Articles by Jodi Delapaz

The Energy Department s SunShot Initiative has a Solar Ready Vets program that prepares veterans to enter the solar energy industry, training them for careers as solar photovoltaic (PV) system installers, sales representatives, system inspectors and other solar-related

- America can address its largest environmental challenges by shifting to 100 percent renewable energy, says a panel of academic experts and clean energy advocates. David Freeman, utility CEO and author of  All-Electric America,  and other expe

Global investment in new renewables capacity was $266 billion in 2015, more than double the estimated $130 billion invested in coal and gas power stations, according to the 10th edition of the UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investmen

- Some 1.9 million Americans are employed in energy efficiency-related jobs, and 260,000 new jobs are projected in 2016, according to the Energy Department s (DOE s) U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER). The report is DOE s fi

DOE will participate in the development of the Plains & Eastern Clean Line Project (Clean Line), a major clean energy infrastructure project, says Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz. Building on the department s ongoing efforts to modernize the grid and accelerate the deplo

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has been in use for more than six decades, but has only recently been used to produce a significant portion of crude oil in the U.S., according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

- Last week, 14 teams of researchers from seven Energy Department (DOE) national laboratories convened at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, to begin a seven-week Lab-Corps clean energy entrepreneurial boot camp.

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) stayed flat for the second year in a row, according to analysis of preliminary data for 2015 recently released by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

The net energy balance of corn-based ethanol at U.S. dry mill biorefineries averages 2.6-2.8, an improvement over previous estimates reflecting efficiency gains, according to an analysis conducted by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA).

To accelerate a clean energy economy, the Energy Department (DOE) selected 33 small businesses to work directly with national labs under the DOEðs new Small Business Vouchers (SBV) pilot.