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Energy Department Invests $7 Million in Solid-State Lighting
The Energy Department announced on June 7 that
it will invest more than $7 million in three innovative solid-state
lighting projects, to be carried out by companies in California,
Michigan, and North Carolina. The projects aim to lower the cost of
manufacturing high-efficiency solid-state lighting technologies such as
light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs).
LEDs and OLEDs are generally ten times more energy-efficient than
conventional incandescent lighting and can last up to 25 times as long.
By 2030, these technologies have the potential to nearly cut in half the
amount of electricity used for lighting in the United States, which
could save up to $30 billion a year.
The three projects include one led by Cree, Inc.
of Durham, North Carolina, to develop an optimized, cost-competitive
LED fixture design that uses fewer raw materials and can be readily
integrated into buildings. In addition, KLA-Tencor Corp. of Milpitas,
California, will develop a measurement tool to help reduce variation in
LED production quality, potentially helping to improve LED performance,
color quality, and brightness while reducing manufacturing costs. And
k-Space Associates, Inc. of Dexter, Michigan, will build on its optical
monitoring technology to enable high-precision measurements of the
thickness and composition of OLED layers during mass production, paving
the way for future large-scale production of OLEDs. See the DOE press release, a detailed description of the selected projects, and the Energy Department's Solid-State Lighting website.
Energy Department Invests in Innovative Manufacturing Technologies
The Energy Department announced on June 12 it
has awarded more than $54 million for 13 projects across the country to
advance transformational technologies and materials. These projects,
which are leveraging approximately an additional $17 million in cost
share from the private sector, can help U.S. manufacturers increase the
energy efficiency of their operations and reduce costs. The projects
will be in California, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New
York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Utah, and will develop
cutting-edge manufacturing tools, techniques, and processes that will be
able to save companies money by reducing the energy needed to power
their facilities.
From improving manufacturing processes that
reduce the energy needed to make components for aircraft and vehicles,
to lowering the production costs of carbon fiber for a wide range of
clean energy products, these projects represent a major investment in
the solutions that will transform energy-intensive manufacturing
technologies and materials used by industry in the United States. The
results of these projects could produce large improvements in energy
productivity, reduce pollution, and boost product output, while creating
jobs and helping American companies expand export opportunities
globally. Each project will advance technologies early enough in their
development cycles to permit the full scope of their technical benefits
to be shared across a broad cross-section of the domestic economy.
Collectively, these projects are part of the Obama Administration’s
effort to support the creation of good jobs by helping U.S.
manufacturers reduce costs, improve quality, and accelerate product
development. See the DOE press release and the project descriptions
 .Popular Choice Winners Named for “Apps for Energy” Competition
The Energy Department announced on June 6 the
Popular Choice winners for the "Apps for Energy" competition.
"VELObill," the winner of the public vote, will receive $8,000, while
"Innovative Solar Demand Response," took second place and will be
awarded $4,000. App developers submitted more than 50 innovative mobile
and Web applications that will help utility consumers save money by
making the most of their “Green Button” electricity usage data. The
Popular Choice awards reflect the results of public voting, which ran
from May 17 to May 31 and involved more than 12,000 participants. Other
winners in the competition were selected by a panel of expert reviewers
and announced May 22 at Connectivity Week, a gathering of smart grid
industry leaders in Santa Clara, California. See the May 30 EERE Network News article on the previous winners.
In April, the Energy Department launched Apps
for Energy, challenging developers to create apps that were designed to
make the best use of the data provided through the President’s Green
Button initiative, through which nine major utilities and electricity
suppliers will provide more than 31 million customers with access to
data about their own energy use. The top Popular Choice winner,
"VELObill," makes it easier for utility customers to view their energy
usage, measure whether it is high or low, and compare it to that of
their peers. With this information in hand, users can create an
energy-saving action plan tailored to their individual needs and
preferences. The second-place winner, "Innovative Solar Demand
Response," sizes a solar photovoltaic and battery storage system based
on the customer's average peak energy demand for each hour of the day.
The system is sized to release stored energy during peak times, when
energy production is more costly. See the DOE press release and the full list of "Apps for Energy" submissions.
