More Than $26 Million to 37 State, Local, & Tribal Governments to Support Clean Energy Projects

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 03 May 2024 03:59:19 +0000

President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Helping Upgrade Public Infrastructure in Communities Across the Country to Deploy Even More Cleaner, Cheaper Power, Build Up Energy Resilience WASHINGTON, D.C. — In support of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday announced more than $26.9 million to nine … [continued]

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U.S. Department Of Energy’s Faculty-Applied Clean Energy Sciences Program Announces First-Ever Cohort

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 02 May 2024 19:37:13 +0000

Minority-Serving Institutions’ Faculty Play a Pivotal Role in Advancing STEM Education WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the selection of the first faculty cohort for the groundbreaking Faculty-Applied Clean Energy Sciences (FACES) Program. This program aims to bridge the gap between DOE laboratories and the … [continued]

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U.S. Funding Notice: Fiscal Year 2024 Photovoltaics Research & Development (PVRD)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 02 May 2024 13:45:06 +0000

Office: Solar Energy Technologies Office FOA Number: DE-FOA-0003337 Link to Apply: Apply on EERE Exchange FOA Amount: $20 million On May 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) announced the 2024 Photovoltaics Research and Development (PVRD) funding opportunity, which will award up to $20 million for … [continued]

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DOE Finalizes Efficiency Standards for Water Heaters to Save Americans Over $7 Billion On Household Utility Bills Annually

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 02 May 2024 03:04:48 +0000

DOE Finalizes Efficiency Standards for Water Heaters to Save Americans Over $7 Billion on Household Utility Bills Annually Finalized Residential Water Heater Standards Have Strong Industry and Stakeholder Support, Will Accelerate the Deployment of Heat Pump Water Heaters, and Represent Largest Energy Savings Action by the Appliance Standards Program in … [continued]

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$78 Million to Further Drive Down Energy Costs and Enhance Energy Security in Rural & Remote Communities Across America

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 02 May 2024 02:58:33 +0000

President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Supports 19 Community-Led Clean Energy Projects Across 12 States and 13 Tribal Nations to Deploy Cheaper Power, Support Local Economic Development, and Build Up Climate Resilient Communities WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) … [continued]

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U.S. Department of Treasury & Energy Announce Up To $6 Billion In Second Round Of Tax Credit Allocations For Projects Expanding Clean Energy Manufacturing

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 01 May 2024 01:41:46 +0000

Yesterday, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s economic agenda, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service, in partnership with DOE, announced up to $6 billion in a second round of tax credit allocations for projects that expand clean energy manufacturing and recycling and critical materials refining, processing and recycling, … [continued]

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Buh-Bye, Conflict Minerals: US Gets First Sodium-Ion Battery Factory

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:04:30 +0000

The sodium-ion battery of the future is coming to decarbonize US data centers and backup generators, now do electric vehicles.

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NREL Proof of Concept Shows Path to Easier Recycling of Solar Modules

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 04:11:38 +0000

Use of Lasers To Melt Edges of Glass Together Eliminates Troublesome Polymers The use of femtosecond lasers to form glass-to-glass welds for solar modules would make the panels easier to recycle, according to a proof-of-concept study conducted by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). … [continued]

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Renewable Energy From The Moon Is Happening Right Now

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:25:58 +0000

Tidal energy innovators are racing to harness renewable energy generated by the powerful force of the Moon on the oceans of the Earth.

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Scientists Are Shaking Up Lithium Extraction With A Different Kind of Chemistry

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2024 03:53:27 +0000

When people think of chemistry, the image that typically comes to mind is a variety of colored liquids in beakers, flasks, and test tubes in a lab. But in actual practice, chemistry can involve materials in all states: liquids, gases, and even solids. Scientists at the Critical Materials Innovation (CMI) … [continued]

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