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July 14, 2022Energy Department announces $27 million in funding available for photovoltaics research and development.Integrated Energy Systems Office
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July 14, 2022The Fiscal Year 2022 Solar Manufacturing Incubator Funding Opportunity provides $27 million in funding available for solar manufacturing R&D.Integrated Energy Systems Office
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July 13, 2022DOE will accept applications for the Solar Decathlon 2023 Design Challenge through October 26, 2022Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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July 12, 2022The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria have an economic development strategy rooted in respect and reverence for the natural world. A solar project supported by the Office of Indian Energy is a stepping stone to their clean energy future.Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs
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June 29, 2022The Energy Department announced the fourth round of the Solar District Cup—a collegiate competition designed to design energy systems for a campus or urban district.Integrated Energy Systems Office
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June 21, 2022The members of People Power Solar Cooperative in Oakland, California, are demonstrating the feasibility and benefits of community-owned solar, a type of community solar in which residents of a community collectively own a solar system.Integrated Energy Systems Office
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June 21, 2022Pollinators—such as bees, butterflies, and other insects—are critical to the success of about 35 percent of global food crop production. Learn about the benefits of establishing pollinator-friendly plants under and around ground-mounted solar arrays.Integrated Energy Systems Office
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June 8, 2022Solar cells created with perovskite minerals can be an important tool in the race to deploy renewable energy as quickly and cost effectively as possible, but only if we first overcome key technological hurdlesOffice of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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June 1, 2022Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Energy launched the Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X), a new program that develops innovative solutions to enable faster, simpler, and fairer interconnection of solar energy, wind energy, and energy storage.Integrated Energy Systems Office
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May 23, 2022The Solar Forecast Arbiter is a first-of-its-kind platform that analyzes solar forecasts, comparing them against a standard so grid operators can better manage the amount of solar energy on the gridOffice of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation