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The PV Fleet Initiative has been collecting performance data from a nationally representative sample of PV plants and has developed transparent, automated analysis techniques, shedding light on many aspects of solar power productivity across the country.
For more than 30 years, research funded by the Wind Energy Technologies Office has addressed wind energy’s effects on wildlife and the environment.
SETO intends to release a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) of up to $36 million for research, development, and demonstration projects on two major thin-film photovoltaic (PV) technologies.
Texas grid operator ERCOT was able to integrate more solar power into its Texas grid, improve grid reliability & more using technology developed by @NREL and @MaxarTechnologies with $1.7M in SETO funding.
Since 2018, the American-Made Solar Prize has been energizing U.S. innovations and entrepreneurs. Hear from past winners to learn how the Prize has contributed to their success and find out what they’ve been able to accomplish since their victories.
DOE, Treasury, and IRS announced $4 billion in tax credits for projects that expand renewable energy or critical materials manufacturing or recycling, with $1.6 billion set aside for projects in designated energy and coal communities.
Terabase Energy is transforming the traditionally manual processes of designing arrays, delivering modules, and installing them at the site.
When you work in wind, time flies. This year the Wind Energy Technologies Office has plenty of progress and exciting news to report for 2023.
Building on the Inflation Reduction Act's groundbreaking funding, the Treasury Department and IRS have issued guidance on bonus credits available to renewable energy projects that meet domestic content thresholds.
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory reviewed studies that focused on the technical evaluation of offshore wind energy transmission through potential points of interconnection along the coastlines of California, Oregon, and Washington.