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Celebrate Manufacturing Day Virtually at the Advanced Manufacturing Office Headquarters!

The Advanced Manufacturing Office got a head start on Manufacturing Day celebrations by showcasing a section of a 3D printed wind turbine blade mold during a Facebook Live event from the Department of Energy’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. Click here to watch the video and learn more about additive manufacturing.

Keep an eye out for our blog next week for a full recap of all of AMO’s Manufacturing Day activities.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: New Lab-Embedded Program for Energy Entrepreneurs

Innovation Crossroads is a new program based at ORNL that matches aspiring energy entrepreneurs with the experts, mentors, and networks in technology-related fields to take their world-changing ideas from R&D to the marketplace. Innovators will receive a fellowship that covers living costs, benefits and a travel stipend for up to two years, plus up to $350,000 to use on collaborative research and development at ORNL. Innovation Crossroads is part of EERE’s Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program, sponsored by EERE’s Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) and co-managed by EERE’s Technology-to-Market Program.

Click here to learn more or to submit an application.

DEADLINE: Feedback for Technical Focus Areas for Traineeships – October 14

The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), on behalf of its Advanced Manufacturing Office, seeks feedback from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders on technical focus areas for graduate-level traineeship programs.

Submissions must be submitted electronically no later than 5:00 PM EST on October 14th, 2016.

DEADLINE: Concept Papers Due for the High Performance Computing for Manufacturing Program – October 14

Concept papers for the third round of the AMO-funded High Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) program are due October 14, 2016. DOE, in partnership with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), plans to award a total of $3 million to support a portfolio of projects with national impact on energy efficiency. Click here for more information and submission details.

DEADLINE: DOE Office of Science Small Business Programs Applications Due – October 17

DOE’s Office of Science is sponsoring a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program funding opportunity. Applications for Phase 1 Release 1 are due October 17, 2016 at 11:59pm ET. It contains two, advanced manufacturing topics: Atomically Precise Membranes and Wide Bandgap Semiconductors.

Click here for more information and submission instructions.

AMO and Better Plants Play Major Role at the World Energy Engineering Congress

AMO’s Better Plants program took center stage at the World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC) from September 21-23. AMO experts and industry leaders led panel discussions over topics such as the ISO 50001 and Superior Energy Performance (SEP) energy management standards, success stories of using onsite energy generation to save money, water and wastewater treatment efficiency, and data-driven energy efficiency.

Read our blog for the full recap of the World Energy Engineering Congress.

AMO’s Claudia Tighe Wins Big at the Combined Heat and Power Association Conference

Our very own Claudia Tighe, CHP Deployment Program Manager, was honored with the Champion of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) award at the Combined Heat and Power Association Conference. The Champion of Combined Heat and Power awards honor the work of national leaders in the field of CHP technology, promotion, or policymaking. Dale Louda, Executive Director of CHP Association praised her contribution and dedication saying, “Claudia Tighe works tirelessly to advance the market for Combined Heat and Power Technologies for the Nation. Her stamina and ability to see through the “red-tape” that normally stifles creativity in government organizations, has brought a fresh view to DOE giving those of us that have been working in this industry for long time a much needed “shot-in-the-arm” to take advantage of a changing landscape that is much more welcoming to CHP".

Congratulations Claudia!

Modeling Industrial Materials Flows to Reduce Energy Demand and Carbon Emissions

NREL's Materials Flow through Industry (MFI) supply chain modeling tool, developed with support from the Advanced Manufacturing Office, can identify and analyze opportunities to reduce the energy and carbon intensities from U.S. manufacturing. This advanced modeling tool also supports the Clean Energy Manufacturing Analysis Center’s (CEMAC) insights and analysis on the manufacturing of clean energy technologies.

Learn more about the MFI supply chain modeling tool here.

L’Oréal USA to Achieve 100% Renewable Electricity Through Two Solar Energy Projects

L’Oréal USA announced it will exceed its carbon emission reduction goals and build two large-scale solar projects at the company’s manufacturing facilities in North Little Rock, Arkansas and Florence, Kentucky as part of its global sustainability strategy Sharing Beauty with All. L’Oréal USA will achieve an 80 percent reduction, and plans to achieve 100 percent renewable electricity for its manufacturing in the United States through the projects and the purchase of additional, locally-sourced renewable energy certificates (RECs). Read more about the projects here.