The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $30 million in funding for projects as part of a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program: Duration Addition to electricitY Storage (DAYS). DAYS project teams will build innovative technologies to enable long-duration energy storage on the power grid, providing reliable electricity for 10 to […]
DOE offers $19 million for advanced battery & electrification research
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced $19 million to support 12 new cost-shared research projects focused on batteries and vehicle electrification technologies to enable extreme fast charging. Selected research projects are focused on developing EV systems that can recharge rapidly at high power levels, decreasing typical charge times to 15 minutes or less […]
Energy Department announces $18.5 million for offshore wind research
Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced $18.5 million in new Department of Energy (DOE) funding for an offshore wind research and development (R&D) consortium that will conduct U.S.-specific research aimed at reducing the cost of offshore wind in the U.S. This consortium will be a cooperative private-public innovation hub addressing topics, including wind plant technology…
DOE adds six new contracts under the Distributed Wind Competitiveness Improvement Project
The Energy Department (DOE) announced six new contracts totalling $1.49 million awarded by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) under the DOE-funded Distributed Wind Competitiveness Improvement Project (CIP). Since 2013, the CIP has awarded 22 competitively-selected, cost-shared contracts to 12 different manufacturers and component suppliers for small and medium-sized wind turbine designs. Through five rounds…
U.S. Secretary of Energy urges FERC to take swift action to address threats to grid resiliency
This week, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry formally proposed that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) take swift action to address threats to U.S. electrical grid resiliency. Pursuant to his authority under Section 403 of the Department of Energy Organization Act, the Secretary urged the Commission to issue a final rule requiring its organized markets to develop…
EERE: 4 emerging trends in U.S. offshore wind technologies
Editor’s note: This article comes from the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) office. It is authored by Gary Norton, Senior Renewable Energy Technologies Advisor, and a member of DOE’s Offshore Wind Energy Team. Watch a related video and read the full article here. Is offshore wind the next big thing? It…
Energy Department releases three market reports that all point to the growth of wind energy
The Energy Department released three wind market reports demonstrating continued growth in wind energy nationwide. The reports cover the following market sectors: land-based utility scale, offshore, and distributed wind. America’s wind industry added more than 8,200 MW of capacity last year, representing 27% of all energy capacity additions in 2016. In 2016, wind supplied about 6% of U.S. electricity, and…
Energy Department invests $7.5 million to improve electric grid
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced an award of $7.5 million for a joint U.S.-India 5-year project that will help advance the development of the power grid. The Indian Ministry of Science and Technology and industry partners will match DOE’s commitment, bringing the total commitment to $30 million. This initiative, supported by DOE’s Office of…
Energy Department announces over $9M in funding for clean-energy projects on tribal lands
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced funding for 24 American Indian and Alaska Native communities to deploy clean energy and energy efficiency projects. DOE plans to invest over $9 million in 16 facility and community-scale energy projects in 24 tribal communities. As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to partner with Tribal Nations, these projects…
DOE data show states with most wind energy have largest electric rate decline
Newly released Department of Energy (DOE) data show that consumers in the states that use the most wind energy have fared far better than consumers in states that use less wind energy. The 11 states that produce more than seven percent of their electricity from wind energy have seen their electricity prices fall by 0.37%…
8 things the Feds think you don’t know about distributed wind
Editor’s note: This article is part of the Energy.gov series highlighting the “Top Things You Didn’t Know About…” In this case, the topic is distributed wind energy. 8.Distributed wind power is used at or near where it is generated, as opposed to wind power from wholesale generation, where power is sent to consumers via transmission…