President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Funds the Largest Single Investment in the Nation’s Waterpower Production, 46 Projects Across 19 States Funded to Increase Access to Affordable, Clean Electricity WASHINGTON, D.C. — In support of the President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday announced the … [continued]
Sandia’s National Solar Thermal Test Facility is partnering with the University of Arizona’s Professor J. Roger Angel for one of four projects the Heliostat Consortium awarded last year. The project, “Twisting Heliostats with Closed Loop Tracking,” targets the U.S. Department of Energy’s goals for heliostat cost reduction, sustained multifaceted innovation, and improved solar field performance. The project is … [continued]
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are looking for a happy medium to enable the grid of the future, filling a gap between high and low voltages for power electronics technology that underpins the modern U.S. electric grid. Today’s power electronics, which take split seconds to … [continued]
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visits Nevada On January 30, 2024 through January 31, 2024, Secretary Granholm will travel to Nevada to tour the Allegiant Stadium — described as the first National Football League stadium to be powered by 100% renewable energy. Secretary Granholm will also meet with members … [continued]
Study Finds Offshore Energy Could Help the World Reach Critical Carbon Removal Goals (And a Bubbly, Soda-Like Method Might Be Our Best Bet) The Caribbean has a problem, and it stinks. Atop the Caribbean Sea’s famously pristine waters floats a 5,000-mile-wide heap of rust-colored, brambly seaweed. When that seaweed, a form … [continued]
A novel method includes new algorithm to glean important information about atmospheric rivers from satellite observations The Science Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are filaments of intense moisture transport in the atmosphere. These weather systems drive a large fraction of the extreme precipitation events over coastal regions. Detecting ARs in satellite observations … [continued]
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office invites you to register for the annual National Community Solar Partnership (NCSP) Summit on February 14 from 12:00–4:00 p.m. ET. This year’s summit, “Community Solar – Deploying Benefits & Delivering Impacts,” will convene community solar stakeholders from across the industry, including … [continued]
This month, $960 million in total funding for projects to expand equitable clean transportation, deploy EV charging infrastructure, accelerate EV battery research, and boost the battery supply chain critical to supporting the next phase of widespread EV commercialization were announced. Get details of the January project funding selections. DOE Announces … [continued]
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) announced a funding opportunity of up to $31 million for projects that support enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) wellbore tools as well as the use of low-temperature geothermal heat for industrial processes. The combined Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) seeks projects in two topic areas: Topic Area 1: Funding of up to $23.1 million … [continued]
Editor’s note: The following is an update from the U.S. Department of Energy on plugin vehicle sales growth in the United States. I recently published several EV sales reports for the U.S. that were only focused on full battery electric vehicles (BEVs). This one from the DOE feature is much … [continued]
