Steven Chu

Former US energy chief and Nobel physicist says UK plan to build various types of reactors is expensive and time-consuming

MIT physicist replaces Steven Chu with unanimous Senate backing

Japanese car maker also among 13 companies working with Energy Department to boost workplace charging for electric cars

Energy secretary spends more than five hours facing House Committee questions, hours after bankrupt solar company postpones sale until next year

Three solar plants and a nationwide rooftop scheme net billion dollar deals ensuring controversial programme ends with a bang

Major review of $3bn R&D budget calls for spending shift in favour of electric vehicles and smart grids

Department of Energy approves £214m loan guarantee for plan to power 160,000 military homes with renewable energy

Department of Energy will back construction of three thin film solar plants with a combined 1.3GW capacity

Project Amp will install the equivalent of all the PV fitted in the US in 2010 on 750 warehouses across the country

US government backs Nevada facility that can store thermal energy for up to 10 hours, eliminating intermittency issues