US Department of Energy Press Releases

• Published on September 23, 2014 - 17:28 GMT

  A Comprehensive Analysis of Small-Passerine Fatalities from Collision with Turbines at Wind Energy Facilities

  Date: 9/15/2014 A new peer-reviewed study, A Comprehensive Analysis of Small-Passerine Fatalities from Collision with Turbines at Wind Energy Facilities, provides the most detailed analysis to date of the impact of bird fatalities at wind energy facilities …

  Distribution channels: Energy Industry
• Published on September 23, 2014 - 06:09 GMT

  Making Energy Work

  Date: 10/1/2014 to 10/2/2014 Location: Charlotte, NC Source: NC Sustainable Energy Association Making Energy Work 2014 explores ways to secure North Carolina's energy future, with a focus on the evolving contribution of clean energy to meet its needs …

  Distribution channels: Energy Industry
• Published on September 12, 2014 - 06:02 GMT

  Midwest Energy Policy Conference

  Date: 9/30/2014 to 10/1/2014 Location: Saint Louis, MO The Midwest Energy Policy Conference annually addresses the key energy issues and garners attendance from regional business, academic, government, and public interest communities. This year's …

  Distribution channels: Energy Industry
• Published on September 11, 2014 - 06:18 GMT

  2014 National Summit on RPS

  Date: 9/22/2014 to 9/23/2014 Location: Washington, DC Funded by DOE and the Energy Foundation and hosted by the Clean Energy States Alliance, the Summit explores developments and trends related to state renewable portfolio standards (RPSs) and provides …

  Distribution channels: Energy Industry
• Published on September 9, 2014 - 17:07 GMT

  Wind Energy Center at the 2014 Minnesota State Fair

  Date: 9/1/2014 From August 21–September 1, 2014, Windustry presented the Wind Energy Center at the Minnesota State Fair for the ninth consecutive year. The Wind Energy Center is a popular, museum-quality display within the Eco Experience, a unique project …

  Distribution channels: Energy Industry
• Published on September 9, 2014 - 17:07 GMT

  Southeastern Coastal Wind Coalition Convenes Working Session on Resource Assessment and Data Collection

  Date: 7/24/2014 On July 24, the Southeastern Coastal Wind Coalition (SECWC) convened key stakeholders for a working session to discuss wind energy resource assessment and data collection in the Southeast. Approximately 50 experts from industry, national …

  Distribution channels: Energy Industry
• Published on September 5, 2014 - 06:25 GMT

  WINDExchange Webinar: Wind Energy and Eagles: The Problem, the Permit, and the Path Forward

  Date: 9/17/2014 3:00 p.m. ET (1:00 p.m. MT) Add to my calendar Save the date for this free webinar. DOE Wind Energy Deployment Manager Patrick Gilman will moderate the webinar, and speakers will be announced soon. Advance registration is not required. Log- …

  Distribution channels: Energy Industry
• Published on August 26, 2014 - 19:06 GMT

  Regional Transmission Webinar Series: Great Plains and Upper Midwest

  Date: 9/4/2014 Source: Americans for a Clean Energy Grid 3 p.m. ET Join Americans for a Clean Energy Grid for the final regional webinar in a series of transmission webinars. Discussion will focus on the political, economic, and environmental issues …

  Distribution channels: Energy Industry
• Published on August 26, 2014 - 19:06 GMT

  International Energy Agency Wind Webinar: Bats and Wind Energy

  Date: 9/3/2014 Source: Working Together to Resolve Environmental Effects of Wind Energy 10:30 a.m. ET Join the first of a quarterly webinar series developed as part of WREN (Working Together to Resolve Environmental Effects of Wind Energy), which is a …

  Distribution channels: Energy Industry
• Published on August 26, 2014 - 19:06 GMT

  BOEM Auctions 80,000 Acres Off the Maryland Coast for Wind Energy Development

  Date: 8/19/2014 The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held the nation's third competitive lease sale for renewable energy in federal waters, which offered nearly 80,000 acres off the coast of Maryland for potential wind energy development. BOEM …

  Distribution channels: Energy Industry
• Published on August 26, 2014 - 19:06 GMT

  Video: Shaping Tomorrow's Wind Energy Leaders

  Distribution channels: Energy Industry
• Published on August 26, 2014 - 19:06 GMT

  DOE Issues Request for Information for Distributed Wind Energy Systems

  Date: 8/14/2014 The DOE Wind Program seeks feedback from the wind industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders regarding the department's new perspective on distributed wind research and development focus areas …

  Distribution channels: Energy Industry
• Published on August 18, 2014 - 18:56 GMT

  Reap Funding Update, Part II

  Date: 8/18/2014 Source: Seanica Otterby, National Association of Farm Broadcasters Audio with Ron Omann, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Energy Coordinator (MP3 1.8 MB). Download Windows Media Player. Time: 00:01:59. The Energy Title in …

  Distribution channels: Energy Industry
• Published on August 12, 2014 - 18:50 GMT

  EIA Predicts Increased Wind Power Capacity in 2015

  Date: 8/11/2014 The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicts that wind power capacity will increase by 8.6% in 2014 and 13.9% in 2015. Electricity generation from wind is projected to contribute 4.5% of total electricity generation in 2015. …

  Distribution channels: Energy Industry
• Published on August 12, 2014 - 18:50 GMT

  Renewable Northwest Releases New Energy Imbalance Market Outreach Materials

  Date: 8/11/2014 Renewable Northwest produced new outreach materials to help inform the public and utilities about the broad benefits that could be achieved through the creation of an Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) in the Northwest. The materials reflect the …

  Distribution channels: Energy Industry
• Published on August 12, 2014 - 18:50 GMT

  Economic Impacts from Indiana's First 1,000 Megawatts of Wind Power

  Date: 8/1/2014 The magnitude of Indiana's available wind resource indicates that the development of wind power infrastructure has the potential to support millions of dollars of economic activity in the state. The Jobs and Economic Development Impact ( …

  Distribution channels: Energy Industry
• Published on August 12, 2014 - 18:50 GMT

  U.S. Offshore Wind Development Moving Forward

  Distribution channels: Energy Industry
• Published on August 12, 2014 - 18:49 GMT

  DOE Announces Distributed Wind Competitiveness Improvement Project Awards

  Date: 7/24/2014 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently announced funding for the second round of the Competitiveness Improvement Project (CIP) that will help drive down the cost of small and medium- …

  Distribution channels: Energy Industry
• Published on August 7, 2014 - 16:14 GMT

  ASES Wind Division Webinar: Historical Challenges of Wind Energy-Wildlife Interactions and How This May Affect Distributed Wind

  Date: 8/12/2014 Source: American Solar Energy Society 3 p.m. ET Wildlife interactions with wind energy projects have been a challenge since turbines were first erected in California in the 1980s. Over the past two decades, much research has been conducted …

  Distribution channels: Energy Industry
• Published on August 1, 2014 - 17:21 GMT

  REAP Funding Update--Part I

  Date: 7/31/2014 Source: Micheal Clements, National Association of Farm Broadcasters Audio with Ron Omann, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Energy Coordinator (MP3 2.3 MB). Download Windows Media Player. Time: 00:02:33. The U.S. Department …

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