PROGRAM AREA OVERVIEW
OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
The mission of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is to strengthen America's energy security, environmental quality, and economic vitality through public-private partnerships that enhance energy efficiency and productivity; strengthen the U.S. manufacturing sector with advances in innovation; bring clean, reliable, and affordable energy technologies to the marketplace; and make a difference in the everyday lives of Americans by enhancing their energy choices and their quality of life.
In order to accomplish this mission, EERE has streamlined and integrated its program and business management by creating 11 programs to most effectively address the needs of the industry, transportation, buildings and power sectors: Biomass; Buildings; Distributed Energy and Electricity Reliability; Federal Energy Management; FreedomCar and Vehicle Technologies; Geothermal; Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies; Industrial Technologies; Solar Energy Technology; Wind and Hydropower Technologies; and Weatherization and Intergovernmental.
One of EERE’s core mission priorities is to engage and partner with the small business technology sector, in so doing, “leapfrog the status quo” by facilitating the development of new technologies that will dramatically reduce or end dependence on foreign oil; increase the viability and deployment of renewable energy technologies; increase the reliability and efficiency of electricity generation, delivery, and use; increase the efficiency of buildings and appliances; and increase the efficiency/reduce the energy intensity of industry.
It is estimated that the energy technologies and practices supported by the EERE programs have saved Americans billions of dollars in energy costs over the past decade. These savings are projected to dramatically increase as emerging and new energy technologies are developed and commercialized. These energy savings are accompanied by parallel reductions in emissions and pollutants that affect human health and in the production of greenhouse gases. The EERE program in renewable energy has advanced the state of technologies in such areas as solar, wind, and biomass to the point where renewables have been projected to supply as much as 28 percent of the Nation’s energy by 2030.
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TOPICS:
28. Advanced Materials for New Energy Carriers, Services, and Products
a) Advanced Materials for
Hydrogen Storage
b) Thermoelectric Materials for
Recovery of Waste Heat from Industrial Streams
c) Seals for High Temperature
Applications
d) Improved Oxide Ceramic Matrix
Composite Development for Industrial and Gas Turbine
29.
Advanced Materials for
Lightweight Vehicles
a) Cost-Effective Coating Systems
for Corrosion Protection of Mg Alloys in Automotive and Truck Applications
b) Architecturally-Improved
Ultra-Light Powertrain Concepts for Internal Combustion Engines
c) Recycling Automotive and Truck
Materials
d) On-Line/Real-Time
Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) of Vehicle Components
30.
Advanced Materials
and Process
Technologies
a) Advanced Bio-Based Materials
and Bioproducts
b) Wind Turbine Materials for
Extreme Environments
c) Renewable Energy and
Production of Fresh Water
d) Natural Gas Alternatives for
Manufacturing
a) Photovoltaic Module Packaging,
Interconnects, and Reliability Verification
b) Improved Thin Film Materials,
Modules, and Material Recovery
c) Innovative Reflector Materials
and Designs for Concentrating Solar Power Systems
d) Non-Rotating Drilling for
Geothermal Energy Development
32.
Advanced Motors, Power
Electronics, and Sensors and Controls
a) Advanced Motors
b) Advanced High Temperature
Power Electronics and Controls
c) Advanced Power Electronics for
Improved Illumination
d) Sensors and Controls
33.
Energy Efficient Membranes
a) Membrane Materials with
Improved Properties
b) Membranes for Separations of Biobased Products
c) Hydrogen Production
d) Industrial Membrane Process
Systems
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