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Energy Innovation In Action blogs aim to share the positive impact EERE has on the American people, businesses, industry partners, universities, research labs, and other entities to increase the use and effectiveness of affordable renewable energy, sustainable transportation, and energy efficiency technologies. Learn about projects and successes from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, as well as the people behind the work.
You can also view an interactive map of EERE Success Stories.
Laura Yoder, a wind energy worker, became self-sufficient in 2003 when she joined her local union and received specialized, hands-on training that enabled her to move up through apprenticeship levels to become a journeyman laborer.
A new facility by California’s Salton Sea will harvest lithium from geothermal brines.
Success demonstrates progress in American clean energy manufacturing.
Our nation is transitioning to a decarbonized, electrified energy future.
Microgrids are small electric grids that can operate while disconnected from the main grid. Learn how a new tool that networks multiple microgrids with solar-plus-storage together can lead to community resilience.
Learn how a utility in Fairbanks, Alaska, and a national lab used tools to simulate the impact of clean energy technologies on the city’s power system.
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, meet three students who prepared for their clean energy careers by gaining valuable experience through three different EERE programs.
The U.S. Department of Energy had to invent new options for funding start-ups because the effects of climate change were outpacing technology commercialization.
Prize competitions at the U.S. Department of Energy are designed to make it easier and quicker for American innovators to develop clean energy technologies, launch businesses, and increase U.S. manufacturing.
The U.S. Department of Energy launched the first American-Made Challenge in 2018 to attract more diverse American innovators and accelerate commercialization of clean energy technologies.