WASHINGTON – Today, the Energy Department released the On the Path to SunShot reports, a series of eight research papers examining the state of the U.S. solar energy industry and the progress made to date toward the SunShot Initiative’s goal to make solar energy cost-competitive with other forms of electricity by 2020. The solar… Keep reading →
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New Study Examines Progress Toward SunShot Initiative Goals, Identifies Emerging Solar Energy R&D Opportunities For 2020 And Beyond
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By U.S. Department of EnergyWASHINGTON – Today, the Energy Department announced five additional military bases will join Solar Ready Vets, a solar jobs training program that prepares service members for careers in the solar industry when they leave active duty. The Department is also awarding $10 million to 10 new projects through its Solar Training and Education for Professionals… Keep reading →
Energy Department Announces $25 Million To Accelerate Integration Of Solar Energy Into Nation’s Electrical Grid
By U.S. Department of EnergyWASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of the Energy Department’s ongoing efforts to modernize the nation’s grid through the Grid Modernization Initiative, the Energy Department today announced $25 million in available funding through an effort called Enabling Extreme Real-Time Grid Integration of Solar Energy (ENERGISE) to help software developers, solar companies, and utilities accelerate the integration… Keep reading →
Renewable Energy Update – April 2016 #3
By William R. Devine, Barry Epstein, Emily L. Murray, Patrick A. Perry | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLPWe’re Wasting Solar Energy Because The Grid Can’t Handle It All. Here’s A Solution.
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogCalifornia has a nice problem: It’s producing so much clean solar energy that the state’s electric grid is at capacity, and sometimes beyond. As Vox’s David Roberts reports in his excellent piece about California’s grid headache, it makes good sense to expand the system by interconnecting state-run energy markets. But he also notes, at the… Keep reading →
As increasing numbers of renewable energy generation facilities are installed in the U.S., the realities of their operational impacts have sometimes been surprising. While renewables in general, and solar power in particular, have been touted as generally benign with regard to environmental impacts, some solar projects that have recently been placed in service reveal that… Keep reading →
Energy Department Announces Denver As Next Location For Solar Decathlon Competition In 2017
By U.S. Department of EnergyUnder Secretary for Science and Energy Dr. Franklin Orr announces Denver as the host city for the 2017 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. | Photo courtesy of Ellen Jaskol DENVER, CO – At an event today in Denver, Colorado, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Under Secretary for Science and Energy, Dr. Franklin Orr,… Keep reading →
Turning Windows Into Solar Panels
By Victor Klimov |Los Alamos National LaboratoryResearchers in the Center for Advanced Solar Photophysics at Los Alamos National Laboratory are seeking to transform everyday windows into solar collectors by harnessing the unique properties of quantum dots. The advantages of solar power as a source of clean, renewable energy seem obvious. Sunlight is abundant, free and, for all practical purposes, eternal. While… Keep reading →
Why Isn’t Texas Saving Energy And Water Through Solar Floatovoltaics?
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogSymbiosis – in which different species have a cooperative or mutually beneficial relationship – is everywhere in nature: honeybees receive vital nutrients from flowers while delivering pollen (male) directly to the female parts of the flower; pilot fish gain protection from predators, while sharks gain freedom from parasites; and dogs protect their owners, while receiving… Keep reading →
3 Ways Texas’ Grid Is Getting Smarter Thanks To DOE’s SunShot Initiative
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogLast week, GridWise Alliance released its 3rd Annual Grid Modernization Index (GMI), a ranking of every state’s progress toward modernization of our nation’s electric system – and Texas impressively placed third. The Alliance, a leading smart grid coalition which includes Environmental Defense Fund, based its assessment on state policies, customer engagement, and investment in advancing… Keep reading →