clean energy innovation News
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NREL Growth Forum Brings Together Clean Energy Innovators
The Industry Growth Forum, hosted by the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), this week attracted more than 400 investors, entrepreneurs, technologists and thought leaders to Denver. At the conclusion of the event three companies were honored with Best Venture and Outstanding Venture Awards. The two-day forum highlighted clean energy technology and business ...
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DOE Plans to Establish a Cybersecurity Institute for Energy Efficient Manufacturing
Recently (2/6), the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced their intent to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement entitled "Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute: Cybersecurity in Energy Efficient Manufacturing."This FOA establishes a new Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute (referred to as the "Institute") to develop ...
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NREL Brings Together Clean Energy Innovators at Industry Growth Forum
The Industry Growth Forum, hosted by the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), this week attracted more than 400 investors, entrepreneurs, technologists and thought leaders to Denver, Colo. Three companies were honored with Best Venture and Outstanding Venture Awards at the conclusion of the event. The two-day forum highlighted clean energy technology and business ...
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Husk Insulation wins US$200k MIT Clean Energy Prize
The MIT Clean Energy Prize has announced that Husk Insulation was selected from more than 100 student entries from 40 colleges and universities across the country to receive the $200,000 MIT Clean Energy Grand Prize sponsored by NSTAR and the U.S. Department of Energy. Husk Insulation, from the University of Michigan, plays in the rapidly growing market for advanced insulation, part of the $7 ...
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U.S. EPA Supports Sustainable Water Management and Clean Energy Innovation at Calif. Brewery
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest Jared Blumenfeld participated today in a ribbon-cutting event at the Bear Republic Brewery in Cloverdale, Calif. showcasing EcoVolt, the world’s first bioelectrically enhanced wastewater to energy system. The system uses electrically active microbes to treat wastewater while simultaneously ...
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New energy Projects of Common Interest for the Energy Union built on European solidarity
Today, the European Commission adopted the fourth list of Projects of Common Interest (PCI) for a connected European energy grid, fit for the future providing clean, affordable and secure energy for Europeans. This list reflects the importance of infrastructure for the Energy Union and represents a balance among its objectives: sustainability, affordability and security of supply. Vice President ...
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EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Traveling to COP21 in Paris
As the White House announced today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will be traveling to Paris for the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference during the 2nd week, December 5-10, to focus on the progress the U.S. has made under President Obama’s Climate Action Plan and the need for ambitious climate targets from all countries. Last summer, ...
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New IEA Report Examines Diverse Government Approaches to Fostering Clean Energy Innovation
Periods of energy disruption, like the one we are seeing today, offer an opening for disruptive technologies. A helping hand for clean energy start-ups can help respond to the current energy crisis while also accelerating progress towards climate targets. A new IEA report released this week -- How Governments Support Clean Energy Start-Ups -- provides a timely review of the different approaches ...
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U.S. Department of Energy announces $102 million for small business research and development
As part of President Obama’s broad efforts to support American small businesses and help advance cutting-edge clean energy innovations, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the Energy Department will award new funding to 104 small businesses nationwide. The grants totaling more than $102 million will support businesses in 26 states, helping companies to continue to develop ...
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NREL Industry Growth Forum Connects Clean Energy Startups and Investors
Clean energy innovation will be on display April 13 and 14 in Denver, Colorado, as 30 small businesses present their business cases to a panel of investors and industry experts as the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) hosts its annual Industry Growth Forum. The 30 presenting startups were selected through a competitive application and review process ...
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The European Commission, European Investment Bank and Breakthrough Energy Ventures Establish a New €100 Million Fund to Support Clean Energy Investments
Breakthrough Energy Ventures Europe (BEV-E), a new €100 million investment fund was established by the European Commission, the European Investment Bank and Breakthrough Energy Ventures during the Fourth Mission Innovation Ministerial meeting in Vancouver, Canada. The fund will help develop innovative European companies and bring radically new clean energy technologies to the market. It ...
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Mission Innovation Ministers Gather at COP22
Mission Innovation countries came together today (11,14) here at the UN climate change conference, otherwise known as COP22, to report on developments one year on from its launch. Finland and the Netherlands were welcomed as the most recent members to join this global effort to double clean energy R&D. In addition, a number of innovation challenges were launched to target development of ...
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Clean Energy Innovation Fund Invests In Greensync To Help Create The Smart Electricity Grid Of The Future
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed $5 million to an innovative Melbourne-based company aiming to bring smart technology solutions to the energy grid of the future, as part of an $11.5 million Series B capital raising by GreenSync. The CEFC investment is through the Clean Energy Innovation Fund, which finances emerging Australian technologies and businesses that have the ...
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ITIF Urges Congress to Ignore White House Budget Request for Key Energy Programs and Press for More Innovation
The Trump administration has proposed slashing federal investments in energy research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) by $3.2 billion, but a new report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a leading think tank for science and technology policy, calls on Congress to ignore the administration's proposal and allocate more funding to elevate clean energy ...
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ENN Affirms Commitment to Tackling Global Climate Issues through Transnational Cooperation
ENN, China's leading private clean-energy innovator, spoke Dec. 6th at COP17's "China Pavilion" as one of the main Chinese corporate delegations. ENN, alongside partners such as Duke Energy is using the platform to announce initiatives that call on institutions around the world to join in tackling climate change. In recognition of ENN's contribution to clean energy and of the importance of ...
By Duke Energy
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Ameren Illinois Launches Voltage Optimization Project in Partnership with DVI
This week, Dominion Voltage Inc. (DVI), a subsidiary of Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) and leader in Volt/VAR optimization, or "VVO" solutions, announced that it has been selected by Ameren Illinois to partner in the energy company's grid modernization and ongoing customer-focused energy efficiency efforts. "Illinois' innovative energy policy is clearing a path to build a smarter, more resilient grid ...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Asia clean energy forum kicks-off June 22, Philippines
Leaders exchange ideas on clean energy innovation, business models, policy and investment at ACEF2011 The Asia and Pacific region will be one of the most important areas for clean energy over the next several decades. The Asian Development Bank (ADB), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) will co-host the premiere knowledge-sharing ...
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Commission proposes new rules for consumer centred clean energy transition
The European Commission today presents a package of measures to keep the European Union competitive as the clean energy transition is changing global energy markets. The Commission wants the EU to lead the clean energy transition, not only adapt to it. For this reason the EU has committed to cut CO2 emissions by at least 40% by 2030 while modernising the EU's economy and delivering on jobs and ...
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New ventures forum addresses challenges to scaling up clean energy access in India
New Ventures India, part of WRI’s center for environmental entrepreneurship, and CDF-IFMR convened a workshop in Mumbai earlier this summer to address the barriers to the clean energy industry serving India’s rural poor. Representatives from every major clean energy company in India joined senior executives from corporations with rural marketing and distribution expertise, ...
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U.S. commerce department announces launch of i6 green challenge to promote clean energy innovation and economic growth/U.S. departments of agriculture, commerce and energy, along with the environmental protection agency and the national science foundation
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) and its Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship today announced the opening of its $12 million i6 Green Challenge in partnership with the U.S. departments of Agriculture and Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science Foundation, and Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and ...
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