Cooperative Agreement 7200AA22CA00028

The Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs awarded a $24,880,911 Project Grant under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) federal grant program. The award supports the retirement of 5 GW of inefficient gas-fired power plants and the deployment of 10 GW of new renewable energy capacity. The purpose of the contribution, which is to support the Trust Fund, will be met upon disbursement. The grant was awarded on...

This cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs provides $400,000 to increase institutional, teaching, and research capacities in renewable energy, STEM/environmental studies/air quality, and higher education reform efforts to support student mobility between the United States and Kazakhstan. The funding supports the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to provide civil society and democracy building public diplomacy programs within Europe,...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $193,800 project grant to Euroopa Kuberjulgeoleku Initsiatiiv MTU to deliver up-to-date cyber hygiene techniques and enhance resilience in Ukraine's energy sector. With a completion date of November 30, 2022, this funding supports the delivery of cybersecurity services and training under the General Department of State Assistance program (CFDA No. 19.700). The grant aims to bolster Ukraine's energy infrastructure...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) provides $3,872,767 to Georgia Tech Research Corporation to develop, integrate, and demonstrate a stochastic, decentralized AC unit commitment and optimal power flow system that supports secure operation of bulk electricity grids with high penetrations of inverter-based resources. The...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $6,827,637 Cooperative Agreement to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to establish and complete the Collaborative Ancillary Service Accelerator for Renewables (CASAR) pilot program. The primary objective of this 6-12 month project is to engage industry stakeholders in designing, implementing, and demonstrating multi-level control architectures to support ancillary services from wind and...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Consortium for Energy Efficiency, Inc. on September 30, 2024. The objective of this 1-year award under CFDA 81.250 (Energy Policy and Systems Analysis) is to fund analytical studies that characterize and examine the potential of an integrated strategy for a multi-state region to enhance and accelerate energy innovation via a regional energy innovation ecosystem. Typical...

This $242,520 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) supports research examining the impacts of electricity market regulation on energy transitions and environmental justice. Over a three-year period ending in February 2025, researchers at Columbia University will develop structural economic models to evaluate how rate-of-return regulation historically influenced shifts from coal to natural gas generation and may...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $937,500 Project Grant to the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The grant funds the development of a Regional Clean Electricity Plan for local governments in the 11-county Atlanta metropolitan region. The plan will identify opportunities and a pathway for local governments to transition to 100% carbon-free electricity by...

The Department of Energy's (DOE) Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) program awarded a $1,300,000 Cooperative Agreement to the United States Energy Association Inc. (USEA) on December 16, 2024. The purpose of this award is to promote domestic and international consensus on clean fossil energy and carbon management technologies under Program Area 1 of the funding opportunity announcement (FOA). USEA, a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., will leverage its expertise...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $3,245,061.00 and awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity (CFDA 81.122 Electricity Research, Development and Analysis), aims to develop and field demonstrate the benefits and usage of dynamic line rating and advanced power flow control technologies in New England. The project, led by the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, will investigate the synergies between these grid-enhancing technologies to address steady-state...