Chicago Joins the Better Buildings Challenge
The Energy Department and Chicago Mayor Rahm
Emanuel announced on June 5 that Chicago, Illinois, is joining the
Better Buildings Challenge, part of an initiative launched last year by
President Obama to catalyze investment in commercial and industrial
building energy upgrades and support new jobs across the country. As a
partner in this national initiative, Chicago is committing to reduce
energy use by 20% across nearly 24 million square feet of public and
private building space within the next five years. The Better Buildings
Challenge supports the Obama Administration's blueprint for an economy
built to last, reducing energy costs in buildings—which last year
consumed more than 40% of all the energy used by the U.S. economy—while
boosting U.S. competitiveness in the global clean energy race.
Chicago plans to upgrade 10 million square feet
of city-owned buildings and nearly 14 million square feet of privately
owned buildings that have partnered with the city. The City of Chicago
and its partners will share their most successful energy-saving
strategies and solutions so that others can follow. To date, more than
60 organizations are partnering with the Energy Department for the
Better Buildings Challenge and have committed nearly $2 billion in
energy efficiency financing to improve the energy efficiency of more
than 1.6 billion square feet of building space and to reduce energy
waste across more than 300 manufacturing facilities. See the DOE press release and the Better Buildings Challenge website.
New Method Ensures the Effectiveness of Residential Building Energy Codes
The Energy Department recently released a new
methodology for evaluating homeowner savings through residential energy
codes. These codes are commonly adopted by states and local code
enforcement jurisdictions across the nation to make homes more efficient
and cheaper to power. DOE's new approach is based on a life-cycle
analysis that balances initial costs with the longer-term savings these
codes make possible. By demonstrating savings available to homeowners,
this methodology will aid the adoption of cost-effective, energy-saving
codes for residential buildings, and help families save money over the
lifetime of their home.
The methodology provides policymakers with an
estimate of the economic benefits of energy codes though a life-cycle
cost assessment over a 30-year period, based on a set of parameters
typical for an average mortgage. The assessment includes both
single-family and multifamily buildings, as well as a variety of common
building foundation and fuel types. Costs of efficiency measures are
derived from the Energy Department's Residential Cost Database and
balanced against energy cost savings, mortgage payments, and other
financing impacts over the life of the home. DOE intends to use this new
method to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of these residential energy
codes. See the Energy Department's Progress Alert and the new Residential Code Methodology on the DOE's Building Energy Codes Program website.
New Advisory Committee to Boost Federal Deployment of Clean Energy
The Energy Department announced on June 1 a new
interagency advisory committee to accelerate deployment of innovative
products and technologies in the federal sector. The Senior Executive
Committee for Technology Deployment, a subcommittee of the Interagency
Technology Deployment Working Group, brings together leaders of
technology deployment programs from across the federal government to
implement the Obama Administration's comprehensive strategy to reduce
energy costs in agency facilities, while boosting U.S. competitiveness
in the global clean energy race.
The Senior Executive Committee features founding
representatives from the Energy Department, General Services
Administration, and the Department of Defense, including the Army and
Navy, and is expected to grow. The committee will support the transition
of energy efficient technologies from research and development to
successful commercialization by developing consistent processes to test
and evaluate innovative and underutilized technologies, and share
information on technology performance and economic value agency-wide.
The committee's activities will be coordinated agency-wide by the Energy
Department's Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP). See the DOE Progress Alert and the FEMP website.
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Saving Energy and Money with Aerogel Insulation
By Leo Christodoulou, PhD, Program Manager, Advanced Manufacturing Office
Most of us are familiar with the classic Thermos
bottle. The bottle keeps hot liquids hot with its vacuum insulation
material—but without good insulation, the heat from the liquid is
wasted.
Likewise, on a much larger scale, about 950
trillion BTUs (British Thermal Units) of heat energy is lost every year
due every year to the poor insulation of pipes, valves, traps, and
components from industrial steam distribution systems. This is almost
one percent of total domestic energy consumption—the equivalent of
wasting close to 165 million barrels of crude oil or just over 7,500
million gallons of gasoline.
