by jbs060609 i3 — June 10, 2009—U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced plans to provide $256 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support energy efficiency improvements in major industrial sectors across the American economy.
The funding is targeted at reducing the energy consumption of America’s manufacturing and information technology (IT) industries, while creating jobs and stimulating economic growth. These programs will help create manufacturing jobs quickly, along with jobs for technicians and experts who will be needed in the long term to maintain and operate the new equipment, says the DOE.
Projects being funded under the Recovery Act will focus on three main areas.
- $156 million: combined heat and power, district energy systems, waste energy recovery systems, and efficient industrial equipment;
- $50 million: improved energy efficiency for information and communication technology; and
- $50 million: advanced materials in support of advanced clean energy technologies and energy-intensive processes.
