Author: US Department of Energy

Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Funding to Connect & Scale the Electric Transportation Ecosystem

The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation invests $43.7 million to enable more charging access in the public right-of-way, expand e-mobility fleet options, and deliver new ways to scale affordable energy use in transportation. WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Transportation (DOT) Joint Office of Energy and … [continued]

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U.S. DOE Invests $68 Million into Innovative Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Charging Solutions

SuperTruck Charge projects will accelerate deployment of large-scale public EV charging infrastructure for medium-and heavy-duty EVs to improve grid resiliency and reliability. As part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) continued commitment to electrified commercial road transport, DOE today announced a $68 million investment to design, develop, and demonstrate … [continued]

U.S. Department of Transportation Invests $635 Million to Expand Zero-Emissions EV Charging and Hydrogen Refueling…

Funding includes two large projects with tens of millions of dollars for hydrogen fueling. Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced $635 million in grants to continue building out electric vehicle (EV) charging and alternative fueling infrastructure with funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s signature zero-emission refueling … [continued]

Re-X Before Recycling Prize To Extend the Lifetimes of Manufactured Products

Ten teams receive a collective $1.5 million and Phase 3 opens to returning competitors. Latest Announcement The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) today announced the Phase 2 winners of the Re-X Before Recycling Prize, a competition to identify, prepare, and develop innovative ways to … [continued]

New Interagency Study Finds Further Expansion of Renewable Energy Production on Federal Lands Could Power…

Massive Potential for Additional Solar, Geothermal, and Onshore Wind Power Growth on Federal Lands to Boost American Energy Production WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in coordination with the U.S. Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Defense, today released a study showing that there is significant … [continued]

US DOE Requests Information on Applied Grid Transformation Solutions Program

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced a Request for Information (RFI) to guide future planning of OE’s Applied Grid Transformation Solutions (AGTS) program. Stakeholder input will help enhance the AGTS program goal of facilitating innovative grid technology adoption, which will extend the … [continued]

U.S. Department of Energy Awards $11 Million to 49 State, Local, and Tribal Governments to…

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced its next round of award recipients through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program. Grants Will Fund Energy Infrastructure Projects in Communities Ranging from Energy Workforce Development Programs, Cost-saving building upgrades WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today … [continued]

$19 Million to Expand Regional Geothermal Data in USA

The Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO), in partnership with ConnectWerx, has launched a funding opportunity for regional partnerships to support geothermal data collection. The Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) in collaboration with ConnectWerx, a Partnership Intermediary under a Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) through DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions, has opened an initial funding … [continued]

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$1.67 Billion to Montana Renewables to Significantly Expand US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production

Montana Renewables will expand its renewable fuels facility to scale up sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production. 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 $1.67 billion ($1.44 billion of principal and $233 million of … [continued]