As part of an effort to encourage energy innovation and commercialization, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) has issued its first solicitation for proposals to help bring cutting-edge energy technologies to market.

Comcast has announced a partnership with Earth Networks to use its WeatherBug Home optimization software to help Comcast’s Xfinity Home customers further reduce HVAC energy usage and lower costs.

BuildingIQ, a leading energy optimization software company, has announced its new Managed Services package. Comprised of four offerings, Managed Services ensure the continuous health of a building’s HVAC system by leveraging the company’s operations team to optimize current assets, address inefficiencies, and more.

The ZigBee Alliance, an association creating open standards that define the Internet of Things (IoT), announced with the EnOcean Alliance, a consortium for battery-less, wireless smart buildings and homes, that the organizations will cooperate on combining the benefits of EnOcean energy harvesting wireless solutions with ZigBee 3.0.

QA Graphics, a provider of HVAC graphic development services, system graphics, floor plan graphics, and energy dashboards, as well as multimedia platforms, announced that it is relocating to new office space in Ankeny, Iowa.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $125 million in funding for 41 cutting-edge energy technologies awarded by its Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). These new projects are funded under ARPA-E’s OPEN 2015 program.

Bluestone Energy Services LLC, a division of Oakland, California-based OpTerra Energy Services and a provider of energy conservation services for commercial and industrial clients, has announced the addition of three business development managers to help meet the growing demand for turnkey energy conservation services.

EnerNOC Inc., a provider of energy intelligence software (EIS), and EnTouch Controls have announced a strategic partnership to deliver the benefits of EIS to businesses that have large numbers of small footprint outlets, such as those in the national retail and food service industries.