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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
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May 5, 2022$8 Million in funding is available to study for the co-location of agriculture and solar energy.Integrated Energy Systems Office
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Press ReleasesApril 25, 2022Georgia Institute of Technology and The University of Arizona Named DOE Solar Decathlon 2022 Design Challenge Grand Winners; 14 Build Challenge Teams Awarded $50K to Start Construction.Energy.gov
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Press ReleasesApril 22, 2022Increased emphasis on renewable energy has greatly reduced travel expenses and improved monitoring efficiency at a growing number of sites.Office of Legacy Management
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Press ReleasesApril 19, 2022Join the H2IQ Hour on April 27 at 12 p.m. EDT to learn about how concentrated solar power can enable clean hydrogen production goals.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office