Formula Grant DEEE0001765

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $2,950,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program to the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). The goal of this project is to reduce carbon emissions by 80%, energy consumption by 70%, and operating costs by 12% during the potato chip frying process. To achieve these performance metrics, UTD will conduct technology validation in laboratory...

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $3,600,000 Cooperative Agreement to the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) to assist states in adopting enhancements to the residential chapter of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). The key objectives of this award include: (1) developing three sets of IECC amendments (Zero Ready, Near Zero, and Zero) for use by states and jurisdictions; (2) providing...

The Department of Energy (DOE), through its Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255), awarded a $10,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Efficiency Maine Trust to decrease the energy burden and adverse environmental impact on low-income Maine homeowners from their existing fossil fuel heating systems. The project aims to deploy innovative clean energy technologies to reduce energy consumption and emissions for this target population. The award has a performance period from September...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) provides $7,620,000 in funding to Ecology Action of Santa Cruz, a nonprofit energy efficiency consultancy. The award will support providing comprehensive energy efficiency upgrades to a portfolio of 40-55 nonprofit food bank network facilities across up to three western states. The project aims to deliver an estimated 20.7M kWh in lifetime energy savings...

This $275,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program will support Community Energy Labs Inc.'s development of an advanced building management system using model predictive control and machine learning techniques. The system aims to automate complex aspects of energy-efficient building control to simplify setup and implementation for small to mid-sized commercial building owners. By reducing costs and complexity, the technology...

The Center for Energy and Environment (CEE) was awarded a $812,429 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) on October 1, 2023. The award will support CEE's research and development of innovative aerosol sealing techniques for occupied residential buildings to improve energy efficiency. Key activities include assessing the feasibility of air source heat...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117), aims to assist states in adopting enhancements to the residential chapter of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) to put them on a pathway to net-zero energy and emissions for new homes. The key...

The Department of Energy (DOE), through its Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086), awarded a 3-year $7,551,911 cooperative agreement to Sustainable Westchester, Inc. (UEI: VFL7Y352G4D1) to support the implementation of clean energy projects by 25-32 nonprofit organizations across New York State. The funding will be used to provide grants, technical assistance, and resources to these nonprofits to make building and facility improvements aimed at achieving long-term energy...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $2,100,000 Cooperative Agreement to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT) under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program. The funding will support the development of an Energy-Water-Emission Recovery (EWER) system to enable decarbonization in industrial bakery operations. ACT, a small business manufacturer of thermal management solutions, will leverage its expertise in...

This $4,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117), is intended to scale a support program throughout California to credential those who prepare California Energy Code (Energy Code) permit documentation and plans examiners who verify compliance during plan...