The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $897,536 Cooperative Agreement to the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program. The grant objectives for Budget Period 1 are: (1) designing a technically and economically feasible low-temperature geothermal heating and cooling system for a low-income, CT environmental justice community in...
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 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $700,414 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program to the City of Duluth, Minnesota to design and deploy a geothermal heating and cooling system in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. The project objectives are to: 1) Design a new geothermal system to meet 100% of the heating demand in the underserved Lincoln Park community, and 2) Develop a career pathways plan to build the workforce needed for...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) provides $45,584,000 to the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) to establish a renewable energy-supported microgrid at public education facilities and an adult community center in Hyannis, MA. The project aims to reduce energy costs, lower the carbon footprint, increase emergency shelter capacity, drive workforce development, and promote...
The Department of Energy awarded a $19,719,299 cooperative agreement to Lowell Public Schools under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program. The funding will support the Reducing Emissions in Lowell through Infrastructure and Efficiency First (RELIEF) initiative, which aims to prepare Lowell's public school buildings for net-zero emissions by 2035. The project will focus on conducting ASHRAE Level 2 energy audits, developing a strategic plan for implementing...
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has been awarded a $156,120,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Section 134(a)(1) - Zero Emission Technologies Grant Program. The funding will be used to provide financial and technical assistance to low-income and disadvantaged communities in Massachusetts to deploy and benefit from residential-serving distributed solar energy and storage projects. Key activities include...
New England Research, Inc. was awarded a $198,411 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to conduct research titled "Integrated Characterization and Modeling of Subsurface Properties Critical to Geothermal Energy Storage in Sedimentary Reservoirs." The grant period runs from February 21, 2023 through December 20, 2023. Under this award, New England Research will perform work in White River...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The grant aims to complement the state's building performance standards and commercial codes by expanding Massachusetts' thermal energy code approach to permitted work in existing buildings. This approach is expected...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) provides $20,000,000 in funding to Groundswell Inc., a non-profit organization, to support community resilience, residential electrification, and energy efficiency upgrades in East Alabama and West Georgia. The key activities include developing 10 community resilience hubs and delivering energy efficiency upgrades and...
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $729,960 Project Grant under the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (CFDA 14.021) to Jefferson Maison East LIMITED Dividend Housing Association LLC to finance energy efficiency, climate resilience, and sustainability improvements to HUD-assisted multifamily affordable housing properties in Boston, MA. The grant will fund projects to install rooftop solar, convert to electric heat pumps, upgrade windows and doors, and implement...