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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.   October 26, 2022 Funding Opportunities DOE Announces $28 Million to Advance and Deploy Hydropower Technology DOE announced more than $28 million across three funding opportunities to support projects that will advance and preserve hydropower as a critical source of clean energy. The funding allocations support projects such as the sustainable development of hydropower and pumped storage hydropower (PSH), studies that facilitate licensing, construction, and commissioning of new PSH, and raising the efforts of diverse hydropower stakeholders to find a path forward on hydropower issues and innovations. Renewable News Lithium Valley: Powering Our Clean Energy Transition Lithium is essential for producing rechargeable batteries, and the Salton Sea in California may hold enough lithium to exceed America's domestic rechargeable needs. In consultation with local community leaders, DOE is exploring ways to extract it responsibly from deep geothermal waters. Report Highlights Hydropower Industry's Demand for Diverse Talent A new, diverse workforce is critical to the hydropower industry's ability to sustain current operations and growth. EERE's Water Power Technologies Office has funded an analysis of hydropower workforce trends that outlines the steps the industry needs to take to move ahead successfully.  In Case You Missed It What They Are Saying: State, Local and Climate Leaders Grateful and Excited About DOE Funding to Invigorate U.S. Battery Manufacturing The first set of projects from the first round of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding has been released. Twenty companies are receiving a combined $2.8 billion to build and expand commercial-scale facilities in 12 states to extract and process lithium, graphite, and other battery materials, manufacture components, and demonstrate new approaches, including manufacturing components from recycled materials. Read more about these federal investments. What do magnets have to do with clean energy? Learn why the United States needs a secure, rare-earth-magnet domestic supply chain from EERE's Advanced Manufacturing and Industrial Decarbonization Office.  EERE Office Highlight Read the latest from EERE's technology offices and the national laboratories.  Get Your Motor Running: The Next Generation of Electric Machines Superalloys, Supercomputers, and Super Savings Moment in the Sun: Climate Access Fund With New Solar Permitting Prize, Everyone Is a Winner Hello DOE Scholars: Andrew's Experience Working with BETO My DOE BETO Scholars Fellowship and the Importance of Environmental Justice Discovering Unexpected Synergies Between Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Ripple Effect: Claire Gonzales and Scuba Diving into Ocean-Powered Fisheries DOE Seeks Public Comment on New $1 Billion Program for Rural or Remote Communities Saving Energy and Money: The Daimler Truck North America Plant in Detroit® -- A Journey in Energy Management Events and Webinars  2-in-1: What Is the Potential for an Integrated Furnace & Water Heater?  October 27 | 1 p.m. ET  Join this Better Buildings Residential Network peer exchange call to learn why separate equipment is currently needed to heat a home and its water and what efficiencies might be possible if one piece of equipment could do both jobs. Offshore Wind Energy Basics Webinar: Navigating Offshore Wind Energy Decision-Making Processes   October 27 | 1 p.m. ET  Listen to wind energy experts talk about the points at which community leaders, property owners, coastal residents, and other local stakeholders can meaningfully engage with these processes.  Inspiring a Clean Energy Workforce  November 1 | 11 a.m. ET  Learn about how Industrial Assessment Centers at higher education institutions foster energy efficiency and a built environment workforce by providing training, hands-on education, and job opportunities.  Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas Virtual Workshop  November 1-2  This workshop is an opportunity for local governments, utilities, private sector project developers, and others in rural and remote communities to share more about their energy challenges and the types of projects that can improve their energy systems.  November H2IQ Hour: Demonstrations of H2A-Lite and H2FAST Models November 3 | 12 p.m. ET Join our webinar for an overview and demonstration of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Hydrogen Analysis Lite Production (H2A-Lite) model and Hydrogen Financial Analysis Scenario Tool (H2FAST). H2A-Lite is a user-friendly model that provides a high-level view of different hydrogen production technologies. H2FAST provides convenient, in-depth financial analysis of hydrogen systems.  Technologies for Net-Zero Carbon Buildings   November 10 | 1 p.m. ET  Learn about this request for information from the General Services Administration's Green Proving Ground program and DOE to obtain responses on technologies that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from commercial buildings. The RFI invites industry to submit information on early-commercial technologies that are ready for evaluation in occupied, operational buildings.  COP27 Delivering on the Promise of Energy Efficiency in Digital Technologies November 14 | 10:30 a.m. ET In this side event to the United Nations Climate Change Conference, presenters will discuss the relationship between digitalization and energy efficiency and show policymakers how to effectively implement policies based on emerging best practices.

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