This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), focuses on integrating high-temperature solid oxide electrolysis (HTSE) with solar concentrator-thermal energy storage (TES) to generate green hydrogen for further use in syngas and other fuel production. The $5,000,000 project, awarded to the West Virginia University Research Corporation, aims to...
This $6,602,155 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), will enable Power To Hydrogen LLC to demonstrate its 250-kW scale liquid alkaline-based electrolyzer cell design. The project aims to develop the U.S. supplier base capable of gigawatt-scale manufacturing for key components like bipolar plates, electrodes, and membrane/seal...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE-EERE) awarded a $9,145,394 Cooperative Agreement to Portland General Electric Company to demonstrate grid services using a combination of grid-forming (GFM) and grid-following (GFL) inverter-based renewable technologies at the Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility in Oregon. The 3-year project, which commenced on October 1, 2023, will integrate GFM control into a portion of the existing wind and battery...
This $17,547,861 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program aims to advance solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) technology from TRL 4 to TRL 6. The project will design, install, and demonstrate the operation of a 250 kW SOEC system integrated with an existing 1.6 million ton per year direct reduction of iron (DRI) facility in Toledo, OH. Key objectives...
The federal Project Grant award with ID CLSS00000079868 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868). The $249,000.00 grant, awarded on September 12, 2023, supports renewable energy system (RES) projects for the recipient, Tyche AG LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The funding will be used to promote energy efficiency improvements and the development of renewable energy systems, such...
The federal Project Grant award of $825,747.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868). The grant supports Peak Solarworks, LLC, a for-profit organization, in the installation of renewable energy systems and implementation of energy efficiency improvements for agricultural producers and rural small businesses in Alabama. The key products and services delivered through this two-year grant,...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), is aimed at accelerating the discovery, design, and laser convergent manufacturing of low-temperature (< 650C) oxygen-conducting solid oxide electrolyzer cells (LT-O-SOECs). The goal is to achieve performance targets of at least 1.2A/cm2 at 1.3 V/cell with a degradation rate of 3...
The Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs awarded a $24,880,911 Project Grant under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) federal grant program. The award supports the retirement of 5 GW of inefficient gas-fired power plants and the deployment of 10 GW of new renewable energy capacity. The purpose of the contribution, which is to support the Trust Fund, will be met upon disbursement. The grant was awarded on...
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The award will fund the installation of battery-electric storage (BES) and solar photovoltaic (PV) systems at approximately 25 U.S. government residences in South Africa, switching them...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $2,284,494 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to Tau Science Corporation in Cornelius, OR. The project, named "Project MANTIS," will apply multiscale characterization and analysis methods to CdTe photovoltaic (PV) modules exposed to accelerated aging and field operation. The goal is to identify electrical and optoelectronic signatures...