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 Comments are closed  Energy Technologies, Federal Government, Transportation  auto industry, auto show, department of energy, vehicles Comments are closed Energy Technologies, Federal Government, Transportation batteries, electric vehicles, Transportation Richard Kauffman, newly appointed Senior Advisor to Energy Secretary Chu, answers you questions on how the U.S. Department of Energy can better move renewable energy technologies from labs to the market, to successful full-scale deployment. The Department of Energy (DOE) has approximately 12.7 million web pages (as of 11/28/11) across several domains of various .gov flavors, but who’s counting? Well, I am. As a DOE employee and taxpayer, I often wondered just how much information was out there on a particular subject such as clean energy, technology transfer, innovation, tax . . . → Read More: Search Every DOE Web Site At Once! Comments are closed Energy Technologies, Federal Government, Uncategorized alternatives, choice, department of energy, DOE, Energy Efficiency, funding, innovation, renewables, search Minnesota State Energy Sector Partnership New Green Training Grants Available for Minnesota Businesses and Organizations Location: Minnesota Budget: $1,600,000 (Award min. $25,000; Award max. $250,000) DOE New SunShot Incubator Program – Soft Cost Reduction Location: USA Budget: $7,000,000 (Cost Sharing Requirements) Due Date: Concept papers: 1/16/12; Full application: 3/5/2012 Be sure to check past RFP posts for more active opportunities. Comments are closed Funding Opportunities DOE, green job training, incubator, minnesota, solar, sunshot Technological innovation – faster computers, more efficient solar cells, more compact energy storage – is often enabled by materials advances. How can we innovate with greater productivity and faster to market successes? The Materials Project seeks to streamline material analyses and simulations by providing a search engine with computing properties of all known materials. This . . . → Read More: Materials Challenges – How Can We Innovate? Comments are closed Energy Technologies, Federal Government energy, innovation, material sciences, materials project, search engine, technology US DOI Bureau of Reclamation – Denver Office New WaterSMART: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for FY 2012 Location: Western USA Budget: $18,000,000 (Award Ceiling $1,500,000) Due Date: 1/19/2012 Surdna Foundation Sustainable Environments Grants Location: USA Due Date: February, May and September. Requests required three to four months in advance. *Wx-Press shortcut to energy efficiency opportunities . . . → Read More: RFP Opportunities – November, 2011 Comments are closed Funding Opportunities Energy Efficiency, funding, grants, home performance, low income, surdna DTE Residential Energy Efficiency Programs Location: Michigan Budget: Bids Due Date: Request information no later than 10/28/11 Efficiency Maine Residential and Renewable Energy Technical Services Location: Maine Budget: Bids Due Date: 11/10/11 Efficiency Maine Energy Efficiency Innovation Location: Maine Budget: $200,000 Due Date: 12/16/11 Comments are closed Energy Efficiency, Funding Opportunities home efficiency, home energy efficiency, innovation, maine, michigan 17) Bioproducts and Biofuels – New York The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority requests proposals for the Development of New Bioproducts and Biofuels in New York State. This initiative will facilitate the development of innovative and environmentally responsible biomass feedstock technologies and bioproducts, including biofuels, bioproducts used for heat or power . . . → Read More: Funding Opportunities Part III – October, 2011 Comments are closed Funding Opportunities biofuels, funding, grants bioenergy, k-12, new york, schools 8) Office of Science The U.S. Department of Energy announces its continuing interest in receiving applications for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Basic Energy Sciences and Biological and Environmental Research, and Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists. Subtopics include Solar Photochemistry Research, and Climate . . . → Read More: Funding Opportunities Part II – October, 2011 Comments are closed Funding Opportunities bioenergy, brownsfields, DOE, education, EPA, k-12, schools, workforce development 1) Community Health & Climate Change The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests proposals for Community Responses to Human Health Threats from Climate Change in Urban Areas. Work shall include identification of how local decision-makers respond to change, including acute events; what decision-makers view as their vulnerabilities to climate change; development of an evidence-based set of . . . → Read More: Funding Opportunities Part I – October, 2011 Comments are closed Funding Opportunities clean energy, department of energy, DOE, education, EPA, funding, grants, solid state lighting Efficient Homes Initiative Location: Pacific Northwest Budget: Estimated $1,900,000 for 2012, $1,500,000 for 2013, $1,300,000 for 2014 Final Due Date: 10/11/11 NSF Sustainability Research Networks Competition Location: USA Budget: $36,000,000 (Max. $12,000,000/award) Due Date: 12/1/11 WECC Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Marketing Program Location: Illinois Budget: $200,000-$400,000 per plan Due Date: 10/10/11 Efficiency Maine New Competitive Program . . . → Read More: RFP Opportunities Here are some funding links to help in your search. National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) solicitations and financial opportunities are located at: http://www.netl.doe.gov/business/solicitations/index.html DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) financial opportunities are located at: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/financing/business.html Federal government funding opportunities are located at: http://www.grants.gov/, and at: https://www.fbo.gov/ Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business . . . → Read More: Energy Funding Links Comments are closed Federal Government, Funding Opportunities department of energy, energy, federal, fossil, funding, grants, renewable, research, SBIR, technology transfer 17) Transportation (Natural Gas) Innovations – California The California Energy Commission requests proposals for Energy Innovations Small Grant Program – Transportation Program (Natural Gas). This