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Project Grant Summary: IRES Sweden Energy Transition Research The National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) awarded George Washington University $450,000 on September 1, 2025, for an International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) project examining renewable energy technology implementation through Sweden's energy transition. The primary deliverables include: five-week summer research experiences for cohorts of U.S. undergraduate and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Realize 2050, LLC received a $100,000 cooperative agreement from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) effective November 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The award supports Watershed Studios by Realize 2050, a two-phase initiative designed to commercialize underutilized water power intellectual property (IP) from universities and national laboratories. The...

This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Noon Energy Inc. aims to develop a new ultra-low-cost rechargeable carbon-oxygen battery for long-duration renewable energy storage. The key objectives are to create and validate a multi-physics model of the optimized reactor, design the optimized reactor and operating conditions, and build and test several prototypes to demonstrate the...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded $3.8 million to the Town of Manchester under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to support the installation of renewable energy infrastructure at Keeney Elementary School in Manchester, Connecticut. The project, which commenced July 1, 2025 and is scheduled for completion by December 31, 2025, delivered a comprehensive renewable energy system designed to achieve Net...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $299,993 Project Grant to the Institute For Future Intelligence Inc. under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop innovative educational programs that engage community college and high school students in Hawaii to learn the knowledge and skills needed to address the renewable energy challenge. The project, titled "A Solar and Wind Innovation and Technology Collaborative for Hawaii (SWITCH)", aims to cultivate the next generation...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $516,258 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program to the Clean Energy Economy For The Region. The funding will support the design and deployment of a fifth-generation geothermal district heating and cooling (5G) system that can initially supply 25% of the heating and cooling needs for the 32 Zero Energy District (32ZED) in Carbondale, CO and...

This $749,628 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program will fund research to advance community-centered, sociotechnical innovation to strengthen urban infrastructure in the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan region. The project will engage communities, municipalities, and energy utilities to co-design carbon-neutral energy infrastructure solutions that leverage distributed solar energy and battery storage...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $5,000,000 project grant under the Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) to The Johns Hopkins University to establish the Electric Power Innovation for a Carbon-Free Society (EPICS) Center. The EPICS Center aims to develop tools and methodologies for transitioning power grids to 100% renewable energy sources. Key activities include: Developing high-fidelity and computationally efficient modeling and optimization tools for...

The Department of Energy awarded the City of Milwaukee a $9,000,000 Project Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The grant aims to: 1) Reduce energy use in Milwaukee's commercial and multifamily buildings through adoption of updated building performance standards equivalent to ASHRAE 90.1-2019 and 2021 IECC, to help meet the city's greenhouse gas reduction goals; 2) Create...

This NSF Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) project grant award to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) for $1,499,991 from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2027 aims to develop a unified framework for modernizing power systems and integrating multiple renewable energy resources. The project, titled "ASCENT: From Sensors to Multiscale Digital Twin to Autonomous Operation of Resilient Electric Power Grids," will leverage advancements in control, power electronics, and...