Loan Programs Office | U.S. Department of Energy

We did it! The fourth and final Plenary of #Deploy24 (entitled "Winning") just capped off day two, and things got started off with an auditory splash: a live, on-stage recording of Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast with hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway! The Odd Lots discussion of next-generation geothermal projects was followed by two bombshell sessions: one on "Building Big Things in the United States" where Loan Programs Office | U.S. Department of Energy Director Jigar Shah led a panel discussion with DOE private sector partners on how we can keep the deployment of large-scale projects here in the United States and the future of public-private partnerships. And that final insightful panel was followed by none other than U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm, who helped close out this year's conference with a poignant and inspiring address to attendees on "American Leadership". Read more about what was covered during the fourth plenary at DeployTogether.com/Agenda and be sure to follow Deploy24 here on LinkedIn and check DeployTogether.com for more highlights from #Deploy24!

THANK YOU from the #Deploy24 team! The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Infrastructure | U.S. Department of Energy, and Loan Programs Office | U.S. Department of Energy would like thank all the innovators, founders, decision-makers, and leaders who were able to join us in Washington, D.C. this year for Deploy24, and also extend our sincere thanks to all those who are working across the country to #DeployTogether now and into the future! Be sure to follow Deploy24 here on LinkedIn and stay tuned to DeployTogether.com for more highlights from #Deploy24!

Day two of #Deploy24 brought another diverse set of Circuits sessions and Deploy Dialogues, where solution-focused discussions and workshops on specific technologies and deployment challenges were held throughout the convention center. Circuits are in-depth, interactive conversations between attendees and invited speakers that are organized around specific topics—from technologies, to policies, to cross-cutting themes such as overcoming barriers to financing and how to partner with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the broader federal government. Day two's Circuits were organized along six tracks: 1) Co-investing with the U.S. Government (Part II) 2) Place-Based Solutions for Equitable Growth 3) Taking Stock of America's Clean Energy Industrial Strategy (Part II) 4) Building with Speed & Certainty 5) From Billions to Trillions Across the Bridge to Bankability 6) Grid of the Future Meanwhile, Deploy Dialogues are closed-door, professionally-facilitated workshops designed to surface best practices and solutions to address challenges in the deployment of clean energy—with a direct link to DOE’s Pathways to Commercial Liftoff reports (Liftoff.Energy.gov). Day two at Deploy24 saw the facilitation of eight separate Deploy Dialogues workshops: • Demand-Side Programs for the DAC Industry • Shoring Up Demand for Clean Hydrogen • Value Propositions for Geothermal Heating & Cooling • Low-Carbon Cement Performance-Based Standards • Bringing the Distribution Grid into the Age of Intelligence • Maximizing Existing Nuclear: Uprates, Restarts, Renewals, Expansions, and More • Innovative Offtake Agreements in Scaling U.S. SAF Production • Building Domestic Lithium Supply Chain Browse some scenes from day two of Circuits and Deploy Dialogues, read more about what was covered today at DeployTogether.com/Agenda and continue to follow us as we #DeployTogether!

Day two at The Exchange saw a flurry of activity with #Deploy24 attendees meeting with other sector leaders and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) offices to discuss opportunities and strategies to accelerate deployment in the coming years. Over the two days of Deploy24, The Exchange space hosted 21 DOE awardee presentations & interviews, 17 DOE "Sparks" talks, 7 Atrium "Deep Dive" panels, and 8 more informal "Meetups" on topics such as carbon markets, clean hydrogen, and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) financing. Go to DeployTogether.com/Agenda to learn more about what was covered in the Atrium Deep Dives, Insights, DOE Sparks, and Tech Houses at The Exchange and continue to follow us as we #DeployTogether!

#Deploy24's momentum continues! The event's third plenary—entitled "Momentum"—has finished up and ushered the conference into even deeper discussions about sustaining progress, starting with a timely opening "Clean Energy Outlook" panel on the future of clean energy investment and policymaking in the United States. Other sessions from day two's morning plenary included "Grid Technologies & Virtual Power Plants", "Leakage Detection & Management", and an overview of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s recent Pathways to Commercial Liftoff report on Innovative Grid Deployment. Read more about what was covered during Plenary Three at DeployTogether.com/Agenda and continue to follow us as we #DeployTogether!

