Energy Related Funding Opportunities Part II
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10)Â Solid-State Lighting U.S. Manufacturing Round 2
The U.S. Department of Energy requests proposals for Solid-State Lighting U.S. Manufacturing – Round 2. The objective of this RFP is to achieve cost reduction of solid-state lighting for general illumination through improvements in manufacturing equipment, processes, [...]
July 9, 2010
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Energy Related Funding Opportunities Part I
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1)Â Sustainable Communities
The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development requests proposals for the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program. This program will support metropolitan and multijurisdictional planning efforts that integrate housing, land use, economic and workforce development, transportation, and infrastructure investments [...]
July 8, 2010
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Energy Related Funding Opportunities Part III
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19)Â Biomimicry – New York
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority requests proposals for Technical Assistance Contractor for Biomimicry. Through this RFP, NYSERDA seeks a contractor to furnish a compendium of services to assist with using and promoting biomimicry as a tool to [...]
June 8, 2010
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Energy Related Funding Opportunities Part II
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9)Â Regional Climate Science Centers
The U.S. Department of the Interior requests proposals for Regional Climate Science Centers. This RFP will support land, water, fish and wildlife, ocean, coastal, and cultural heritage resource managers with the tools and information to develop and execute strategies for [...]
June 7, 2010
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Energy Related Funding Opportunities Part I
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1) Clean Fuels Buses and Bus Facilities
The U.S. Department of Transportation requests proposals for the Clean Fuels Grant & Discretionary Bus and Bus Facilities Programs. Through this RFP, DOT seeks to reduce public transportation energy consumption system and/or the reduce GHG emissions from [...]
June 2, 2010
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Duke Energy Gets $204M in Stimulus Funding
Duke says $204M in gov’t funds will modernize power grid, and save or create about 1,000 jobs
Associated Press | CHARLOTTE, N.C. | May 13, 2010 | Duke Energy has signed the agreement to formalize the $204 million in economic stimulus funds it will receive from the federal government, the power provider said Thursday.
Duke said it [...]
May 20, 2010
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NYSERDA provides funding to establish New York clean energy testing centers
EmpireStateNews.com | ALBANY – The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced $4.4 million in funding over five years to a central New York-based testing laboratory to establish renewable energy test and research centers in New York that will be among the first of their kind in the nation.
The [...]
May 20, 2010
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EPA Helps Partners Find Commercial Energy Efficiency Savings
USDOE | May 19, 2010 | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with several states and utilities, announced on May 5 a new Energy Star pilot program designed to further improve commercial building energy efficiency. The Building Performance with Energy Star program will link eight Energy Star partner utilities and state energy efficiency [...]
May 19, 2010
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Global Clean Energy Investment Hits $27.3 Billion in First Quarter of 2010
These 12.5-megawatt wind turbines in Greensburg, Kansas, are examples of clean energy growth.Credit: Joah Bussert, Greensburg GreenTown
USDOE | May 19, 2010 | Despite the recession, several recent reports indicate that the clean energy sector continues to remain strong globally, despite the economic turbulence. An April 12 report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance noted that [...]
May 19, 2010
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Will electric cars spread like cell phones or washing machines?
By Martin Lemonica | CNET NEWS | GREEN TECH | Electric vehicles designed for everyday driving are coming out in a matter of months. But the industry continues to play a giant guessing game over how consumers will take to them.
Deloitte Consulting on Thursday released results of a consumer survey on electric and [...]
May 17, 2010
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Unconventional Fossil Energy: Domestic Resource Opportunities and Technology Applications
DOE/FE is seeking comments from industry and academia on a draft report titled “Unconventional Fossil Energy: Domestic Resource Opportunities and Technology Applications“.
Interested parties are encouraged to review the report and provide written comments within the next 30 days(from April 23) to Karl Lang (karl.lang@netl.doe.gov). This report was requested under the legislation appropriating funds for [...]
May 12, 2010
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Department of Energy Announces $60 Million for Small Business Clean Energy Innovation Projects
WASHINGTON, DC – At a White House Energy Innovation meeting today, Under Secretary of Energy Kristina Johnson announced that $60 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is available to continue supporting innovative small business research and development leading to deployment of clean energy technologies. This is a Phase II funding opportunity [...]
