Project Grant 01507

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $397,351 Cooperative Agreement to Kawerak, Inc. under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program. The funding will support the design of a new direct-use geothermal district heating and cooling (GDHC) system to provide space conditioning for tribal buildings at Pilgrim Hot Springs in Nome, Alaska. The project aims to develop a scalable GDHC system that will provide 95%...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) provides $54,811,907 to the North West Arctic Borough in Alaska to increase the availability of clean energy, energy resiliency, and community benefits across eleven villages in the Northwest Arctic region. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include the development of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation and battery energy storage systems (BESS),...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $4,880,636 project grant under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AVEC) and Kuitsarak Incorporated (Kuitsarak). The funding will support the Goodnews Bay Renewable Energy Project, which aims to finalize design documents, install wind turbines and a battery system, and implement a wind-to-heat system to reduce diesel fuel...

This Cooperative Agreement award 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) will complete a feasibility study of existing direct air capture technologies and their applicability in Alaska. The $3,539,998.00 award to Asrc Energy Services, LLC, a subsidiary of the Alaskan Native Corporation Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, will analyze the viability of deploying direct air capture...

The Department of Energy awarded a $11,264,933 Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) project grant to Kotzebue Electric Association, Inc. effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029. The grant aims to improve energy and economic resilience in the remote, Arctic community of Kotzebue, Alaska by reducing energy costs, lowering maintenance expenses, and leveraging renewable energy sources including wind, solar, and hydropower. The project will deliver environmental...

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...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $2,500,000 Project Grant under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska located in Unalaska, Alaska. The grant will fund the Makushin Geothermal Project (MGP) with the overarching goal of bringing affordable, clean energy to Unalaska Island to enable economic development outside of the fishing industry. The project will involve...

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) awarded a $2,833,030 Project Grant to the North West Arctic Borough in Alaska, under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255). The grant aims to increase the availability of clean energy, improve energy resiliency and efficiency, and realize economic and community benefits in rural and remote Alaskan communities. As part of this project, the North West Arctic Borough has issued a $118,000 sub-award to the...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $2,648,943 project grant under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to the City of Medford, MA. This grant will support a demonstration of resilient community solar infrastructure at two public facilities in Medford: Carr Park and the Madeleine Dugger Andrews School. The project designs will incorporate solar energy infrastructure to generate electricity and educate the...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $700,414 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program to the City of Duluth, Minnesota to design and deploy a geothermal heating and cooling system in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. The project objectives are to: 1) Design a new geothermal system to meet 100% of the heating demand in the underserved Lincoln Park community, and 2) Develop a career pathways plan to build the workforce needed for...