Cooperative Agreement DEEE0010281

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $233,670 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program to the City of Seward, Alaska. The funding will support the final design of a fourth-generation, community-scale, tidal source geothermal district heating and cooling system for the city. The project aims to reduce the community's dependency on heating oil and lower CO2 emissions by supplying over...

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $397,351 Cooperative Agreement to Kawerak, Inc. under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program. The funding will support the design of a new direct-use geothermal district heating and cooling (GDHC) system to provide space conditioning for tribal buildings at Pilgrim Hot Springs in Nome, Alaska. The project aims to develop a scalable GDHC system that will provide 95%...

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 $54,811,907 Cooperative Agreement under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) to the Northwest Arctic Borough in Kotzebue, Alaska on November 18, 2024. The grant supports a project to increase the availability of clean energy, energy resiliency, and community benefits across eleven villages in the Northwest Arctic Borough region. Key project elements include developing solar photovoltaic generation (PV) and battery energy storage systems...

This $1,743,707 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under CFDA 81.117 is supporting the development of a Building Energy and Resilience Performance Standard (BERPS) ordinance. The project involves four parallel working groups focusing on policy, insurance, technical/operational elements, and jurisdictional coordination. Key deliverables include drafting the BERPS ordinance with eligible building...

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...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255), provides $9,993,934 to the Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor to construct a run-of-the-river hydroelectric facility in Old Harbor, Alaska. The project aims to generate approximately 3,470 MWh of clean energy annually, offsetting 95% of the community's diesel fuel use and providing a reliable, year-round energy source. The project will also ensure stable sources of...

The Department of Energy awarded a $3,400,000 Project Grant under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to the Albuquerque Housing Authority (AHA) to rehabilitate and electrify two existing public housing properties in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The grant will fund the replacement of gas furnaces, water heaters, and appliances with high-efficiency electric heat pump systems and electric hot water heaters, as well as the replacement of service panels and wiring. This...

This $7,270,502 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) aims to renovate a 70+ year-old dam and build a 0.385 MW hydroelectric facility in Chignik Bay, Alaska. The project, led by the Lake & Peninsula Borough, will replace the community's diesel-powered electricity with renewable hydropower, eliminate 100% of its diesel consumption, and provide a stable source of revenue and local jobs. As a sub-award, the...

This $4,969,257 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) will fund the installation of a 943 kWh battery energy storage system, solar PV, a new wind turbine, and electric thermal storage (ETS) heating units in Kokhanok, Alaska's microgrid. The project aims to transition the remote village of 170 primarily Alutiiq, Dena'ina, and Yup'ik residents to 100% renewable energy, reducing their dependence on diesel by an estimated 70%...