May 12, 2010
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Energy Related Funding Opportunities Part 4
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28) Renewables – Arizona
The Arizona Public Service Company seeks eligible renewable energy and associated environmental attributes from small generation projects (2-15 MW) to meet the requirements of the APS Small Generation Program. Notice of intent to bid due 6/10/10, final proposals due [...]
May 11, 2010
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Energy Related Funding Opportunities Part 3
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20) Water Management
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, requests proposals for WaterSMART: System Optimization Review Grants, for projects that assess the potential for water management improvements and identify specific ways to implement those improvements. Applicants must be located in AZ, CA, [...]
May 10, 2010
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Energy Related Funding Opportunities Part 2
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9) Photovoltaic R&D
The U.S. Department of Energy
requests proposals for High-Impact Supply Chain R&D for PV Technologies
and Systems. The objective of this RFP is to identify and accelerate
the development of cross-cutting and unique products or processes that
are expected to have a disruptive impact [...]
May 10, 2010
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Energy Related Funding Opportunities Part 1
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1)Â Efficiency and Renewables in Rural America
The U.S. Department of Agriculture requests proposals for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements, under the Rural Energy for America Program. This RFP will provide support to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase and install [...]
May 5, 2010
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Smart grid needs a dose of social networking
by Martin LaMonica |CNET.com | If people can quit smoking and lose weight, then surely then can save energy at home, says GroundedPower. The Newton, Mass.-based start-up is one of dozens of smart-grid companies working in home energy efficiency, but it’s one of the few whose founders are versed in psychology and behavioral science. That’s [...]
May 5, 2010
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Green Launching Pad names 5 winners
May 04, 2010 | By Dave Choate Seacoastonline.com | Five environmentally conscious companies are getting a boost from New Hampshire’s Green Launching Pad.
Teams from Durham to Hudson who applied for up to $90,000 in start-up capital and an in-depth summer business course were awarded by GLP, a partnership between the University of New Hampshire, the [...]
May 5, 2010
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OPower looks to add human touch to smart grid
CNET.com – OPower’s task in the world is to make boring energy information interesting.
The Arlington, Va.-based start-up has developed a software system that analyzes years of utility data and provides recommendations to consumers on how to shave their bills. Next month, utility ComEd will install an updated version of the system to about 120,000 customers [...]
May 3, 2010
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Tesla Roadster Makes History in Moscow’s Red Square
World’s Only Electric Sports Car Receives Clearance to Park
in Front of Iconic Russian Landmark
MOSCOW–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A Tesla Roadster traveling around the world made history Friday as the first car without Russian components to receive official clearance to park in Moscow’s Red Square.
Red Square is the country’s former royal citadel and the president’s residence – [...]
May 1, 2010
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Green computing catches Silicon Valley’s eye
Venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson closing new $400 million fund | By Steve Gelsi, MarketWatch | SAN FRANCISO (MarketWatch) — Venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson of Draper Fisher Jurvetson said Thursday he plans to focus a big chunk of his firm’s latest $400 million funding toward green computing and other energy-related investments.
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May 1, 2010
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3 ways Microsoft Hohm trumps Google PowerMeter in vision, clarity
April 29, 2010 | Camille Ricketts of VentureBeat | April 29, 2010
Microsoft and Google went head to head in the energy-monitoring arena today at GigaOm’s Green:Net conference in San Francisco — with Microsoft clearly coming out on top. Troy Batterberry, representing the company’s Hohm platform, talked circles around Google PowerMeter program manager Ed Lu, who [...]
April 30, 2010
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Arpa-E Shells Out $106M More for Disruptive Green Tech
By CAMILLE RICKETTS of VentureBeat – April 29, 2010 – The U.S. Department of Energy has given out $106 million more in stimulus package funds to 37 groundbreaking green technology projects under the banner of its Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (know best as ARPA-E). The money will be funneled into microbe, battery and [...]
April 30, 2010
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Appliance Rebates: Frequently Asked Questions
ENERGY SAVERS BLOG – EERE – The appliance rebate program has been wildly successful in many states. So successful, in fact, that people have plenty of questions and aren’t always finding the answers they need. Whether you’re just learning about the appliance rebate program or have some nagging questions, I hope this information is helpful [...]
April 29, 2010
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DOE Offers $200+ Million for Solar and Water Power
U.S. Department of Energy – April 28, 2010 – DOE announced on April 22 that it will invest more than $200 million over five years to expand and accelerate the development, commercialization, and use of solar and water power technologies throughout the United States. The four funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) are for projects that will [...]
April 28, 2010
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