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- INTERVIEW: Department of Energy’s David Danielson on How America Can Win the Clean Energy Race Thu, 9 Jan 14, 12:00am2013's government shutdown didn't stop the United States Department of Energy (DOE) from moving forward on a range of initiatives to ramp up renewable energy, promote energy efficiency, and combat climate change...
- The DOE and NREL Team Up on 3 Projects to Improve Battery Life for Electric Vehicles Wed, 23 Jan 13, 2:16amPhoto via Shutterstock Regardless of how you generate the electricity you need to power your electric vehicle, the car needs an efficient and cost-effective way of storing the energy...
- Tech Talk - The ARPA-E 2012 Awards Sun, 2 Dec 12, 7:56pmThe Department of Energy has just announced the projects that have been selected for funding in the next round of the ARPA-E program. (This is the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, first funded in 2009, to, inter...
- MIT Scientists Create Artificial Solar Leaf That Can Power Homes Tue, 29 Mar 11, 1:20amScientist Dr. David Nocera has finally perfected a low-cost, artificial leaf-like device, that like a real leaf, mimics the process of photosynthesis. Nocera announced the creation of a miniature solar cell at the 241st National...
- How Green Energy is Improving United States National Security Sat, 5 Mar 11, 6:15amWe have long reported how the U.S. military is investing in green energy, producing innovations such as solar-powered tents, hydrogen-powered tanks and biofuel-powered plans. These advances stand to not only make the armed...
- DARPA to Start Work on 100-Year Starship Study That Could Give Way to a Greener Life Tue, 15 Feb 11, 8:30amThe United States’ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have done great things in the past – they have aided in the Apollo moon missions, invented the Internet, developed solar blimps and created batteries...
- Rocket Engine Technology Being Used to Capture Carbon Wed, 14 Jul 10, 1:37amWe all know that rocket science is cool – but did you know that it may also be a way to improve carbon capture technology? Under an innovative research project being run by the Department of Energy’s IMPACCT...
- Start-Up Makes Solar Cells Cheap Enough to Compete with Fossil Fuels Fri, 12 Mar 10, 1:00amThe most efficient solar tech on the market today is the silicon solar cell. There’s just one drawback–implementing the tech costs up to $4 per watt, almost four times the cost of fossil fuel-derived electricity....