During the first Clean Energy Ministerial, which attracted 24
governments, DOE announced that the United States will help
launch 11 international clean energy initiatives, ranging from
increased electric vehicle use to distribution of 10 million
solar LEDs to the world’s poorest.

DOE has announced $30 million in Recovery Act and FY 2010
funds to help small businesses commercialize promising new
technologies. Applications are being accepted in the
technology areas of biomass, buildings, geothermal,
photovoltaics, wind power, vehicle efficiency, and energy
transmission and storage.

DOE is embarking on initiatives to install cool roofs on its
buildings whenever practical and is urging other federal
agencies and commercial entities to do the same. Cool roofs
will reduce energy use, limit carbon pollution, and save
taxpayer money, DOE says.

The size of new single-family homes dropped in 2009,
according to a new report from a housing association, in part
to drive energy costs down. Another survey shows new
homes have steadily become more energy efficient over the
past decades.

The U.S. Department of Energy today announced 15 research
and deployment partnerships to help dramatically improve
the energy efficiency of American homes.

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today
announced a series of initiatives underway at the Department
of Energy to more broadly implement cool roof technologies
on DOE facilities and buildings across the federal government.

DOE has awarded $92 million for new Advanced Research
Projects AgencyEnergy projects in 18 states that will
accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies, increase
competitiveness, and create U.S. jobs.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced 43
cutting-edge research projects that aim to dramatically
improve how the U.S. uses and produces energy.