{"id":218285,"date":"2010-01-20T00:40:58","date_gmt":"2010-01-20T05:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itecsinsider.com\/?p=13086"},"modified":"2010-01-20T00:40:58","modified_gmt":"2010-01-20T05:40:58","slug":"doe-announces-grants-for-it-energy-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/218285","title":{"rendered":"DOE Announces Grants For IT Energy Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 6pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8215\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"info-tech\" src=\"http:\/\/itecsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/info-tech.jpg\" alt=\"info-tech\" width=\"91\" height=\"89\" \/>By Grant Gross<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 6pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;\">(PCWorld.com, January 6, 2010) Hewlett-Packard, Yahoo and Alcatel-Lucent are among the recipients of grants from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for projects on improving energy efficiency in the IT and communication technology industries. \u00a0U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced US$47 million in grants for 14 energy-efficiency projects across the country Wednesday. The funds come from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, a huge economic stimulus package passed by the U.S. Congress early last year.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;\"> &#8220;These Recovery Act projects will improve the efficiency of a strong and growing sector of the American economy,&#8221; Chu said during a press conference. &#8220;By reducing energy use and energy costs for the IT and telecommunications industries, this funding will help create jobs and ensure the sector remains competitive. <span id=\"more-13086\"><\/span>The expected growth of these industries means that new technologies adopted today will yield benefits for many years to come.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 6pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;\">The projects focus on improving equipment and software; minimizing the power loss and heat generation in the power supply chain; and research on cooling equipment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 6pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;\">The federal funds for these projects will be matched by more than $70 million in private industry funding, the DOE said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 6pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;\">Information technology and telecommunications facilities account for approximately 120 billion kilowatt hours of electricity annually, or 3 percent of all U.S. electricity use, the DOE said. Rapid growth in the U.S. data center industry is projected to require two new large power plants per year just to keep pace with the expected demand growth, the agency said in a press release. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/186051\/doe_announces_grants_for_it_energy_efficiency.html\">Click here to see some of the funded projects&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Grant Gross (PCWorld.com, January 6, 2010) Hewlett-Packard, Yahoo and Alcatel-Lucent are among the recipients of grants from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for projects on improving energy efficiency in the IT and communication technology industries. \u00a0U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced US$47 million in grants for 14 energy-efficiency projects across the country Wednesday. 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