Tag: u s energy
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Cyber Attacks and the Electric Grid
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced an initiative to protect the country’s grid from cyber attacks. As part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to enhance the reliability and security of the grid, the Electric Sector Cybersecurity Risk Management Maturity Project will utilize industry and public sector experts to create a comprehensive security strategy. More…
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Jimmy Carter: Natural Gas Key to U.S. Energy Security
Former President Jimmy Carter said in a wide-ranging interview Sunday on Platts Energy Week that the United States likely will not generate a large portion of its power from green energy any time soon, but the nation’s abundant natural gas reserv…
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Jimmy Carter: Natural Gas Key to U.S. Energy Security
Former President Jimmy Carter said in a wide-ranging interview Sunday on Platts Energy Week that the United States likely will not generate a large portion of its power from green energy any time soon, but the nation’s abundant natural gas reserv…
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Driving Down the Costs of Solar
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has finalized a $150 million loan guarantee to 1366 Technologies, Inc. for the development of a multicrystalline wafer manufacturing project that could drive down the costs of solar manufacturing, making solar a more vi…
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Maine Gets Funding for Huge Wind Turbine Project
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the Department of Energy finalized a $102 million loan to Record Hill Wind, LLC. The loan guarantee, in conjunction with an investment by the Yale University Endowment, will support the Record Hill…