Tag: DOE

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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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 U.S. government’s controversial green car loan program is getting a makeover, which could unleash its remaining $16 billion in allocated funds. During an event Wednesday, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced that the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program, which allocated loans to green automakers between 2009 and 2011, will be improved in a […]

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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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By Frances White, originally published by PNNL Construction on a new energy research facility at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratorycampus will start this April. The project, valued at approximately $10 million, will build a facility that will house a broad variety of energy research and PNNL’s campus sustainability program. Research conducted there will address […]

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By Frances White, originally published by PNNL A Massachusetts startup has signed a license agreement with Battelle to commercialize battery technology that can help store large amounts of renewable energy and improve the reliability of the nation’s power grid. The license with Lowell, Mass.-based WattJoule Corporation is expected to advance the commercial use of redox […]

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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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Changes are already happening to Earth’s climate due to the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation and large-scale agriculture. As changes get more pronounced, people everywhere will have to adjust. “Adapting to an evolving climate is going to be required in every sector of society, in every region of the globe. We need to get going, […]

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U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) applauded the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) decision to grant the Pacific Northwest Solar Partnership $1.65M in funding through the Rooftop Solar Challenge Program. The Pacific Northwest Solar Partnership, led by the Washington State Department of Commerce, was granted the award to develop improved solar programs, create “solar ready” corridors, […]

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