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Help revolutionize energy affordability, competitiveness, and resilience in America's homes and commercial buildings! EERE is searching for a visionary new director for our Building Technologies Office. This senior executive role will oversee a diverse portfolio of activities designed to enable high-performing, energy-efficient, and demand-flexible buildings in both new and existing markets. Apply by July 22 to be part of a team that drives innovation and sustainability in the building sector.
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Applications for the Solar Decathlon opened yesterday, July 16! This collegiate competition prepares the next generation of the solar workforce to create efficient, resilient, and sustainable buildings that meet community needs as part of DOE’s longest-running student competition! Register by October 23 for the opportunity to create high-performance, low-carbon buildings and use your skills to make a difference in the world of clean energy.
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EERE’s Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) announced an upcoming prize opportunity for U.S. farmers, ranchers, landowners, and solar developers to co-locate grazing and solar installation: the American-Made Large Animal and Solar System Operations (LASSO) Prize! The prize offers over $8 million to develop innovative co-location practices, build pilot sites, and share information on best practices, costs, and outcomes for energy and agriculture. To get funding for your innovative co-location practices and pilot sites, follow the prize and start building your team today.
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 The 15 Algae Prize finalist teams are already making great progress in their unique projects.
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Buildings and Industry News |
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 Under Secretary Geraldine Richmond welcomes innovators at the 2023 LEEP Demo Day. Photo courtesy of Argonne National Laboratory
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DOE’s Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP) just added 33 new innovators to embed across four national laboratories, where they will network with mentors and experts to develop next-generation sustainable and equitable clean energy technologies. See how LEEP supports innovators as they prepare for a successful launch of their energy and manufacturing businesses, from lab to market.
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 Anza Electric Cooperative built a community solar project on the Tribal lands of the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians. The project will help to enable access to affordable solar energy options for their tribal members and other LMI consumer-members. Photo courtesy of Anza Electric Cooperative, Inc.
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Community solar projects are beneficial to their communities, making solar energy more accessible and affordable. But the majority of them are only in four states—that’s why the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) launched the Achieving Cooperative Community Equitable Solar Sources (ACCESS) project. Funded by SETO, the ACCESS project successfully implemented five community solar programs in rural areas, saving households anywhere from $15 to their entire bill! Visit NRECA’s ACCESS webpage and explore SETO’s equitable solar access research to learn more.
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The Equitable Solar Communities of Practice is hosting virtual community convenings this summer, bringing together industry experts, community members, and stakeholders to discuss challenges and opportunities in equitable solar energy scaling. Don’t miss out: check out the session topics and register!
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Sustainable Transportation and Fuels News |
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As part of its EVGrid Assist initiative, EERE released a guide that illustrates what it would look like to successfully integrate electric vehicles as part of the power grid. The guide offers direction to stakeholders as they develop products, identify opportunities for standardization, and design new policies, rates, and services. Read the document and sign up to participate in upcoming engagement meetings and webinars.
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Intro to Resilience: Identifying Resilience Solutions
July 17 | 1 p.m. ET
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Water Reuse Technologies
July 23 | 11 a.m. ET
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Oceanographic Responses to Offshore Wind
July 23 | 12 p.m. ET
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Net-Zero Buildings
July 24 | 11 a.m. ET
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Residential Efficiency Incentives: Programs and Contractors
July 25 | 1 p.m. ET
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DOE’s Smarter Smaller Buildings Campaign
July 30 | 11 a.m. ET
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