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Calling recent graduates and energy professionals to apply for DOE’s Clean Energy Innovator Fellowship! Paid fellows will spend up to two years at public utility commissions, state energy offices, and other critical energy organizations, supporting projects that will help decarbonize power systems and bolster energy resilience. We encourage candidates with a demonstrated interest in clean energy solutions and those with diverse backgrounds to apply by May 3.
EERE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office and the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management released a funding opportunity for projects that turn algae, like seaweeds and other wet waste feedstocks, into biofuels and bioproducts that can decrease carbon emissions in transportation, industries, and communities. Attend the informational webinar on April 17 to learn more, and don’t forget to submit your concept paper by May 10.
The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation is making it easier to access electric vehicle (EV) options through a new $54 million funding opportunity. These options include expanding EV vehicles for communities with limited to no access to home vehicle charging, boosting the adoption of EVs for public service activities like ridesharing and delivery services, and improving of the integration of EVs on the electric grid. Academics, non-profits, for-profits, and government entities should submit concept papers by May 20.
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EERE is a longtime partner of the energy industry, providing technical assistance and resources to the private sector to improve and deploy clean energy nationwide. Our Principal Assistant Deputy Secretary (PDAS) Jeff Marootian recently attended a briefing with the Environmental and Energy Study Institute where industry experts shared how impactful EERE has been to their clean energy transitions. Watch the meeting recording to see how EERE’s vision for 2025 and future investments can continue to drive decarbonization while building a clean energy workforce, advancing environmental justice, and keeping energy affordable.
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Congratulations to the Hydrogen Shot Incubator Prize phase two winners! EERE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office launched this prize to identify, develop, and test disruptive technologies that reduce the cost of producing clean hydrogen to $1 per kilogram. The four winners from phase two will each receive $300,000 in national laboratory vouchers and $100,000 in cash to develop and design their novel hydrogen production technologies in hopes of presenting them to potential investors and commercial partners in phase three.
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Buildings and Industry News |
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FACT: Cold climate heat pumps offer high-efficiency heating, even in freezing temperatures! DOE works with industry leaders like Daikin Comfort Technologies to drive innovation in heat pump technology so that more American consumers can access them. Check out this Clean Energy in Action video to hear more about these exciting developments from our PDAS Jeff Marootian.
The National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI), funded by EERE’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office and Water Power Technologies Office, invests in research and development to remove salts and other minerals from water in a process known as desalination. Over the next five years, NAWI will continue to bring together a team of industry and academic partners in a second phase of funding to finds ways to lower the cost and energy of water purification technologies. These advancements in desalination technologies will help propel the modernization of America’s water infrastructure, increase access to clean water for all Americans, and move the country toward a net-zero emissions economy by 2050.
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Sustainable Transportation and Fuels News |
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Last month, Southwest Airlines announced the acquisition of SAFFiRE Renewables, a startup with exclusive rights to a promising technology developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). This technology combines new methods with proven technologies to produce low-carbon-intensity ethanol from corn stover—the organic residue of America’s massive corn harvest. Corn stover is one of several feedstocks for ethanol, which can then be refined into sustainable aviation fuel! Check out how this breakthrough process reduces waste and allows for deployment on an unprecedented scale.
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As technology development increases to meet U.S. wind energy deployment goals, it is important to have enough trained workers to meet the demand of industry needs. A new report from NREL finds that while there will likely be a significant shortage of wind energy workers in the coming decades, impactful opportunities to close the wind energy workforce gap are within reach. Read the key takeaways from the National Wind Workforce Assessment: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Needs for actionable strategies to boost the quality and quantity of wind industry job applicants!
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C2C Accepting In-Depth Partnerships Proposals
April 18 | 1 p.m. ET
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Stories from the Communities LEAP Pilot
April 23 | 2 p.m. ET
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ETIPP Informational Webinar
April 24 | 3 p.m. ET
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National Community Solar Partnership Annual Update
April 25 | 3 p.m. ET
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Floating Offshore Wind Shot™ Summit 2024
May 16 | 9 a.m. PT
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