As part of the President’s all-of-the-above
strategy to solve America’s clean energy challenges, the Energy
Department is investing in an innovative insulation material that saves
energy and money for industrial facilities while also helping to support
50 full-time clean energy jobs for Americans.
With help from the Energy Department’s Advanced
Manufacturing Office, Aspen Aerogels created Pyrogel and Cryogel,
insulation products that use aerogel insulation technology. Aerogel
insulation saves energy and money because of its structure—which is
comprised of lightweight silica solids that take up only three percent
of its total volume. The remaining 97% of the insulation is composed of
air in the form of extremely small pores. Because the air has little
room to move, it traps the heat effectively – saving energy and money.
For the complete story, see the Energy Blog.
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DOE to Launch an Energy Innovation Hub for Critical Materials Research
The Energy Department announced on May 31 its
plans to invest up to $120 million over five years in a new Energy
Innovation Hub that will identify problems and develop solutions across
the lifecycle of critical materials. Rare earth elements and other
critical materials have unique chemical and physical
characteristics—including magnetic, catalytic, and luminescent
properties—that are important for a growing number of energy
technologies. These critical materials are also at risk for supply
disruptions. The new hub, funded by up to $20 million in Fiscal Year
2012, will carry out research aimed both at having a reliable U.S.
supply of rare earths and other critical materials, as well as finding
efficiencies and alternatives that reduce the amount of critical
materials that are needed. The work will aim to advance U.S. leadership
in energy-related manufacturing, including the production of electric
vehicles, wind turbines, efficient lights, and other products.
Universities, national laboratories, nonprofit
organizations, and private firms are eligible to compete and are
encouraged to form partnerships when submitting their proposals. The
award selection is expected this fall. This will be the fifth Energy
Innovation Hub established by the Energy Department since 2010. See the Energy Department press release, the Energy Innovation Hubs website, and the funding opportunity announcement.
Administration Backs a $26 Million Competition for Advanced Manufacturing
The Obama Administration announced on May 29 a
$26 million multi-agency Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation
Accelerator Challenge to foster innovation-fueled job creation through
public-private partnerships. The challenge will support projects that
aim to help grow a region's industry clusters by strengthening
connections to regional economic development opportunities and advanced
manufacturing assets; enhance a region's capacity to create high-quality
sustainable jobs; develop a skilled and diverse advanced manufacturing
workforce; increase exports; encourage the development of small
businesses; and accelerate technological innovation.
This is the third round of the Jobs Accelerator
competition, which is being funded by the Energy Department; the U.S.
Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration and
National Institute of Standards and Technology; the U.S. Department of
Labor's Employment and Training Administration; the Small Business
Administration; and the National Science Foundation. In this round,
approximately 12 projects are expected to be chosen through a
competitive inter-agency grant process. These coordinated investments
will help catalyze and leverage private capital, build an
entrepreneurial ecosystem, and promote cluster-based development in
regions across the United States. The deadline for applications is July
9, 2012. See the interagency press release, the Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge webpage on Manufacturing.gov, and the grant opportunity on Grants.gov.
First Commercial Product Meets Rooftop Air Conditioner Challenge
The Energy Department announced on May 24 that
Daikin McQuay's Rebel rooftop unit system is the first to meet DOE's
Rooftop Unit (RTU) Challenge. Five manufacturers—Daikin McQuay, Carrier,
Lennox, 7AC Technologies, and Rheem—are participating in this challenge
to commercialize highly efficient commercial air conditioners that
satisfy a DOE-issued specification for energy savings and performance.
When built to meet the specification, these units are expected to reduce
energy use by as much as 50%, relative to units built to current
standards. Nationwide, if all 10- to 20-ton RTUs met the specification,
businesses would save more than $1 billion each year in energy costs.
The five companies have until April 1, 2013, to submit a product for
independent evaluation according to the specification.
Manufacturers nationwide have a strong
motivation to produce highly energy-efficient air conditioning units for
commercial buildings. Members in DOE's Commercial Buildings Energy
Alliances (CBEA), such as Target, Walmart, and other participating
commercial building owners have expressed an interest in equipment that
meets the new energy efficiency specification at an affordable price.
