Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

From reducing petroleum consumption by 2% each year to planning net-zero buildings by 2020, energy efficiency and renewable energy adaptation are central to the comprehensive requirements of Executive Order 13514. This section contains resources about renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

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Solar photovoltaic cell/module shipments report 2010

Written by CEIL Staff
Wednesday, 01 February 2012 06:34
Despite a sluggish U.S. economy in 2010, the U.S. photovoltaic (PV) industry saw strong growth. Total shipments of PV modules in 2010 more than doubled compared to total module shipments in 2009, rising from nearly 1.2 peak gigawatts (GWdc1 peak) to more than 2.6 peak gigawatts. Read more...

NREL's RE Atlas shows intersection of resources

Written by CEIL Staff
Friday, 27 January 2012 09:30
It’s easy to spend a lot of time adding and removing layers from NREL’s RE Atlas tool. It’s easy to use, and provides a wealth of information. Read more...

USDA invites applications for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects

Written by CEIL Staff
Wednesday, 25 January 2012 09:30
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that USDA is seeking applications to provide assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to complete a variety of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Read more...

Energy Department announces university research opportunities to advance SunShot goals

Written by CEIL Staff
Monday, 23 January 2012 09:30
As part of the U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot Initiative, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced two opportunities that will engage innovative scientific thinkers from the nation's top universities to drive transformational research in solar energy. Read more...

Particle-free silver ink prints small, high-performance electronics

Written by CEIL Staff
Monday, 16 January 2012 05:30
University of Illinois materials scientists have developed a new reactive silver ink for printing high-performance electronics on ubiquitous, low-cost materials such as flexible plastic, paper or fabric substrates. Read more...