Weekly Jolt ⚡️ Essential News for Clean Energy Champions

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July 19, 2023

Innovating Our Way to a Cleaner, More Efficient Energy System

EERE is funding the technology that is transforming how the U.S. generates and consumes clean energy. Read how a long-duration wave energy project has moved innovators a step closer to providing grid connectivity to coastal communities, how a cold-climate heat pump design can more effectively warm homes in northern climates, and how the many other innovative ideas EERE is funding are making a difference in the clean energy revolution.

Renewable News

DOE Launches Prize to Jumpstart Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Industry

DOE launched the Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize, a $5.1 million competition to help develop a cost-effective, domestic recycling industry for two important materials used in wind turbines: fiber-reinforced composites and rare earth elements. The prize, which is part of DOE’s American-Made Challenges, seeks to make supply chains more resilient to price volatility and disruption and to reduce dependence on foreign sources of these materials.

Sustainable Transportation and Fuels

September Bioenergy Cybersecurity Workshop  

EERE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office is hosting a virtual Bioenergy Cybersecurity Workshop on September 11. Experts in cybersecurity and bioprocessing will facilitate the discussion to identify cybersecurity risks in biofuel and bioproduct manufacturing and develop an approach to address these risks.

In Case You Missed It

EERE Celebrates Pride and Progress

In the latest installment from EERE’s Clean Energy in Action series, Acting Assistant Secretary Alejandro Moreno highlights EERE’s work to test and prove enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) technologies at Utah’s Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE). EGS is a kind of geothermal technology that is human-made and holds the potential to provide renewable energy to more than 65 million American homes and businesses almost anywhere in the U.S.

Events and Webinars 

Federal Emergency Management Program Cyber Series: Focusing on Connected OT Cybersecurity Risk 

July 26 | 1 p.m. ET

Learn which considerations for "connectedness" you need to keep in mind when you want to add new devices or systems to your facility without introducing new vulnerabilities to your current cybersecurity posture.

Geothermal Collegiate Competition Office Hours

July 26 | 1 p.m. ET

Join EERE’s Geothermal Technologies Office to learn about the Fall 2023 competition that will invite teams from colleges and universities to develop geothermal solutions while gaining real world experience in the renewable energy industry. 

Partnership How-To's: Lessons Learned for Successful Energy-Efficiency Programs

July 27 | 1 p.m. ET

Learn more about the dynamics of successful partnerships in energy-efficiency programs, including understanding organizational capabilities, assessing potential partners, determining partnership duration, and the benefits of entering partnerships for community expansion or market growth.

Federal Emergency Management Program Cyber Series: Understand and Mitigate Cybersecurity Gaps 

August 2 | 3 p.m. ET

Learn how to better understand cybersecurity vulnerabilities that have been identified and how to take action to address the source of high-priority gaps.

Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize Informational Webinar

August 3 | 1 p.m. ET

Join the National Renewable Energy Laboratory prize team for an introductory webinar to learn about the prize and strategies for developing a successful submission package.

GTO Quarterly Webinar

Aug. 3 | 1:30 p.m. ET

Learn more about the Geothermal Technologies Office’s upcoming projects and strategies. Hear from key staff members about their plans and initiatives.