The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $95,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) to Nevada Gold Mines LLC (NGM) to construct a behind-the-meter solar photovoltaic (PV) facility with battery energy storage systems (BESS) across four sites at three active mine locations in northern Nevada. The project aims to decarbonize NGM's mining operations and enhance electricity self-sufficiency and supply reliability in remote areas of Nevada. The...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) will provide $80,000,000 to Freeport Minerals Corporation to demonstrate the technical viability of using industrial-scale geothermal clean heat (GCH) in the mining process. The project will enable the recovery of residual copper, a critical material, from previously mined material at a reduced emissions intensity...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $81,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) to Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage, LLC. The award aims to demonstrate the conversion of former mining lands into a pumped storage hydroelectric (PSH) facility and showcase the competitiveness of a project that will provide energy storage across multiple markets. The project also seeks to provide tangible benefits to impacted communities aligned with local...
This $3,750,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program will support the Solar & Storage Industries Institute, a non-profit organization, in developing consensus-based solutions to address challenges around siting large-scale solar (LSS) projects. The project aims to speed up LSS project permitting, reduce associated soft costs,...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $2,628,914 Project Grant under the Clean Energy Demonstrations (CFDA 81.255) program to the Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC. The funding will be used to install 75 photovoltaic (PV) solar systems and battery energy storage systems (BESS) with approximately 3 kW capacities each at off-grid homes on Navajo lands in New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. Additionally, the project will upgrade home electric panels and wiring to accommodate the PV and...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $8,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Native Renewables, Inc. under the Clean Energy Demonstrations (CFDA 81.255) federal grant program. The project, titled "Energizing Rural Hopi and Navajo with Solar Powered Battery-Based Systems," seeks to install photovoltaic solar systems (PV) and battery energy storage systems (BESS) at off-grid homes in the Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe communities. The goal is to increase the availability of clean energy,...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) provides $2,485,114 to The Trustees of Princeton University to investigate approaches to community benefit mechanisms (CBMs) that may increase community acceptance of large-scale solar (LSS) energy projects. The project aims to identify key CBM features and co-production processes that can...
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $5.4 million Cooperative Agreement to Cubicpv Inc., a for-profit solar technology company based in Bedford, Massachusetts. The award, made under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), aims to address challenges in durability, scalability, and efficiency of perovskite-silicon tandem solar modules. Specifically, the project will focus on improving perovskite ink...
This $1,499,687 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) will support the Crater Lake Electrical Training Center in creating a replicable electrician pre-apprenticeship program focused on training the next generation of solar industry workers, particularly from...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $86,680,364 Cooperative Agreement under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to Terra CO2 Technology Holdings, Inc. The objective of the project is to establish a facility in Magna, UT that will produce 240,000 tons per annum of locally sourced, low-cost, low-carbon supplementary cementitious materials using above-ground mine tailings. The project will create 61 high-paying jobs and...