Tag: department of energy

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) announced the selection of eight projects to receive up to $2.4 million in funding via the Beyond Batteries Lab Call: Geothermal Energy Applications for Storage Alternatives. These projects will explore opportunities for integrating geothermal energy into various functions in support of the Beyond Batteries objectives. These […]

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                      Avista Utilities, Snohomish PUD and Puget Sound Energy have been awarded $14.3 million in matching grants from the state’s new Clean Energy Fund to lead energy storage projects with ties to federally funded research at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Gov. Jay Inslee […]

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By Mary Beckman, PNNL RICHLAND, Wash. – The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory welcomed one of the 32 multi-million dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers announced by DOE this week. The centers are charged with pursuing the scientific underpinnings of various aspects of energy production, storage and use. As a renewal of an EFRC established in 2009, […]

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Link to Grants.gov Description: Amendment 000001: Revised the Closing Date to June 9, 2014. Revised the information regarding the Pre-Solicitation Workshop at the 2014 Annual Merit Review. The Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) is seeking feedback from the research community and relevant stakeholders to assist in the development of topics for a potential Funding Opportunity Announcement […]

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By Kyung M. Song, Seattle Times Seattle’s Principle Power will receive up to $47 million in federal grants for its proposed floating wind farm off Coos Bay, Ore., pushing it closer to generating the nation’s first electricity from offshore West Coast winds. The U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday named Principle as one of three offshore […]

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The U.S. Energy Department on Wednesday unveiled a plan for up to $4 billion in loan aid for renewable energy companies to help rejuvenate a program that faced harsh political attacks over past failures of federally subsidized projects. The Obama administration’s draft plan would provide loan guarantees for innovative projects that limit or avoid greenhouse […]

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The Department of Energy is looking to recruit judges for the 2014 Better Buildings Case Competition (BBCC), and they have asked us to ping the SAPC network to see if any of you would be interested. Please see details below. If you would like to pursue this opportunity, please contact Jessica Knapstein (cc’ed) at jessica.knapstein@ee.doe.gov […]

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The State Energy Program awarded nearly $4 million to 13 states to increase statewide energy savings and boost the energy efficiency of public institutions, local governments, and industrial sectors. Below is a list of projects under three areas of interest: Advancing Industrial Energy Efficiency, Stimulating Energy Efficiency Action in States, and Retrofitting Public Buildings. More […]

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Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) tapped a member of his staff to coordinate with the Energy Department on implementing a key report the agency released  on the challenges facing the energy storage market. Dave Berick, the Senate committee’s chief investigator, will serve as the point person to work with DOE, Wyden […]

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Detailed Discussion of Benefits, Challenges, and Next Steps for Wider Adoption onto the Nation’s Electric Grid As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to a cleaner, more secure energy future, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today released the Energy Department’s Grid Energy Storage report to the members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The […]

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