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TRIVIA QUESTION—Algae are packed with nutrients and have high protein levels. What common algae-based nutrition supplement can be added to juice and smoothies? Check your answer at the bottom of the newsletter! |
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EERE Snapshot
Energy innovation has substantially reduced the cost of energy, curbed energy consumption by households, businesses, and industry, and made affordable and accessible renewable energy options available to more Americans. Read the 2024 EERE Investment Snapshot to learn more.
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Do you have research, development, and demonstration projects that advance solar photovoltaic crystalline silicon modules, cadmium telluride modules, or other non-module hardware? Submit your concept papers for the Solar Module and Solar Hardware (SMASH) Incubator funding opportunity by Feb. 13.
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Apply to the Inspire Track Round 2 of the HBCU Clean Energy Education Prize by Feb. 27 to support the development of summer and after-school programs that inspire underrepresented K–12 and community college students to explore energy career paths. Ready to make an impact? Register for the Jan. 28 webinar to learn more.
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Energy Earthshot Initiative |
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Discover how the all-hands-on-deck Energy Earthshots™ effort over the past three years has driven significant advancements in energy innovation. Charting the Path: An Energy Earthshot™ Report outlines clear strategies and milestones for all eight Energy Earthshots to sustain American leadership in the global energy economy and improve lives through American innovation.
Read the full report to learn how the U.S. Department of Energy is ensuring that scientific discoveries and R&D advancements lead to industry-ready technologies and tools that drive innovation and economic progress.
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Manufacturing in the United States |
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An interagency team led by DOE released the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge 2021–2024 Progress Report, which highlights recent efforts to scale up SAF production, reduces costs, enhance sustainability, and expand the use of SAF across the U.S. airline industry. Read the full report to learn more.
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Congratulations to the 66 projects selected for DOE support on transformational technologies R&D. These investments will accelerative innovative tech development to ensure U.S. resilience and competitiveness in our supply chains by improving American productivity in key industrial subsectors—learn more about the projects.
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Ensuring Independent and Secure Energy |
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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released a new study showing significant potential for expanding renewable energy production on federal lands. Researchers found that federal lands in the contiguous U.S. could accommodate 51 to 84 gigawatts of renewable energy production by 2035. Deployment on this scale would account for up to 10% of the renewable energy required to achieve net-zero emissions in the electricity sector. Read the study to learn more.
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Congratulations to the three selected projects that will advance biofuel development and support the U.S. bioeconomy. See how these projects will develop biofuel technologies that use sustainable biomass and waste feedstocks.
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Members of the Characterizing the Geothermal Lithium Resource at the Salton Sea report team receive the Directors Award for Societal Impact. From left to right: Eric Sonnenthal, Jennifer Stokes-Draut, Margaret Busse, Christina Procopiou, Will Stringfellow, Dev Millstein, Patrick Dobson, Susan Sprinkle, and Bill Collins (Associate Lab Director). Photo courtesy of The Regents of the University of California, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
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The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) has recognized the team responsible for the “Characterizing the Geothermal Lithium Resource at the Salton Sea” report with the 2024 Director’s Award for Societal Impact. LBNL’s Award for Societal Impact specifically acknowledges outstanding research that furthers solutions to large social problems or pressing societal questions. To learn more, read the full report, which provides the most comprehensive assessment to date of lithium in the Salton Sea geothermal region.
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Advancing Energy Innovation in Your Community |
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DOE and Google are working together to identify contractors with Energy Skilled-recognized credentials. To date, more than 2 million families have claimed over $2 billion in credits for energy-efficient home improvements—an average of $880 per family. See how this collaboration will make it easier for homeowners to select qualified local technicians—and check out DOE’s other resources to lower your energy costs.
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) offers several workforce development initiatives that help local residents enter union apprenticeships and build the skills they need to land in-demand trade jobs with family-sustaining wages. Read more about how people like Uriah Harris, Samson Nguyen, and Miguel Vela are building a better future for themselves while proudly contributing to SMUD’s energy plan.
Pictured: Miguel Vela, seen performing maintenance on Sacramento Municipal Utility District's electrical infrastructure, launched his career with a 16-week training program.
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Did You Know?
 Following Juan Felipe Gallego-Calderon’s wedding, he and his new wife ski down a snowy mountain. Photo courtesy of Juan Felipe Gallego-Calderon
Meet Juan Gallego-Calderon, an Idaho National Laboratory engineer who loves the outdoors so much that he married his fiancée on a snowy mountainside. Read more to learn how Gallego-Calderon protects his natural playground by working on hydropower.
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Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee Fifth Meeting
Jan. 16 | 12 p.m. ET
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2024 Standard Scenarios
Jan. 16 | 1 p.m. ET
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U.S. SEER: Exploring the Potential Environmental Effects of Offshore Wind Energy in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico
Jan. 23 | 12 p.m. ET
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New Research Insights on Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation Across U.S. Regions
Jan. 23 | 1 p.m. ET
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Known Unknowns: Key Energy-Efficiency Trends in the New Year
Jan. 23 | 1 p.m. ET
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Operations and Maintenance/Health and Safety Summit
Jan. 29–31 | In Person
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U.S. Floating Solar Opportunities and Barriers Workshop
Feb. 10–11 | In Person
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Don’t Forget to Apply
Good Jobs in Clean Energy Prize
$3.3M Funding | Jan. 31
Energy Innovator Fellowship
Host Institution | Jan. 31
Geothermal Heat Pumps PATHs Prize
$3M Funding | Feb. 12
SolWEB2
$11M Funding | Feb. 14
FASST Initiative RFI
RFI | Feb. 17
National Wind Energy Art Challenge
Contest | Feb. 28
Introducing GeoBridge: A Centralized Repository for Geothermal Information
Webinar Replay | Free
RTES Framework
Resource | Free
No-Cost Utility and Grid Operator Technical Assistance
Technical Assistance | Rolling
Geothermal Data Repository Virtual Assistant
Resource | Free
See more open opportunities here.
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TRIVIA ANSWER—Spirulina! Next time you flip that green juice label around and read “spirulina,” you’ll know you’re drinking juice with a bit of algae sprinkled in for an extra measure of plant-based protein. Keep an eye out for the AlgaePrize 2025 registration opening in April to help build the algal bioeconomy of the future! |
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