Next-Gen Batteries, US Government Efficiency Improvement, Marine & Offshore Wind Research — US DOE News

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The US Division of Vitality continues to roll out nice cleantech information as we strategy the tip of the 12 months and the tip of an epic presidential time period for clear vitality, vitality effectivity, and electrical autos. I’m going to roll by means of 4 tales from the previous two days to catch us up on among the information.

Subsequent-Gen Batteries from Eos Vitality Enterprises?

We’ve lined Eos for more than a decade on and off. It continues to trudge ahead. The DOE now thinks it may convey us next-gen batteries. As such, the DOE has simply offered Eos Vitality Enterprises, Inc. (Eos) with a $303.5 million mortgage assure “to finance the construction of two state-of-the-art production lines that will be able to produce enough stationary batteries per year to annual electricity needs of approximately 130,000 homes.” These services will probably be inbuilt Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, and probably in Duquesne, Pennsylvania.

“All four lines of the project are expected to manufacture 8 GWh of storage capacity annually by 2027, or enough to provide electricity to over 300,000 average U.S. homes instantaneously or meet the annual electricity needs of approximately 130,000 homes if fully charged and discharged daily. The project is expected to create and maintain up to 1000 jobs including both salaried employees and a well-paid manufacturing workforce, unionized by the United Steelworkers—boosting the regional economy and adding to the 16 million jobs created since President Biden and Vice President Harris took office,” the DOE writes.

“The Biden-Harris Administration has successfully implemented a new economic playbook that has boosted America’s competitive standing on the world stage as an innovation leader in the cutting-edge technologies of the future,” mentioned U.S. Secretary of Vitality Jennfier M. Granholm. “Today’s announcement will bolster the nation’s energy security while ensuring President Biden’s manufacturing boom continues to deliver for generations to come.”

You’ll be able to learn way more concerning the expertise and why it’s being supported here.

$18 Million for Marine and Offshore Wind Vitality

The US Division of Vitality (DOE) has offered $18 million in funding for 27 R&D initiatives within the marine vitality and offshore wind vitality industries. The initiatives are unfold throughout 17 universities. Right here’s a common overview of those initiatives from the DOE:

Generate publicly out there information and take a look at platforms that may assist establish price reductions and efficiency enhancements to advance marine vitality gadgets.

- Oregon State College (Corvallis, Oregon): $500,000
- Rutgers College (New Brunswick, New Jersey): $500,000
- College of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan): Two awards—$998,700 and $500,000

Advance potential synergies between offshore wind and/or marine vitality and aquaculture growth. (This matter space is a joint effort between DOE’s Water Energy Applied sciences Workplace and Wind Vitality Applied sciences Workplace.)

- Boston College (Boston, Massachusetts): $375,000
- California Polytechnic State College, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, California): $375,000
- College of Hawaii at Manoa (Honolulu, Hawaii): $497,000
- College of New Hampshire (Durham, New Hampshire): $375,000

Assist undergraduate senior design and/or analysis initiatives in marine vitality.

- Baldwin Wallace College (Berea, Ohio): $499,800
- Florida Atlantic College (Boca Raton, Florida): $500,000
- Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Faculty Station, Texas): $500,000
- College of Alaska Fairbanks (Fairbanks, Alaska): $500,000
- College of Houston (Houston, Texas): $500,000
- College of Washington (Seattle, Washington): $500,000
- College of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, Wisconsin): $500,000

Advance further concepts that assist the Water Energy Applied sciences Workplace’s Marine Energy Program goals.

- Michigan Technological College (Houghton, Michigan): $598,800
- North Carolina State College (Raleigh, North Carolina): Two awards—$1,000,000 and $1,000,000
- Oregon State College (Corvallis, Oregon): Two awards—$999,500 and $1,000,000
- State College of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Brook, New York): Two awards—$500,000 and $500,000
- College of Alaska Fairbanks (Fairbanks, Alaska): $1,000,000
- College of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan): $994,200
- College of New Hampshire (Durham, New Hampshire): Two awards—$985,300 and $1,000,000
- College of Washington (Seattle, Washington): $999,300

You will get extra data on these initiatives here.

You’ll be able to learn the complete DOE information launch here.

Historic Funding for Vitality Effectivity in Federal Authorities

As a part of the $250 million Aiding Federal Services with Vitality Conservation Applied sciences (AFFECT) grant program, the Federal Vitality Administration Program (FEMP) simply introduced 67 project selections to enhance vitality effectivity within the US federal authorities — and thus save US taxpayers cash in the long run.

The DOE gives a abstract of what these 67 initiatives cowl: “Collectively, the funding will ship substantial advantages, together with:

Lowering greenhouse gasoline emissions equal to eradicating 19,370 gas-powered autos from the street yearly (81,388 metric tons of carbon dioxide equal/12 months)
Saving taxpayers $41.7 million yearly in vitality and water prices
Attaining vitality financial savings equal to powering 35,701 properties yearly (883,525 Mbtu/12 months)
Conserving greater than 1 billion gallons of water yearly—sufficient for twenty-four million a great deal of laundry
Producing carbon pollution-free electrical energy equal to driving 494 million miles in electrical vehicles (176,383 MWh/12 months)
Supporting 20 initiatives (30% of chosen initiatives) positioned in or adjoining to deprived communities, creating jobs and driving native financial growth
Making certain that 100% of initiatives adjust to Made in America (Govt Order 14005), which goals to spice up American manufacturing and good-paying union jobs.”

Great things. That is the second and remaining installment of the $250 million AFFECT grant program. Learn extra concerning the information here.

Enhancing Grid Resilience

The DOE is offering $20 million for 9 initiatives targeted on offering “critical power equipment advancements.” What does that imply? Right here’s extra: “Transformers regulate voltage levels as power enters our homes and businesses. They are a critical grid component that ensure the reliability and security of power delivery to our nation’s homes and businesses. Selected projects under the FITT FOA will address the technical challenges of advancing transformers through research, development, and demonstration across a range of distribution to transmission scale applications. DOE’s Office of Electricity (OE) and the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) are co-funding this FOA, contributing $18 million and $2 million, respectively.”

You will get extra particulars on these 9 initiatives here.

Featured picture courtesy of Eos.