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DOE’s Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X) program released a request for information (RFI) to gather input on a draft distributed energy resource interconnection roadmap. This RFI solicits feedback on the interconnection goals, solutions, and success metrics for the distribution and sub-transmission systems identified in the roadmap. SETO is interested in hearing from all interconnection stakeholders, such as utilities, grid operators, regulators, state and local governments, interconnection customers, energy justice groups, nonprofits, clean energy developers, public interest groups, Tribes, and trade associations. Register for the roadmap overview webinar on September 26 at 1 p.m. ET and submit responses by October 7.
SETO has been busy at the RE+ clean energy industry conference. Stay tuned for an update about our activities next week.
Don't forget to participate in these funding opportunities, prizes, and solicitations:
Solar Energy, the official journal of the International Solar Energy Society, is seeking papers for its special issue about advances in heliostat technologies. This special edition builds on the efforts of SETO’s Heliostat Consortium. The deadline to submit research papers is February 1, 2025.
The American-Made Solar Prize offers cash prizes and technical support at national labs to entrepreneurial teams moving innovative ideas toward commercialization. Check out this new video to learn more about how the prize works and remember to apply to round eight by September 26.
Distributed energy resources (DERs), like solar and wind energy, are evolving quickly at the grid edge and must be securely integrated into grid operations and management to ensure reliability. A new technology from Sandia National Laboratories, called SolarSnitch, aims to secure PV communications within DER systems to maintain a secure and reliable power grid.
DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) announced its intent to issue a call for proposals from national laboratories, plants, and sites for the FY25 Core Laboratory Infrastructure for Market Readiness (CLIMR) Lab Call. OTT anticipates releasing the $37 million FY25 CLIMR Lab Call in October 2024.
DOE’s Critical Materials Collaborative (CMC) is launching a quarterly newsletter this October. The CMC is a network of DOE offices (including SETO), federal agencies, and research community members that focuses on enhancing communication and coordination across the critical materials innovation ecosystem. This quarterly newsletter will keep you informed of the latest CMC activities, funding opportunities, key events, and more within DOE and partner agencies.
September 18 | 2 p.m. ET | Virtual
Join the Idaho National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory for an introduction of the AquaPV Toolset – a suite of tools to assist in identifying the location of floating PV resources, regulatory processes, environmental impacts, and capital costs for developing projects at federal reservoirs.
September 19 | 12 p.m. ET | Virtual
Register for an upcoming webinar where the i2X team will discuss the third goal of the Transmission Interconnection Roadmap: promoting economic efficiency in interconnection. Check out upcoming and past Solution e-Xchanges.
September 24 | 10:50 a.m. ET | The Nest Climate Campus, North Javits Center, Room 406
Join SETO’s Tim Cycyota for his presentation on the new Promoting Registration of Inverters and Modules with Ecolabel (PRIME) Prize. Those involved in solar PV module and inverter manufacturing are encouraged to attend.
September 24 | 11 a.m. ET | Virtual
i2X FIRST is a series of monthly interactive meetings to facilitate the adoption of new and recently updated standards relevant for interconnected clean energy resources like solar and wind energy. Register here for all the i2X FIRST events and view recordings and slides from past events.
September 24 | 1 p.m. ET | Virtual
Join SETO for a unique opportunity to learn best practices for inclusive solar outreach. Hear from SETO communications experts and past winners of the Inclusive Solar Outreach Awards as they examine effective tactics that any organization can implement across their communications initiatives.
September & October | Virtual
The Equitable Solar Communities of Practice program is hosting virtual community convenings. Check out the session topics and register:
September 26 | 12 p.m. ET | Virtual
The Nationwide Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances for Monarch Butterfly on Energy and Transportation Lands (Monarch CCAA) is a voluntary program to provide habitat for the monarch butterfly on lands managed for energy and transportation. Join this webinar to learn how solar vegetation practices and land management can contribute to conservation through the program.
October 21 | 2 p.m. ET | Virtual
In March 2022, SETO released the PV EOL Action Plan. This webinar will provide an update on SETO activities in PV EOL since the release of the plan, featuring SETO-funded projects and federal programs from other offices.
Learn more about SETO or DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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