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March 1, 2017The addition of a record-setting 14.6 gigawatts (GW) of solar energy onto the grid made 2016 a historic year for solar, with a total of more than 42 GW now connected to our country’s electricity infrastructure. A new National Museum of American Histo...Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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February 28, 2017New ideas come from a diverse way of seeing things. Whether it’s getting more students involved in Science, Technology, Education, and Mathematic...Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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February 8, 2017The solar industry is growing fast. Despite this rapid growth, solar energy remains inaccessible to nearly half of American households and business...Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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BlogFebruary 6, 2017A project funded by the Energy Department’s Bioenergy Technologies Office is working to show how perennial plants grown for bioenergy could be integraOffice of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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February 1, 2017This may come as a surprise to most people: utilities don’t have real-time information about their customers’ electricity usage. When someone adds solar to their home or business, all the utility can see is that the customer’s electricity usage d...Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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Press ReleasesJanuary 31, 2017Today, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) SunShot Initiative announced up to $30 million in new projects to support the integration of solar energy into the nation’s electric grid, while diversifying the nation’s electricit...Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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January 12, 2017The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the Better Buildings Challenge recognized the Corcoran Management Company today for its renewable and energy-efficient upgrades implemented at ...Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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Press ReleasesJanuary 12, 2017Today the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB), recognized 21 federal agencies during a White House eve...Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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Press ReleasesJanuary 9, 2017The Energy Department today released a report which confirms that adding even limited electricity transmission can significantly reduce the costs of expanding wind energy to supply 35% of U.S. electricity by 2050. The report, titled Reducing Wind Curta...Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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Press ReleasesJanuary 6, 2017The Energy Department (DOE) and the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) jointly announced $22.7 million today to support the optimization of integrated biorefineries (IBR).Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation