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With funding from the Wind Energy Technologies Office, Oregon State University is developing a wildlife detection platform for land-based and offshore wind turbines.
WETO announced funding for 15 small businesses working to accelerate wind energy Research and Development.
Communities can now use a solar-specific tool to understand stormwater runoff at their local solar energy installations.
DOE announced funding of over $21 million towards 30 renewable energy projects.
This funding opportunity provides $45 million in funding for innovations in silicon solar manufacturing and dual-use photovoltaics.
The PV Fleet Initiative has been collecting performance data from a nationally representative sample of PV plants and has developed transparent, automated analysis techniques, shedding light on many aspects of solar power productivity across the country.
For more than 30 years, research funded by the Wind Energy Technologies Office has addressed wind energy’s effects on wildlife and the environment.
SETO intends to release a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) of up to $36 million for research, development, and demonstration projects on two major thin-film photovoltaic (PV) technologies.
Texas grid operator ERCOT was able to integrate more solar power into its Texas grid, improve grid reliability & more using technology developed by @NREL and @MaxarTechnologies with $1.7M in SETO funding.
Since 2018, the American-Made Solar Prize has been energizing U.S. innovations and entrepreneurs. Hear from past winners to learn how the Prize has contributed to their success and find out what they’ve been able to accomplish since their victories.