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Wild Gift Leadership Program for Environmentalists Seeks Applicants

By Janet Palma on November 30, 2009 1 Comment Bob Jonas, Diversity and Environmental Justice, environment, Environmental Grant Program, future environmental leaders, grant, Grant Opportunity, interdisciplinary thinking, Janet Palma, Wild Gift, wilderness, wilderness trek, young professional

Applications are being accepted by Wild Gift for leaders who are making an impact today and will continue to do so in tomorrow’s world. Only five recipients a year are selected. A mandatory, three-week trek in deep wilderness is the cornerstone of the Wild Gift opportunity.

EPA Seeks Applicants for Environmental Education Grants

By Tracey de Morsella on November 19, 2009 2 Comments environmental education, Environmental Education Grant Program, environmental stewardship, EPA, grant, Students, teachers, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting grant applications for a total of $3.4 million in funding for environmental education projects and programs. EPA expects to award approximately 100 grants ranging from $5,000 to $200,000.

Applicants Sought for California Energy Commission Energy Innovations Grant

By Chris de Morsella on October 21, 2009 1 Comment California, California Energy Commission, cleantech grant, EISG, EISG Electricity, EISG Natural Gas, energy grant, Energy Innovations Small Grant Program, grant, innovative energy, Public Interest Energy Research, San Diego

The California Energy Commission is currently seeking applicants for their Energy Innovations Small Grant Program (EISG). EISG provides up to $95,000 for hardware projects and $50,000 for modeling projects to small businesses, non-profits, individuals, and academic institutions researching the feasibility of new, innovative energy concepts.

Grant Alert: Recovery Act Local Energy Assurance Planning Grant

By Chris de Morsella on October 17, 2009 1 Comment American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, biofuel, city government, Department of Energy, Diane Franklin, DOE, electricity grid, emergency preparedness, energy assurance, energy portfolio, energy supply, energy supply system, grant, LEAP, Local Energy Assurance Planning, National Energy Technology Laboratory, renewable energy, smart grid

The National Energy Technology Laboratory’s Recovery Act – Local Energy Assurance Planning (LEAP) Initiative is offering grants to city or township governments for programs and initiatives that help them develop energy assurance and resilience plans. The deadline for application is 10/22/09 and awards will be in the range of $60,000 and $300,000.

U.S. Department of Labor Announces $500 Million for 5 Grant Solicitations to Train Workers for Green Jobs

By Tracey de Morsella on July 10, 2009 1 Comment American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, economic growth, energy efficiency, Energy Training Partnership Grants, fund, grant, Green Capacity Building Grants, green industries, green jobs, Hilda L. Solis, Labor Department, labor exchange infrastructure, labor market information, Pathways Out of Poverty Grants, public workforce system, Recovery Act, renewable energy, State Energy Sector Partnership and Training Grants, State Labor Market Information Improvement Grants state workforce agencies, training

During a visit to Memphis last month, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced five grant competitions, totaling $500 million, to fund projects that prepare workers for green jobs in the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries.

“Emerging green jobs are creating opportunities for workers to enter careers that offer good wages and pathways to long term job growth and prosperity,” said Secretary Solis. “Workers receiving training through projects funded by these competitions will be at the forefront as our nation transforms the way we generate electricity, manufacture products and do business across a wide range of industries.”

Green Education and Training Update: Red Rocks Community College, Chatham University, and University of Denver Launch Green Education Programs

By Tracey de Morsella on July 9, 2009 Comments Off on Green Education and Training Update: Red Rocks Community College, Chatham University, and University of Denver Launch Green Education Programs Advanced Technological Education Program, Agricultural Production Systems, award, Bettendorf, Capstone Project. University of Denver, career, Center for the National Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy, Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship, CO, CO. Chatham University, Colorado School of Mines, Denver, Eden Hall Farm, environment, environmental costs, food distribution, food production, food safety, grant, Green Collar Curriculum Programs, IA, Iowa, Jefferson County Schools, Jefferson County Workforce Center, Lakewood, Master of Arts in Food Studies, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, National Science Foundation, NSF, of the food supply, Pennsylvania Center for Women Politics and Public Policy, Rachel Carson Institute, Red Rocks Community College, renewable energy, RRCC, School of Sustainability and the Environment, Shadyside, SSE, sustainability, Sustainability and Health, sustainability curriculum, Sustainability Minor, sustainability of communities, Sustaining a Green Collar Workforce, workforce

Red Rocks Community College has received at National Science Foundation grant for their green collar curriculum programs. Chatham University has formed The School of Sustainability and the Environment. University of Denver has announced a sustainability minor.

SMART GRID ROUNDUP: Grants for National Smart Grid Announced, Hacking the Smart Grid; Wind and Solar Power Drives Need For Smart Grid

By Chris de Morsella on April 23, 2009 1 Comment Biden, code development, Commerce Secretary, Department of Energy, embedded devices, energy appliances, energy management products, energy storage, Gary Locke, grant, Grants, grid monitoring devices, hacking the smart grid, high voltage transmission, intelligence, IOActive, Jefferson, Joe Biden, Joshua Pennell, Mo., monitoring, National Smart Grid, National Smart Grid Grants, nationwide electrical smart grid, network security, network stack, power storage, security, Security Focus, security threats, smart grid, smart-grid industry, smart-grid technology deployment; deployment of grid monitoring devices, smart-grid technology development grants, solar power, solar;, stimulus funding, technology viability. smart-grid technology development grants, Vice President Joe Biden, wind, wind power, wireless networking standard, ZigBee

Quite a bit is happening in the smart grid sector. In this post I quickly look at the breaking announcement by Vice President Joe Biden of more than $3.3 billion in stimulus funding for grants to drive the rollout of a nationwide electrical smart grid.

I continue to follow the hacking of the grid story and try to give some various perspectives on this issue and what is being done about it.

Finally I post on how the growing adoption of renewable energy like solar and wind will require the grid to evolve into a much smarter, robust system and to incorporate systems for storing transient excess energy.