Project Grant 01438

The Department of Energy awarded Ice Air, LLC a $17,499,534 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications (CFDA 81.253) federal grant program. The objectives of the project are to create a domestic production capacity of at least 10,000 cold climate air-to-air heat pumps, 5,000 geothermal water-to-air heat pumps, and 100 high-capacity cold climate air-to-water heat pumps annually. These heat pump products will provide an efficiency...

This $4,443,737 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program supports the development of a "Flexible Industrial Heat Pump for Simultaneous Refrigeration and Steam Production." The project, awarded to Atmoszero, Inc. in Fort Collins, CO, aims to advance energy efficiency, decarbonization, and sustainable solutions in industrial processes. The award...

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $78,368,475 Project Grant to Daikin Comfort Technologies North America Inc. under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253). The objective of the project is to expand domestic production of environmentally friendly "air-to-air" and "air-to-water" heat pumps that support decarbonization initiatives. The funding will support the retrofitting of Daikin's production lines to...

Harvest Thermal, Inc. was awarded a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop a low-emissions heating and hot water system. The 24-month project will address technical risks to enable large-scale deployment of residential heating and hot water load shifting using highly efficient heat pump systems. Harvest Thermal will systematically test system performance, reliability, and failure modes to...

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $21,708,597 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to Hydro-Temp Corporation. The objective of the grant is to create a production capacity of at least 4,750 ground-source heat pumps per year at two factory locations in disadvantaged communities, while reducing production costs by at least 45% of current pricing. The project aims to significantly increase domestic...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Zero Home Corp in Denver, CO to develop a "PLATFORM-BASED WHOLE HOME, INTEGRATED, ACCESSIBLE SIZING TOOL TO ACCELERATE HEAT PUMP ADOPTION." The award, made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), aims to fund the creation of an innovative sizing tool to facilitate the widespread adoption of heat pump technology for home heating and cooling. The project period runs from...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $275,000 to Mimic Systems Inc. aims to develop a refrigerant-free heat pump technology using high-performance thermoelectric materials and methods. The project seeks to increase the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of traditional solid-state heat pumps by leveraging new thermoelectric materials and manufacturing processes. The goal is to surpass the performance of traditional...

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...

The U.S. Department of Energy's State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041) has awarded a $2,501,170 Formula Grant to the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) to support workforce development for heat pump technology. The grant will be used to recruit and train 120 new HVAC workers, as well as upskill 340 existing HVAC workers on heat pump installation and maintenance. CEO will contract with third-party agencies to deliver the workforce training programs, and will also employ a third-party vendor to evaluate the...

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $738,318 Cooperative Agreement to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program. Over the 14-month period from October 2023 to November 2024, this funding will support EPRI in conducting planning and design for a community geothermal heating and cooling system retrofit project. The key objectives are to: 1) perform a...