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Draft US Energy Storage Strategy & Roadmap Update Released, Input Requested

December 24, 2024 admin batteries, Energy Storage, energy storage grand challenge, lithium-ion batteries, pumped hydro storage, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 04:06:10 +0000

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy released its draft Energy Storage Strategy and Roadmap and a Notice of Availability seeking stakeholder input on the draft Strategy and Roadmap. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released its draft Energy Storage Strategy and Roadmap (SRM), a plan that provides strategic direction and identifies … [continued]

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Long-Duration Energy Storage Pilot Program Concept Paper Notifications

December 24, 2024 admin Energy Storage, long-duration energy storage, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 03:57:18 +0000

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) responded to Concept Papers submitted for the Long-Duration Energy Storage Pilot Program. This funding will focus on non-lithium technologies, long-duration (10+ hour discharge) systems, and stationary storage applications. In September 2024, DOE announced a $100 million funding opportunity … [continued]

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Red State To Rescue EV Battery Supply Chain As Graphite Trade War Looms

December 23, 2024 admin anodes, batteries, battery anodes, bipartisan infrastructure law, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, graphite, green economy, green jobs, import tariffs, investment, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, novonix, tennessee, trade war, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:00:18 +0000

Tennessee will play a key role in the domestic EV battery supply chain, as the host of two new factories slated to produce synthetic graphite in bulk.

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11 Projects for Advancing Next-Gen Batteries in USA

December 23, 2024 admin argonne national laboratory, arkema, batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE, subsidies, university of akron, university of maryland, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 04:18:29 +0000

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is investing $25 million into 11 projects focused on developing next-gen batteries and associated components. The announcement today from the DOE indicates that the funding goes toward projects focused on “advance materials, processes, machines, and equipment for domestic manufacturing of next–generation batteries.” In other … [continued]

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$2 Million Investment to Improve Energy Efficiency & Lower Utility Costs in Nonprofits Across 17 States

December 23, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, energy efficiency, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, policy & politics, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:19:58 +0000

Funding will support energy infrastructure projects that position nonprofits to better serve their communities and missions. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that 22 community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations will receive a total of $2 million to support building improvement projects that reduce energy use and generate short and … [continued]

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Qcells Solar Factory in Georgia Gets $1.45 Billion Loan Guarantee

December 23, 2024 admin clean power, Georgia, green economy, hanwha, hanwha group, hanwha q cells, investing in america, Joe Biden, Manufacturing, policy & politics, qcells, solar cells, Solar energy, solar panels, subsidies, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:05:39 +0000

The Qcells facility will enable deployment of PV energy systems and domestic capability for critical parts of the solar supply chain. As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced today the closing of a $1.45 billion loan guarantee … [continued]

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US DOE SOLVE IT Prize Awards $1.5 Million To Communities Driving Clean Energy Projects

December 23, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, grid, grid storage, lithium-ion batteries, microgrids, office of energy efficiency and renewable energy (eere), Solar energy, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:09:04 +0000

DOE announced 10 Phase 2 winners of the Solutions for Lasting, Viable Energy Infrastructure Technologies (SOLVE IT) Prize, awarding winning teams $150,000 each for their proposed community-driven clean energy solutions. Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced 10 Phase 2 winners of the Solutions for Lasting, Viable Energy Infrastructure … [continued]

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Salton Sea Lithium Researchers Win Award for Societal Impact

December 22, 2024 admin batteries, battery metals, battery minerals, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery materials, geothermal lithium, geothermal technologies office, lawrence berkeley national laboratory (lbnl), lithium, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, research, Salton Sea, SCIENCE, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 02:55:05 +0000

If electric cars are the cars of the future (and they are), then batteries are sort of the gasoline of the future (well, really, they should be considered the gas tanks of the future … but gas tanks aren’t nearly as valuable, technical, or worth discussing). What’s in those batteries … [continued]

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Need a Good Technician for a Home Energy Upgrade? Google & the DOE Have Your Back

December 22, 2024 admin buildings, consumer technology, energy audits, energy efficiency, google, google maps, heating, home energy efficiency, home energy management, home heating, hvac, policy & politics, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 01:19:32 +0000

We at CleanTechnica cannot endorse the recommendations of the US Department of Energy and Google. Consumer discretion and Googler discretion advised. In all seriousness, Google and the US Department of Energy, neither of which need any introduction, have partnered to help homeowners find good, qualified technicians for home energy upgrades. … [continued]

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Need a Good Technician for a Home Energy Upgrade? Google & the DOE Have Your Back

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 01:19:32 +0000

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