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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has unveiled a program that will provide up to $23 million for the research and evaluation of next-generation wave, tidal and current system technology. Source: Renewable Energy

Offshore wind developer Orsted is planning its first grid-scale energy storage project near Liverpool, England. The company said that the Carnegie Road battery storage project will be operational by the end of the year. Source: Renewable Energy

Stanford University researchers have developed a water-based battery that could provide a cheap way to store wind or solar energy generated when the sun is shining and wind is blowing so it can be fed back into the electric grid and be redistributed when demand is high. Source: Renewable Energy

Greece is preparing to auction 2.6 GW of solar and wind projects to attract investment and beef up the Mediterranean country’s clean-energy credentials. Source: Renewable Energy

In an Aug. 2 Renewable Energy World article, we reported “Achieving 100 Percent Residential Renewables in Hawaii with Solar+Multi-Storage” since April 2017, 500 hours off-grid and 220 hours grid-tied, using Tabuchi Electric hybrid solar inverter with single embedded battery (10 kWh) and an ROI of three years.  Source: Renewable Energy

U.K.-based Oxford PV last week secured a new round of funding totaling US$11 million from existing investors for its perovskite-on-silicon tandem solar cell technology. Source: Renewable Energy

Reaffirming hydroelectric power’s role in President Donald Trump’s energy policy, the Hon. Mark Menezes, Undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, said the emphasis for the federal government is funding research and streamlining licensing. Source: Renewable Energy

The team that produced the first wind turbine blade from a 3-D printed mold has been recognized for a design that could help shorten the time and expense of developing new wind technologies. Source: Renewable Energy

A group of organizations led by the Great Plains Institute will work together to assess the potential value of treating renewable energy generation and controlled EV charging as a single linked technology that benefits utilities and consumers. Source: Renewable Energy

Rural Pakistanis are increasingly turning to renewable energy to circumvent the country’s notoriously unreliable power supply. Deficient generation and distribution shave an estimated 2 percentage points off Pakistan’s economic growth annually and faults in the national grid are exposed every summer as demand increases.  Source: Renewable Energy