The Energy Department is evaluating potential demonstration sites for
high-performing products that meet the RTU Challenge and is also
developing analytical tools that enable businesses to more accurately
estimate the energy and cost savings of using high-performance RTUs in
their facilities. The specification for the RTU Challenge, aimed at
spurring the market introduction of cost-effective, high-performance
commercial RTU air conditioners, was developed by DOE technical experts
and informed by industry partners. See the Energy Department's Progress Alert and the CBEA webpage.
Energy Department Names Finalists for the Better Buildings Federal Award
The Energy Department announced on May 30 eight
finalists for the first-annual Better Buildings Federal Award. This
competition recognizes the federal government's highest-performing
buildings and challenges agencies to achieve the greatest reduction in
annual energy intensity, the amount of energy consumed per square foot.
The federal building that achieves the greatest energy savings over a
one-year competition period wins.
The finalists, which represent a range of
building types, sizes, and agency functions, were selected based upon
past and current sustainability efforts that demonstrate leadership and
promote ongoing energy savings. They include buildings in Georgia, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, New Mexico, Texas, and West Virginia. When selecting
finalists, the Department's Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)
considered energy efficiency measures deployed in the facility, best
practices in energy management and building operations undertaken by
facility personnel, and institutional change programs and other tools
that were used to encourage broad sustainability efforts within the
facility. From now until September 30, 2012, the selected finalists will
compete in a head-to-head competition to achieve the greatest reduction
in Fiscal Year 2012 energy intensity. See the Energy Department Progress Alert and the Better Buildings Federal Award webpage.
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The Clean Energy Economy is Creating Jobs
The clean energy economy is here, and creating jobs all across the country. In fact, some may even be in your neighborhood.
Recently, Environmental Entrepreneurs reported
137 clean energy job announcements that could create 46,000 jobs in 42
states. From manufacturing plants, to power generation projects, to
energy efficient retrofits, more than 126 companies, cities, and
organizations are creating jobs across this great land. From Atlanta to
Michigan to Arizona, workers are finding jobs in the clean energy field.
In Atlanta a new streetcar will increase
mobility for citizens traveling between downtown and the greater Atlanta
region. This project will create almost 1,000 construction jobs alone.
In Madison County, Indiana, just outside Indianapolis, a 200-megawatt
wind farm is being built. Besides generating electricity for up to
60,000 homes, more than 300 workers have been hired to help build the
farm. Read the complete story on the Energy Blog.
#askEnergy: Live Twitter Chat with A Solar Expert
What do you want to know about solar energy? Now is your opportunity to ask.
This Friday, June 8, at 2 p.m. EDT we are
hosting a live Solar Twitter Chat. The discussion will be lead by R.
Ramesh—our resident solar expert and director of the Energy Department’s
SunShot Initiative. To participate, send your questions and comments
using #askEnergy.
Whether you want to know the pros and cons of
cadmium telluride or how solar panels work—no question is too basic or
complex. And, if you have an idea for, let's say, making solar energy
more accessible to American families and businesses—share it with us
during the discussion. To learn more, including ways to participate
using email or Facebook, see the Energy Blog.
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Energy Department Awards $11 Million for Clean Energy Small Businesses
The Energy Department announced on May 23 a
total of $11 million in innovative research and technology grants of up
to $150,000 awarded to nearly 67 small businesses in 22 states. The
grants were awarded under the department's Small Business Innovation
Research program, part of the Obama Administration’s broader support for
job-creating small businesses and startup companies nationwide. These
businesses are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California,
Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington. The businesses will
work on 75 research projects including designing better wind turbines
and fuel cell technology. They will then be eligible to compete for a
second phase of the program with awards up to $1 million over two years.
For example, the Seachange Group in Maine will
work on a process that determines the best conditions for thermochemical
conversion of biomass into drop-in transportation fuels, which has
potential for under-developed rural communities. And Creare Incorporated
of New Hampshire will focus on improving battery pack thermal
management for electric vehicles. See the DOE press release and the description of all the projects
.First Winners Announced for 'Apps for Energy' Competition
The Energy Department on May 22 announced the
first round of winners for the "Apps for Energy" competition, selected
by a panel of judges. App developers submitted more than 50 innovative
mobile and Web applications that will help utility consumers save money
by making the most of their "Green Button" electricity usage data.
