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Loan Guarantee Program

 The U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Guarantee Program paves the way for federal support of clean energy projects that use innovative technologies, and spurs further investment in these advanced technologies.

Established under Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Secretary of Energy is authorized to make loan guarantees to qualified projects in the belief that accelerated commercial use of these new or improved technologies will help to sustain economic growth, yield environmental benefits, and produce a more stable and secure energy supply.

What's New

Obama Administration Offers $59 Million in Conditional Loan Guarantees to Beacon Power and Nordic Windpower, Inc.
Secretary Steven Chu announced $59 million in conditional loan guarantees from the Department of Energy for Nordic Windpower, USA, and Beacon Power. > Read More

Solicitations

Fossil Energy Advanced Technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy announced a solicitation for up to $8.0 billion in federal loan guarantees for projects that employ advanced technologies that avoid, reduce or sequester emissions of air pollutants or greenhouse gases in the area of coal-based power generation, industrial gasification, and advanced coal gasification facilities. > Read the Solicitation

 >Amended Energy Benefits and Emissions Table
>Amended Lifecycle Emissions Data Worksheet

Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Advanced Transmission and Distribution Technologies
DOE will make no more than $10.0 billion in loan guarantee authority available under this solicitation for projects employing energy efficiency, renewable energy and advanced transmission and distribution technologies that constitute new or significantly improved technologies. > Read the Solicitation

 >Amended Energy Benefits and Emissions Table
>Amended Lifecycle Emissions Data Worksheet

Nuclear Power
DOE will make no more than $18.5 billion in loan guarantee authority available under this solicitation for nuclear power facility projects. > Read the Solicitation

Front End Nuclear Fuel Cycle
DOE will make no more than $2.0 billion in loan guarantee authority available under this solicitation for projects that have the most promising technologies for employment in advanced nuclear facilities for the “front end” of the nuclear fuel cycle.
> Read the Solicitation

Call For Experts

DOE is seeking experts to advise the Department on various legal, engineering, financial and marketing aspects of projects of interest to DOE under the Loan Guarantee Program. If you are interested, please respond to our Invitation to Submit Statements of Expertise and Resources for Advisory Services. Click on the link below for your area of expertise:

 

 
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