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DOE WPTO seeking facilities to join Hydropower Testing Network

The U.S. DOE launched the first phase of the Hydropower Testing Network (HyTN), to connect hydropower technology developers to testing capability providers.

DOE investing $71M to expand US solar manufacturing

The selected projects are meant to address gaps in the domestic solar manufacturing capacity for supply chain including equipment, silicon ingots and wafers, and both silicon and thin-film solar cell manufacturing.

How much tidal energy can Alaska’s electricity grid support?

A report released by NREL found that the Railbelt power grid in Alaska known can support 200 MW of tidal energy and up to 300 MW with grid upgrades.

DOE eases environmental review requirements for transmission, storage, and solar projects

DOE said it is taking these steps to reduce the cost and time for environmental analysis incurred by DOE, project developers, and the public for these projects.

DOE releases new transmission interconnection roadmap to address clean energy backlog

The roadmap sets success targets for interconnection improvement by 2030 and outlines tools that could improve the process for connecting more clean energy projects to a reliable grid.

DOE: It’s not too late to close the wind energy workforce gap

The report laid out several key takeaways that the NREL says could help “boost the quality and quantity of applicants” for wind energy jobs.

DOE’s draft roadmap aims to improve interconnection of renewables

The roadmap is intended to serve as a practical guide for implementing near- and long-term solutions to interconnect clean energy sources and to clear the exist…

DOE adopts analytics tool to support EV infrastructure growth initiatives

The index tracks millions of data points aggregated into six categories—interest, availability, adoption, affordability, infrastructure and experience….

DOE competition aims to advance wind turbine materials recycling

While most of a wind turbine’s mass can be recycled, the remaining 10%-15%, composed of fiber-reinforced composites and rare earth elements, are still unrecycla…

New tech under development to monitor bird and bat contact with wind turbines

The project aims to help better understand how wildlife co-exists with wind farms. …

DOE storm runoff tool aims to help solar developers

PV-SMaRT Runoff Calculator is meant to be used by developers and regulators to better understand how solar farms affect stormwater runoff….

Project Hestia is expected to focus on households in disadvantaged communities as well as homeowners with lower credit ratings. …

DOE targets long duration energy storage with funding announcement

The effort aims to cut the cost of grid-scale energy storage by 90% for systems that deliver 10+ hours of duration within the decade. …

Arizona nuclear to clean hydrogen project receives $20 million from Dept. of Energy

The Biden administration remains committed to the deployment of green hydrogen, despite skepticism by climate groups. …

Solar+storage to add most new battery storage capacity in the U.S. over next three years

More than half of the battery storage capacity added in the U.S. in the next three years will be paired with a solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant, bucking the …