Eligible apps included those for mobile phones, computers, tablets,
software programs, and more. Popular Choice awards will also be
announced after the conclusion of a public voting period on May 31.
Competing developers created apps that are
designed to make the best use of the data provided through the Green
Button initiative, which recently announced that nine major utilities
and electricity suppliers will provide more than 31 million consumers
access to data about their own energy use. The winners are sharing prize
money provided jointly by the Energy Department and three
private-sector cosponsors of the competition.
The grand prize winner for the best overall app
was Leafully, a Seattle-based team, which created an app that helps
utility customers visualize their Green Button data as a variety of
units, such as the amount of trees needed to offset an individual’s
energy usage. Leafully encourages users to set energy savings goals and
to share their progress on Facebook. The Best Student App Grand Prize
was from "wotz," a group of University of California, Irvine, students
who submitted an app that lets users explore and play with Green Button
data. It provides several games based on the "shape" of data, and offers
creative comparisons to illustrate usage. See the Energy Department press release.
DOE Announces $3.2 Million to Help Consumers Manage Energy Consumption
The Energy Department announced on May 22 phase I
awards totaling nearly $3.2 million that will encourage utilities,
local governments, and communities to create programs that empower
consumers to better manage their electricity use through improved access
to their own electricity consumption data. These projects will
complement the Apps for Energy prizes by demonstrating how convenient
tools and services can help consumers make more informed decisions about
their energy consumption and helping to stimulate the market for the
development of additional innovative energy applications. Awards were in
seven states: Arizona, California, Iowa, Maine, North Dakota,
Pennsylvania, and Texas. For phase II, the department will select one
recipient to apply the tools and software to an entire service
territory, region, or community
For example, the City of Dubuque, Iowa, will
match a $500,000 DOE award to implement a Smarter Energy Conservation
portal that gives residents access to their electricity consumption
data. It uses advanced analytics, dynamic visualization, and
activity-based engagement to help consumers better understand their
consumption. See the DOE press release.
'Year One' Leader in EcoCAR2 Contest Named
Mississippi State University was named "Year One" overall winner on May 24 at the EcoCAR 2012 Competition in Los Angeles. EcoCAR 2: Plugging into the Future
is a three-year contest sponsored by the Energy Department, General
Motors (GM), and 25 other government and industry leaders. The challenge
gives students from 15 collegiate teams the opportunity to gain
real-world, eco-friendly automotive engineering experience while
striving to improve the energy efficiency on a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu.
For Year One, with $100,000 in prize money up
for grabs, the contest emphasized engineering design though modeling and
simulation to select and virtually test the teams' plug-in hybrid
electric vehicle architecture. Teams also started developing their
hybrid control strategy using hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation
tools and designing major vehicle subsystems, including the hybrid
powertrain, energy storage, and high-voltage electrical systems.
Throughout the events in Los Angeles, EcoCAR 2 teams put their designs
to the test, giving presentations to industry and government
professionals based on their mechanical, electrical, control and HIL
strategies; project initiation approval; outreach and business plans;
and trade show display.
Mississippi State, which has placed first three
times in its nine years of competitions, was followed by Ohio State and
the University of Waterloo. The 15 teams also received the keys to the
GM-donated 2013 Chevrolet Malibus they will spend the next two years
rebuilding, testing, and refining. See the DOE press release and the EcoCAR2 website.
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SunShot Shoots for the Moon with First Grand Challenge Event
By Ramamoorthy Ramesh, director SunShot Initiative & Solar Energy Technologies Program
About two years ago, my good friend Arun
Majumdar, director of ARPA-E, coined the term "SunShot" in one of our
meetings. We decided then that all of the solar program efforts going
forward would focus on the common goal of making solar electricity
cost-competitive by the end of the decade. Such a goal was incredibly
ambitious, so it was fitting that the initiative’s name would be
inspired by President Kennedy’s "moon shot" speech that launched NASA's
effort to put a man on the moon.
