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The NRECA ACCESS project researched how to make solar energy affordable for low-and moderate-income (LMI) communities. Through this project, a toolkit was developed to assist electric co-ops and the broader industry deploy equitable solar projects.
The @DisCo software helps utilities and solar manufacturers prevent cybersecurity and ransomware attacks affecting the U.S. electric grid. The software identifies cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the firmware of devices like solar inverters.
The American-Made Solar Prize Round 8 is a $4 million competition designed to support U.S. solar manufacturing and address challenges to rapid, equitable solar energy deployment by incentivizing hardware and software development.
California State University Maritime Academy claimed first place out of 12 student teams in the 11th annual Collegiate Wind Competition final event in Minneapolis in May 2024.
SETO launches prize to shed light on distributed solar energy generation data.
The U.S. Department of Energy funded the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) to address standalone energy storage and solar-plus-storage interconnection challenges on the distribution grid.
DOE and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration launched an 18-month initiative to gather extensive weather, ocean, and wildlife data near the sites of active offshore wind farms and lease areas off the coast of the northeast U.S.
The SolarAPP+ platform has helped local governments approve rooftop solar projects more efficiently, saving permitting staff time without sacrificing safety or code compliance.
Share your thoughts on the opportunities to deploy supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) based turbomachinery for concentrating solar power (CSP) plants.
$7 million funding available for social science research on large-scale solar energy siting.