LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR: AMO Peer Review

Thank you to our partners that participated in our Peer Review this past July. These annual peer reviews not only help us to evaluate and strengthen our portfolio of work, they also help us communicate our goals and objectives and lay the groundwork for how we are working to accomplish them. Read a letter from AMO Director, Rob Ivester, to learn more about our future plans.

View presentations from the 2018 Peer Review.

Better Plants 2018 Annual Update – Now Available

The 2018 Better Plants Annual Update is now available. Since the program began, partners have reported more than 1 quadrillion BTUs in energy savings, which transfer into cumulative cost savings of more than $5 billion.

Read about the Better Plants program’s year of energy innovation.

Manufacturing USA’s 2017 Program Performance Annual Report to Congress

Over the past year, the Manufacturing USA program made significant positive impact on advancing manufacturing in the United States. From providing training for veterans to advancing technologies developed in the national laboratories, Manufacturing USA is convening players across the manufacturing community to address the Nation’s pressing manufacturing technology and competitiveness needs.

Read about the major accomplishments of the 14 Manufacturing USA institutes—including 5 that are funded by AMO— in the Manufacturing USA’s 2017 Annual Report.

RAPID Institute Hosts Tenth Webinar in Process Intensification Series — October 17, 2018

AMO’s Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment (RAPID) Manufacturing Institute will host its tenth webinar, part of a 10-part series, about the fundamentals and applications of Process Intensification (PI).

Christophe Gourdon, a PI expert, will host this webinar on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 from 11 a.m.–12 p.m. EDT.

Register today and catch up on previous webinars, here.

Celebrate Manufacturing Day with AMO Every Day!

On October 5th, AMO and thousands of manufacturers celebrated modern manufacturing in honor of National Manufacturing Day.

Visit our webpage to discover the various ways AMO celebrated by viewing a few partnership highlights and even playing an interactive memory game!

Five Organizations Selected to Revitalize U.S. Solar Manufacturing

DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory selected five organizations to facilitate and grow the American-Made Solar Prize, a $3 million competition designed to boost domestic solar manufacturing. These organizations, known as Power Connectors, can receive $100,000 each for supporting the American-Made Solar Prize by recruiting competitors and partners, hosting demonstration days, and developing plans and programs to ensure the longevity of the program.

Learn more about the program and the selected organizations.