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DOE opened submissions for U.S. entrepreneurs, businesses, technology developers, and local governments to apply to receive vouchers for specific commercialization services in the clean energy sector. The vouchers can be used for pre-approved providers to access test-bed performance validation capabilities, industry certification testing, technical and business maturation services, siting/permitting support, and other commercialization assistance. Deadline to apply is November 16, 2023. Learn more about the voucher opportunities here.
The deadline to apply for OCED’s Request for Proposal for an independent, not-for-profit U.S. entity to de-risk clean hydrogen through demand certainty to support the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs program has been extended to November 2, 2023. DOE is interested in selecting one or more independent (i.e., non-government), U.S.-based, not-for-profit entities to support and execute clean hydrogen demand-side support mechanisms. Learn more about the input received from the RFI in this video recording. Read more and apply here.
OCED released its Federal Energy Funding for Rural and Remote Areas: A Guide for Communities. The guide is for interested parties seeking federal funding and support for local energy projects in rural or remote communities. Read the guide here.
As part of DOE’s commitment to transparency, OCED is co-hosting virtual community briefings for each H2Hub to provide local communities and workers a forum to learn about and provide input on the selected projects. Presentations from the previously held H2Hub community briefings for Appalachia, Mid-Atlantic, and California H2Hubs will be available here. Register for the upcoming community briefings below:
OCED is co-hosting an in-person community briefing in Louisiana to share more details on the Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hub project selected for award negotiations, Project Cypress, and to hear feedback and questions from local stakeholders. The presentation from the previously South Texas DAC Hub community briefing will be available here. Register to attend the November 7, 2023 briefing in Louisiana here.
Watch the recordings and view the slides from the three National Briefings on the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs Program, held on October 16, 2023.
Watch the recording of the Long-Duration Energy Storage Project Selections National Briefing held on September 25, 2023, and view the slides from the briefing.
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