million from the American Recovery and
in Recovery Act Funds for Reinvestment Act for state and
Clean Cities Program local governments, and transit
authorities to expand the nation's
fleet of clean, sustainable vehicles
and the fueling infrastructure
necessary to support them.
Vice President Biden As part of the American Recovery 4/16/2009
Outlines Funding for and Reinvestment Act, the Vice
Smart Grid Initiatives President outlined plans to
distribute more than $3.3 billion in
smart grid technology
development grants and an
additional $615 million for smart
grid storage, monitoring and
technology viability.
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4/22/2009 Recovery Act; reinvestment; DOE;
Department of Energy; jobs; stimulus;
Steven Chu; cities; alternative fuels;
hybrid vehicles; grants;
Recovery Act; reinvestment; DOE;
Department of Energy; jobs; Steven Chu;
Smart Grid; Demonstration; Vice
President; Biden; Commerce; Gary Locke;
electricity; funding opportunity
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The Recovery Act has already begun to put Americans to work undertaking the
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Press Release essential task of reducing our use of energy and our dependence on foreign oil,
which will strengthen our economy and security. It will also boost investments in
clean renewable energy generation from the wind, sun, and other clean sources,"
said Senator Cardin. "These funds will allow us to develop new sectors in our
economy that will provide high-paying jobs here in America and technologies and
services we can export aboard."
"On this Earth Day, I am proud to join Vice President Biden, Gov. O'Malley, and Sen.
Cardin in announcing funds from the Recovery Act to be used for the Clean Cities
Petroleum Reduction Technologies Project," said Rep. Donna F. Edwards. "This
funding exemplifies the dedication of the Obama Administration and this Congress
to invest in the development of alternative fuel technology and infrastructure.
These efforts will help spur economic development through job creation in
Maryland and across the country, and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels."
Applicants to the Clean Cities Program must be state governments, local
governments, or metropolitan transit authorities, that partner with a designated
Clean Cities coalition. Once awarded, these funds will help local and state
government agencies make investments in clean transportation vehicles and fuels
that they may not have the resources to do otherwise.
Clean Cities is a government-industry partnership led by the Department of
Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy that promotes the
growth of alternative fuels and showcases the potential of advanced fuels and
vehicles. The existing program has helped put more than half a million alternative
fuel vehicles on the road and played a role in the construction of thousands of
alternative refueling stations.
Learn more about the Clean Cities program.
The pilot projects will be funded with money appropriated by the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Administration expects these projects will
create tens of thousands of U.S. jobs. More information on the Recovery Act and all
projects funded by it are available at Recovery.gov.
grants of $100,000 to $5 million for the deployment of grid monitoring devices. This
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Press Release program provides matching grants of up to 50 percent for investments planned by
electric utilities and other entities to deploy smart grid technologies. The program
will use a competitive, merit-based process to select qualified projects to receive
funding.
Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, electric utilities, companies that
distribute or sell electricity, organizations that coordinate or control grid
operations, appliance and equipment manufacturers, and firms that wish to install
smart grid technology. There will be a 20-day public comment period on the Notice
of Intent; the Department will use feedback to finalize the grant program structure
and subsequent solicitation.
$615 million for Smart Grid Demonstration Projects
The draft Funding Opportunity Announcement is for smart grid demonstrations in
three areas:
Smart Grid Regional Demonstrations will quantify smart grid costs and benefits,
verify technology viability, and examine new business models.
Utility-Scale Energy Storage Demonstrations can include technologies such as
advanced battery systems, ultra-capacitors, flywheels, and compressed air energy
systems, and applications such as wind and photovoltaic integration and grid
congestion relief.
Grid Monitoring Demonstrations will support the installation and networking of
multiple high-resolution, time-synchronized grid monitoring devices, called phasor
measurement units, that allow transmission system operators to see, and therefore
influence, electric flows in real-time.
Each demonstration project must be carried out in collaboration with the electric
utility that owns the grid facilities. An integrated team approach that includes, for
example, products and services suppliers, end users, and state and municipal
governments, is encouraged. The projects require a cost share of at least 50
percent of non-federal funds.
The draft announcement will be open for comment for 20 days.
