Cooperative Agreement DEAR0002138
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) provides $3,000,000 in funding to Emrgy Inc. for a 2-year research and development project entitled "Performance Enhancement of Hydrokinetic Arrays Using Reliable, Low-Cost Dynamic Components." Emrgy Inc., a small disadvantaged business, is teaming with Premier Energy Holdings, Stanford University, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville to address technological...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Washington Maritime Blue received a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement from 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) awarded on November 1, 2025. The Pacific Northwest Water Power Program (PNW-WPP) supports the commercialization and deployment of marine energy and hydropower technologies by establishing an integrated startup incubation ecosystem in...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Venturewell, a non-profit organization based in Hadley, Massachusetts, received a $100,000 cooperative agreement from 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), effective November 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. During Budget Period 1, Venturewell will conduct a comprehensive gap assessment to evaluate the specific needs of water power and...
- The Department of Energy's Office of Science has awarded a $199,979 Project Grant to Ocean Renewable Power Co Inc. in Portland, Maine to develop "Embedded Instrumentation for Detection of Flow Separation." The funding, which runs from July 22, 2024 to July 21, 2025, supports the company's research and development of advanced instrumentation and technologies for detecting flow separation in marine energy systems. This work aligns with the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Omega Project Co received a $363,500 Cooperative Agreement award dated March 27, 2026, from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) under the ARPA-E Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.135) to support research and development activities related to the Converting Unirradiated Fuel Radioisotopes into Energy (CURIE) initiative. The project, performed at the awardee's facility in Newport, Rhode Island, is scheduled for completion by September 26,...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Minnesota, Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, received a Cooperative Agreement award of $984,062 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). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, supports the development of a hydraulic switch-mode power transformer power-take-off system designed...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award Details: Noria Energy Holdings LLC received a $978,652 cooperative agreement 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). The award was obligated on October 1, 2025, with an anticipated completion date of August 31, 2027. Products and Services: The award funds a demonstration project to validate the technical and economic...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Washington State University received a $3,322,415 Cooperative Agreement award dated August 22, 2025, from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under CFDA 81.135 to develop and demonstrate Caustic Aqueous Phase Reforming (C-APR) technology for carbon-negative hydrogen production from raw bioethanol. The award supports a three-year project (completion date: August 21, 2028) aimed at producing clean hydrogen at or below $3 per kilogram for...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Ohio University received a $2.42 million Cooperative Agreement award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 81.135, effective October 13, 2025, through October 12, 2028. The award supports research and development of a Novel Ultra-Conductive Carbon Aluminum Composite (UCAC) Cable for efficient power transmission and distribution. The project aims to develop ultra-conductive composite cable...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded Braid Theory, Inc. a $100,000 cooperative agreement on November 1, 2025, under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The project, titled "Constructive Interference to Impact (CI2I): Aligning Waves of Support for Marine Energy Entrepreneurs," is scheduled for completion by September 30, 2026, and will be performed at the...
Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Ocean Renewable Power Company, Inc. (ORPC) received a $1.75 million Cooperative Agreement from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) under the Submarine Hydrokinetic And Riverine Kilo-Megawatt Systems (SHARKS) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III program (Award Control Number 2335-1516). The award, effective May 1, 2026, through October 30, 2027, supports research and development on optimized hydrokinetic systems with the primary objective of identifying design couplings between subsystems and components to enhance overall system mass and performance characteristics. Work is being conducted at ORPC's Portland, Maine facility. This award aligns with ARPA-E's mission to advance high-potential, high-impact energy technologies in early development stages that are too nascent for private-sector investment. The project builds on ORPC's existing expertise in developing advanced marine renewable energy solutions and represents a continuation of the company's federal investment in innovative hydrokinetic power generation systems designed for deployment in marine and riverine environments. The cooperative agreement structure enables collaborative engagement between ORPC and the federal funding agency throughout the project performance period.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.8m | 5/1/26 |