We have been doing everything in our power to
reduce energy costs for consumers and to ensure that American innovators
and companies can lead the global transition to a clean energy economy.
As the price of solar panels has decreased, the solar energy industry
in the United States has exploded. Solar installations doubled from 2009
to 2010, and the domestic market grew to $6 billion in 2010.
We now know that SunShot goals are within our
reach. By tapping into the best and brightest minds in science,
industry, and academia, we are already making progress. The SunShot
Initiative is funding more than 250 projects that explore every possible
way to drive down the cost of solar, from developing an efficient solar
cell that’s as thin as a human hair to creating a GIS-based tool that
can perform site assessments from space. But there is much work left to
do.
The SunShot Grand Challenge: Summit and
Technology Forum next month will give us the opportunity to highlight
the progress of the past two years and reassess the challenges that must
be overcome in order to reach the 2020 goal. We are inviting everyone
who is contributing to this effort to join us at what promises to be an
exciting event June 13–14 in Denver, Colorado. For the rest of the
story, read the complete Energy Blog.
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Energy Department Offers $5 Million to Spur EV and Alt Fuels Adoption
The Energy Department on May 8 announced that up
to $5 million in funding is available this year to help expand the use
of alternative fuel vehicles, including electric vehicles (EVs), in
cities and towns across the country. The funding will help cut through
red tape for homeowners and businesses, provide training for mechanics
and first responders, and support community planning to expand fueling
infrastructure. The Energy Department anticipates awarding 10 to 20
projects this year to be completed within two years. The support of
alternative fuel vehicles is part of a strategy to increase energy
security in the United States, reduce emissions, and help drivers save
money.
This initiative will help communities streamline
and quicken permitting processes, and coordinate alternative fuel
vehicle and EV infrastructure deployment across state, regional, and
local governments. Selected projects will also help communities build
workforces with the skills to facilitate these vehicles and
infrastructure by training first responders and mechanics. In addition,
they will provide resources, such as educational materials and tools, to
help consumers understand the economic and environmental benefits of
alternative fuel vehicles, and to choose the right vehicle for their
needs.
The Energy Department seeks proposals that
address barriers to the adoption of these vehicles, provide safety
training, coordinate initiatives, and drive market development and
transformation to make alternative fuel vehicles and fueling
infrastructure widely available. Proposed projects should cover each of
these areas. This funding opportunity does not provide for the purchase
or installation of vehicles or infrastructure. DOE strongly encourages
organizations to form teams that include one or more active, designated
Clean Cities coalition as well as other partners with relevant
experience and expertise. Applications are due by June 18, 2012. See the
Energy Department Progress Alert and the funding opportunity announcement.
  Energy Department Announces $2.5 Million for Fuel Cell Baggage Vehicles
The Energy Department announced on April 25 up
to $2.5 million in funding is available this year to demonstrate and
deploy fuel cell electric vehicles for transporting passenger baggage at
major U.S. airports. Up to three projects selected for funding will
demonstrate first-generation, fuel cell-powered baggage-towing tractors
under real-world operating conditions, and will collect and analyze data
to test their performance and cost-effectiveness. The funding will help
industry bring advanced fuel cell technologies into emerging markets.
It will also provide airlines and airports with new choices for ground
support operations that cut energy costs, air pollution, and petroleum
use.
The Energy Department seeks applicants to
demonstrate and test the performance and economic viability of advanced
fuel cell systems for up to three years. The 50% cost-shared projects
will supply both information on fuel cell system operation and data on
the economics of these vehicles to the Hydrogen Secure Data Center at
the DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory for analysis and
comparison. Data will be collected from actual airport operations so
that engineers and economic analysts can assess the technology's
performance, durability, and cost-effectiveness under the real-world
conditions of commercial airports. Conclusions will be drawn from the
data to evaluate the commercial viability of this fuel cell application,
and the data will be shared with fuel cell manufacturers, helping to
improve their designs and optimize overall performance and costs. See
the DOE Progress Alert and the funding opportunity announcement.
