Project Grant CO16459

Active Energy Systems Inc. was awarded a $999,444 cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) federal grant program. The award will support the company's SBIR Phase II project to develop grid-scale electricity storage from waste heat over a two-year period from May 2021 through April 2023. As part of its Engineering program goal to foster innovation in engineering research and economic strength, this award...

This $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award was made by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), under the U.S. Department of Energy's ARPA-E Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.135), to Emrgy Inc., a small disadvantaged business, to fund a research and development project titled "Performance Enhancement of Hydrokinetic Arrays Using Reliable, Low-Cost Dynamic Components." The project aims to address key technical challenges in utilizing hydrokinetic energy in riverine...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant (CFDA 81.049 - Office of Science Financial Assistance Program) to Emrgy Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business in Atlanta, Georgia. The grant supports the development of digital twins for modeling and optimization of canal, hydrokinetic turbine, and turbine array power systems. The project aims to advance hydrokinetic energy generation by improving power coefficients, reducing capital and operating...

Eden Geopower Inc. was awarded a $3,271,671 cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) program. The three-year award will support Eden Geopower's development of an electro-hydraulic fracturing technology for enhanced geothermal systems. Their proposed concept involves using electric currents to selectively increase permeability in targeted fractures. This is intended to stimulate a larger reservoir volume without reducing fluid...

This NSF Engineering program Project Grant, awarded to Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), aims to develop novel modeling and optimization approaches to enable more efficient utilization of renewable energy and energy storage resources (ESRs) for low-carbon power grid operation. The $395,783 award, with a funding period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029, will support research to create ESR market participation models, formulation tightening techniques, and optimization methods to address...

Fervo Energy Company has been awarded a $3,984,899 cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to develop a fiber optics-based diagnostic platform to monitor and optimize dynamic subsurface processes for geothermal energy storage and generation. With a performance period of August 2022 through August 2024, Fervo Energy will work to address major barriers to operating geothermal facilities flexibly through their "FervoFlex"...

This $599,997 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) funds the "Engaging Educators in Renewable Energy (ENERGY)" initiative at Georgia Southern University Research & Service Foundation Inc. The three-year program seeks to educate, inspire, and engage middle/high school and community college educators in renewable energy research, pedagogy, and projects. Participants will work alongside university faculty, graduate students,...

Imagen Energy LLC was awarded an $11.7 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to develop products that will accelerate electric vehicle charging infrastructure deployment. Under the award titled "CHARGED: Commercialization of Highly Accelerated Reliable Grid-Networked Energy Delivery," Imagen Energy will produce solutions to improve space utilization, reduce installation costs, and increase charging efficiency...

Enerlite Consulting, Inc. was awarded a $200,000 project grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop an Automated Calibration Tool for Building Energy Models. The tool will help streamline the process of calibrating building energy simulation programs to actual energy use data, allowing for more accurate energy modeling of existing buildings. The Office of Science's financial assistance program supports...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $255,960 SBIR Phase I project grant to Quantum Energy, Inc., a for-profit organization, to develop a commercial software platform that supports optimal energy decisions. The platform will combine energy system optimization and life cycle assessment models to provide a comprehensive picture of the human health, ecosystem, and biodiversity impacts of energy decisions made by large corporations and governments. The platform will feature a...