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Engineers Are Working on a Solar Microgrid to Outlast Lunar Nights

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For the Artemis program , NASA and its collaborators want to build a sustained presence on the moon, which includes setting up a base where astronauts can live and work. One of the crucial elements for a functioning lunar base is a power supply. The main energy source will be solar, supplemented by batteries.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $30 million in federal funding, matched by more than $35 million in private sector funds, for 68 projects that will accelerate the commercialization of promising energy technologies—ranging from clean energy and advanced manufacturing, to building efficiency and next-generation materials.