Cooperative Agreement DEEE0008696

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $21,708,597 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to Hydro-Temp Corporation. The objective of the grant is to create a production capacity of at least 4,750 ground-source heat pumps per year at two factory locations in disadvantaged communities, while reducing production costs by at least 45% of current pricing. The project aims to significantly increase domestic...

Harvest Thermal, Inc. was awarded a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop a low-emissions heating and hot water system. The 24-month project will address technical risks to enable large-scale deployment of residential heating and hot water load shifting using highly efficient heat pump systems. Harvest Thermal will systematically test system performance, reliability, and failure modes to...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Zero Home Corp in Denver, CO to develop a "PLATFORM-BASED WHOLE HOME, INTEGRATED, ACCESSIBLE SIZING TOOL TO ACCELERATE HEAT PUMP ADOPTION." The award, made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), aims to fund the creation of an innovative sizing tool to facilitate the widespread adoption of heat pump technology for home heating and cooling. The project period runs from...

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $738,318 Cooperative Agreement to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program. Over the 14-month period from October 2023 to November 2024, this funding will support EPRI in conducting planning and design for a community geothermal heating and cooling system retrofit project. The key objectives are to: 1) perform a...

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...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $516,258 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program to the Clean Energy Economy For The Region. The funding will support the design and deployment of a fifth-generation geothermal district heating and cooling (5G) system that can initially supply 25% of the heating and cooling needs for the 32 Zero Energy District (32ZED) in Carbondale, CO and...

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to the General Services Administration (GSA) Greater Southwest Finance Center to support the electrification of the heating and domestic hot water systems at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center (RRBITC) in Washington, D.C. The project will install a combination...

The Department of Energy awarded a $51,739,839 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to A.O. Smith Corporation to develop and construct two manufacturing lines capable of mass-producing 800 heat pump water heater (HPWH) units per day per line. The project will focus on developing, designing, and constructing these specialized manufacturing lines to accelerate affordable HPWH production. The award has a...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $190,963 to Aris Hydronics Inc. in Portland, OR to develop innovative modular thermal plant pod (TPP) heat pump systems for lower-cost multi-family and commercial building retrofits. The project aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries in areas such as advanced computing and...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $2,568,750 Cooperative Agreement to Stanford University under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program. The purpose of this award is to develop an "Ultra-Efficient Porous-Media Combustion Technology for H2-Based Combustion in Process Heating". Stanford University has issued a $306,588 sub-award to RTX Corporation's Raytheon Technologies Research Center to support...