U.S. builds first offshore wind farm

In the U.S. today, wind power accounts for about five percent of all electricity generation, but a new project aims to change that. A 0 million installation off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island, takes the renewable energy technology out to sea. Gov. Gina Raimondo anticipates the project is the beginning of a new … Read more

SHORT CIRCUIT | How to Soak Up an Oil Spill (U.S. Department of Energy)

It’s been seven years since the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Could a sponge developed by Argonne National Lab help stop the next big oil spill from becoming a catastrophe? http://energy.gov/podcast — Subscribe so you don’t miss a video http://youtube.com/energygov Check out our cool pics on http:// INSTAGRAM /energy More to Learn on http://Facebook.com/energygov Keep up with … Read more

Oil prices steady below $49 as U.S. drillers continue to boost activity

Oil steadied below a barrel as U.S. drillers continued to boost activity, countering OPEC’s efforts to drain a global glut. Futures were little changed in New York after falling 9.1 percent last week, the biggest weekly loss since November. Rigs targeting crude in the U.S. rose to the most since September 2015. Oil last week … Read more