Tag: Department of Energy
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U.S. Department of Energy promotes domestic energy storage with new Grand Challenge
U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette announced the launch of the Energy Storage Grand Challenge, a comprehensive program to accelerate the development, commercialization, and utilization of next-generation energy storage technologies and sustain American global leadership in energy storage. The Grand Challenge builds on the $158 million Advanced Energy Storage Initiative announcedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Win funding and access to grow your concept in this DOE American innovation competition
There are more effective ways for the government to boost U.S.-based innovation and manufacturing without tariffs. Example: The Department of Energy’s American Made Challenge Solar Prize competition is awarding $3 million in prizes as well as support from the DOE’s robust U.S.-based network to help build business plans, prototypes andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Total clean energy disruption is here and three other takeaways from Intersolar 2018
Starting with the opening keynote presentations on through the innovations on the expo floor, Intersolar 2018 was all about disruption. Yes, even those of you already succeeding in solar today, if you’re not careful, you could be disrupted too. Here’s what jumped out at us in San Francisco last week.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Department of Energy puts $3 million into contest to boost solar manufacturing
Amid rumors of a wild nuclear bailout plan, the Department of Energy isn’t totally forgetting about solar, launching the American-Made Solar Prize competition to revitalize U.S. solar manufacturing. The program will support entrepreneurs as they develop transformative ideas into concepts and then into early-stage prototypes ready for industry testing. EntrepreneurialRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Department of Energy boosts Sunshot funding by $82M after already hitting 2020 cost target
I hope it’s not morbid timing that all of these positive solar reports are coming out right before the Section trade case decision. NREL noted more sharp system cost declines in 2017, and now the U.S. Department of Energy says solar’s 2020 utility-scale solar cost target set by the SunShot Initiative hasRead More — Solar Builder magazine