Cooperative Agreement DEEE0011501
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Durion, Inc. received a Cooperative Agreement totaling $1,386,495 from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The award, effective October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2026, supports development and validation of a Solar Tier 2 project focused on thermal energy storage technology. The primary deliverable is a fully...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award Details: Premier Resource Management LLC received a $4.8 million Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The award was issued on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2026. Project Scope and Deliverables: The project demonstrates daily and long-duration thermal energy storage for Concentrating Solar...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) received a $1.45 million Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to develop and test a novel Dual-Media Thermal Energy Storage (DMTES) system for concentrating solar thermal applications. The project, which commenced on October 1, 2025 and is scheduled for completion by March 31, 2027,...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary DRG Technical Solutions LLC received a $2.44 million Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), effective November 1, 2025, through October 31, 2028. The award funds a three-year demonstration project designed to increase hydropower flexibility by integrating hydrogen energy technology with a Colorado Springs Utilities...
- This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $3,750,000.00, is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.087). The project will support the "Uncommon Dialogue" in developing consensus-based solutions around the siting of large-scale solar (LSS) projects. This effort aims to speed up LSS project permitting, reduce associated soft costs, and improve...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of California, San Diego received a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), awarded April 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2026. The project develops bilithic integration as a scalable manufacturing strategy for highly efficient perovskite solar modules. This approach differs from...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Fedsprout Incorporated received a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), effective November 1, 2025. Over a nine-month initial budget period, Fedsprout will design an expanded accelerator program specifically tailored to support water power startups in the marine energy and hydropower sectors. The...
- This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), supports the development of an integrated cascaded heat exchanger system. The $812,500 award aims to demonstrate advanced manufacturing techniques to meet both power generation and industrial process heat demands. Key objectives include improving particle-side convective heat transfer,...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Inlyte Energy, Inc. received a $5.87 million Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis program (CFDA 81.122) to design and install an iron-sodium long-duration energy storage (LDES) system at a facility in San Leandro, California. The project, awarded on January 9, 2026, integrates the LDES system with an existing solar photovoltaic (PV)...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary River Connectivity Solutions LLC received a $1.0 million Cooperative Agreement award from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award funds the development of cost-effective alternatives to gated selective withdrawal systems, advancing hydropower infrastructure technology to improve performance and reduce...
Exergy Labs LLC received a $3.73 million Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) effective October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2026. The award supports the development and advancement of energy storage solutions for concentrated solar-thermal (CST) systems through two complementary technological approaches: thermochemical storage via solar fuel production and local thermal energy storage (TES) for dispatchable energy generation. The research and development work will be conducted at the awardee's facility in Cerritos, California. This initiative directly supports the federal government's climate protection objectives by driving innovation in clean energy storage technologies essential for the deployment and viability of renewable energy systems. The two-pronged technical approach addresses critical barriers to CST commercialization by enabling reliable energy dispatch and extended storage capacity, thereby improving the operational flexibility and economic competitiveness of solar-thermal power generation. The cooperative agreement structure ensures close collaboration between Exergy Labs LLC and federal program officials throughout project execution and reporting.Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $3.0m | 9/29/25 |