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April 5, 2012
Energy Department’s First-Ever “Apps for Energy” Competition Begins Today

Developers Will Compete to Create Apps Using Energy Data From Utilities to Help Consumers Reduce Energy Costs, Consumption

March 30, 2012
Obama Administration and Great Lakes States Announce Agreement to Spur Development of Offshore Wind Projects

Multi-state, multi-agency Memorandum of Understanding enhances coordination and speeds review of potential projects

March 29, 2012
Energy Department Nominees Confirmed by U.S. Senate

The U.S. Energy Department is pleased to announce that four nominees to key Departmental positions have been confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

March 29, 2012
Secretary Chu Announces New Institute to Help Scientists Improve Massive Data Set Research on DOE Supercomputers

$5 Million Will Fund the New Scalable Data Management, Analysis and Visualization (SDAV) Institute

March 29, 2012
Major Cold War Cleanup Milestone Reached at the Savannah River Site

Energy Department Announces Path Forward to Close Some of DOE’s Largest Radioactive Waste Storage Tanks Closed to Date

March 23, 2012
Secretary Chu Launches First-Ever “Apps for Energy” Challenge

Developers Will Compete to Create Apps Using Energy Data From Utilities to Help Consumers Reduce Energy Costs, Consumption

March 22, 2012
Obama Administration Announces $450 Million to Design and Commercialize U.S. Small Modular Nuclear Reactors

The White House announced new funding to advance the development of American-made small modular reactors (SMRs), an important element of the President’s energy strategy.

March 22, 2012
Obama Administration Announces $14.2 Million in New Funding to Develop Lightweight Materials for Advanced Vehicles

Effort at the Department of Energy to accelerate the development and deployment of stronger and lighter materials for advanced vehicles that will help reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, save drivers money, and limit carbon pollution

March 22, 2012
Obama Administration Announces New Funding for Biomass Research and Development Initiative

Research to advance next generation biofuels and renewable energy technologies

March 21, 2012
FACT SHEET: Obama Administration Commitment to American Made Energy

President Obama highlighted his Administration’s focus on a sustained, all-of-the-above approach to developing American energy.