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Name: US Department of Energy (U.S. Department of Energy)

Nationality: United States

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for U.S. Department of Energy

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 52 mins ago - 2 reports

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Atomic-Scale Investigations Solve Key Puzzle of LED Efficiency

Source Newsroom:Newswise — UPTON, NY—From the high-resolution glow of flat screen televisions to light bulbs that last for years, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) continue to transform technology. The celebrated efficiency and versatility of LEDs—and other ... [Published Newswise - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Electron, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Alloy

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 reports

US Department of Energy

See If You Are "Tire Smart"

(NAPSI)?A recent national survey found that only one in six U.S. drivers is ?tire smart? when it comes to checking tire pressure-a quick and simple step that can optimize vehicle safety and fuel economy and helps tires last longer.Gender & Generation ... [Published Telluride Daily Planet - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Vehicle Safety, US Department of Energy, United States

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

US DOE approves joint LNG project

The deal follows an end to the freeze on natural gas exports.The unrestricted gas will now allow the Freeport LNG Terminal on Quintana Island, Texas to freely trade natural gas at a rate of up to 1.4 billion cubic feet a day.The DOE’s decision is a good ... [Published Engineer Online - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Liquefied Natural Gas, US Department of Energy, Sabine Pass LNG LP, Cameron Parish

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 3 reports

Google Inc

USA: Google Acquires Airborne Wind Turbine Developer

Posted on May 24th, 2013 with tags acquires, Airborne, americas, developer, Google, News by topic, turbine, usa, wind.Makani Power recently announced that it is being acquired by Google.The Makani Airborne Wind Turbine is a tethered wing that generates ... [Published Offshore Wind - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Wind Turbine, Google Inc, Makani Power Inc, ARPA-E, United States

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 2 reports

Tesla repays government loan nine years early

Tesla Motors has paid off the remaining portion of the loan granted to it by the US Department of Energy in 2010.The California-based electric vehicle manufacturer transferred US$451.8 million ($464.0 million) this week to clear its debt with the government, plus ... [Published Car Advice - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Electric Vehicle, Ernest Moniz, Elon Musk

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 2 reports

Industry leader says natural gas exports should be approved

Fort Worth Star-TelegramAHave more to add? News tip? Tell usDALLAS — The president of the American Petroleum Institute says chemical and other interests that object to exporting U.S. natural gas are limited to just “a handful, but they’re very shril ... [Published Star-Telegram - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Natural Gas, Liquefied Natural Gas, Jack Gerard

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 2 reports

Tesla Motors Inc

Tesla Motors Fully Repays $465 Million Federal Loan Nine Years Early

PALO ALTO -- In a boost for the Obama Administration and controversial federal cleantech programs, electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors (TSLA) announced Wednesday it paid back its $465 million government loan nine years early.The U.S. Department of Energy ... [Published HighBeam Research - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Tesla Motors Inc, Federal, US Department of Energy, Clean Technology

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 18 reports

Tesla pays back government loans nine years early

(via Business Insider)Electric vehicle startup wires $450 mil to U.S. DoEPremium electric carmaker Tesla Motors paid off its U.S. federal government loans in their entirety May 22, nine years ahead of schedule.Together with payments made in 2012 and earlier ... [Published Sympatico - May 23 2013]

Entities: Elon Musk, Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing, A123 Systems Inc, Fisker Automotive Inc, Solyndra

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Water not an issue for algae biofuels

Land and water resources in the U.S. could likely support the growth of enough algae to produce up to 25 billion gallons of algae-based fuel a year -- one-twelfth of the country's yearly needs, according to research from the U.S. Department of Energy's ... [Published FierceEnergy - May 23 2013]

Entities: Algae, Biofuels, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US Department of Energy, Water Resources

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

U.S. Crude-Oil Inventories Fall Less Than Expected

NEW YORK--U.S. crude inventories fell less than expected last week, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Energy.Crude oil stockpiles fell 300,000 barrels to 384.6 million barrels, compared with a 600,000-barrel decline forecast ... [Published 4 Traders - May 22 2013]

Entities: Crude Oil, United States, Refinery, Dan Strumpf, Gasoline

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 6 reports

UPDATE 2-Electric carmaker Tesla pays off U.S. loan

* Wires $452 million to pay off U.S. DOE loan * Repays loan using part of almost $1 bln raised in offerings last week * Tesla received the loan in 2010 and used it to build Model S car * Republicans have criticized the DOE loan program in the past By ... [Published Wards Auto.com - May 22 2013]

Entities: US Department of Energy, United States, Tesla Motors Inc

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Bob Lutz-backed VL Automotive, Wanxiang attempting to buy Fisker--report

Offer made earlier this month under a pre-packaged dealEx-GM Chairman Bob Lutz-backed VL Automotive and Wanxiang Group, China’s biggest auto parts supplier, are attempting to buy troubled PHEV maker Fisker Automotive under a ‘pre-packaged bankruptcy deal’, ... [Published Hybrid-EV - May 22 2013]

