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A Spotlight on Our National Labs |
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 In April 2024, project partners and supporters gathered to celebrate the start of the solar and battery storage installation at the Vicars Community Center resilience hub. Photo courtesy of Groundswell
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Using the Groundswell-led Breaking Barriers project as a blueprint, the Vicars Community Center at Community Church in West Atlanta, Georgia, created one of the first community-owned resilience hubs in the state. The site’s solar energy system will maintain reliable power during emergencies, providing a safe gathering place for the community. Find out more about West Atlanta’s energy resilience hub that integrates microgrid technology, on-site solar generation, and battery energy storage.
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 Nestled along Alaska’s coastline, Cook Inlet stretches with its mesmerizing blue waters. Despite its vast potential for tidal energy, the economic advantages it holds for Alaska have been a mystery—until now. Photo courtesy of Christopher Pike, Alaska Power and Energy Center
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Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) discovered that tidal energy could play an important role in Alaska’s largest power grid, the Railbelt. The study concluded that tidal energy could help decarbonize Alaska’s Railbelt by 2035 and generate clean fuels like hydrogen, which could boost the state’s economy. Learn more about how Alaska can accurately plan to incorporate their tidal energy resources into their decarbonization goals, grid systems, and economy.
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 The E-SCRAP prize aims to stimulate innovative approaches that reduce the costs and environmental impact of critical material recovery from electronic scrap.
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The Electronics Scrap Recycling Advancement Prize (E-SCRAP) is offering $4 million, encouraging new opportunities to recover and recycle devices that are usually discarded after use. E-scrap includes materials that make up your mobile phone, home appliances, medical or office equipment, and other devices powered by electricity, and it’s the fastest growing waste stream in the world. Submit your application by September 4.
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The Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI) wants to see your proposal for research pathways across three application areas, including offshore wind energy and marine energy. OESI will award up to $16 million for advancements to safety protocols, improved technologies, and new insights into risk management. Submit your proposal by October 18 and check out the updated Research Roadmap for more information!
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DOE’s new Good Jobs in Clean Energy Prize will award over $3 million to new or existing place-based coalitions focused on creating accessible, good-paying jobs in clean energy. Gather your team of labor organizations, clean energy employers, community-based organizations, public agencies, and education and workforce providers, and apply for Phase One by January 31, 2025!
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Integrated Strategies News
Are you a minority serving institution? Want more guidance on your proposals when applying for prizes, contracts, and grants? Look no further! DOE’s Office of Energy Justice and Equity provides multiple video sessions that cover technical assistance, professional development, university educational opportunities, and much more. Take a look and find the right training for you!
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As a kid, Mark Guttag loved to build, from construction bits to a functional skateboard, always following his “What’s next?” philosophy. Well, he followed “what’s next” all the way to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Fellowship, where he connects his mechanical engineering experience to a new future in climate technology with EERE’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office. Learn more about Guttag’s ideas on what’s next for America’s manufacturing facilities!
Photo courtesy of Mark Guttag
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 Photo courtesy of Dennis Schroeder, NREL
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 Staff from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and GRID Alternatives Colorado install rooftop solar panels. Photo courtesy of Joel DelNero, NREL
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Installing rooftop solar panels will lower your electricity bill—but by how much? SETO’s resources can walk you through your potential savings depending on how much electricity you produce, how much you consume, and how you finance your system. Check out this calculation guide and explore SETO’s other guides and resources for solar energy!
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Sustainable Transportation and Fuels News |
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 Photo courtesy of the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation
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Utility Open Houses: Dominion Energy Virginia
August 7 | 10 a.m. ET
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Contractor Lists and Networks: What Are Good Practices?
August 8 | 1 p.m. ET
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CMC Public Workshop
August 12–13 | 12 p.m. ET
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Cyber 101: Understanding Cybersecurity Basics for Faculty Staff
August 13 | 2 p.m. ET
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Utility Open House: Duke Energy
August 15 | 10 a.m. ET
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High-Performance Computing
August 20–22 | In Person
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Social Perceptions: Offshore Wind Energy Development and the Environment
August 21 | 1 p.m. ET
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