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DOE launches wave energy competition

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DOE announced the Wave Energy Prize at the International Marine Renewable Energy Conference co-located at the National Hydropower Association Annual Conference. Contribute to the development of innovative clean energy technologies that boost US energy security. Van Buren Township, Michigan.

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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Or, solar thermal can directly provide heat for industrial processes to make steel, cement, and chemicals—all energy-intensive sectors that are difficult to clean up. In recent years, however, CSP development stalled amid the rapidly falling cost of solar PV. The first utility-scale solar-thermal plants were built in the 1980s.

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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Or, solar thermal can directly provide heat for industrial processes to make steel, cement, and chemicals—all energy-intensive sectors that are difficult to clean up. In recent years, however, CSP development stalled amid the rapidly falling cost of solar PV. The first utility-scale solar-thermal plants were built in the 1980s.

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DOE To Award $104.7M to Establish Research and Testing Facilities for Carbon Fiber Manufacturing, Advanced Batteries, and Net-Zero Energy Building Technology

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The projects will support the development and improvement of clean energy and efficiency technologies of strategic national interest. The Center will investigate novel manufacturing processes and alternative feedstocks in order to lower the cost of carbon fiber from the current $10-$20 per pound to under $5 per pound.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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billion in loan guarantees to support innovative renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in the United States. Clean Future, Inc. Southwest Clean Air Agency. Charging infrastructure financing: Unlocking Up $4.5 The solicitation can provide up to $4.5 Municipal fleet electrification. Berkshire Hathaway Energy. Con Edison.

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