Cooperative Agreement DEEE0007344

The federal Project Grant award of $200,000.00 from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) was provided to Rcam Technologies Inc. (doing business as Sperra) to develop ultra-low-cost torpedo anchors for marine energy applications. The project aims to leverage Rcam Technologies' expertise in 3D concrete printing to design and manufacture specialized anchoring structures that can reduce costs and improve deployment capabilities for emerging...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Vortex Hydro Power LLC a $198,542 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support development of an Integrated Current-Wave Hydrokinetic Energy Harvester for Community Resilience and Benefits to Aquatic Fauna. Funding will support Vortex Hydro Power LLC's efforts from June 27, 2022 through March 26, 2023 to develop a hydrokinetic energy system harnessing both ocean currents and waves to generate...

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...

This $634,514 National Science Foundation Engineering grant funds research at Florida Atlantic University from February 2022 to January 2027. The university will develop physics-reinforced data-driven prognostics and co-design tools to advance monitoring and design of marine hydrokinetic energy systems such as marine current turbines and wave energy converters. Researchers will address data scarcity, quality, and concept drift challenges through knowledge transfer and graph learning models...

Rcam Technologies Inc. received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to develop a low cost, 3D concrete printed, modular, marine pumped hydroelectric storage system. The award is being carried out in San Antonio, TX under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. Specifically, the...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $255,052 Project Grant to Neptunya Ocean Power LLC through the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a novel mixed-mode ocean energy converter. The award will support research and prototype construction from January 2023 through December 2023 to design an offshore renewable energy device that reduces costs through lower weight, simplified assembly and installation, and improved storm resistance compared to...

Summary Michelin North America, Inc., through its Michelin America Research Center in Greenville, South Carolina, received a $948,835 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, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, supports the development of an advanced power transmission belt optimized for marine environments. The belt...

This $999,978 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Lehigh University will advance the development and demonstration of efficient, resilient, and cost-effective floating offshore wind turbine systems. The key activities include: Creating new concepts for reducing floating offshore wind turbine platform motions using innovations like tuned-mass dampers and bio-inspired oscillating hydrofoil hydrokinetic turbines that can...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $255,999 awarded on August 15, 2022 will fund the development of a disruptive floating wind turbine platform optimized for low cost and extensive deployment through July 31, 2023. Under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), T-Omega Wind Inc. will adapt the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's simulation software to characterize the unique motions of an innovative floating wind turbine system operating in a...

This $238,855 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the establishment of the Center for Growing Ocean Energy Technologies and the Blue Economy (GO BLUE) at the Stevens Institute of Technology. This industry-university cooperative research center will conduct faculty-driven, industry-relevant, basic research to create new knowledge and innovations that address critical challenges in the marine energy ecosystem. The center engages...