Energy and Climate Change


DOL Offers Nearly $190 M for Green Training

Grant funds, filtered through state workforce investment boards, will help program participants learn technical and occupational skills to get industry recognized credentials.

Agency Reports Green Power Commitments Up by 1.5-B kWh

Intel and Kohl's still hold top two spots for green power usage within the EPA partnership.

Smart Grid Success Depends on Engagement

GridWise Alliance president says it will take consumers, businesses, factories, and government to ensure that the smart grid lives up to our expectations.

UW, Corps Engineers Test Dam Management for Climate Change

The study simulated climate change to develop better flood management plans for existing water systems.

Semi-Arid Forest's Energy Budget Has Significant Heat Reserves

Forests remain important climate stabilizers, but there are tradeoffs, such as those between carbon sequestration and surface radiation budgets, that policymakers need to consider when predicting the future.

Vision Industries Class 8 zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell hybrid-electric truck

Port of Los Angeles Considering Zero-Emission Hybrid Trucks

The trucks are powered by a combination of a hydrogen fuel cell and lithium batteries and have a potential range of up to 400 miles.

LMI to Help Feds Set GHG Reduction Targets

Under a DOE contract, LMI will support the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) in implementing an order that requires federal agencies to set greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets and increase energy efficiency.



Suniva to Expand Solar Cell Facility with Stimulus Tax Credit

The solar manufacturer plans to use $5.7 million in clean energy manufacturing tax credits to accelerate expansion of its Norcross, Ga., plant.

Energy Companies Retire Oil and Gas Leases

Nearly 29,000 acres in Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front is being returned to the Bureau of Land Management.

FPL Halts Billions in Capital Expenditures in Florida

Public Service Commission denies Florida Power & Light's new rate proposal, so company pulls back on future energy investing.

$3 M Grant Supports Study on Wind Turbine Aerodynamics

Georgia Institute of Technology and PAX Streamline hope to adapt circulation control technology of turbine blades to make them more efficient.

DOE Picks Eaton and HP for $7.4 M IT Efficiency Grant

The joint project will develop a high voltage and chilled water system that will accept alternative energy power sources.

Your Comments

This week, EPonline visitors had a lot to say about climate change related to the American Farm Bureau's position and a National Center for Policy Analysis report on nuclear power. Here's a sampling of the eight climate change comments posted so far:

China-based PV Maker Plans U.S. Operation, Gets Tax Credit

Yingli Green Energy received a $4.5 million tax credit for its planned establishment of manufacturing operations for photovoltaic modules in the United States.

EPA Applauds 8 Landfills for Lower GHG Emissions, New Power

Recognized methane capture projects include the largest liquefied natural gas facility in Livermore, Calif.

Solar Pond, Membrane Distillation System Desalinates Water in the Lab

University of Nevada, Reno researcher is developing a salt-gradient stratification process that traps the heat that powers distillation system patented by the university.