Renewable News
DOE Announces $8 Million to Integrate Solar Energy Production with Farming
DOE is investing $8 million in six projects that will support agrivoltaics—the co-location of agricultural production and solar-energy generation on the same land. The projects will evaluate multiple system designs and cultivation methods in various environmental conditions to maximize benefits for farmers and pave the way for large-scale deployment.
DOE Invests $16 Million for National Lab-Led Hydropower and Marine Projects
EERE’s Water Power Technologies Office announced $5.6 million for 13 hydropower projects and $10.5 million for 11 marine energy projects led by researchers at six national laboratories.
American-Made Solar Prize Round 6 Semifinalists Announced
Last week, 20 teams from 10 states received $50,000 and advanced to phase 2 of the American-Made Solar prize, a competition designed to spur innovations in solar hardware and software technologies and address challenges to rapid, equitable solar-energy deployment. Anyone based in the U.S. is eligible to compete.
Energy Cybersecurity
DOE And NREL Announce First Cohort Of The Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator Program
EERE and the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response have selected the first cohort for its Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator (CECA) program. The CECA program helps to address the most urgent security gaps in the modern electrical grid and supports innovative companies and organizations who can develop early-stage answers.
Better Building Challenge
DOE Recognizes Better Buildings Partner City of Chattanooga, TN for Energy Efficiency Achievements
As part of the Better Buildings Challenge, the City of Chattanooga, TN, hosted DOE for a tour of its Moccasin Bend Environmental Campus to showcase its successful energy, water, and cost savings measures. To improve the facility’s efficiency and performance, the city installed a 10-acre solar array and several energy efficiency measures that reduced the campus’ energy consumption by 27% and its water consumption by 24%, saving $1.4 million per year.
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