Cooperative Agreement DEEE0008682

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) provides $6,753,489 to Gridbeyond LLC to implement an AI-driven Renewable Controls Platform (RCP) software solution. The project aims to address the increasing penetration of data-rich inverter-based resources (IBR) by integrating the RCP platform into the operations and dispatch...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $3,872,767 Cooperative Agreement (Award ID: DEEE0011376) to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Vendor ID: ZVVuQ29URCtROUJKdW00ZU56bEtGQT09) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The goal of this project is to develop, integrate, and demonstrate a stochastic, decentralized AC unit commitment and optimal power flow system that supports secure operation of...

Optimiser, LLC was awarded a $198,195 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop new methods for analyzing load-shifting measures for existing residential buildings. The goal of the project is to reduce peak energy demand, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and save money on building energy use through optimizing when appliances and systems operate in homes. The grant was awarded on June 28, 2021...

This $112,133,913 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) aims to install combined battery and heat pump systems, along with smart thermostats, in occupied homes. The award, granted to Generac Grid Services LLC, will support a 5-year effort from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029 to accelerate the deployment of these building thermal electrification technologies while managing system impacts. The goal...

The Department of Energy awarded a $1,158,695 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to the Burlington Electric Department in Burlington, Vermont. The grant funding is for the "Building GIANTS" project, which aims to transform new and existing thermal resources into grid-edge assets through a comprehensive, city-wide program for residential, commercial, and industrial electric utility customers to install and/or invest in...

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...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $1,991,463 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to Florida International University (FIU) for the "Advanced Methods for Integrating Renewables in Grid Planning (ADMIRE-GRIDPLAN)" project. The project aims to address capability gaps in existing commercial grid planning tools by incorporating methods to better integrate variable...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development), will develop novel algorithms, formulations, and solution methods to enable the market participation of aggregated solar and other distributed energy resources (DERs), including battery energy storage systems and flexible loads. The $3,640,232 project, awarded to Iowa State University, will consider different...

This $98,662,016 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) will fund Switched Source LLC to deploy distribution-level power flow controllers, specifically the Phase-EQ technology, to a large utility at scale. The goal is to incorporate this power flow control solution into the utility's planning and operational practices, with the primary objective of increasing the utility's load serving capacity. This will...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $1,622,500 Cooperative Agreement to the New Buildings Institute, Inc. (NBI) for the South-Central Energy Code Optimization Project (SC ECOP). This project, funded under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117), aims to increase advanced energy code adoption and compliance in communities across...