Solar News https://www.energy.gov/cmei/systems/listings/solar-news Solar News en Energy Department Launches $16 Million Prize To Grow the Mining and Critical Minerals Workforce https://www.energy.gov/cmei/articles/energy-department-launches-16-million-prize-grow-mining-and-critical-minerals PROSPECT Planning Prize will reward implementation-ready plans that expand access to training, upskilling, and experiential learning opportunities for students in key academic fields Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:29:07 -0400 Energy.gov https://www.energy.gov/cmei/articles/energy-department-launches-16-million-prize-grow-mining-and-critical-minerals DOE’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation Announces First Major Investment in Space-based Energy Generation https://www.energy.gov/cmei/articles/does-office-critical-minerals-and-energy-innovation-announces-first-major-investment The $12 million program will shape the future of space energy, secure new markets, create high-tech jobs, and ensure America remains the undisputed leader in this vital domain. Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:32:35 -0400 Energy.gov https://www.energy.gov/cmei/articles/does-office-critical-minerals-and-energy-innovation-announces-first-major-investment Energy Department Launches $100 Million Initiative to Build America’s Critical Minerals Workforce, Strengthen Domestic Supply Chains https://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-launches-100-million-initiative-build-americas-critical-minerals The PROSPECT program will help train the next generation of American workers needed to secure U.S. energy and mineral independence Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:32:59 -0400 Energy.gov https://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-launches-100-million-initiative-build-americas-critical-minerals Smart Transmission Tools Modernize America’s Power Grid https://www.energy.gov/cmei/systems/articles/smart-transmission-tools-modernize-americas-power-grid Smart Transmission Tools Modernize America’s Power Grid Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:00:01 -0500 Energy.gov https://www.energy.gov/cmei/systems/articles/smart-transmission-tools-modernize-americas-power-grid Request for Proposals: DOE Announces $6.25 Million for Aerodynamics Research on Large Wind Turbines https://www.energy.gov/cmei/systems/articles/request-proposals-doe-announces-625-million-aerodynamics-research-large-wind NLR will award up to $6.25 million to teams from U.S.-based industry and academia to support fundamental research efforts that generate validation data for predicting large turbine aerodynamic performance, loads, and behavior of large wind turbines. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:30:00 -0500 Energy.gov https://www.energy.gov/cmei/systems/articles/request-proposals-doe-announces-625-million-aerodynamics-research-large-wind America Can Recycle 90% of Wind Turbine Mass, According to New DOE Report https://www.energy.gov/cmei/wind/articles/america-can-recycle-90-wind-turbine-mass-according-new-doe-report Report suggests investing in strategies and innovations to process the remaining 10%, supporting reuse and recycling. Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:00:00 -0500 Energy.gov https://www.energy.gov/cmei/wind/articles/america-can-recycle-90-wind-turbine-mass-according-new-doe-report DOE Announces $8 Million in New Grid Modernization Funding Opportunity https://www.energy.gov/cmei/systems/articles/doe-announces-8-million-new-grid-modernization-funding-opportunity DOE's Office of Electricity and WETO plan to issue the REIMAGINE BREAKERS NOFO to support research and development related to high voltage direct current (HVDC) power circuit breakers. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 15:56:00 -0500 Energy.gov https://www.energy.gov/cmei/systems/articles/doe-announces-8-million-new-grid-modernization-funding-opportunity Notice of Funding Opportunity: DOE Announces $20 Million to Improve the Recycling of Wind Energy Technologies https://www.energy.gov/cmei/systems/articles/notice-funding-opportunity-doe-announces-20-million-improve-recycling-wind Notice of Funding Opportunity: DOE Announces $20 Million to Improve the Recycling of Wind Energy Technologies Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:30:00 -0500 Energy.gov https://www.energy.gov/cmei/systems/articles/notice-funding-opportunity-doe-announces-20-million-improve-recycling-wind Notice of Intent: Research to Improve Wind Turbine Technology for Distributed Wind https://www.energy.gov/cmei/systems/articles/notice-intent-research-improve-wind-turbine-technology-distributed-wind Notice of Intent: Research to Improve Wind Turbine Technology for Distributed Wind Tue, 03 Dec 2024 09:35:39 -0500 Energy.gov https://www.energy.gov/cmei/systems/articles/notice-intent-research-improve-wind-turbine-technology-distributed-wind Artificial Intelligence Camera Captures Bird Behavior Around Solar Panels to Inform Siting and Conservation—Success Story https://www.energy.gov/cmei/systems/articles/artificial-intelligence-camera-captures-bird-behavior-around-solar-panels To support ecologically responsible solar deployment, Argonne National Laboratory developed a camera powered by artificial intelligence to see how birds interact with solar panels. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:36:00 -0400 Energy.gov https://www.energy.gov/cmei/systems/articles/artificial-intelligence-camera-captures-bird-behavior-around-solar-panels