Cooperative Agreement G07AC00009

The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a $50,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) to Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC to design, build, and deploy a Pumped Thermal Energy Storage (PTES) system at the Healy Power Plant in Alaska. The POLAR Project, as it is known, aims to enhance grid resiliency and stability in the Railbelt region of Alaska while reducing the carbon footprint through the use of renewable energy technologies. Westinghouse...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Washington Office Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $259,748 Project Grant to Portco Corp under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868). The grant provides up to 25% of project costs for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy system development to agricultural producers and rural small businesses. The funding will support Portco Corporation, doing business as Portco Packaging, a for-profit organization, in...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) provides $414,736 in funding to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (PBPN) to enhance the tribe's solid waste infrastructure and recycling capabilities. The key activities include purchasing new equipment such as a baler, waste/recycling containers, a truck, and a dump trailer, as well as hiring a contractor to conduct a...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253), supports the deployment of a new 120,000 units-per-year capacity manufacturing facility for RG Resource Technologies, Inc. The $11,552,157 award aims to enable the production of the recipient's solar photovoltaic + thermal capture (PVT) system, equivalent to a production rate of 16.2 MW of energy and...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $253,224 Cooperative Agreement (Award ID R25AC00247) under the Experienced Services Program (CFDA 15.070) to National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc. (NEW Solutions), a non-profit organization. The award provides economic support for special projects related to water resources management, with major activities including the delivery of three internal memos on 2030 repayment, CVP cost allocation issues, and CVPIA issues. The agreement also supports...

The Puerto Rico Science, Technology, and Research Trust (PRSTRT) was awarded a $889,783 Cooperative Agreement by the Department of Energy's Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) under the OTT-Technology Deployment, Demonstration and Commercialization program (CFDA 81.010). The award, which runs from December 20, 2024 to December 19, 2027, supports PRSTRT's "Project SWITCH" initiative, an energy innovation incubator program. The goal of the program is to establish Puerto Rico as a...

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The Partner4Work Pittsburgh Reentry Career Services Program (PRCS) will provide $900,000 in career services and support to individuals reentering the community from incarceration in Allegheny County Jail. Funded through the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812), PRCS aims to reduce recidivism by connecting participants with in-demand employment opportunities through occupational training,...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management under the Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.089), aims to expand the Department's carbon management portfolio through research and development in carbon conversion and point source carbon capture. The $312,566 award to The Washington University will support a project to develop a Staged Pressurized Oxy-Combustion (SPOC) process to decarbonize the recycled...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $18,250,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to Orcas Power & Light Cooperative (OPALCO) to develop a pilot tidal energy project in the Rosario Strait. The project plans to install a 2 MW tidal power generator that meets regulatory requirements and perform the necessary research and development activities to demonstrate the commercial...