Energy Blog

March 7, 2013

Todd Park. U.S. Chief Technology Officer, speaks at the 2012 Education Data Jam.

The outgrowth of the “Data Jam” from the health sector into other areas like energy and education sparked an inspiring wave of entrepreneurship. These Jams –- formerly known as Joint Application Modeling Sessions -- were a major improvement to the familiar format of public-private collaboration workshops. Looking to 2013, the Energy Department is announcing today the next round of Data Jams.

March 7, 2013

A weatherization worker drills holes to blow cellulose insulation in the interior walls of this home. | Photo courtesy of Dennis Schroeder, NREL

Living Comfortably: A Consumer’s Guide to Home Energy Upgrades

A four-step guide to making your home more comfortable, energy efficient and healthy.

March 7, 2013

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March 7, 2013

Pictured here are eight of the 10 members of MIT's team who competed in last year's Better Buildings Case Competition. From left to right: Neheet Trivedi, Michael Zallow, Patrick Flynn, Elena Alschuler, Kate Goldstein, Brendan McEwen, Nikhil Nadkarni and Nan Zhao. Not pictured: Christopher Jones and Wesley Look. | Photo courtesy of Elena Alschuler.

Better Buildings Case Competition Helps Develop Future Clean Energy Leaders

Highlighting how last year's Better Buildings Case Competition led to one competitor's current position at the Energy Department.

March 7, 2013

Fair Oaks Farms and AMP Americas Transform Waste into Fuel

Learn how an Indiana dairy is fueling its milk delivery trucks with renewable natural gas.

March 5, 2013

Cosmic Rays from Supernovae Proven to Hit Earth

A new study confirms that cosmic rays are born in the violent aftermath of supernovas, exploding stars throughout the galaxy.

March 5, 2013

Wrapping Up: Our Conversation on Increasing Diversity in STEM Education and the Workforce

A recap of our discussion on increasing diversity in science, technology, engineering and math fields.

March 4, 2013

These tiny green crystals, measuring just millionths of a meter, preserve the molecular structure and activity of Photosystem II, which carries out the oxygen-releasing process in photosynthesis. The chlorophyll-containing crystals, which have a boxlike structure, were studied at room temperature using ultrashort X-ray pulses at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser. The image was taken with a light microscope. | Photo by Jan Kern, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Sweet Sunbeams and Creative Catalysts

Opening a new window on the way plants generate the oxygen we breathe, SLAC simultaneously looks at the structure and chemical behavior of photosynthesis.

March 4, 2013