Cooperative Agreement 70NANB18H178

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Zero Home Corp in Denver, CO to develop a "PLATFORM-BASED WHOLE HOME, INTEGRATED, ACCESSIBLE SIZING TOOL TO ACCELERATE HEAT PUMP ADOPTION." The award, made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), aims to fund the creation of an innovative sizing tool to facilitate the widespread adoption of heat pump technology for home heating and cooling. The project period runs from...

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $3,600,000 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 81.117 - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance) to the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) to assist states in adopting enhancements to the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) for residential buildings. The key objectives of the project include: (1)...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $4,692,212 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 81.117 - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance) to Karpman Consulting, LLC to assist states in adopting enhancements to the residential chapter of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Developing...

PD3 Technologies, Inc. was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a Modular Intelligent Ventilation Platform for new and existing residential building ventilation. The grant will support the design and testing of a smart ventilation system to improve indoor air quality and energy efficiency in homes. The system is intended to allow for real-time monitoring and control of...

The Department of Energy awarded Ice Air, LLC a $17,499,534 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications (CFDA 81.253) federal grant program. The objectives of the project are to create a domestic production capacity of at least 10,000 cold climate air-to-air heat pumps, 5,000 geothermal water-to-air heat pumps, and 100 high-capacity cold climate air-to-water heat pumps annually. These heat pump products will provide an efficiency...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $516,258 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program to the Clean Energy Economy For The Region. The funding will support the design and deployment of a fifth-generation geothermal district heating and cooling (5G) system that can initially supply 25% of the heating and cooling needs for the 32 Zero Energy District (32ZED) in Carbondale, CO and...

This $275,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program will support Community Energy Labs Inc.'s development of an advanced building management system using model predictive control and machine learning techniques. The system aims to automate complex aspects of energy-efficient building control to simplify setup and implementation for small to mid-sized commercial building owners. By reducing costs and complexity, the technology...

The Center for Energy and Environment (CEE) was awarded a $812,429 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) on October 1, 2023. The award will support CEE's research and development of innovative aerosol sealing techniques for occupied residential buildings to improve energy efficiency. Key activities include assessing the feasibility of air source heat...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) is for $3,872,767 and aims to develop, integrate, and demonstrate a stochastic, decentralized AC unit commitment and optimal power flow system that can support secure operation of bulk electricity grids with high penetrations of inverter-based resources. The key objectives are to: 1) develop...

This $112,133,913 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program seeks to install combined battery and heat pump systems, along with smart thermostats, in occupied homes. The award will be used by Generac Grid Services LLC to accelerate building thermal electrification while managing system impacts over the project period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029. The objective is to improve the reliability,...