EERE Network News

April 25, 2012

News and Events

Energy Department Offers $9 Million to Improve Solar Forecasting

The Energy Department has announced that $9 million is available this year to help utilities and grid operators better forecast the power produced by U.S. solar energy plants.

Energy Department Announces Solar "Plug-and-Play" Funding Solar

The Energy Department has announced that up to $5 million is available this year to develop "plug-and-play" photovoltaic (PV) systems.

Small Business Efficiency, Renewable Research Funding: Energy Department

The Energy Department has announced that up to $9 million is available for funding about 50 small businesses to advance innovative energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies.

Michigan Company Unveils EV Systems Manufacturing Facility

The Energy Department has announced the opening of an electric vehicle (EV) systems manufacturing facility in Michigan by a company that was backed by $40 million in Recovery Act funding.

Biomass Cogeneration Facility Opens at Energy Department Site

The Energy Department and Ameresco, Inc. have marked the successful operational startup of a new $795 million biomass-fueled cogeneration facility at DOE's Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina. The facility was built under the largest energy savings performance contract in U.S. history.

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Harvesting the Sun at the West Tennessee Solar Farm

The just-opened West Tennessee Solar Farm, backed by the Energy Department, is the largest photovoltaic installation in the seven-state Tennessee Valley Authority region.