program supports R&D, demonstration, and deployment of advanced fuel-efficient natural gas powered transportation technologies and fuel switching strategies that are cost-effective and will reduce petroleum fuel use. Individual hardware awards . . . → Read More: Funding Opportunities Part III – September, 2011 8) San Luis Basin Sustainability Project – Colorado The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests proposals for the San Luis Basin Sustainability Project. Through this RFP, EPA will support the development of a plan, calculation of sustainability metrics using publicly-available data on the San Luis Basin region, compilation of the results into a report, publication of . . . → Read More: Funding Opportunities Part II – September, 2011 Comments are closed Funding Opportunities funding, grants, Industrial, manufacturing, natural gas, sustainability, vehicles 1) Industrial Scale PV Applications The U.S. Department of Energy requests proposals for PV Manufacturing Initiative Part 2: SUNPATH (Scaling Up Nascent PV AT Home). Through this RFP, DOE seeks industrial scale demonstration of the applicant’s PV module, cells, or substrates that are at least 15% lower in cost per watt than the current market . . . → Read More: Funding Opportunities Part I – September, 2011 Comments are closed Funding Opportunities funding, grants, Industrial, renewables, research, solar, sustainability, Transportation DOE Solid State Lighting Core Technologies Location: New York | Budget: $6,000,000 | Due: 11/3/11 Focus on Energy Media campaign RFP to promote ENERGY STAR® qualified compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) Location: Wisconsin | Budget:$240,000 Due: 8/19/11 DOE Conferences, Outreach, and Networking for New Energy Communities and Technologies Location: USA | Budget: $100,000 (Award min. $5,000; Award max. $25,000 | Due: 12/4/12 National Science . . . → Read More: RFP Report (August, 2011) – Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Technology Comments are closed Funding Opportunities Energy Efficiency, funding, green building, rec, Renewable Energy, RFP, solar 28) Methane to Markets Evaluation The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) and the Office of Global Change (EGC) requests proposals for an Outcome Evaluation of the Methane to Markets (M2M) Partnership Relative to the Office of Global Change Funding, FY2006-FY2010. Recognizing the role of methane . . . → Read More: Funding Opportunities – July Part IV Comments are closed Federal Government, Funding Opportunities clean energy, energy retrofits, funding, grants, home energy efficiency, methane, PV, renewables, wind 19) Innovative Manufacturing The U.S. Department of Energy requests proposals for the Innovative Manufacturing Initiative. This RFP will support manufacturing processes and materials to advance the clean energy economy. $120 million expected to be available, up to 50 awards anticipated. Letters of Intent are required, and are due 8/1/11, final proposals due 8/25/11. For . . . → Read More: Funding Opportunities – July Part III Comments are closed Federal Government, Funding Opportunities biosensing, environmental, innovative manufacturing, sustainability 10) WaterSMART: Southern Rockies The U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, requests proposals for WaterSMART Applied Science Grants for the Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperative. This will include analyzing the impacts of climate change and other landscape scale stressors on natural or cultural resources that affect or are affected by water resources management, . . . → Read More: Funding Opportunities – July Part II Comments are closed Federal Government, Funding Opportunities agriculture, conservation, energy, federal, funding, grants, industrial efficiency, water 1) Clean Fuel Buses and Facilities The U.S. Department of Transportation requests proposals for the Clean Fuels/Bus and Bus Facilities Program. This program will support: 1) The purchase or leasing of clean fuel buses, including buses that employ a lightweight composite structure, 2) Construction or leasing of clean fuel bus facilities or electrical recharging facilities . . . → Read More: Funding Opportunities – July Part I Comments are closed Federal Government, Funding Opportunities clean energy, clean fuel, climate, electric vehicles, energy, federal, funding, grants, smart grid, solar challenge, water “A Guide to State Clean Energy Policy Options” – Developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL created A Guide to State Clean Energy Policy Options for states interested in exploring their clean policy options as they relate to their clean energy goals. It serves as a decision tool to help them investigate their . . . → Read More: Create Your State Clean Energy Policy Sys-con.com -June 8 As electric utilities strive to reduce peak demand and provide consumers with a powerful set of energy efficiency tools as part of their smart grid initiatives, the home energy management (HEM) market is beginning to take shape. HEM vendors are seeking to be “the face” of the smart grid by providing consumers . . . → Read More: Home Energy Management Users to Reach 63 Million by 2020, Says Pike Research Comments are closed Building/Home Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, Energy Technologies, Private Sector forecast, hem, home energy management, market ZDnet – June 12, 2011 – On Monday, the Obama administration is preparing announce the next steps that the US will take to build its 21st century electric grid, and IT is expected to play a big part in the plans. The White House is hosting a 90-minute media event called “Building the 21st Century . . . → Read More: White House to announce IT-powered smart grid on Monday Comments are closed Federal Government, Smarter Grids federal, IT, next steps, policy, smart grid, White House href=”http://ase.org/resources/energy-savings-and-industrial-competitiveness-act-2011-section-section-summary”>Section-by-Section Summary – Alliance To Save Energy A summary of the energy efficiency provisions in the Energy Savings & Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 (ESICA). The summary is based on text jointly introduced on May 12, 2011 by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D. N.H.) and Senator Rob Portman (R. OH), and referred to the Senate . . . → Read More: The Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 |
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