Press Releases

March 23, 2007

USDA Taking Applications for Renewable Energy Systems, Energy Efficiency Improvement Grants

On March 21, 2007 Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns announced the solicitation for proposals for the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program (Section 9006) authorized under Title IX, of the 2002 Farm Bill.

March 23, 2007

US Forest Service Awards 26 Biomass Utilization Grants

On March 20, 2007 Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns announced awards of $6.2 million in grants to small businesses and community groups for research and innovation in the utilization of woody biomass including renewable energy. Applications received by the Forest Service totaled 93 and more than $20 million in funding support.

February 28, 2007

Six Cellulosic Ethanol Plants to Receive Up to $385 Million in Federal Funding From DOE

WASHINGTON, D.C., On February 28, 2007 Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman announced that DOE will fund six biorefinery projects over the next four years with up to $385 million in federal funds, which combined with the industry cost share will result in investment of more than $1.2 billion in these projects.

February 6, 2007

DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy FY 2008 Budget

Carol Werner, Executive Director of the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI), issued the following statement on the release of the president’s FY 08 budget for the U.S. Department of Energy.

January 25, 2007

State of the Union and Renewable Fuel Standard

There has been considerable attention focused on the energy goals President Bush discussed in his 2007 State of the Union message on Tuesday night (1/23).

January 18, 2007

Bioenergy Funding Opportunity

Ethical, Legal, and Societal Implications (ELSI) of Research on Alternative Bioenergy Technologies, Synthetic Genomics, or Nanotechnologies