| DOE to Invest Over $100 Million to Prepare the Grid for a Net-Zero Economy | | | The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy today announced its intent to issue multiple funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) totaling over $100 million for field demonstrations and other research to support better planning and operation of the electric grid. This investment will also help optimize systems with grid-connected buildings and vehicles powered by clean, distributed energy generation and show these advanced technologies are reliable, secure, and ready to support a clean energy economy for all Americans. The anticipated FOAs include: - Connected Communities 2.0, which will leverage foundational approaches from existing Connected Communities projects to advance solutions for the grid edge—where electricity distribution transitions between the utility and the customer—at community scale, integrating buildings and transportation, community renewables, and storage technologies.
- Solar Technologies' Rapid Integration and Validation for Energy Systems (STRIVES), to develop and demonstrate technology and market tools for better integration of distributed energy resources including solar, wind, and energy storage.
- SuperTruck Charge, which will address the challenges associated with vehicles-to-grid integration and large-scale charging installations for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.
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