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Building Clean Energy Partnerships With China and Japan

Secretary Chu meets with Chinese Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang and other Chinese leaders during his visit to Shanghai.

This week (November 14th-19th), Secretary Chu will be traveling to China and Japan to meet with government officials, business leaders and others to discuss the opportunities for partnership in clean energy. You can get an overview of the trip from Secretary Chu, along with updates throughout the week, on the Energy Blog.

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Washington DC's First Electric Vehicle Charging Station

It's always exciting to attend a grand opening, especially when it represents a "first" for an entire region. Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Energy and the city of Washington, DC joined together to celebrate the installation of the first public electric vehicle charging station in the bustling U Street neighborhood.
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Chu in China: Clean Energy Collaboration

On Sunday afternoon, the Secretary traveled to the largest power plant in Shanghai. Before taking a tour of the facilities, the Secretary met with managers and engineers at the plant to discuss the work they're doing and the investments that the Department has made in carbon capture and storage in the U.S. As the Secretary learned on the tour, the large Huaneng plant has four coal powered generating units. The largest two units generate in excess of 660 MW each with a reported 48% efficiency. The plant also has a demonstration carbon capture facility which is trapping and separating some CO2 and processing it for commercial use.

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Biofuels: Helping to Move the Industry to the Next Level

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of speaking to members of the cellulosic biofuels community and its value chain at the 5th Annual Cellulosic Biofuels Finance & Investment Forum in Washington, D.C. The Summit is dedicated to discussions on taking biofuels to the next level by first focusing on the policy, regulatory and financial solutions that will enable industry scale-up, and then investigating the pathways and strategies for transitioning to the biorefineries of the future. During the dialogue, I took the opportunity not only to provide an update on the DOE's Loan Programs Office (LPO) and the application process, but also to discuss what the Administration is doing to advance the development of the nation's biofuels industry.

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Department of Energy Announces Five Awards to Modernize the Nation's Electric Grid

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced an investment from the Department of Energy of more than $19 million for five projects aimed at optimizing the nation's electric grid.
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DOE Launches New Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Advisory Committee

Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy announced the establishment of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Advisory Committee (ERAC).
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