Energy Policies

Report: Co-founder leaves Fisker electric car co.

69 days ago

Last year the U.S. Department of Energy suspended a $529 million loan to Fisker after introduction of the Karma was delayed due to trouble with battery packs.

Future of U.S. natural gas bonanza debated

73 days ago

The Natural Gas Act of 1937 and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 treat natural gas and crude oil as special resources, giving the federal government discretion regarding their export.

Diplomats: No Iran-UN nuke agency meeting planned

85 days ago

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi is coming to a conference Tuesday that has nothing to do with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Workplaces offer electric car charging for employees

88 days ago

Last month, the Energy Department unveiled the Workplace Charging Challenge, an initiative to boost the number of U.S. companies offering the benefit from about 50 to about 500 in five years.

Electric-vehicle drivers outfit homes with specialized chargers

88 days ago

Under the program, which is funded in part by the U.S. Department of Energy, 6,500 chargers have been installed in homes throughout the United States.

UN nuclear agency documents Iran atom advances

89 days ago

The confidential IAEA report, which was leaked to news media, said IAEA inspectors saw 180 of the high-tech IR-2m centrifuges fully or partially mounted at Natanz during a Feb. 6 inspection tour.

George P. isn't sounding like a land commissioner candidate

95 days ago

America needs a new energy policy, tax structure and education system, George P. Bush of Fort Worth told a luncheon audience Friday.

Tank at Hanford nuclear site in Wash. is leaking

95 days ago

The U.S. Department of Energy says liquid levels are decreasing in one of 177 underground tanks at the Hanford nuclear reservation, though it's not clear by how much.

NY town of 9/11 workers wages gas pipeline fight

96 days ago

Millennium, based in Pearl River, N.Y., received final approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in September for the plant, which resembles a large green barn with two silos.

Beyond oil, can Alaska be tapped as a source for renewable energy?

97 days ago

The cost of renewable energy projects is going down and there are lots of potential opportunities, said Steven Chalk, who specializes in renewable energy at the U.S. Department of Energy.

Iran may allow UN team to visit key military site

99 days ago

A ministry spokesman said the upcoming talks with a delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency could lead to a visit to the suspected site - if a "deal" was struck with the Iranian side.

Russia's Medvedev laments relations with Europe

118 days ago

Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is criticizing European energy regulations and visa policies and insisting that his country isn't a corrupt place to do business.

Iran, IAEA end talks, agree to meet Feb. 12

124 days ago

Tehran has in the past allowed IAEA inspectors twice into Parchin, but now it says any new agency investigation must be governed by an agreement that lays out the scope of such a probe.

Lagging Vikings stadium funds concern lawmakers

125 days ago

Joe Atkins, DFL-Inver Grove Heights, after the House Commerce Committee - which he chairs - met to review the recent rollout of the electronic pull-tab games in bars and restaurants.

IAEA chief: Prospect of Iran nuke probe uncertain

131 days ago

IAEA officials have reported some progress after their previous meeting in December, citing a possibility to resume its probe this year following another round of talks Jan. 16.

TV: Iran, IAEA fail to reach deal on suspect site

159 days ago

Soltanieh's remarks late Thursday night came after a day of talks in Tehran with a seven-member U.N. team, headed by Herman Nackaerts, an IAEA deputy director general.

Exxon: Natural gas exports in near future

161 days ago

Bill Colton, Exxon's vice president of strategic corporate planning, told reporters on a conference call today that the company's believes the U.S. Department of Energy's forecast last week of...

Natural gas exports in near future, Exxon says

161 days ago

Bill Colton, Exxon's vice president of strategic corporate planning, told reporters on a conference call today that the company's believes the U.S. Department of Energy's forecast last week of...

California's power-plant fight with JPMorgan Chase is a legacy of deregulation mess

162 days ago

That case is pending, but FERC has already hit JPMorgan with a six-month suspension for feeding false data to federal investigators responding to the ISO's complaint.

U.S. would benefit from natural gas exports, DOE study says

167 days ago

A major new study for the U.S. Department of Energy supports controversial efforts to send natural gas to foreign nations, a conclusion that could push the president to approve exports over the...

Study: Exporting natural gas a boon to U.S. despite price hikes

167 days ago

With these devices, you can set it and forget it

172 days ago

That can be significant given that heating and cooling costs can represent up to 50 percent of the energy use in a home, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.