Cooperative Agreement DEFE0031751

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) aims to develop and demonstrate advanced tools for inverter-based resource (IBR) power plants and utilities. The $3,430,784 project, which runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, will deliver: (1) efficient data collection, processing, and streaming systems to capture fast grid dynamics; (2)...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $3,872,767 Cooperative Agreement (Award ID: DEEE0011376) to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Vendor ID: ZVVuQ29URCtROUJKdW00ZU56bEtGQT09) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The goal of this project is to develop, integrate, and demonstrate a stochastic, decentralized AC unit commitment and optimal power flow system that supports secure operation of...

The Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability awarded a $2,500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis (CFDA 81.122) program to Clemson University. The goal of this 3-year project, with a start date of January 15, 2025, is to develop an integrated transmission and distribution system planning tool and establish strategies to enhance the efficiency, reliability, and resilience of the transmission and distribution...

This Cooperative Agreement award, totaling $3,245,061, was 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) federal grant program. The award is focused on developing, demonstrating, and deploying advanced power flow control and dynamic line rating solutions to enhance grid reliability and support the integration of offshore wind in the New England region. The project aims to...

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...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255), provides $57,957,022 in funding to Nreca Research, a non-profit organization, to create a consortium of rural electric cooperatives and deploy microgrids (including solar PV, battery storage, and distribution upgrades) across seven rural communities in California, North Carolina, Minnesota, Arizona, Tennessee, and Montana. This national microgrid deployment...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), provides $2,994,068 to Washington State University for the development of new open-source planning tools to manage uncertainties posed by inverter-based resources and extreme weather events in future power grids. The key products to be delivered include: Methods for uncertainty...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development), will develop novel algorithms, formulations, and solution methods to enable the market participation of aggregated solar and other distributed energy resources (DERs), including battery energy storage systems and flexible loads. The $3,640,232 project, awarded to Iowa State University, will consider different...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (CFDA 81.122 Electricity Research, Development and Analysis) provides $1,632,000 to advance the development of standardized, modular microgrid control systems for remote Alaskan communities. The project engages these communities to play a central role in designing and managing their own microgrid control systems, empowering them to collect data on local energy needs and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (CFDA 81.122 - Electricity Research, Development and Analysis) provides $3,758,432 in funding to NV Energy Inc. to demonstrate advanced dynamic line rating (DLR) technologies. The goal is to improve grid efficiency, integrate renewable energy, and enhance cybersecurity in the company's transmission operations. Key products and services to be delivered include: Demonstrating...