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Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by working with local Clean Cities and Communities coalitions through EERE’s Clean Energy to Communities peer-learning cohort program. Apply by Oct. 31 to follow in Milwaukee County’s footsteps and connect with other local governments, Tribes, utilities, and community-based organizations to collaborate on your clean energy projects.
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Making Energy Accessible and Affordable in a Community Near You |
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Learn how Energy Ready, a new integrated effort, supports local governments with technical assistance in distributed energy generation—including solar energy, EV charging, and distributed wind. As we deploy more energy options across the country, we increase our grid resilience and reliability, while increasing our nation’s energy independence and lowering energy costs.
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 Students at the Frankford High School Solar Lab participate in a classroom session of the Bright Solar Futures program. Photo courtesy of Philadelphia Energy Authority
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Using the DOE-funded Bright Solar Futures program, Philadelphia’s Frankford High School successfully trained over 120 students, most from underserved communities, on solar energy system design and installation. Don’t miss out on training from industry experts, hands-on classroom activities, and internship opportunities: download the Curriculum Toolkit to start your school’s solar curriculum.
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Congratulations to the winners of the Equitable and Affordable Solutions to Electrification (EAS-E) Prize! Learn how these winners received over $2 million in cash prizes and technical assistance to address the cost and complexities of home electrification.
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Check out the free online course, Foundations of Community Solar Development. Modeled after the Community Power Accelerator’s Learning Lab, this course supports the accelerated development of equitable community solar energy.
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Increasing Energy Reliability and Resilience |
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Let us know your thoughts on opportunities and limitations for photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) systems in the U.S. market, research that could improve performance while reducing costs, siting and permitting requirements for PVT system installation, and interest in installations. Share your input by Dec. 31.
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The Small Innovative Projects in Solar (SIPS) 2024 funding program provided over $5 million for 16 selected projects that focus on innovative solar energy research. Learn how these project selectees drove innovation for continued research into photovoltaics (PV) and solar-thermal power and how you can help make our electricity sector cleaner one sunbeam at a time!
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Our Supply Chain in Action |
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 A bee pollinates native Kentucky wildflowers at the E.W. Brown Solar Farm. Photo courtesy of Chad Alkire
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In March 2022, EERE released the Photovoltaics End-of-Life Action Plan, outlining a strategy to further increase environmental benefits throughout a PV’s life cycle, from design to decommission. Register for a webinar on Oct. 21 to hear plan updates and learn about progress toward establishing safe, responsible, and economical solar PV end-of-life practices.
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Keep an eye out for DOE’s upcoming Wind Turbine Technology Recycling Funding Opportunity. This funding will help create sustainable wind turbine components and improve the turbine material recycling process, increasing the sustainability of our wind energy materials and bolstering the domestic supply chain.
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Successful Strategies for Better Insulating
Oct. 10 | 1 p.m. ET
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BOTTLE™ Consortium: Using Analysis to Guide Plastic Circularity
Oct. 16 | 2 p.m. ET
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2024 Secure Together Summit
Oct. 16–17 | In Person
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WREN: Using eDNA for Wind Energy and Wildlife Studies
Oct. 17 | 10 a.m. ET
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U.S.-Danish Floating Offshore Wind Energy Mooring and Anchoring R&D Funding Webinar
Oct. 17 | 12 p.m. ET
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Beyond Zero Energy: Balancing Embodied Carbon and Operational Energy Solutions for Zero Emission Buildings
Oct. 17 | 1 p.m. ET
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Solar PV Metering: Fundamentals
Oct. 17 | 1 p.m. ET
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BRIDGES Bioenergy 101: Bioenergy National Lab Research in the Classroom
Oct. 17 | 6 p.m. ET
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Photovoltaics End-of-Life Action Plan Update
Oct. 21 | 2 p.m. ET
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Don’t Forget …
Explore DOE’s three new no-cost technical assistance opportunities for utilities and grid operators.
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Attend the webinar on Oct. 23.
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Apply for Key Assist by Nov. 15.
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Apply for rolling technical assistance.
Receive up to $2 million for offshore wind career education and training programs.
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Attend the informational webinar on Oct. 10.
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Apply by Dec. 13.
Improve STEM workforce development opportunities with DOE’s $3 million funding for nonprofits.
Take a look at DOE’s $112.5 million Oceans of Opportunity funding.
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Submit your concept paper by Oct. 25.
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Apply by Jan. 30, 2025.
Apply to the second phase of the Hydropower Testing Network by Oct. 30.
Apply for the $12 million FY24 Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries funding.
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Submit your concept paper by Nov. 7.
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Apply by Jan. 16, 2025.
Register for the Solar District Cup class of 2024–2025 by Jan. 16, 2025.
Learn more about the Battery Workforce Challenge Program.
See more open opportunities here.
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