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RTC Members and Solutions Providers Receive DOE Funding to Develop Heat Pump, Heat Recovery, and Low-Carbon Fuel Technology

June 26, 2023

By Oren Lieber-Kotz The Renewable Thermal Collaborative (RTC) congratulates our Members and Solutions Providers that were recently awarded funding for industrial decarbonization projects by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO). The announcement listed RTC Members PepsiCo and the University

Recording: Section 48C / Pilot Projects Workshop

April 20, 2023

On May 1 and 3, the RTC hosted identical two-hour workshops to support RTC Members’ industrial decarbonization pilot projects, especially those which could receive funding from Section 48C federal tax credits. Each workshop featured: Detailed information on Section 48C project requirements, presented by K&L Gates’

RTC Policy Finder

February 28, 2023

The RTC Policy Finder assists companies and institutions in navigating the policy resources which can help them deploy renewable thermal technologies. This database collects policies from all 50 states plus DC, allowing users to search for policies by geography, policy type, and the technologies supported.

RTC Comments to Treasury on IRA Implementation

February 9, 2023

Since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in August 2022, the Renewable Thermal Collaborative (RTC) policy team has submitted several comments to the U.S. Department of Treasury regarding the Act’s implementation. The issues on which the RTC has commented include: The qualification of facility

White House Announcement Reinforces the Importance of RTC’s Research and Heat Pumps

November 2, 2022

Contact: Blaine Collison, RTC Executive Director, 202-669-5950, blaine@renewablethermal.org Arlington, VA – The Renewable Thermal Collaborative (RTC) applauds today’s announcement by the White House announcing its intent to use $250 million to enable more heat pump manufacturing in America, using Defense Production Act authorities and funded

Webinar: RTC’s July 29th, 2022 Briefing to the House Manufacturing Caucus

August 9, 2022

The RTC hosted a briefing with the House Manufacturing Caucus on July 26, 2022. The Caucus is a bipartisan educational group of about 100 Members of Congress and their staffs focused on issues that are relevant to the advancement of American manufacturing. RTC’s briefing provided

RTC Responds to the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB’s) Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update

July 19, 2022

On June 23, the Renewable Thermal Collaborative (RTC) submitted comments to the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB’s) Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update. The RTC applauds California’s continued commitment to emissions reductions across all sectors and agrees that electrification, biogas and biomethane, green hydrogen, and solar

RTC Policy Roundtable: Tax Policy for Renewable Thermal Solutions

July 18, 2022

The Renewable Thermal Collaborative (RTC) held a roundtable discussion on a tax policy proposal aimed at accelerating deployment of renewable fuels and technologies to meet the thermal energy needs of

RTC Responds to DOE’s Energy Storage Request for Information

June 21, 2022

On June 14, the Renewable Thermal Collaborative (RTC) submitted a response to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Request for Information (RFI) on energy storage demonstration program implementation. The bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL) appropriated $505 million to DOE to advance energy storage. This funding supports

RTC Policy Roundtable Day One: Hydrogen Policy Landscape and RTC Opportunities.

April 12, 2022

Hydrogen Policy Landscape and RTC Opportunities Roundtable discussion – March 30, 2022 Summary The first day of the Renewable Thermal Collaborative’s (RTC) two-day policy roundtable centered on policies to accelerate the deployment of green hydrogen, both through new programming from the Department of Energy (DOE)

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