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Secretary Chu Announces To expand the use of clean and
$41.9 Million to Spur renewable energy sources and
Growth of Fuel Cell reduce America’s dependence on
Markets foreign oil, Energy Secretary Steven
Chu today announced $41.9 million
in American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act funding for fuel
cell technology. These efforts will
accelerate the commercialization
and deployment of fuel cells and
will create jobs in fuel cell
manufacturing, installation,
maintenance, and support services.
The new funding will improve the
potential of fuel cells to provide
power in stationary, portable and
specialty vehicle applications, while
cutting carbon emissions and
broadening our nation’s clean
energy technology portfolio.
Energy Secretary Chu Energy Secretary Steven Chu today
Announces $6 Billion in announced $6 billion in new
Recovery Act Funding for funding under the American
Environmental Cleanup Recovery and Reinvestment Act to
accelerate environmental cleanup
work and create thousands of jobs
across 12 states. Projects
identified for funding will focus on
accelerating cleanup of soil and
groundwater, transportation and
disposal of waste, and cleaning and
demolishing former weapons
complex facilities.
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4/14/2009 Recovery Act; reinvestment; DOE;
Department of Energy; jobs; Steven Chu;
fuel cells; manufacturing; vehicle
technologies; markets
3/31/09 11:00 AM Recovery Act; reinvestment; DOE;
Department of Energy; jobs; Steven Chu;
environmental cleanup; waste;
radioactive
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Press Release Sysco will deploy 90 fuel cell systems as battery replacements for a fleet of pallet
trucks at Sysco’s new distribution center in Houston, Texas, due to open in August
2009. This installation will be the first ever green field installation in the world
without battery infrastructure for a pallet truck fleet. Success at this distribution
center will lead to further fleet conversions at some or all of Sysco’s other 169
distribution centers. $1.2 million
Virginia
Sprint Communications (Reston, VA)
Sprint Nextel will demonstrate the viability of packaged 1-kW to 10-kW fuel cell
systems with 72 hours of on-site fuel storage for backup power to communication
infrastructure used by state and local first responders and by public safety
answering points (911 centers). Sprint will address siting and permitting issues, and
will benchmark the lifecycle costs, performance, and operational characteristics
against the incumbent technologies (batteries, generators, and diesel fuel). $7.3
million
Washington
ReliOn Inc. (Spokane, WA)
ReliOn will add reliability to a utility communications network where no backup
power was previously available at 25 sites throughout central and northern
California. They will deploy 180 fuel cells with a new refillable 72-hour fuel system
to locations across the AT&T Mobility Network. This project will provide DOE with
installation, fueling logistics, and operating data for fuel cells in voice and data
communications networks in mountain, desert, and urban locations. $8.6 million
(two awards)
For more information about DOE’s fuel cell activities, please visit
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells
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Press Release Energy Secretary Chu Announces $6 Billion in Recovery Act Funding for
Environmental Cleanup
New Funding Will Create Jobs and Accelerate Cleanup Efforts
WASHINGTON, DC -- Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced $6 billion in
new funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to accelerate
environmental cleanup work and create thousands of jobs across 12 states.
Projects identified for funding will focus on accelerating cleanup of soil and
groundwater, transportation and disposal of waste, and cleaning and demolishing
former weapons complex facilities.
“These investments will put Americans to work while cleaning up contamination
from the cold war era,” said Secretary Chu. “It reflects our commitment to future
generations as well as to help local economies get moving again.”
These projects and the new funding are managed by the Department’s Office of
Environmental Management, which is responsible for the risk reduction and
cleanup of the environmental legacy from the nation’s nuclear weapons program,
one of the largest, most diverse and technically complex environmental programs
in the world.
The states and DOE sites that will receive this funding include:
Washington (Total funding $1.961 billion)
Richland Operations Office ($1.635 billion) - Demolish nuclear facilities and support
facilities, remediate waste sites, remediate contaminated groundwater, and
retrieve solid waste from burial grounds. Accelerate cleanup of facilities, waste
sites, and groundwater along the Columbia River to support shrinking the active
area of cleanup at the 586-square-mile Hanford Site to 75 square miles or less by
2015.
Office of River Protection ($326 million) - Accelerate design and construction of
infrastructure and systems to transfer radioactive liquid waste from aging
underground tanks to a waste treatment facility for immobilization and disposal.
