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Not only an amazing resource for , but what an tremendous accolade for a fellow believer and change agent!

On November 16th, Dr. Carlos Gamarra, HARC’s Senior Research Scientist and Clean Energy Director, received the Outstanding Young Professional Award from the Combined Heat and Power Alliance at the CHP Summit 2023. The awards recognize companies and individuals who have made an impact in the CHP industry.

Dr. Gamarra is the Director of the Southcentral & Upper West Combined Heat and Power TAP, which is funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Since 2015, HARC has provided educational programming, resources, and tools to various industries considering CHP through this program.

Since 2017, Dr. Gamarra has led over 250 CHP technical assistances through the CHP TAP program. He will lead the Southcentral Onsite Energy TAP when it launches in January 2024.

HARC congratulates Dr. Gamarra on receiving this industry recognition!

To learn more about Dr. Gamarra, visit https://bit.ly/CGamarra

To learn more about the DOE's Southcentral and Upper-West CHP TAPs, visit https://bit.ly/3SVOTXs

This week is the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in Washington DC. Organized by Shalanda Baker with the deep commitment of Secretary Jennifer Granholm Hilton Kelley. Many community leaders spoke about their experience including one of Climate Impact Capital and CIC Energy partners - Hilton Kelley a prominent environmental activist and community leader at COMMUNITY IN-POWER AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION INC in Port Arthur, Texas.

One of the key themes was and how that drives a virtuous cycle for the community. In Port Arthur, Lamar State College Port Arthur was involved in early community meetings and will be a key participant for future success.

DOE is an initiative that aims to deliver at least 40% of the benefits from certain federal investments in clean energy and environmental justice to disadvantaged communities. It is part of President Biden's executive order to tackle the climate crisis at home and abroad. DOE has identified eight policy priorities to guide its implementation of Justice 40, such as decreasing the energy burden, increasing clean energy access, and investing in America's workforce.

Further info is at: https://lnkd.in/gtKmk_D3

Amazing announcement and tremendous need!
https://climateimpactcapital.com/cic-portfolio-wins-phase-1-doe-funding2accelerate-community-microgrids/

Secretary Jennifer Granholm of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) helped us celebrate Earth Day early yesterday by making several exciting National Community Solar Partnership announcements.

The Community Power Accelerator (CPA) Prize, launched in January 2023, is a $10 million prize competition designed to fast-track the efforts of new, emerging, and expanding solar developers and co-developers to learn, participate, and grow their operations to support multiple successful community solar projects with meaningful benefits.

The 25 teams selected as Phase 1 winners will each receive $50,000 in cash prizes and will advance in the competition to participate in the Community Power Accelerator Learning Lab and receive direct technical assistance to help get their projects ready for financing through the Community Power Accelerator.

CPA is funded by the DOE's Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

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American-Made Community Power Accelerator Prize The Community Power Accelerator Prize is a $10 million prize designed to fast-track the efforts of new, emerging, and expanding solar developers to support multiple successful community solar projects.