Cooperative Agreement DEEE0011650
- This Cooperative Agreement award from 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), provides $4,084,179 to Cube Yadkin Generation LLC to develop a control system that integrates floating solar panels with existing dam hydropower infrastructure. The goal is to improve the reliability and performance of the combined renewable energy generation system, addressing challenges such...
- This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), supports a project to demonstrate increased hydropower flexibility by hybridizing hydrogen energy technology with a hydropower facility. The $2,440,998 project, with a performance period from November 1, 2025 to October 31, 2028, involves the installation and operation of an electrolyzer, fuel cells, and inverters at a Colorado Springs Utilities hydropower facility....
- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $800,027 Project Grant to Orange County, Florida to construct a 944kW floating photovoltaic (FPV) system on a retention pond at the county's Utilities and Customer Service Administration Building in Orlando. The grant will cover the full engineering, design, and procurement of the FPV system, which will include approximately 1,600 solar panels spanning nearly 1.8 acres of water. Once operational, the FPV...
- The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $1,080,685 Cooperative Agreement to the University of California, Irvine (UCI) on November 1, 2025. The key objective of this award under the DOE's Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) is to develop and demonstrate an advanced open-source optimization tool called "HYDROFLEX" for existing hydroelectric energy systems. The goal of HYDROFLEX is to achieve the...
- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $2,281,071 cooperative agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to GE Vernova Operations LLC (GE Vernova) and its partners, including the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR). The goal of this project is to develop durable and cost-effective polymer-based add-ons to increase the operational...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) provides $587,500.00 to the University of Missouri System to develop an operational framework and optimization models to increase hydropower flexibility and participation in electricity markets. The project will leverage advanced strategies and technologies, including those driven by AI, to develop...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) provides $1,000,000.00 to the Hydropower Foundation, Inc. to conduct outreach to universities, community colleges, trade schools, and minority-serving institutions. The goal is to educate students about career opportunities in the hydropower industry and offer them engagement opportunities with the hydropower sector. The award is funded through DOE's Renewable...
- This 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), aims to transform dormant water power intellectual property from universities and national labs into scalable solutions. The $100,000 award to Realize 2050, LLC will fund a two-phase program to uncover underutilized IP, solicit problem statements from off-takers, launch water power startups, and...
- This Cooperative Agreement award of $5,979,459.00, granted by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), aims to reduce barriers to solar photovoltaic (PV) circularity across the value chain. The project will achieve this through innovative technology solutions, strategic partnerships, and community benefits. The primary awardee, Electric Power Research Institute Inc. (EPRI), is a...
- This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), is focused on evaluating the benefits of greater coordination between Mid-Columbia hydropower facility owners and operators. The key output will be a detailed database of Mid-Columbia River project operations, along with an instance of the ADSS software package, to be offered to a...
The Cooperative Agreement award, funded 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), seeks to demonstrate the potential for combining floating photovoltaic (FPV) systems with hydropower facilities in the United States. The $978,652 project, which has a period of performance from October 1, 2025 to October 30, 2027, will involve the installation and operation of an FPV system at the Pensacola Hydroelectric Project in Oklahoma. The project activities will generate data and findings to quantify the economic and technical benefits of FPV-hydropower hybridization, including impacts on facility operations, system deployment, and environmental factors. Key project elements include site analyses, engineering design, permitting, software development, computer simulations, physical system deployment, and data analysis.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $978.7k | 9/4/25 |