Jul 20, 2015
Learn about some of the key milestones in one of the most important inventions of modern times — air conditioning.
Jul 20, 2015
Source: EIA, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update, July 13, 2015 What factors affect fuel prices? When gasoline and diesel prices spike, we often want to blame someone for our pain at the pump. The reality is that the oil industry is a complex market. Though there are...
Jul 17, 2015
Historically, the U.S. dairy industry has been one of the most energy-intensive forms of agriculture. Dairies operate every hour of every day. Milk harvesting and cooling, equipment sterilization, lighting, and ventilation all require energy. With support from the...
Jul 15, 2015
In order to harness the power of waves to generate electricity, engineers must be able to predict how large floating devices will perform in a dynamic environment—that is, in the water among waves. A team sponsored by the Energy Department, including members from NREL...
Jul 13, 2015
The teams are set for this year’s Solar Decathlon, which challenges students from around the world to design, build and operate highly energy efficient solar-powered houses.
Jul 10, 2015
Palmer Carlin helped create the wind industry. Read his fascinating story, the latest in our #LabSpotlight series.
Jul 8, 2015
New Small Business Vouchers Pilot will connect clean energy innovators across the country with the top-notch scientists, engineers, and world-class facilities at Energy Department National Laboratories.
Jul 7, 2015
Despite great recent advances in lowering the cost of solar energy, this technology is not yet affordable for every segment of the population. For low-income communities, solar energy is still viewed as a luxury. But new programs are working to expand access to solar...
Jul 6, 2015
Water covers 71 percent of the planet — so why isn’t wave energy a bigger part of our clean energy strategy? New technology could make it competitive sooner than you think.
Jul 2, 2015
The Carbon Fiber Technology Facility (CFTF) at the Energy Department’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory offers a unique, highly flexible, highly instrumented research space for demonstrating ways to scale up and bring down testing costs of carbon-fiber prototypes for use...
