Cooperative Agreement DEEE0007347

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...

Precast Systems Engineering, LLC received a $274,956 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The award will fund the development of an innovative, bio-inspired, ultra-high performance concrete foundation system to support offshore wind turbines through December 2023. The proposed foundation system aims to provide technical and cost improvements over foundations currently used for offshore wind energy...

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $944,000 Project Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to the United States Department of Navy's Space & Naval Warfare Systems Center, Atlantic. The funding will assist the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) in South Carolina, Virginia, and Louisiana to implement energy conservation measures, including installing 2.4 MW of...

Under a $650,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program (CFDA 10.212), Community Energy Labs Inc. is developing and testing an innovative model architecture to enable affordable grid connectivity and energy management for small and mid-sized commercial buildings in rural communities. The project aims to shape energy use, reduce costs, and improve renewable integration...

This $1,000,000.00 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program, supports the development and demonstration of low-cost, sustainable lighting retrofit solutions. The prime recipient, Luxtech LLC, will work to advance innovative technologies that can improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions across multiple sectors. The project's...

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $19,719,299 Cooperative Agreement to Lowell Public Schools under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program. The award will fund the Reducing Emissions in Lowell through Infrastructure and Efficiency First (RELIEF) initiative, which aims to prepare Lowell public school buildings for net-zero emissions by 2035. The project will focus on conducting ASHRAE Level 2 energy audits, developing a strategic plan for...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided 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, is valued at $3,245,061 and was awarded on October 1, 2024. The project aims to develop, deploy, and demonstrate the synergistic benefits of Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) and Advanced Power Flow Control (APFC) technologies to address steady-state power flow, congestion relief, and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (CFDA 81.089 - Fossil Energy Research and Development) provides $4,832,880 to the University of Oklahoma to collaborate on the field deployment, full-scale validation, and commercialization of a low-cost emissions reduction retrofit kit for integral reciprocating compressors (IRCs). The project aims to deliver a transformative solution that enhances environmental sustainability...

The 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) 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 targets, the project will conduct technology validation activities in laboratory...

The University of Central Florida and its partners received a $2,699,594 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Renewable Energy Research and Development Program (CFDA 81.087). The funding will support the design, development, and demonstration of a reactive particle-based thermochemical energy storage system for concentrating solar-thermal power (TCES-CSP). Key tasks include designing and testing lab-scale...