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The Power of Partnerships | DOE's Schools Programs

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is hosting a webinar on Thursday, November 16th, to highlight different partnership models that can help school districts move forward making energy improvements. It will provide examples of community-based partnerships, and partnerships with energy service companies, universities, and utilities.

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Solar giants bet big on US Manufacturing

Major solar panel suppliers have announced the construction of three new factories, collectively adding 15 GW of manufacturing capacity. In 2021, there was only 7 GW of module manufacturing capacity in the United States.

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Solar Prize Round 7 Deadline Is Approaching!

Do you have a big, bold idea for a technology that will help deploy more solar energy?
Sign up by October 6 to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy’s American-Made Solar Prize Round 7! This $4 million competition is designed to accelerate solar innovations and help budding entrepreneurs power the clean energy revolution.

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DOE to Fund Research to Reduce Costs of High-Voltage Direct Current Transmission

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) and Office of Electricity (OE) plan to fund research to drive innovation and reduce costs of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) voltage source converter (VSC) transmission systems. HVDC transmission systems are more efficient than traditional alternating current (AC) transmission systems for transmitting electricity over long distances while minimizing power losses.

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Careers in Clean Energy

Join the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy on September 7th / 12 - 2 PM ET for their first webinar in the Careers in Clean Energy series.

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Agrivoltaics finds new fans in US Senate

Agriculture and solar: a winning combination for farmers, the climate and now — thanks to two recently introduced bills — maybe the Senate, too.

U.S. senators on both sides of the aisle have recently proposed two bills to boost agrivoltaics, the double-duty climate solution that pairs solar panels (photovoltaics) with agriculture — or closely related land uses that benefit farmers and ecosystems.

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Hyper-efficient solar panels are 1000X > powerful!

Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have discovered a new method to increase the efficiency of solar cells by a factor of 1,000. The team of scientists achieved this breakthrough by creating crystalline layers of barium titanate, strontium titanate, and calcium titanate, which were alternately placed on top of one another in a lattice structure.

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Solar Energy Technologies Office

Did you know that transitioning to a clean energy economy protects every American’s fundamental human right to a clean, healthy environment?

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