U.S. Department of Energy announces investment in clean energy

News June 19, the U.S. Department of Energy Secretary-General said Steven Chu, the U.S. government millions of dollars of investment for energy efficiency and solar technology. This week, said Steven Chu, the investment will focus on energy-efficient vehicles, solar energy projects and personnel training in three specific areas. First of all, energy-efficient vehicles, to focus on trucks and passenger cars, 50 percent focus on improving the efficiency of the truck and the vehicle efficiency of 25%.

"There is great potential for new employment opportunities, and use existing technology to reduce carbon pollution, such as improving energy efficiency and wind, but we also need to change the development of new solutions." He said. These funds will also benefit from 24 solar energy projects, focusing on photovoltaic research and to reduce costs, as well as carbon capture of the nine research projects. Carbon capture technologies have the potential for future pollution-free power generation. Another aspect of the plan calls for 27 million U.S. dollars for the training of technical personnel to install solar and other green posts talents, such as marketing and manufacturing.

Jun. 21, 2009