The Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, awarded a $1,491,400 Cooperative Agreement titled "BIL CLEAN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PATHWAY TRAINING (CREPT)" under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The goal of this project is to assist four conservation corps in starting or expanding solar and renewable energy workforce development programs, with the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $1,489,300 Cooperative Agreement under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to Power 52 Inc. The overall goal of this award is to advance equity in the solar workforce by scaling Power52's nationally recognized solar workforce training program. Key objectives include expanding equitable solar...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $1,213,740 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to the Housing Authority of San Joaquin to create career-track pathways for residents of public housing and other disadvantaged San Joaquin County residents. The objective is to provide degree or certification-level education and skills to equip them for well-paying jobs in the electrified...
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 Program (CFDA 81.087) will support the Solar & Storage Industries Institute, a non-profit organization, in developing consensus-based solutions around large-scale solar (LSS) siting. The project aims to speed up LSS project permitting, reduce associated soft costs, and improve outcomes for host...
The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $1,372,744 Cooperative Agreement under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to Red Cloud Renewable, a minority-owned, Native American-owned non-profit organization. The 36-month project aims to bridge gender inequality and racial disparities in the renewable energy sector by customizing an...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $1,200,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Interstate Renewable Energy Council Inc. (IREC) to accelerate innovative solutions in new and developing solar, storage, electric vehicle (EV), and EV supply equipment (EVSE) markets. The project, funded under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117), aims to: 1) develop consensus recommendations to address...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $1.5M Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to The Corps Network. The objective of the project is to expand access to career-track training and employment in electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) installation and maintenance work for a diversified pipeline of individuals in Baltimore, Maryland. The project will lead a pre-apprenticeship workforce...
The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) was awarded a $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The award period is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The grant will fund the development of an online platform to collect solar training resources, improve solar recruitment and outreach processes, and...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $2,066,387 Cooperative Agreement under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to Miracosta Community College District in Oceanside, CA. The 3-year award will support the recruitment and training of renewable energy instructors, establish renewable energy startup accelerators with mentorship and resources, integrate disruptive technologies into...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under CFDA Program 81.087 - Renewable Energy Research and Development, aims to collect data from an existing utility-scale direct current (DC)-coupled photovoltaic (PV)-plus-storage plant, prepare the data for public sharing, and provide analyses on solar resource, plant performance, and battery degradation. The $249,984 award, granted on May 1, 2024,...