Cooperative Agreement DEEE0007067

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 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) provides $5,100,000 to the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) to develop and pilot a standardized, legally robust, and technically feasible alternative compliance pathway (ACP) framework for building...

Enerlite Consulting, 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 an Automated Calibration Tool for Building Energy Models. The tool will help streamline the process of calibrating building energy simulation programs to actual energy use data, allowing for more accurate energy modeling of existing buildings. The Office of Science's financial assistance program supports...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117), aims to assist states in adopting enhancements to the residential chapter of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) to put them on a pathway to net-zero energy and emissions for new homes. The key...

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 federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086), will fund the development and demonstration of low-cost, sustainable lighting retrofit solutions by Luxtech LLC in Philadelphia, PA. The $1,000,000 award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, aims to advance energy efficiency, decarbonization, and sustainable...

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...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $1,622,500 Cooperative Agreement under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to the New Buildings Institute, Inc. (NBI). The project, titled the South-Central Energy Code Optimization Project (SC ECOP), will focus on building energy codes and resilience policies in Texas and Oklahoma. NBI, in...

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $3,600,000 Cooperative Agreement to the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) to assist states in adopting enhancements to the residential chapter of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). The key objectives of this award include: (1) developing three sets of IECC amendments (Zero Ready, Near Zero, and Zero) for use by states and jurisdictions; (2) providing...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $2,950,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program to the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). The goal of this project is to reduce carbon emissions by 80%, energy consumption by 70%, and operating costs by 12% during the potato chip frying process. To achieve these performance metrics, UTD will conduct technology validation in laboratory...