Accelerate design for the high level waste storage facility. Upgrade the effluent
treatment facility to continue waste volume reduction operations and the 222-S
Analytical Laboratory to allow continued retrieval of waste from aging single-shell
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Obama Administration Vice President Joe Biden and
Announces $3.2 Billion in Energy Secretary Steven Chu today
Funding for Local Energy announced plans to invest $3.2
Efficiency Improvements billion in energy efficiency and
conservation projects in U.S. cities,
counties, states, territories, and
Native American tribes. The
Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Block Grant program, funded by
President Obama’s American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act,
will provide formula grants for
projects that reduce total energy
use and fossil fuel emissions, and
improve energy efficiency
nationwide.
President Obama President Barack Obama
Announces $2.4 Billion in announced the availability of $2.4
Funding to Support Next billion in funding to put American
Generation Electric ingenuity and America's
Vehicles manufacturers to work producing
next generation Plug-in Hybrid
Electric Vehicles and the advanced
battery components that will make
these vehicles run. The initiative
will create tens of thousands of
U.S. jobs and help us end our
addiction to foreign oil.
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03/26/2009 11:00 AM Recovery Act; reinvestment; DOE; http://www.energy.gov/news/7101.htm
Department of Energy; jobs; Steven Chu;
energy efficiency, grants, states,
conservation; energy independence
03/19/2009 11:00 AM Recovery Act; reinvestment; batteries;
DOE; Department of Energy; hybrid;
electric vehicle; jobs; Steven Chu
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Obama Administration Announces $3.2 Billion in Funding for Local Energy Efficiency
Improvements
Block Grants to Support Jobs, Cut Energy Bills, and Increase Energy Independence
WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Steven Chu today
announced plans to invest $3.2 billion in energy efficiency and conservation
projects in U.S. cities, counties, states, territories, and Native American tribes. The
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program, funded by President
Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will provide formula grants for
projects that reduce total energy use and fossil fuel emissions, and improve energy
efficiency nationwide.
“These investments will save taxpayer dollars and create jobs in communities
around the country,” said Vice President Biden. “Local leaders will have the
flexibility in how they put these resources to work – but we will hold them
accountable for making the investments quickly and wisely to spur the local
economy and cut energy use.”
The funding will support energy audits and energy efficiency retrofits in residential
and commercial buildings, the development and implementation of advanced
building codes and inspections, and the creation of financial incentive programs for
energy efficiency improvements. Other activities eligible for use of grant funds
include transportation programs that conserve energy, projects to reduce and
capture methane and other greenhouse gas emissions from landfills, renewable
energy installations on government buildings, energy efficient traffic signals and
street lights, deployment of Combined Heat and Power and district heating and
cooling systems, and others.
To ensure accountability, the Department of Energy will provide guidance to and
require grant recipients to report on the number of jobs created or retained, energy
saved, renewable energy capacity installed, greenhouse gas emissions reduced, and
funds leveraged. Funding is based on a formula that accounts for population and
energy use.
“The Block Grants are a major investment in energy solutions that will strengthen
America’s economy and create jobs at the local level,” said Secretary Chu. “The
funding will be used for the cheapest, cleanest and most reliable energy
technologies we have – energy efficiency and conservation – which can be
President Obama Announces $2.4 Billion in Funding to Support Next Generation
Electric Vehicles
DOE Support for Advanced Battery Manufacturing and Electric Vehicle Deployment
to Create Tens of Thousands of U.S. Jobs
POMONA, CA - Today, President Barack Obama announced the availability of $2.4
billion in funding to put American ingenuity and America's manufacturers to work
producing next generation Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles and the advanced
battery components that will make these vehicles run. The initiative will create tens
of thousands of U.S. jobs and help us end our addiction to foreign oil. Americans
who decide to purchase these Plug-in Hybrid vehicles can claim a tax credit of up to
$7,500.
"This investment will not only reduce our dependence on foreign oil, it will put
Americans back to work," President Obama said. "It positions American
manufacturers on the cutting edge of innovation and solving our energy
challenges."
While visiting Southern California Edison's Electric Vehicle Center, the President
announced the following:
The Department of Energy is offering up to $1.5 billion in grants to U.S. based
manufacturers to produce these highly efficient batteries and their components.
The Department of Energy is offering up to $500 million in grants to U.S. based
manufacturers to produce other components needed for electric vehicles, such as
electric motors and other components.
