December 14, 2022
BTO Releases BENEFIT 2022/23 Funding Opportunity for Innovations that Electrify, Optimize, and Decarbonize Building Operations
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building Technologies Office (BTO) announced its Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) – 2022/23 funding opportunity announcement (FOA).
December 14, 2022
DOE Launches EAS-E Prize to Accelerate Equitable, Affordable, and Simple Solutions for Home Electrification
The American-Made Equitable and Affordable Solutions to Electrification Prize (EAS-E Prize) is offering $2.4 million in cash prizes and technical assistance vouchers to innovators who can help simplify the electrification processes for contractors and imp
December 7, 2022
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Steps to Electrify and Cut Emissions from Federal Buildings
First-Ever Proposed Emissions Standard for New Federal Buildings is Projected to Save $8 Million Per Year in Costs and Decrease Long-Term Carbon Emissions
December 5, 2022
Lessons from Pioneers: How Four Clean Energy Technologies First Entered the Market
We studied how four clean energy technologies got commercialized to find commonalities that could clear the path to market for other clean energy technologies. Read what we learned.
November 9, 2022
Ready, Set, Go! 120+ Teams to Compete in the Solar Decathlon 2023 Design Challenge
124 teams from 97 collegiate institutions are working to solve the climate crisis, one building at a time, by participating in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon® 2023 Design Challenge.
November 8, 2022
In Ohio, I Caught a Glimpse of the Future of Buildings and Vehicles
Acting Assistant Secretary Alejandro Moreno offers his thoughts on a recent visit to Ohio State University
November 2, 2022
Connected Communities Cohort Kicks Off: A New Era for Grid-Efficient Buildings
Today, DOE kicked off the inaugural cohort of Connected Communities at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
November 2, 2022
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $250 Million Investment From Inflation Reduction Act For Domestic Heat Pump Manufacturing
DOE Seeks Input on Best Uses of Defense Production Act Authority to Bolster American Clean Energy Manufacturing and Strengthen National Security, Announces Additional Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge Partner Successes
November 1, 2022
EPA’s New ENERGY STAR® Specifications for Windows, Doors, and Skylights Made Possible through DOE Investments and Analyses
Recently, the ENERGY STAR® program released its final specification (Version 7.0) for residential windows, doors, and skylights that establish higher energy-efficiency benchmarks for products to earn EPA’s coveted ENERGY STAR certification.
November 1, 2022
Study Finds Home Energy Score Positively Linked to Sale Price and Loan Performance
First-ever Berkeley Lab study finds relationship between Home Energy Score, sale price, and mortgage repayment in cities with Home Energy Score listing policies.