The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE-EERE) awarded a $1,079,000 Cooperative Agreement to Florida Atlantic University (FAU) on September 1, 2024 under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The objective of this 3-year project is to maintain and enhance the operational capabilities of the Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center (SNMREC) at FAU. The award will fund FAU's efforts to: (1) communicate the...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), will provide $800,000 to Florida Atlantic University (FAU) to conduct a preliminary feasibility study for a U.S. grid-connected ocean current test facility (OCTF). The project aims to evaluate current energy converters (CECs) in the open ocean offshore Palm Beach County, Florida, in order to...
This $12,175,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) will fund the Atlantic Marine Energy Center (AMEC) to accelerate the transition of marine energy technologies to market. The key activities include: Developing and implementing a series of marine energy short courses, 2) Developing and implementing a strategic vision and roadmap for AMEC, 3)...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $14,727,000 Cooperative Agreement to Oregon State University under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to accelerate the transition of marine energy technologies to market. The key activities include: 1) strengthening workforce development through a comprehensive marine energy curriculum, 2) developing a strategic vision and operating strategy for the Pacific Marine Energy...
This U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) federal Cooperative Agreement award in the amount of $1,079,000.00 aims to formalize the rebrand of the Hawaii National Marine Renewable Energy Center (HINMREC) as the Hawaii Marine Energy Center (HMEC), raise HMEC's profile as one of the four DOE National Marine Energy Centers, and enable HMEC to expand its contributions to the U.S. and global...
This cooperative agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), aims to advance the marine energy industry. The $4,623,224 award, effective August 1, 2024, supports the Hawaii Marine Energy Center (HMEC) in conducting R&D, enhancing testing infrastructure, delivering training, and developing a strategic plan. Key activities include optimizing wave energy...
This $634,514 National Science Foundation Engineering grant funds research at Florida Atlantic University from February 2022 to January 2027. The university will develop physics-reinforced data-driven prognostics and co-design tools to advance monitoring and design of marine hydrokinetic energy systems such as marine current turbines and wave energy converters. Researchers will address data scarcity, quality, and concept drift challenges through knowledge transfer and graph learning models...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Florida International University a $320,000 cooperative agreement from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024 under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The award will support Florida International University's Nuclear Energy University Programs Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research efforts. As part of DOE's program to promote nuclear energy through research addressing technical, cost, safety, security and...
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...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $2,800,000 Cooperative Agreement under the "Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance" program (CFDA 81.117) to the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance Inc., a non-profit organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. The award will fund two phases of work: 1) Conducting ASHRAE Level 2 energy audits of schools/facilities in the Marion County School District's portfolio...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program, will provide $4,400,000 to support operations at the Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center (SNMREC) at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). The key products and services to be delivered include:
Development and implementation of marine energy short courses and workshops through coordination with other National Marine Energy Centers.
Development of a 5-year strategic vision and operating strategy for SNMREC aligned with DOE priorities.
Execution of five research and development (R&D) projects addressing demonstrated needs of the marine energy industry.
Infrastructure enhancements to enable high-quality marine energy research.
The award also includes several sub-awards to partner institutions, such as Auburn University, the University of Massachusetts, Georgia Tech Research Corp, the University of Georgia Research Foundation, and the University of Rhode Island, to contribute specialized modeling, simulation, and technical services in support of the project objectives.