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Six biopower projects selected for federal funding
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced this week the selection of six projects to receive $12.9 million in federal funding for work related to biofuels, bioproducts, biopower and/or refinery-compatible intermediates. The funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is titled Project Definition f... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/shutterstock_542164666-300x168.jpg)
Department of Energy invests $18 million in alternative fuel projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced last week that it will invest $18 million in five projects related to alternative fuel technologies, the development and demonstration of plug-in electric vehicles, and accelerated adoption of vehicles that operates on fuels such as biodiesel, E85, natur... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/shutterstock_541193143-300x200.jpg)
First U.S. wave energy test facility to be built off Oregon coast
The U.S. Department of Energy will provide $40 million in funding to build the United States' first open-ocean, power grid-connected wave energy test facility off the Oregon coast. A partnership made up of several renewable energy innovators and the University of Washington, Oregon State Universi... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/shutterstock_540649924-e1482431579628.jpg)
Department of Energy offers conditional commitment for first loan guarantee under Advanced Fossil Energy Project
The U.S. Department of Energy offered a conditional commitment to Lake Charles Methanol, LLC this week for the first loan guarantee under the Advanced Fossil Energy Project. The commitment guarantees loans of up to $2 billion for the construction of the world’s first methanol production facilit... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/shutterstock_537168682-300x200.jpg)
Brunswick County Power Station, Va. recognized as project of the year
The Brunswick County Power Station in Virginia was recognized as the Best Gas-Fired Project of the Year and Best Overall Generation Project at the Power Gen International 2016 Conference this week. Sponsored by Power Engineering magazine, the efficient, low-emissions power station was selected fo... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Ernest-Moniz-296x300.jpg)
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Breakthrough Energy Ventures to invest $1 billion in clean energy technology
The Breakthrough Energy Coalition (BEC) has announced the creation of a new fund that will invest more than $1 billion in early stage and growth companies utilizing and developing clean energy technology. The investment vehicle provided by the launch of the new fund, called Breakthrough Energy Ve... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/shutterstock_531060412-300x200.jpg)
Sandia Labs and Singapore team up to develop energy storage
Sandia National Laboratories and Singapore's Energy Market Authority (EMA) have signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to develop energy storage technology. Energy storage captures energy produced at one time for later use. Energy storage systems allow for fluctuating lev... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/in-a-national-first-uci-injects-renewable-hydrogen-into-campus-power-supply-300x200.jpg)
University of Calif. implements first power-to-gas hydrogen pipeline project in U.S.
Engineers at the University of California, Irvine are utilizing a new technique to tap into excess clean electricity that would otherwise be wasted by implementing the first power-to-gas hydrogen pipeline injection project in the nation. “UCI’s power-to-gas project is showing that there are t... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/New-Jersey-Solar-300x200.jpg)