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To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, meet three students who prepared for their clean energy careers by gaining valuable experience through three different EERE programs.
September 19, 2023
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Applications are now open for the 2024 Marine Energy Graduate Student Research Program. This program supports graduate students working on marine energy-focused research theses or dissertations. Applications are due December 1, 2023.
September 18, 2023
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Prize competitions at the U.S. Department of Energy are designed to make it easier and quicker for American innovators to develop clean energy technologies, launch businesses, and increase U.S. manufacturing.
September 18, 2023
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The U.S. Department of Energy launched the first American-Made Challenge in 2018 to attract more diverse American innovators and accelerate commercialization of clean energy technologies.
September 18, 2023
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The U.S. Department of Energy leveraged American-Made Challenge Prize competitions to get capital to clean energy organizations that were previously unable to access traditional federal funding resources.
September 18, 2023
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Six research and development projects will improve fish passage and protection technologies and reduce the environmental impacts of hydropower on species and ecosystems
September 13, 2023
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Hydropower facilities need updates to increase efficiency, improve energy reliability, and enhance community and grid resilience.
September 7, 2023
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President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Is Supporting Seven Projects That Will Advance the Nation’s Original Renewable Energy System
September 6, 2023
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Are you a student preparing to join the clean energy workforce? Jump-start your career with an EERE fellowship or internship.
September 1, 2023
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DOE announced that it plans to collaborate and jointly fund research to further support durable and environmentally responsible U.S. offshore wind energy and marine energy deployments.
August 31, 2023
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