Cooperative Agreement DEAR0001252

This $900,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) will fund the Michigan State University Building Training and Assessment Center (MI-BTAC) initiative. The program aims to develop and implement a high school-level training curriculum focused on energy efficiency retrofits, energy auditing, and sustainable building technologies....

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...

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 $2,250,000.00 to Michigan Technological University to develop technologies that convert sorted municipal solid waste (MSW) into clean syngas via solvent targeted recovery and precipitation (STRAP). The project aims to advance innovative solutions for renewable energy production and...

Ludlum Measurements, Inc., Division VPI Technology, received a $199,997 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to develop inflatable low-cost exterior window attachments. The funding supports work under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) through the completion date of May 26, 2023. The Office of Science's mission is to deliver scientific discoveries and major scientific tools to transform understanding of nature and...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $948,835.00 from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.087 - Renewable Energy Research and Development) is to develop a power transmission belt optimized for reliable operation in a marine environment. The goal is to create a belt with optimal fibers or steel cords and protective coatings that offers reduced thickness compared to conventional ropes. The project will take place at the Michelin America Research...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) provides $400,000.00 to the Regents of the University of Michigan to leverage a lab test bench to create a database for wave energy conversion (WEC) prototype testing through standardized testing. The project aims to reduce technology risks, improve performance, lower costs, and accelerate the commercial...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Luxtech LLC under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) on January 1, 2025. The goal of this program is to fund research, development, demonstration, and deployment of innovative energy efficiency and decarbonization technologies across critical sectors, including buildings, transportation, manufacturing, solid-state lighting, and industrial...

The Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded a $2.278 million cooperative agreement to the University of Michigan under the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy program (CFDA 81.135) to provide quantitative characterization of methane sources and demonstrate high-efficiency methane conversion technology at an oil and gas field site. Through the three-year project period from November 2022 to October 2025, the University of Michigan will work with sub-awardee Southwest...

This Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), aims to develop a dynamic load absorber for wave energy converter (WEC) mooring lines. The key objectives are to design, analyze, and validate a load absorber system that can reduce peak loads and fatigue on the mooring system by 50-60%, thereby extending the component life to match the 25-year...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management under the Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.089), will fund the "Validation and Verification of Field Deployment of Novel Flare and Emissions Monitoring Technologies" project at the University of Michigan. The $1,842,070 award, effective January 13, 2025, will support the development and demonstration of advanced technologies to minimize...