Project Grant DEEE0010146

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 $812,500 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) is focused on developing an integrated cascaded heat exchanger design for combined power generation and industrial process heat applications. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Demonstrating an advanced particle-based heat exchanger system to achieve...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253), supports the establishment of 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 products are designed to provide an efficiency increase of 25-75% compared to...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded a $5.7 million Project Grant to the Alaska Department of Conservation under the Targeted Airshed Grant Program (TAGP, CFDA 66.956) to reduce emissions in the Fairbanks North Star Borough nonattainment area. Through July 2022 to June 2027, the Department will implement expanded woodstove change-outs and conversions, professional installer training, and emission verification testing. Key deliverables include replacing solid fuel burning...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program, will fund the implementation of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures in the state of Alaska. The primary recipient, the Southeast Conference, will receive $38,646,534 to implement its priority climate action plan, with the goal of achieving significant cumulative GHG reductions by 2030 and beyond. Key...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Energy Concepts Company, LLC $175,000 under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program to develop an innovative refrigeration cycle for small-scale refrigeration. Energy Concepts will modify an existing propane-fired diffusion absorption chiller to enable operation using heat from renewable energy sources like solar thermal, geothermal, waste heat,...

This $4,443,737 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.086 - Conservation Research and Development) to Atmoszero, Inc. will support the development of a flexible industrial heat pump capable of simultaneous refrigeration and steam production. The project aims to advance energy efficiency, decarbonization, and sustainable solutions across industrial sectors. The award has a performance period from September 1,...

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...

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 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, located in Pocahontas, Arkansas. The objective of this grant is to create a production capacity of at least 4,750 ground-source heat pumps per year at two factories located in disadvantaged communities, while reducing production costs by at least 45% of current pricing. This investment aims to...