Day two of #Deploy24 is underway in Washington, D.C. and the work continues with productive conversations started on day one growing into meaningful interactions about planning and building on progress together. See DeployTogether.com for more details about what is happening on day two and follow along as we #DeployTogether! Hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Infrastructure | U.S. Department of Energy, and Loan Programs Office | U.S. Department of Energy, Deploy24 is the second annual gathering of leaders, experts, and decision-makers from across the private sector, government, and broader stakeholder ecosystem focused on accelerating deployment of clean energy and decarbonization technologies and enabling supply chains in the United States. #Deploy24 is a unique gathering where clean energy decision-makers and capital allocators will meet to not just *talk* about deployment, but to leverage their expertise, build upon the foundational insights of DOE’s Pathways to Commercial Liftoff reports (Liftoff.Energy.gov), and workshop real-world solutions to deployment challenges across key clean technology investment sectors.

#Deploy24's second plenary of day one was entitled "Planning" and invited attendees to focus on what's next—specifically, new energy markets and technologies poised for widescale commercial liftoff, including next-generation geothermal, the battery supply chain, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and clean hydrogen. Read more about what was covered during the second plenary at DeployTogether.com/Agenda and see DeployTogether.com for more details as we #DeployTogether tomorrow on day two!

Dozens of Circuits sessions and Deploy Dialogues form the backbone of #Deploy24, and are a crucial part of what makes the event so unique: structuring laser-focused discussions on specific technologies and deployment challenges, these rooms are where the real work of accelerating clean energy deployment happens. Circuits are in-depth, interactive conversations between attendees and invited speakers that are organized around specific topics—from technologies, to policies, to cross-cutting themes such as overcoming barriers to financing and how to partner with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the broader federal government. Day one's Circuits were organized along six tracks: 1) Co-investing with the U.S. Government 2) State & Community Deployment Perspectives 3) Taking Stock of America's Clean Energy Industrial Strategy 4) Strengthening American Supply Chains 5) Catalytic Financing Solutions 6) Decarbonizing Transport & Industry Meanwhile, Deploy Dialogues are closed-door, professionally-facilitated workshops designed to surface best practices and solutions to address challenges in the deployment of clean energy—with a direct link to DOE’s Pathways to Commercial Liftoff reports (Liftoff.Energy.gov). Day one at Deploy24 saw the facilitation of six separate Deploy Dialogues workshops: • Pipelines and Infrastructure for CO2 Management & Clean H2 • Ramping Geothermal Power with Utilities and PUCs • Next Steps for Advanced Transmission Liftoff • Value Propositions for Long Duration Energy Storage • Repowering Energy Infrastructure: Solutions for Load Growth • Achieving Post-Pilot VPP Liftoff Browse some scenes from day one of Circuits and Deploy Dialogues, read more about what was covered today at DeployTogether.com/Agenda and continue to follow us as we #DeployTogether!

Some scenes from "The Exchange" on day one of #Deploy24! New to Deploy this year, The Exchange is providing attendees dedicated spaces to interact with, learn from, and network with the project teams, technology companies, investors, and U.S. government offices that are accelerating the deployment of critical energy and decarbonization solutions across the United States. Day one sessions spanned numerous technology and market sectors, from "Optimizing the Nuclear Capital Stack" and "Sustainable Aviation Financing & the Role of Supportive Policy" to "Reshoring the Solar Supply Chain" and "Decarbonizing Cement through Integrated Carbon Capture, Transport, and Storage Systems". Read more about what was covered in the Atrium Deep Dives, Insights, DOE Sparks, and at the Tech Houses at The Exchange at DeployTogether.com/Agenda and continue to follow us as we #DeployTogether!

#Deploy24's first Plenary—entitled "Progress"—is a wrap, and it was an insightful look into just that: the incredible momentum that has been generated for clean energy deployment in recent years...and the new challenges and opportunities that that progress is revealing. From a discussion on AI-driven load growth and the development of clean-powered data centers to an overview of DOE's Pathways to Commercial Liftoff initiative, and from a panel on building a clean and affordable grid in the face of rising demand growth and extreme weather to an inspiring closing address from John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy, the first plenary of #Deploy24 addressed the certainties and uncertainties inherent in the nation's progress on deployment thus far. Read more about what was covered during Plenary One at DeployTogether.com/Agenda and continue to follow us as we #DeployTogether!