University Regional Clean Energy Business Winners Named
The Energy Department on May 4 announced the
regional winners of its National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition.
The event inspires university teams across the country to create new
businesses and commercialize promising energy technologies developed at
U.S. universities and DOE's national laboratories. The regional
finalists—Northwestern University, University of Utah, University of
Central Florida, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford
University, and Columbia University—will go on to compete in the first
national competition in Washington, D.C., June 12 to 13.
The competition aims to promote entrepreneurship
in clean energy technologies that will boost U.S. competitiveness,
bring cutting-edge clean energy solutions to the market, and strengthen
the nation's economic prosperity. Each team of students identified a
promising clean energy technology from a university or national lab and
created a business plan around the technology that detailed how they
could help bring it to market. For example, MIT teamed with SolidEnergy
to leverage its battery technology innovation, which improves the safety
and energy density of rechargeable lithium batteries and is intended to
accelerate the deployment of electric vehicles. The contest includes
financing, product design, scaling up production and marketing. Each of
the six regional competitions across the country was run by a nonprofit
or university that worked with teams over the last three years. Each of
the winning regional teams has already received $100,000 in prizes to
continue plans to commercialize the products. See the DOE press release.
Interior Department Flips Switch on First Public Lands Solar Project
U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Ken
Salazar on May 7 flipped the switch to start the first large-scale solar
energy facility on U.S. public lands delivering power to consumers.
Silver State North is a 50-megawatt plant located 40 miles south of Las
Vegas, Nevada, that will use photovoltaic (PV) technology to generate
enough power for about 9,000 Nevada homes. The plant was built on 618
acres of public land managed by Interior's Bureau of Land Management,
after the solar facility underwent full environmental analysis and
public review. It was developed by First Solar and is owned by Enbridge.
Prior to 2009, there were no solar energy
projects permitted on public lands. Since then, the Interior Department
has authorized 29 large-scale renewable energy projects on or involving
public lands, including 16 solar facilities, 5 wind farms, and 8
geothermal plants. See the Interior Department press release.
Wind Turbine Installations in Q1 Jump 50% from Q1 in 2011: Report
The U.S. wind power industry posted one of its
busiest quarters ever in the first quarter of 2012, according to the
American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). The United States saw 1,695
megawatts (MW) of wind capacity installed in that period, with 788 new
turbines producing power in 17 states. No other first quarter has been
as strong for the American wind power industry, AWEA reported. The wind
energy industry installed 52% more MW in the first quarter than it did
in the same quarter last year.
During the first quarter, California (370 MW),
Oregon (308 MW) and Texas (254 MW) led all states for adding the most
wind power. Rounding out the top five were Washington (127 MW) and
Pennsylvania (121 MW). One notable trend, previously highlighted in
AWEA's 2011 annual market report, is that with ever-improving
technology, wind power is accessing wind resources in geographic areas
considered to have inadequate wind resource just a few years ago.
Topping that category of states formerly considered to have inadequate
wind resources is New Hampshire with 388% growth. See the AWEA press release.
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Maine Project Takes Historic Step Forward in U.S. Tidal Energy Deployment
A pilot project that will generate electricity
from Maine's ocean tides could be a game-changer for America's tidal
energy industry at-large.
At the direction of the Maine Public Utilities
Commission, three of the state's electricity distributors will purchase
electricity generated by Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC)—the
company leading the Maine pilot project. Once finalized, the contracts
will be in place for 20 years, making them the first long-term tidal
energy power purchase agreements in the United States. The implications
of these agreements are far-reaching, helping to advance the
commercialization of tidal energy technologies. The project, which has
brought more than $14 million into Maine's economy and has created or
helped retain more than 100 jobs, is supported by $10 million in funding
from the Energy Department.
For the pilot phase of the project, ORPC will
deploy cross flow turbine devices in Cobscook Bay, at the mouth of the
Bay of Fundy. These devices are designed to generate electricity over a
range of water currents, capturing energy on both ebb and flood tides
without the need for repositioning. To read the complete story, see the
DOE Energy Blog.
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