The Department of Energy is offering up to $400 million to demonstrate and
evaluate Plug-In Hybrids and other electric infrastructure concepts -- like truck stop
charging station, electric rail, and training for technicians to build and repair electric
vehicles.
By contributing to the reduction of petroleum use and greenhouse gas emissions,
these projects will advance the United States' economic recovery, national energy
security, and environmental sustainability. Today's announcement will also help
meet the President's goal of putting one million plug-in hybrid vehicles on the road
by 2015.
Advanced batteries, capable of meeting standards for durability, performance, and
weight, are a key technology for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and other electric
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Obama Administration Energy Secretary Steven Chu today
Offers $535 Million Loan offered a $535 million loan
Guarantee to Solyndra, guarantee for Solyndra, Inc. to
Inc. support the company’s
construction of a commercial-scale
manufacturing plant for its
proprietary cylindrical solar
photovoltaic panels. The company
expects to create thousands of
new jobs in the U.S. while
deploying its solar panels across
the U.S. and around the world.
Energy Secretary Chu Energy Secretary Steven Chu
Announces $1.2 Billion in announced $1.2 billion in new
Recovery Act Funding for science funding under the
Science American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act for major
construction, laboratory
infrastructure, and research efforts
sponsored across the nation by the
DOE Office of Science. Secretary
Chu made the announcement
during a visit to the Brookhaven
National Laboratory.
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03/20/2009 11:00 AM Recovery Act; reinvestment; DOE;
Department of Energy; solar; Steven Chu
03/23/2009 11:00 AM Recovery Act; reinvestment; DOE;
Department of Energy; science; National
Laboratories; basic science research;
university
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Press Release Obama Administration Offers $535 Million Loan Guarantee to Solyndra, Inc.
Investment Could Lead to Thousands of New Jobs
Washington, DC – Energy Secretary Steven Chu today offered a $535 million loan
guarantee for Solyndra, Inc. to support the company’s construction of a
commercial-scale manufacturing plant for its proprietary cylindrical solar
photovoltaic panels. The company expects to create thousands of new jobs in the
U.S. while deploying its solar panels across the U.S. and around the world.
“This investment is part of President Obama’s aggressive strategy to put Americans
back to work and reduce our dependence on foreign oil by developing clean,
renewable sources of energy,” Secretary Chu said. “We can create millions of new,
good paying jobs that can’t be outsourced. Instead of relying on imports from other
countries to meet our energy needs, we’ll rely on America’s innovation, America’s
resources, and America’s workers.”
Secretary Chu is moving aggressively to accelerate important Department of Energy
investments that can create jobs and transform the way America uses and
produces energy. This allows the Department of Energy to offer its first loan
guarantee within the first two months of the Obama Administration. This loan
guarantee will be supported through the President’s American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act, which provides tens of billions of dollars in loan guarantee
authority to build a new green energy economy.
Solyndra’s photovoltaic systems are designed to provide the lowest installed cost
and the highest solar electricity output on commercial, industrial and institutional
roof tops, which are a vast, underutilized resource for the distributed generation of
clean electricity. Solyndra’s proprietary design transforms glass tubes into high
performance photovoltaic panels which are simple and inexpensive to install. By
replacing power generated from fossil fuel sources, the electricity produced from
the solar panels will reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
Based in Fremont, CA, Solyndra is currently ramping up production in its initial
manufacturing facilities. Once finalized, the DOE loan guarantee will enable the
company to build and operate its manufacturing processes at full commercial scale.
Solyndra estimates that:
http://www.energy.gov/news2009/7083.htm Energy Secretary Chu Announces $1.2 Billion in Recovery Act Funding for Science
Upton, NY -- Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced $1.2 billion in new science
funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for major
construction, laboratory infrastructure, and research efforts sponsored across the
nation by the DOE Office of Science. Secretary Chu made the announcement
during a visit to the Brookhaven National Laboratory.
“Leadership in science remains vital to America’s economic prosperity, energy
security, and global competitiveness,” said Secretary Chu. “These projects not only
provide critically needed short-term economic relief but also represent a strategic
investment in our nation’s future. They will create thousands of jobs and breathe
new life into many local economies, while helping to accelerate new technology
development, renew our scientific and engineering workforce, and modernize our
nation’s scientific infrastructure.”
