Cooperative Agreement DEEE0008019

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...

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...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award Overview GE Vernova Operations LLC received a $2.28M Cooperative Agreement from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The award, effective January 1, 2026 through September 30, 2028, supports the development of durable, cost-effective polymer-based add-on technologies designed to enhance the operational flexibility of Francis turbine-based hydropower units....

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 Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded Noria Energy Holdings LLC a cooperative agreement valued at $978,652 under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) effective October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. The award funds a demonstration project to validate the technical and economic feasibility of hybridizing floating photovoltaic (FPV) systems with hydropower facilities...

Cooperative Agreement Summary DRG Technical Solutions LLC received a $2.44 million 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), effective November 1, 2025, through October 31, 2028. The project demonstrates increased hydropower flexibility through hydrogen energy technology integration at a Colorado Springs Utilities hydropower facility. Deliverables...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary Realize 2050, LLC received a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), effective November 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The awardee will execute the Watershed Studios by Realize 2050 program, a two-phase initiative designed to commercialize dormant water power intellectual property (IP) housed within...

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...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary River Connectivity Solutions LLC received a $1.0 million Project Grant 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), awarded October 1, 2025. The grant funds development of cost-effective alternatives to gated selective withdrawal systems, with performance extending through December 31, 2027. This research initiative addresses the need to...

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...