Cooperative Agreement DEEE0008013

Littoral Power Systems, 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 cost effective, standalone hydropower technologies for low head non-powered dams. The one-year award running from June 27, 2022 to June 26, 2023 will support computer modeling, simulation, analytical and numerical modeling, and hydrodynamic analysis of manufacturing techniques and scaling for standalone...

Cooperative Agreement Summary GE Vernova Operations LLC, in collaboration with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), received a $2.28M Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (OEER) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The award, effective January 1, 2026 through September 30, 2028, funds the development of durable, cost-effective...

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...

Summary River Connectivity Solutions LLC was awarded a $1.0 million Cooperative Agreement under the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award funds research and development of cost-effective alternatives to gated selective withdrawal systems used in hydropower infrastructure. As a self-certified small disadvantaged business...

The Department of Energy Office of Science has awarded a $205,465 Project Grant to River Connectivity Solutions LLC under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop advanced polymeric geomembrane designs for pumped storage hydropower reservoirs. The project aims to transform the understanding of nature and advance the energy, economic, and national security of the United States. The project will be conducted from July 10, 2023, to April 9, 2024, in Seattle, WA...

Federal Grant Award Summary Hydropore Technologies LLC received a $305,000 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) effective October 1, 2025, with a completion date of March 31, 2027. The company is developing a zinc-assisted two-step electrolyzer technology designed to produce clean hydrogen fuel from low-purity water sources in off-grid, on-site, on-demand...

Carbon Solutions LLC received a $199,906.04 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 22, 2021 to develop pumped-storage hydropower using abandoned underground mines as an innovative energy storage technology for fossil-integrated systems. The project aims to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of utilizing abandoned underground mines to store and generate electricity through pumped-storage hydropower. By leveraging existing underground...

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...

Cooperative Agreement Summary: Supporting Water Innovation and Marketplace (SWIM) Fedsprout Incorporated received a $100,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to design an expanded accelerator program for water power startups in the marine energy and hydropower sectors. Over a nine-month budget period (Award Date: November 1, 2025; Completion: September...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant (CFDA 81.049 - Office of Science Financial Assistance Program) to Emrgy Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business in Atlanta, Georgia. The grant supports the development of digital twins for modeling and optimization of canal, hydrokinetic turbine, and turbine array power systems. The project aims to advance hydrokinetic energy generation by improving power coefficients, reducing capital and operating...