Cooperative Agreement DEEE0010633

The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a $21,839,531 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program to Highland Electric Fleets Inc. in Beverly, MA. The purpose of this 5-year project is to successfully deploy 44 vehicle-to-grid (V2G) chargers, 500 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of stationary storage, and 800 kilowatts (kW) of solar, along with associated infrastructure, across 14 sites. The project will also establish three solar plus storage...

The University of South Alabama received a two-year, $199,248 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to investigate the advantages and challenges of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology for supporting demand response programs. Through Phase I of the project, the University will collect and analyze existing electric vehicle usage and power characteristic data in the Mobile, Alabama region to verify the pros and cons of V2G applications. Researchers will...

This $175,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070), will support the development of a real-time framework for integrating electric vehicles with microgrids. The University of Florida will receive the funding to design an innovative machine learning algorithm for short-term load forecasting in microgrids, develop a cooperative game theory model to...

The Department of Energy awarded a $101,304,290 Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) Project Grant to Generac Power Systems, Inc. to deliver an innovative, scalable, and clean resiliency solution for California water utilities. The key objectives of this project are to: Demonstrate increased resiliency solutions for California water utilities by transitioning from diesel generators to microgrids consisting of battery energy storage systems (BESS) and distributed energy...

The Department of Energy awarded a $29,292,888 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Inc. to develop a resilient, connected microgrid network across three communities in northern New Mexico. The grant supports the creation of a distributed battery energy storage system (BESS) to enhance electric grid resiliency and enable the communities to island from the grid during extreme weather events. Key...

This Project Grant award of $150,000 from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (CFDA 47.070 - Computer and Information Science and Engineering) supports the development of advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to optimize the management of electric vehicle transactions with the power grid. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: A hierarchical forecasting framework using cellular computational...

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $3,323,594 Project Grant to Cuyahoga County, Ohio to provide project management, planning, financial and commercial analyses, conceptual design, and load analysis for the design of two microgrids for the communities of Brooklyn and Euclid. This grant is funded under the Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254), which supports projects that maintain and upgrade critical grid infrastructure, enhance...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant from the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program provides $300,000 over 3 years to CAL Poly Pomona Foundation Inc., a nonprofit organization supporting California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. The project aims to develop advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms for optimal management of electric vehicle transactions with the power grid. Key deliverables include: A scalable,...

This $68,035,235 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) aims to expand critical grid management capabilities needed for the energy transition. The project, conducted by Virginia Electric & Power Co. (Dominion Virginia Power), will implement a pioneering set of transmission and distribution sensors, devices, and systems to increase grid flexibility, unlock asset efficiencies, and mitigate localized...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the University of Colorado-Denver under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program. This 3-year research project explores how electric vehicles (EVs) can be integrated with the electric grid to address power outages, reduce energy costs, and create a more sustainable energy system. The award supports four research thrusts: 1) developing pricing mechanisms and institutional arrangements to promote...