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Funding Opportunity to Optimize Decarbonization of Building Systems
EERE released its $30 million Building Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) funding opportunity, which covers nine topic areas to advance building decarbonization. Equitable decarbonization of the U.S. building stock is central to each topic—emphasizing cost-effective, easy-to-deploy technology solutions and community-oriented partnerships.
To apply for funding, applicants must register with, and submit application materials through EERE eXCHANGE. Concept papers are due?Dec. 18.
Apply to 2nd Phase of Local Energy Action Program
The Communities LEAP program seeks to facilitate sustained community-wide economic empowerment through clean energy, improve local environmental conditions, and open the way for other benefits, primarily through DOE’s clean energy deployment work.?
Eligible applicants—low income, energy-burdened communities—must include at least one community-based organization and one local government or tribal entity. Communities are invited to attend open office hours to get more information and ask questions:
DOE Seeks Information on Coexistence of Wind Turbines and Radar
As wind development grows, some wind turbines may be located within the line of sight of radar systems, causing electromagnetic interference. EERE’s Wind Energy Technologies Office wants information to better understand the challenges wind developers face regarding turbine-radar interference, including the mitigation technologies that currently exist or are in development. Responses are due Jan. 12, 2024.
Leading the Charge—Solar Decathlon Teams Tackle Zero Energy Building Designs
Learn about the 105 teams from 93 collegiate institutions that are tackling climate change by designing high-performance, zero energy buildings. As part of DOE’s?Solar Decathlon??2024 Design Challenge, these student teams created highly efficient, low-carbon building designs that address issues related to?climate resilience,?embodied carbon,?existing building retrofits, and?community impact.
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Borrowing Semiconductor Industry Know-How to Make Better Batteries
A coating technique long used in the manufacturing of computer chips can potentially enable a battery to charge many more times over its lifetime and make it much easier to manufacture. In a study funded in part by the EERE’s Vehicle Technologies Office, Argonne National Laboratory successfully adapted the technique for use with solid-state batteries, which are batteries made of all solid materials.?
???? Spotlight on Bioenergy Technologies Office ????
Nylon-based plastic waste, such as textiles, carpets, tires, and fishing nets, may have untapped recycling and reuse potential. With support from EERE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office, scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratories developed a technology that breaks down nylon waste with enzymes, turning old products into eco-friendly solutions without releasing harmful gases.?
?? In an article published in Open Access Government, Dr. Reyhaneh Shenassa, Chief Engineer at EERE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office, explains how sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) are reducing aviation carbon emissions. Initiatives such as the?SAF Grand Challenge, which has a goal of generating at least 3 billion gallons of SAF by 2030, and the?Clean Fuels & Products Shot? support the development of sustainable feedstocks and conversion technologies.
??? The deadline has been extended to provide feedback for improving sustainable aviation fuel supply chains. EERE’s Bioenergy Technology Office is requesting information from stakeholders, as part of the SAF Grand Challenge Roadmap. The goal is to identify opportunities and challenges that will meet the rising SAF demand. Responses are due Nov. 17.
???? Electrofuels could become energy superheroes. Every hour, a 90-million-gallon ethanol plant produces around 27 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2). Discover how EERE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office’s CO2RUe Consortium is revolutionizing the way CO2 emissions from ethanol plants are converted into valuable chemicals and additional fuel through electrolyzers.
Enter WPTO’s Photo and Video Contest by Nov. 17
The Make a Splash photo and video contest offers winners up to $2,000 for the best photos and videos depicting water power technologies, research and development, and infrastructure, along with people and communities contributing to or benefiting from water power. Entries are due Nov. 17.
Mirror This!
?? Check out a new video from EERE’s Solar Energy Technologies Office that describes how concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) harnesses energy from the sun using mirrors. The video also highlights staffers with diverse career backgrounds and how they came together to advance CSP’s technology in meeting the nation's decarbonization goals.
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