Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: August 13, 2008

DOE to Invest in Grid Integration Systems for Solar Energy New York Expands Renewable Net Metering and Green Roof Incentives U.S. Leads the World in Wind Power Production, says AWEA Geothermal Lease Sale in Nevada Yields Record Bids EPA Declines Texas Request to Reduce Renewable Fuel Requirements Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles Take to the Road in National Tour DOE to Invest in Grid Integration Systems for Solar Energy DOE announced on Tuesday that it plans to invest up to $24 million over a number of years to develop products that connect solar power systems with the electrical grid in an interactive way. DOE has selected 12 industry teams that will receive $2.9 million in current fiscal year funding to develop conceptual designs and market analyses for such Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems (SEGIS) projects. The projects will focus on solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and will involve such efforts as developing systems that can communicate with an interactive utility grid and advanced power meters to respond to power price changes over the course of a day, systems that can work with energy storage devices and "smart" appliances to respond to utility price signals, and systems that can interact with building energy management systems. […]

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