On June 30, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced a second round of solicitations of up to $30.5 billion in federal loan guarantees for projects that would employ "advanced energy technologies that avoid, reduce or sequester air pollutants or greenhouse gas emissions." The solicitations will cover three areas: energy efficiency, renewable energy and advanced transmission and distribution technologies (up to $10 billion); nuclear power facilities (up to $18.5 billion); and advanced nuclear facilities for the "front-end" of the nuclear fuel cycle.