The DOE Office of Science is the steward of ten National Laboratories in eight states
across the nation and constructs and operates large-scale scientific facilities such as
advanced light sources and nanoscale science research centers that provide the
cutting-edge tools of today’s advanced energy and physical science research. Many
of the Recovery Act projects are focused on these widely used National Laboratory
facilities. The package also provides substantial support for both university- and
National Laboratory-based researchers, working on problems in fields ranging from
particle and plasma physics to biofuels, solar energy, superconductivity, solid state
lighting, electricity storage and materials science, among others.
The Department is poised to move aggressively on these projects--many already
existing, some new--to ensure maximum jobs impact and scientific payoff. At the
same time, the Department has put in place controls to ensure a high level of
accountability, transparency, and responsibility in the deployment of these
taxpayer dollars.
Included among the approved projects are, among others:
$150 million to accelerate ongoing construction on the National Synchrotron Light
Source-II at Brookhaven National Laboratory, in Upton, New York. This new, state-
of-the-art high intensity light source is expected to facilitate major breakthroughs in
next-generation energy technologies, materials science and biotechnology.
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DOE Announces Nearly $8 With an investment of about $5
Billion in Weatherization billion through the Weatherization
Funding Assistance Program and about $3
billion for the State Energy
Program, the Department of
Energy will partner with state and
local governments to put 87,000
Americans to work and save
families hundreds of dollars per
year on their energy bills.
To jump-start job creation and
weatherization work, the
Department of Energy is releasing
the first installment of the funding
- about $780 million -- in the next
few days.
Energy Secretary Chu to Following the Administration's
Help Weatherize announcement that Wisconsin will
Milwaukee Home receive $197 million in
weatherization and energy
efficiency funding from the
President's American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act, Governor Jim
Doyle will welcome U.S.
Department of Energy Secretary
Steven Chu to Milwaukee to help
weatherize a local resident's home
tomorrow, Friday, March 13, 2009
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http://www.energy.gov/news20 Press Release Administration Announces Nearly $8 Billion in Weatherization Funding and Energy
09/7015.htm Efficiency Grants
Will support energy efficiency efforts nationwide that will create 87,000 jobs and
cut energy bills for families
Washington DC -- Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Chu today detailed
an investment of nearly $8 billion in state and local weatherization and energy
efficiency efforts as part of the President's American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act. With an investment of about $5 billion through the Weatherization Assistance
Program and about $3 billion for the State Energy Program, the Department of
Energy will partner with state and local governments to put 87,000 Americans to
work and save families hundreds of dollars per year on their energy bills.
To jump-start job creation and weatherization work, the Department of Energy is
releasing the first installment of the funding - about $780 million -- in the next few
days. The Department will release additional funding over time as states
demonstrate that they are using the funding effectively and responsibly to create
jobs and cut energy use.
"This energy efficiency funding for states is an important investment in making
America more energy independent, creating a cleaner economy and creating more
jobs for the 21st century that can't be outsourced," said Vice President Biden.
The funding will support weatherization of homes, including adding more
insulation, sealing leaks and modernizing heating and air conditioning equipment,
which will pay for itself many times over.
"Even as we seize the enormous potential of clean energy sources like wind and
solar, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act makes a major investment in
energy efficiency, which is the most cost effective route to energy independence,"
Chu said.
The Weatherization Assistance Program will allow an average investment of up to
$6,500 per home in energy efficiency upgrades and will be available for families
making up to 200% of the federal poverty level - or about $44,000 a year for a
family of four. [$55,140 for Alaska and $50,720 for Hawaii]
The State Energy Program funding will be available for rebates to consumers for
http://www.energy.gov/news20 Press Event FRIDAY: Energy Secretary Chu, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle to Help Weatherize
09/7050.htm Milwaukee Home
Visit Follows Announcement of Nearly $200 Million for Wisconsin Weatherization
and Energy Investments
Washington, DC – Following the Administration's announcement that Wisconsin
will receive $197 million in weatherization and energy efficiency funding from the
President's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Governor Jim Doyle will
welcome U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu to Milwaukee to help
weatherize a local resident's home tomorrow, Friday, March 13, 2009 at 12:45
p.m.. The Governor and Secretary Chu, along with Congresswoman Gwen Moore
and the homeowner, will briefly tour the outside of the home and view four rooms
undergoing weatherization improvements.
Following the tour, there will be a media availability to discuss what these
investments in energy efficiency mean for Wisconsin's economy and for
homeowners who can save on their energy bills.
