FUNDING UPDATES
DOE Announces $38 Million to Modernize the Electricity Grid
DOE announced a $38 million funding opportunity for National Laboratories to advance key research and development priorities to build a grid that can deliver resilient, reliable, flexible, secure, sustainable, affordable, and equitable electricity. Proposals must include at least two National Laboratories and participation from external stakeholders such as industry, academia, and non-governmental organizations.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY NEWS
DOE Announces Annual Solar Decathlon Winners
DOE announced the winners of the 21st annual Solar Decathlon®, DOE’s longest running student competition that challenges the next generation of building professionals to design and construct high-performance, low-carbon buildings powered by renewable energy.
DOE Announces Finalists for Equitable and Affordable Solutions to Electrification (EAS-E) Prize
EERE’s Building Technologies Office awarded six finalists $5,000 in cash and a $75,000 voucher to work with DOE national laboratories to advance their electrification solutions. The EAS-E Prize awarded a total of $2.4 million in cash prizes and technical assistance for innovative solutions that advance electrification retrofits across various residential building types.
RENEWABLE NEWS
DOE Announces $13 Million to Support Community Geothermal Heating and Cooling
EERE selected 11 communities across 10 states to support the design and deployment of community geothermal heating and cooling systems. The projects feature a variety of communities and a range of system sizes, technologies, and geographies—offering diverse case studies that will model how other communities could implement community geothermal.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Investments to Support and Accelerate Community Solar Across America
As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, DOE announced several solar energy investments to cut home electricity bills and reduce local pollution.
- The National Community Solar Partnership selected 25 teams to participate in the $10 million Community Power Accelerator Prize, which aims to establish a strong, nationwide network of community solar project developers. Successful teams have the potential to deploy enough community solar to power nearly 30,000 American homes—and access $5 billion in private sector financing.
- The 2023 Sunny Awards for Equitable Community Solar launched, offering $200,000 in awards for community solar projects and programs that increase equitable access and ensure benefits go to subscribers and their communities. To apply, community solar project portfolios or programs must serve at least 50% residential customers and must have been energized on or after January 1, 2020. Applications are due July 14.
.Leer en español
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $82 Million To Enhance Domestic Solar Manufacturing and Recycling, Strengthen the Clean Energy Grid
DOE announced $52 million for 19 projects to strengthen the U.S. domestic solar supply chain and $30 million in funding for technologies that will help integrate solar energy into the grid. The projects aim to enhance domestic solar manufacturing, support the recycling of solar panels, and develop American-made solar technologies.
|
