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February 21, 2013
PNNL's Olympus supercomputer is one of the computational resources that will be used by members of the Northwest Institute for Advanced Computing. Other resources include the University of Washington's Hyak supercomputer and cloud computing.
Tackling Big Data Together

The newly stood up Northwest Institute for Advanced Computing will be tackling big challenges facing science and society, like climate change and energy management.

February 21, 2013
Video: Watch the Open Data Google+ Hangout

View a recording of the Energy Department's Google+ Hangout on the "Impact of Open Data"

February 21, 2013
Join Secretary Chu Tomorrow for a Google+ Hangout on America's Growing Solar Industry

Tune in tomorrow on energy.gov/live to hear from Secretary Chu and experts from across the solar industry as they discuss the SunShot Initiative and the future of solar in the U.S.

February 21, 2013
Johnson Controls, one of the three new Better Buildings Challenge partners, will reduce its energy use by 25 percent in 71 of its U.S. manufacturing plants by 2019. | Photo courtesy of Johnson Controls.
Three New Partners Join the Better Buildings Challenge

Johnson Controls, Macy's and Sprint pledge to cut energy use in more than 200 million square feet of building space.

February 20, 2013
Join Us Thursday, Feb. 21 for a Google+ Hangout on the Impact of Open Data

Tune in tomorrow to learn about Energy.gov/Data, and hear from the experts on why this new website (and the open data movement) matters for the energy industry.

February 20, 2013
#tipsEnergy: Ways to Save on Water Heating Costs

Sharing your tips for saving energy and money on water heating.

February 19, 2013
Wrigley Manufacturing Company is using solar energy to help run its Altoids manufacturing plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. | Photo courtesy of Chris Davis, Tennessee Solar Institute.
Savings to Chew On: Wrigley Expands Commitment to Sustainability

Wrigley Manufacturing Company is using solar energy to help run its Altoids manufacturing plant.

February 15, 2013
A Ceres researcher evaluates the performance of biofuel crops. | Photo courtesy of Ceres, Inc.
Ceres: Making Biofuels Bigger and Better

Research into energy crops and advanced biofuels, like one particular project funded by ARPA-E, contributes to U.S. energy independence, creates jobs, and directly applies to increasing food crops production.

February 15, 2013
At Brookhaven National Laboratory, scientists have developed a custom-built machine that can grow special lenses, one atomic layer at a time. The machine is as long as an entire room, and scientists use a reprogrammed Xbox controller to direct a transport car through the vacuum-sealed chamber (pictured). The transport car collects plasma-borne particles that form the lenses that will eventually be used to focus high-intensity x-ray beams to reveal the details of nano material structures. <a href="http://www.bnl.gov/ps/news/news.php?a=23511" target="_blank">Learn more about the deposition chamber</a>. | Photo courtesy of Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Photo of the Week: Repurposing the Xbox

Check out our favorite energy-related photos!

February 15, 2013
Energy.gov/Data's resources include featured energy datasets and links to additional search tools.
Welcome to Energy.gov/Data

The Energy Data Initiative is proud to announce the launch of a new resource hub for open energy data.