The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $49,100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) to Nextera Energy Resources Development, LLC. The agreement aims to demonstrate the viability of a zinc-bromide battery for 10+ hour energy storage and the competitiveness of a 10-hour continuous discharge system for long-duration energy storage applications. The project will also provide tangible benefits to impacted communities and workers, advance...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $18,796,716 Cooperative Agreement under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) to Smartville Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, to demonstrate modular, scalable long-duration energy storage systems composed of repurposed electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries. The project aims to provide EV charging, grid resiliency, and educational outreach in disadvantaged communities in South Carolina and Louisiana. As part of this...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $29,999,693 Cooperative Agreement to Charge Bliss, Inc. under the Clean Energy Demonstrations Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.255). The award supports efforts to increase the availability of clean energy, energy resiliency, efficiency, and local economic and community benefits in rural and remote communities. Specifically, the project aims to demonstrate the viability of using zinc bromine flow battery technology for long-duration energy storage and...
This $19,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis (CFDA 81.122) program will support the Vermont Long Duration Energy Storage Demonstration Project. The objective is to provide long-duration energy storage (LDES) demonstration projects capable of delivering electricity for 10-24 hours or longer to support a low-cost, reliable, carbon-free electric grid. The...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a $30,700,000 Cooperative Agreement to Wisconsin Power And Light Company, a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation, under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255). The award will support the Columbia Energy Storage Project, which will demonstrate an 18MW grid-tied compressed CO2 energy storage system at the site of a retiring coal-fired power plant. This first-of-its-kind project in the U.S. aims to validate the performance of this...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under CFDA Program 81.087 - Renewable Energy Research and Development, aims to collect data from an existing utility-scale direct current (DC)-coupled photovoltaic (PV)-plus-storage plant, prepare the data for public sharing, and provide analyses on solar resource, plant performance, and battery degradation. The $249,984 award, granted on May 1, 2024,...
This $12.18 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program will support the development of New York's energy storage manufacturing sector. Funded through the State University of New York at Binghamton, the award will create the Battery-NY Center to provide $12.18M testing, certification, and scale-up services to battery companies. Sub-awards of $450K each to the New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $10,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Rejoule Incorporated, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255). The project aims to demonstrate the viability and competitiveness of using repurposed lithium-ion batteries for long-duration energy storage applications. The key objectives are to build an American-made repurposed battery supply chain, provide tangible benefits to impacted...
This $36.8 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the development of a global energy storage manufacturing hub in New York's Southern Tier region. Awarded on September 8, 2022 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program, the grant funds the New Energy New York Coalition led by the State University of New York at Binghamton. Key deliverables include the construction of a lithium-based battery development and manufacturing facility...
This $4.65 million Economic Development Administration Project Grant supports the New Energy New York Coalition led by the State University of New York at Binghamton in transforming New York's Southern Tier into a global hub for energy storage manufacturing. Funded projects include building the Battery-NY Center, a lithium-ion battery development and manufacturing facility providing testing, certification, and scale-up capacity for new products and companies. Complementary projects will work...