Former Energy Secretary Joins Board of Stimulus Recipient

After getting $4 mil in DOE grant money, Amprius hires Steven Chu

Lachlan Markay
January 21, 2014 3:26 PM

Former Energy Secretary Steven Chu will join the board of a company that got millions of dollars from the Department of Energy during Chu’s tenure and is backed by some of the nation’s most politically connected investors.

DOE Defends $100M Grant to Green Company that Now May File Bankruptcy

Lachlan Markay
August 12, 2013 1:53 PM

The Energy Department is defending its decision to award nearly $100 million to a major green energy company that has been investigated by two federal agencies and says it may be forced to declare bankruptcy.

Picking Losers

Lawsuit accuses Obama Energy Department of cronyism in green energy loan program, leaked patented technology

Andrew Evans
January 15, 2013 4:59 AM

A high-technology electric car manufacturer and its related battery manufacturer are suing the Department of Energy, alleging the department improperly denied the companies a loan and leaked patented technology to competitors.

Tom Steyer’s Bet is Paying Off

Column: Meet one of Barack Obama’s richest green energy cronies

Matthew Continetti
December 21, 2012 4:59 AM

Those curious to know how Washington functions in the era of Barack Obama would benefit from reading a Dec. 17 item by Al Kamen in the Washington Post. Its 333 words pretty much sum things up.

Dirty Harry’s Clean Energy Cronyism

How Harry Reid has been pulling strings for Chinese solar energy company

Andrew Stiles
August 13, 2012 5:00 AM

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) has been working to secure sweetheart deals for Chinese green energy firms, according to reports.

GSA Administrator in 2011: Volt Will Save Millions

Washington Free Beacon Staff
April 19, 2012 3:42 PM

Former GSA administrator Martha Johnson said the Chevy Volt would save millions in a May 2011 speech on the government purchase of electric vehicles.

Loose Bulbs

Department of Energy allowed light bulb manufacturer to skirt the rules in L Prize competition, documents suggest

Bill McMorris
April 3, 2012 5:00 AM

The Department of Energy awarded lighting giant Philips the $10 million L Prize despite the fact that the winning energy-efficient bulb failed to meet several contest criteria requirements, according to documents obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

Jordan grills Chu over DOE loan program, political connections

CJ Ciaramella
March 20, 2012 4:27 PM

Rep. Jim Jordan (R., Ohio) grilled Energy Secretary Steven Chu over the political connections of many green energy companies that received Energy Department loans, at a hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Tuesday.

Chu: Better than A-Minus on Keeping Gas Prices Down

CJ Ciaramella
March 20, 2012 11:07 AM

Energy Secretary Steven Chu said he would give himself a "higher than A-minus" grade on keeping gas prices low at a hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Tuesday morning.

DOE May Have Cut Corners for $1.6 Billion First Solar Loan

Washington Free Beacon Staff
March 19, 2012 1:00 PM

GOP members say the Energy Department cut corners to approve a $1.6 billion loan to an Arizona solar firm with ties to the Obama administration. The inquiry into loans to First Solar, which both makes solar panels and assembles solar facilities, is the latest accusation in Republicans’ long-running investigation into the Energy Department’s green energy loan program.