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In August, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the delivery of $377 million in funding for 46 new Energy Frontier Research Centers. The centers will be hosted by universities, national laboratories, non-profit organizations, and private companies. The research domains that were chosen offer a good sampling of those technologies the US Department of Energy (DOE) sees as potentially important in the energy landscape of the future. The funded projects are focussed on: Improving the efficiency of photovoltaic systems; with particular projects dedicated to hybrid inorganic/organic PV cells and nanometre-sized PV cells Advanced nuclear techniques Carbon capture and geological storage (CCS) Hydrogen, including the production of hydrogen as well as hydrogen fuel cells Biomass, including energy-rich plants and the conversion of biomass into chemicals and fuels Energy storage systems Superconductivity (1 project)

Leonardo Energy, a Copper Alliance initiative, is offering a free online course for energy managers with an interest in improving their organisation’s energy performance and implementing an energy management system. The training will take participants through the energy management cycle using ISO 50001 as a basis and offers opportunities to network and interact with peers. The course is structured into nine chapters that work through managerial roles, energy review and planning, implementation of a management system and verification of performance improvement. Around 400 participants from around Europe are currently working through the course. For more details and to register, visit www.leonardo-academy.org/course and select Energy Management Foundation Training.