Entities: Fisker Automotive Inc, Electric Vehicle, US Department of Energy, Bankruptcy

Quotes

...today announced that efforts to extend operations at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant had failed, with operations to cease at the end of May. "USEC expects to begin reducing its workforce at the plant in the coming months" the company said in the announcement

Paducah enrichment operations to cease at month's end; plant will be returned to DOE [Published Frank Munger's Atomic City Underground - 27 mins ago]

Further details of this work has been published in the paper, "Revisiting the "In-clustering" question in InGaN through the use of aberration-corrected electron microscopy below the knock-on threshold" by Kamal H Baloch et al in Applied Physics Letters, 102, 191910 (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.48

Electron Microscopy solves key puzzle of-May 24, 2013 [Published Compound Semiconductor Magazine - 52 mins ago]

...United States Secretary of Energy," Vassos Vassiliou, President of the Cyprus-US Chamber of Commerce, said in a statement Thursday, May 16, 2013. "Our American Hellenic communities are thrilled that Democrats and Republicans joined together Thursday in a unanimous sweeping 97-0 vote to confirm Dr. Moniz as Energy Secretary. Secretary Moniz is a world-class scientist who understands the energy revolution underway in the United States and the rest of the world. The contributions of Secretary Moniz to our nation's energy security and clean energy initiatives will shape and solidify the future of energy independence of the United States" , Mr. Vassiliou said

The Cyprus-U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Congratulates Dr. Erenst Moniz On His Confirmation As US Ener ... [Published 24-7PressRelease.com - 1 hour ago]

"We want to thank members of the Kentucky delegation and our unions, the United Steel Workers and the Security PolicePolice & Fire Protection Professionals, all of whom have worked tirelessly on behalf of the employees at this plant. We fully expect they will now recommit to helping the community create the next economic chapter for this site."

USEC INC.: USEC to Cease Enrichment at Paducah Plant [Published 4 Traders - 1 hour ago]

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Tesla: where’s the money coming from? [Published Autocar.co.uk - 2 hours ago]
Evolving the Cloud [Published Cloud Computing Journal - 2 hours ago]
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Blogs

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Paducah enrichment operations to cease at month... [Published Frank Munger's Atomic City Underground - 27 mins ago] USEC Inc. today announced that efforts to extend operations at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant had failed, with operations to cease at the end of May. "USEC expects to begin reducing its workforce at the plant in the coming months," the company ...
Black silicon solar cells with record 18.7% eff... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - 14 hours ago] phys.org 4 Apr 2013Scientists at Aalto University, Finland and Fraunhofer ISE, Germany report an efficiency of 18.7% for black silicon solar cells , the highest efficiency reported so far for a black silicon solar cell .The researchers were able ...
Solving a semiconductor riddle [Published MIT News feed - 14 hours ago] Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) continue to transform technology, whether it’s through the high-resolution glow of flat-screen televisions or light bulbs that last for years. The high efficiency and versatility of LEDs make them increasingly popular, but ...
Tesla repays government loan, Republicans sniff [Published Daily Kos - 20 hours ago] Who said government never helped create a job? There's 3,000 of them at this Tesla plant. Good news for those who believe government should invest in next-generation green technologies that won't just help preserve our environment, but will make America ...
Elon Musk: Taxpayers made over $12 million prof... [Published Raw Story - 22 hours ago] Topics: elon musk ♦ government loan ♦ Tesla Motors loan Tesla Motors CEO Elon MuskLike Raw Story on FacebookTesla Motors CEO Elon Musk said Thursday that U.S. taxpayers made a substantial profit from a government loan provided to the all-electric car ...

Audio/Video

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Energy 101 \| Feedstocks and More [Published US Department of Energy - YouTube Channel - 23 hours ago]
Elon Musk: Half-Priced Tesla Model S in 3-4 Years [Published Bloomberg - YouTube - May 23 2013]
Elon Musk: U.S. Taxpayers Profited From Tesla's... [Published Bloomberg - YouTube - May 23 2013]
Department of Energy Town Hall with Secretary M... [Published US Department of Energy - YouTube Channel - May 22 2013]
Secretary Moniz's First Day [Published US Department of Energy - YouTube Channel - May 22 2013]

Press Releases

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USEC to Cease Enrichment at Paducah Plant [Published EON Energy - 1 hour ago]
USEC to Cease Enrichment at Paducah Plant [Published Business Wire Energy News - 1 hour ago]
EcoCAR 2 Competition Announces Year Two Winner:... [Published EON: Enhanced Online News - 5 hours ago]
Energy Department Recognizes Parmenter Realty P... [Published EON Environment - 23 hours ago]
Energy Department Recognizes Parmenter Realty P... [Published EON Energy - 23 hours ago]