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  • 15 Jul 2022 10:42 AM | Anonymous

    Administration Announces $56 Million to Advance U.S. Solar Manufacturing and Lower Energy Costs

    New Investments Will Build on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Bolster Clean Energy Supply Chains, Increase Energy Security, and Lower Electricity Bills 

    WASHINGTON, D.C. ― The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a slate of new initiatives and $56 million in new funding, including $10 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to spur innovation in solar manufacturing and recycling. Together, the funding will help make clean energy more affordable and reliable, create good-paying jobs, and enhance U.S. economic growth and competitiveness. Developing more solar power, the cheapest form of new electricity supply, is key to achieving President Biden’s goal of 100% clean electricity by 2035.

    “This administration wants to seize U.S. leadership in solar energy, from manufacturing to recycling, and that means making the right investments to ensure these technologies are made right here at home,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm. “Thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, DOE is able to invest in our nation’s innovators so they can improve manufacturing and strengthen the domestic solar supply chain—lowering energy bills for Americans and businesses and driving toward an equitable clean energy future.”

    According to DOE’s Solar Supply Chain Review Report, developing more domestic solar manufacturing can lead to benefits to the climate and environment as well as for American workers, employers, national security, while lowering energy bills for American families. The new programs announced today are designed to drive innovation in solar technology and manufacturing, supporting opportunities for the U.S. to expand production of thin-film modules, which do not rely on foreign-dominated supply chains, as well as supporting newer technologies like perovskite solar cells.

    DOE’s New Solar Innovation Funding Opportunities

    The $29 million FY22 Photovoltaics (PV) Research and Development funding opportunity includes $10 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support projects that increase the reuse and recycling of solar technologies. The funding opportunity also supports projects to develop PV module designs that reduce manufacturing costs, as well as those that advance the manufacturing of PV cells made from perovskites, a family of materials that show potential for durability, high performance, and low production costs.

    The FY22 Solar Manufacturing Incubator funding opportunity will provide $27 million for projects aimed at commercializing new technologies that can expand private investment in U.S. solar manufacturing. Funding is available for projects that ready new technologies and manufacturing processes for commercialization and demonstrate solutions that can boost domestic manufacturing of thin-film PV made from cadmium telluride, the second-most common PV technology on the market, behind silicon.

    DOE’s Continued Commitment to Solar Energy

    Today, DOE also announced $18 million in funding through the Technology Commercialization Fund for seven proposed National Laboratory projects designed to tackle commercialization challenges DOE-funded technologies face on their path to market.

    DOE is also issuing a Request for Information on challenges and opportunities for vehicle-integrated PV, which would enable solar energy to provide power to vehicles, including cars, recreational vehicles, trains, boats, and planes. The solar and transportation industries and other stakeholders are encouraged to submit feedback by August 22 at 5 p.m. ET.

    Earlier this week, DOE announced $8 million will go to seven small solar companies to perform research and development in concentrating solar-thermal power, power electronics, and solar-powered water technologies.

    Learn more about DOE’s Solar Energy Technologies Office and its research priorities in PV manufacturing and competitiveness and attend a webinar on the Incubator funding opportunity on August 3 at 3 p.m. ET.

  • 9 Jun 2022 4:12 PM | Anonymous

    This is a big deal for the solar industry and it delays any possible tariffs on imported solar panels for at least 2 years.  View fact sheet HERE.

    FACT SHEET: President Biden Takes Bold Executive Action to Spur Domestic Clean Energy Manufacturing | The White House

  • 2 Jun 2022 1:43 PM | Anonymous

    All members of the public are invited to Solar Fiesta 2022 and EV Show, a free event, with free parking, organized by the New Mexico Solar Energy Association (NMSEA), in the Cornell Mall area of the University of New Mexico (UNM) campus by the Student Union Building on June 24, from 9 am – 3 pm. Free parking in “R/E” lots at the Southeast corner of UNM off Central Ave NE and Girard Blvd NE.

  • 20 May 2022 2:26 PM | Anonymous

    EU wants rooftop PV mandate for public, commercial buildings by 2027, residential by 2029. Read article HERE.


  • 29 Apr 2022 2:58 PM | Anonymous

    View EcoWatch article on US cities that are solar energy leaders HERE.

  • 25 Apr 2022 8:17 PM | Anonymous

    The City of Santa Fe is hiring a Sustainability Coordinator to plan and implement strategies to achieve city sustainability goals including carbon neutrality, ecological resiliency, economic vitality, social equity, and a high quality of life. The job description is attached. Please share with anyone you think would be interested!

    ·          Salary Range:  $49,404-$74,106

    ·          Minimum three years of experience required

    ·          Posting closes 5/22/22

    ·          Click HERE for more information and to apply.

    Neal Denton

    Sustainability Officer

    City of Santa Fe

    Environmental Services Division

    (505) 955-2229


  • 25 Apr 2022 8:11 PM | Anonymous

    View Albuquerque Journal article HERE.

  • 8 Apr 2022 9:04 AM | Anonymous

    Fact sheet and survey information is HERE.

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