Oct 13, 2015
For every barrel of crude oil used in the United States, 16% goes toward making products ranging from everyday plastics to specialty chemicals in addition to making liquid fuels. From deli containers to industrial lubricants, these chemicals and products are a...
Oct 9, 2015
DC Water opened a $470 million waste-to-power plant at its Blue Plains facility. EERE’s Kathleen Hogan tells about her experience at the opening ceremony of this new and groundbreaking facility.
Oct 9, 2015
The Energy Department is continuing partnerships with state and local governments to advance efficiency in both energy and water use. One way of doing this is by implementing Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC), an approach to making improvements that reduce...
Oct 8, 2015
You’ve met the teams, now it’s your turn to vote for your favorite Solar Decathlon house!
Oct 8, 2015
Do you know the atomic weight of hydrogen? It’s 1.008, which makes today, October 8, a great day to celebrate National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day! But at the Department of Energy, we’re not just celebrating the confluence of the calendar and the periodic table. We’re...
Oct 7, 2015
Click Wholesale Distributing expects to see a savings of nearly $50,000 per truck, per seven-year lifecycle, thanks to switching part of its fleet to compressed natural gas (CNG). “It was just the right thing to do.” That’s the simple reason why...
