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February 21, 2012
U.S. Energy Secretary Says Nuclear Power Plays Important Role In National Energy Policy and Job Creation

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu told workers at Southern Co. subsidiary Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle last week that nuclear power will continue to be an important part of the energy mix in the United States and around the world.

News, Federal, Nuclear, Utility Generation, Policy
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February 21, 2012
Access to Low-Cost Feedstocks Remains a Key Barrier to Wider Adoption of Biofuels

After healthy growth over the past decade, the global biofuels industry is entering a new era marked by feedstock flexibility, product neutrality, and sustainability.

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February 21, 2012
Exelon-Constellation Merger Approved by Maryland Public Service Commission

Exelon Corporation and Constellation Energy have announced that the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved their merger.

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February 15, 2012
U.S. Grid Energy Storage Market to Reach 4 GW by 2016, Driving an Increase in Copper Demand

The projected increase in the U.S. market for grid energy storage devices could result in an increase in the demand for copper over the next five years.

News, Energy Storage
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February 13, 2012
U.S. 2013 Energy Budget Makes Investments in Innovation, Clean Energy, and National Security

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has detailed President Barack Obama's $27.2 billion Fiscal Year 2013 budget request for the Department of Energy, emphasizing the commitment to an all-of-the-above energy strategy that includes critical investments in innovation, in the job-creating clean energy technologies, and in national security strategy.  

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February 13, 2012
San Diego Region Prepares for Electric Vehicles With Energy Commission Grant

The San Diego region is about to become much more friendly to plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), thanks to a planning grant of nearly $200,000 from the California Energy Commission.

News, Plug-in Electric Vehicle, State, Policy
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February 10, 2012
Interest in Distributed Energy Generation is Driving Growth in Small Wind Power

Increased government incentives, the desire for customer and community ownership of power generation, and the recognition that investment in small wind turbines can be an enduring source of economic development for the rural locales in which they are typically deployed are driving accelerating growth for the small wind power market.

News, On-site PV/wind, Distributed PV/wind, Utility Generation, Customer Generation
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February 8, 2012
TVA Study Shows Regional Energy Efficiency Potential

The Tennessee Valley Authority's energy efficiency plans are within the achievable range of potential energy savings for the region, a study commissioned by TVA shows.

News, Energy efficiency, End Use
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February 6, 2012
DOE Announces Second Round of 'America’s Next Top Energy Innovator'

On the one-year anniversary of the "Startup America Initiative," U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that the Department of Energy was kicking off a second year of “America’s Next Top Energy Innovator,” a program that allows startup companies to license groundbreaking technologies developed by DOE’s 17 national laboratories for $1,000 and build successful businesses.

News, Federal, Business, Policy, Career Opportunities
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February 6, 2012
Germany Maps Out Financing Plan for Renewable Energies

Germany recently passed the 20 percent mark for renewable energy in the electricity mix. And the federal KfW bank group has introduced a new plan to further accelerate this shift to renewables, with increases in multimillion euro business loans now available.

News, Federal, Business, Wind, Solar, Utility Generation, Policy