(Acquired from http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts.cfm/pa_id=237)
U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced a new $450 million program designed to catalyze a nationwide energy upgrade that experts estimate could save $100 million annually in utility bills for households and businesses. The Recovery Act’s “Retrofit Ramp-Up” program will pioneer innovative models for rolling out energy efficiency to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in a variety of communities. Much like past roll-outs for cable TV or the Internet, the Department of Energy (DOE) intends to create models that, when undertaken nationally, will save consumers billions of dollars on their utility bills and make the huge savings of energy efficiency available to everyone.
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(Acquired from http://www.energy.gov/news2009/7843.htm)
Washington, DC— Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the selection of 25 cost-share projects under the Clean Cities program that will be funded with nearly $300 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These projects will speed the transformation of the nation’s vehicle fleet, putting more than 9,000 alternative fuel and energy efficient vehicles on the road, and establishing 542 refueling locations across the country. The Department of Energy also estimates they will help displace approximately 38 million gallons of petroleum per year.
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(Acquired from http://www.energy.gov/news2009/7824.htm)
Washington, DC— U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that $37 million in funding from the Recovery Act will be made available to qualified small businesses through the Department’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Today’s funding announcement emphasizes the Department’s commitment to developing near-term, clean energy technologies while allowing small businesses take part in the new industrial revolution that the sustainable energy economy will bring.
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(Acquired from http://news.prnewswire.com)
July 27, 2009
The Demand Response and Smart Grid Coalition (DRSG) announced today five new members of the industry trade association. The new DRSG members are Whirlpool Corporation, Advanced Telemetry, Universal Powerline Association, Bridge Energy Group, and Space-Time Insight.
“We are pleased to welcome these new members into the DRSG,” said Dan Delurey, Executive Director of the organization. “The diversity of these new members is further evidence of how the demand response and smart grid industry is becoming not only larger but also broader in terms of the parties involved and the offerings that exist.”
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(Featured article in Control Engineering by David Greenfield, Editorial Director)
August 5, 2009
The EC-2XXX Grid MicroCircuits family products converge energy and communications within the utility, industrial, commercial, and defense products markets. Grid MicroCircuits open-standard products are designed with off-the-shelf microcontrollers and digital signal processors for applications in OEM products and systems including:
· Alternative energy applications (e.g., solar inverters and wind farms);
· Meters, sensors, smart appliances & products;
· Transportation systems and infrastructure; and
· Industrial products, building automation and control systems.
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