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Today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced that 14 programs from nine collegiate institutions have been recognized as Zero Energy Design Designation recipients in the 2024 cohort.

The Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project will engage communities in energy planning, natural disaster preparedness, and analysis of renewable technologies, including solar, wind, battery storage, and heat pumps.

In August 2024, DOE recorded its 250,000th Home Energy Score, which provides an estimate of a home’s energy use on a 1 to 10 scale (least to most efficient) as well as customized recommendations for cost-effective energy improvements.

On Aug. 6, 2024, JUMP into STEM returned for a seventh year with three new challenges and more opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students interested in building science.

The Federal Energy Management Program and the General Services Administration partnered to present the Greenovation Summit from July 17-18, 2024, at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado.

GSA’s Green Proving Ground program, in collaboration with BTO, announced a new RFI focused on enabling efficiency in commercial buildings, contributing to a more efficient infrastructure, and improving resiliency and occupant health.

DOE announced approximately $15M to address adoption challenges preventing later stage commercialization, demonstration, and deployment of industrial decarbonization technologies

On July 18, DOE announced awards totaling $52 million for a broad range of small businesses in 39 states through the DOE Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards.

Registration is now open for the Solar Decathlon® 2025 Design Challenge! In this challenge, interdisciplinary collegiate teams will create efficient and resilient buildings that meet community needs as part of DOE’s longest-running student competition.

In the latest round of cohorts in its Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP), 33 innovators will be embedded across four U.S. national laboratories to work with an extensive network of mentors and experts.