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Deer graze under the PV array at NREL's National Wind Technology Center. Incorporating native vegetation under and around solar panels can create habitat for local wildlife and insects while improving soil conditions. Photo by Dennis Schroeder, NREL.

Making Hay (and Solar Power) While the Sun Shines

Farmworker Appreciation Day is a celebration of the men and women whose labor feeds America, sustains our global leadership in agricultural exports, and produces many of the fuels and materials that are driving our transition to a clean energy economy. At the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), … [continued]

Funding Notice: Solar Technologies’ Rapid Integration & Validation for Energy Systems (STRIVES)

Office: Solar Energy Technologies Office and Wind Energy Technologies Office FOA number: DE-FOA-0003331 Link to apply: Apply on EERE Exchange FOA Amount: $31 million The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) announced the Solar Technologies’ Rapid Integration and Validation for Energy Systems (STRIVES) funding opportunity, which … [continued]

US Department Of Energy Catalyzes Clean Energy Innovation in All 50 States

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has made clean energy research and development (R&D) investments in every U.S. state over the past two years, sending more than $1.8 billion to the national laboratories and to hundreds of private-sector and academic researchers last year alone. Unfortunately, the Trump administration recently unveiled a proposal to slash the Energy Department’s budget next year. If enacted, this would have devastating impacts on American innovation.