Funding Updates
DOE Announces $3 Million for Waste-to-Energy Community-Driven Solutions
DOE awarded $3 million in funding for two projects to improve local community waste-to-energy processes and infrastructure. These projects will explore new approaches to reuse waste streams as energy, nutrients, and other resources.
DOE's National Labs
NREL $150M IRA Investment to Accelerate a Clean Energy Future
DOE announced a $150-million investment to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) that will help the laboratory keep the United States on the cutting edge of clean energy technology and lead the world in the transition to carbon-free power sources. Of the investment, $93 million is earmarked for modernizing NREL’s research infrastructure, including facilities to advance technologies such as sustainable aviation fuels, and $57 million will focus on laboratory renovations and deferred maintenance.
Renewable News
DOE Announces Winners of 10th Annual Collegiate Wind Competition
DOE announced the winners of the 10th annual Collegiate Wind Competition, which aims to prepare the next-generation wind energy workforce through real-world technology, project development, and outreach experience. Kansas State University rose above 12 other teams to claim first place by developing the best solution to the challenges associated with fixed-bottom offshore wind energy projects.
Tackling High Costs and Long Delays for Clean Energy Interconnection
Reports released by DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory show that renewable generation and energy storage projects face lengthy approval processes to interconnect to the transmission grid, increasing overall timelines and costs. Without reforms, interconnection is likely to remain a major obstacle in meeting the goals of clean energy deployment and decarbonization.
Events and Webinars
Learn How Efficiency Programs are Preparing for Inflation Reduction and Infrastructure Act Funding
May 25 | 1 p.m. ET
Join this Better Buildings Residential Network peer exchange call to learn about the significant levels of U.S. government investment and how states, cities, utilities, and residential energy-efficiency programs are planning for it.
Get Your Sites Zero Emission Vehicle Ready
May 31 | 2 p.m. ET
This training will provide resources on how to prepare federal sites for the transition to zero-emission vehicles.
Building with Benefits: Low-to-Moderate-Income Access
May 31 | 2 p.m. ET
This webinar will explore existing best practices for community solar projects and programs to increase access to community solar for low- to moderate-income households, including outreach and engagement strategies, best practices for enrollment and verification, and key consumer protection considerations.
HBCU Clean Energy Prize Informational Webinar
June 6 | 1 p.m. ET
Join presenters for an overview of the two prize tracks, requirements, and timelines, including a Q&A session.
Comprehensive Energy Savings Performance Contract In-Person Workshop
June 6 | 10 a.m. –6:30 p.m. ET
This three-day workshop educates attendees on how to implement energy and water projects through an energy savings performance contract.
Workshop: Deploying Purpose-Grown Energy Crops for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
June 6–7 | 9 a.m.–6 p.m. ET
Join us in Kansas City, Missouri, to discuss successes, challenges, information gaps, and opportunities for deploying energy crops to produce sustainable aviation fuel on a commercial scale.
Transitioning to a Sustainable, Circular Economy for Plastics
June 8-9 | 11 a.m.–8 p.m. ET
Join the Bioenergy Technologies Office in Seattle, Washington, to identify current gaps and challenges in transitioning to a sustainable, circular economy for plastics.
VTO Annual Merit Review
June 12–15 (virtual)
Join the Vehicle Technologies Office for their annual merit review. Reviewers will evaluate projects based on how much they contribute to or advance DOE’s missions and goals.
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