The Obama Administration and Governor Doyle announced Thursday that
Wisconsin will receive nearly $197 million in weatherization and energy funding -
including $141.5 million for the Weatherization Assistance Program. Earlier this
month, Governor Doyle and Secretary Chu met in Washington, D.C. to discuss
Wisconsin's leadership in achieving energy independence. The Governor invited
Secretary Chu to Wisconsin to view these efforts firsthand.
Important Media Logistical Information -- Planning Purposes Only:
12:45 p.m. Weatherization Visit (media availability to follow)
3229 S. 6th St.*
Milwaukee, WI
**Note: The outdoor tour will be available to all reporters. However, space inside
the home is extremely limited. Only one TV camera will be allowed inside the
home, and access for print outlets will be limited -- RSVP is required by 10:30 a.m.
Friday to Laura1.Smith@wi.gov. For TV stations, a live feed of the entire tour will
be made available on location, beginning at 12:45 p.m.
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Home Weatherization U.S. Department of Housing and
Partnership Urban Development (HUD)
Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE)
Secretary Steven Chu today
announced a major partnership
between HUD and DOE that will
streamline and better coordinate
federal weatherization efforts to
make it much easier for families to
weatherize their homes and spur a
new home energy efficiency
industry that could create tens of
thousands of jobs.
Secretary Chu at Middle Energy Secretary Steven Chu will
Class Task Force join Vice President Joe Biden and
The Middle Class Task Force for its
first official meeting on FRIDAY
February 27th at 12:30 PM EDT at
the William B. Irvine Auditorium on
the University of Pennsylvania
campus in Philadelphia. The focus
of this meeting is on green jobs as
a pathway to a strong middle class.
The Task Force will hear
presentations from experts on the
potential to create green jobs as a
part of economic recovery and on
how to connect people to training
and opportunities in the green
economy. The task force will then
hold an interactive discussion with
questions and answers on the
information presented.
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Press Release Secretaries Donovan and Chu Announce Partnership to Help Working Families
Weatherize Their Homes
HUD-DOE Agreement Will Help Spur a New Industry to Create Jobs for the Middle
Class
Philadelphia, PA – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven
Chu today announced a major partnership between HUD and DOE that will
streamline and better coordinate federal weatherization efforts to make it much
easier for families to weatherize their homes and spur a new home energy
efficiency industry that could create tens of thousands of jobs.
Vice President Joe Biden, joined by Secretary Donovan and Secretary Chu, praised
the announcement during his remarks at a meeting of the White House Task Force
on Middle Class Families in Philadelphia.
"Today in Philadelphia, I am proud to announce that the Energy and HUD
Secretaries are joining together in an historic partnership to create thousands of
jobs in the retro-fitting and weatherization industry," said Vice President Biden.
"This partnership is exactly the type of leadership and ingenuity we need to get this
economy going again."
HUD and DOE have created a high level interagency task force to coordinate home
weatherization efforts under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and to
leverage those funds to build a home energy efficiency industry in the U.S. that will:
create or retain tens of thousands of jobs, lower energy costs of vulnerable low-
income households, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
“This partnership will help build an industry and save or create thousands of jobs,”
said Secretary Donovan. “In addition to saving and creating jobs, we have an
opportunity to make our affordable housing stock, as well as all housing, energy
efficient with the funds provided through the President’s Recovery Plan. I look
forward to working with Secretary Chu in the very important partnership.”
"This partnership will help put Americans back to work while saving families
hundreds of dollars on their energy bills," Secretary Chu said. "It reflects the
Obama-Biden Administration's commitment to moving swiftly to restore our
economy and offer real help to hardworking families who are struggling to make
http://www.energy.gov/news2009/6955.htm
Press Event Energy Secretary Steven Chu will join Vice President Joe Biden and The Middle Class
Task Force for its first official meeting on FRIDAY February 27th at 12:30 PM EDT at
the William B. Irvine Auditorium on the University of Pennsylvania campus in
Philadelphia. The focus of this meeting is on green jobs as a pathway to a strong
middle class. The Task Force will hear presentations from experts on the potential
to create green jobs as a part of economic recovery and on how to connect people
to training and opportunities in the green economy. The task force will then hold an
interactive discussion with questions and answers on the information presented.
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