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May 15, 2017A severe hailstorm pelted the Denver area on May 8, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. But, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's solar panels held strong with just one broken panel out of more than 3,000.Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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May 10, 2017Residential solar installations co-funded by two DOE Office of Indian Energy grants bring electricity cost savings and job skills for tribal members.Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs
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May 3, 2017GridUnity—formerly Qado Energy— set out to completely change the interconnection process with a cloud-connected tool that determines a solar pr...Success Stories
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Press ReleaseApril 21, 2017Program helps small businesses tap into the intellectual and technical resources they need to overcome critical technology challenges.Energy.gov
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Success StoryApril 12, 2017The same visionary scientists responsible for pioneering space exploration are also behind a national effort to commercialize concentrating solar power (CSP) plants with integral energy storage.Success Stories
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April 5, 2017A SunShot Initiative funding program working to create unified data standards in the solar industry will receive a boost from the merger of two organizations. The Orange Button℠ initiative is administered by the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGI...Integrated Energy Systems Office
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March 30, 2017Integrated Energy Systems Office
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Press ReleaseMarch 21, 2017The SunShot Initiative’s Solar Forecasting program, launched in 2012, spearheaded a collaborative effort to develop real-world solutions to improve the accuracy, flexibility, and geospatial capabilities of solar forecasts. And now, the program and an...Integrated Energy Systems Office
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March 17, 2017Partnerships are essential to the successful development and deployment of tribal energy projects and are a key strategic focus of the Office.Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs
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March 2, 2017Supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) power cycles have the potential to reduce the cost of concentrating solar power (CSP) by substantially improvin...Success Stories