Reuters - The U.S. House appropriations committee on Wednesday approved a $33.3 billion spending schedule to fund government energy and hydroelectric projects for the 2010 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.
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The Senate Appropriations Committee began discussing this version of energy and hydroelectricity spending measurement on Wednesday.
Below are the major investments in the House budget:
Solar Energy: $259 million for research, development and testing projects to make solar more affordable.
Biofuels: $235 million in subsidies to improve the production of alternative fuels such as cellulose ethanol and biofuel.
Vehicle technology: $373 million, including $40 million for hydrogen transportation systems, to collaborate with industry to improve fuel efficiency with better engines, better batteries and engines that use clean fuel.
Energy Efficient Constructions: $210 million to research cost-saving technologies for buildings to reduce energy demand.
Industrial Technologies: $100 million to help companies improve energy efficiency.
Hydroelectric Power: 30 million dollars to investigate new ways to generate energy from water streams.
Weatherization Subsidies: $220 million in insulation and energy-saving measures to reduce the basic service bills of low-income families.
Smart Grid Technologies: $62.9 million for research and development of smart distribution networks.
Energy Storage: $15 million, more than triple that of 2009, for research and development of grid-connected energy storage technologies.
Cybersecurity: $46.5 million for cybersecurity in energy supply for the development of secure network technologies as cyberattacks grow globally and networks become increasingly interconnected.
Clean Energy Transmission and Reliability: $42 million to increase grid efficiency and enable the widespread use of clean, renewable domestic energy.
Nuclear: $272 million for Fourth Generation research and development, including $245 million for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant.
Significant cuts include nuclear waste disposal. The White House has completed the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. The budget provides $197 million, $92 million less than in 2009, for the continuation of licensing processes and the establishment of a high-level panel to evaluate alternatives for waste disposal.
(Reporting by Tom Doggett; edited in Spanish by Magdalena Morales)
Via: REUTERS
Authors: TECNOSOSTENIBLE - Engineering of comfort and energy efficiency
