Cooperative Agreement DEEE0011659
- The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $737,518 Cooperative Agreement to North Carolina State University (NC State) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The project aims to develop an operational framework that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques to increase the operational flexibility of hydropower facilities. Key activities include quantifying hydropower...
- 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...
- 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, 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....
- 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...
- The University of Missouri System was awarded a $2,004,184 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086). The award is for the development of a durable coating for wind turbine pitch bearings using hybrid manufacturing techniques. The project aims to advance materials science and manufacturing processes to improve the durability and efficiency of wind turbine components,...
- 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...
- This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $1,400,000, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis (CFDA 81.122) program, aims to develop a data-driven, physics-informed machine learning model for transformer-customer connectivity monitoring. The goal is to enhance the reliability and resilience of rural electric distribution grids by enabling online transformer health assessment and...
- This $3,430,784 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.087 - Renewable Energy Research and Development) aims to develop and demonstrate advanced tools for inverter-based resource (IBR) power plants and utilities. The project will deliver: Efficient data collecting, processing, and streaming systems to capture fast grid dynamics and transmit high-rate measurements Real-time monitoring tools to enable grid...
- 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 numerous models for weather forecasting, market price forecasting, integrated electric and water system management, market participation, production cost, and optimization techniques. Key project activities will include data collection and analysis, computer modeling, methodology development, and computer programming. This research and development effort aims to improve the performance, reduce the costs, and accelerate the commercial viability of renewable energy solutions, supporting national decarbonization objectives.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $400.0k | 8/27/25 |