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DOE Announces $50 Million Funding for Solar Grid Parity Demonstration Program

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DOE Announces $50 Million Funding for Solar Grid Parity Demonstration Program

Department of Energy (DOE) secretary Steven Chu announces $50 million in funding for solar energy grid parity demonstration program for innovative solar technologies leading to cost-competitive solar energy that helps solar reach this important milestone.

DOE to Invest $18 Million in Small Business Clean Energy Innovation Projects

By Tracey de Morsella on November 23, 2009 3 Comments 166, 871). These projects will help develop smart controllers, Advanced Building Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Advanced Gas Turbines and Materials, advanced heat exchange technology, Advanced Industrial Technologies Development, Advanced Manufacturing Processes, Advanced Solar Technologies, Advanced Water Power Technology Development, advanced water treatment technologies, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, cement industry, clean energy, clean energy U.S. economy, Combined Heat, component cooling techniques, Concentrated Solar Power systems, cool roofs, dewatering systems, distillation, distributed energy generation systems, DOE, efficient industrial processes, electric vehicles, environmental performance, for up to $1, greenhouse gas emissions, heat loss, high performance materials, hydropower systems, innovation, nanomaterials, near-term commercialization, ocean thermal energy conversion systems, peak demand, power line sensor systems, Power Plant Cooling, small advanced technology firms, small businesses, Smart Controllers, smart grid, Smart Grid Applications (8 projects, solar-powered systems, Steven Chu, Thermal Load Shifting, thermal loads, thermoelectric power generation, water heat recovery, Water Usage, wireless networks

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced more than $18 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support small business innovation research, development, and deployment of clean energy technologies. In this first phase of funding, 125 grants of up to $150,000 each will be awarded to 107 small advanced technology firms across the United States.