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...
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 (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 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $233,670 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program to the City of Seward, Alaska. The funding will support the final design of a fourth-generation, community-scale, tidal source geothermal district heating and cooling system for the city. The project aims to reduce the community's dependency on heating oil and lower CO2 emissions by supplying over...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $8,500,000 Project Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to the Minnesota Department of Commerce Division of Energy Resources. The project aims to improve the energy efficiency and reduce emissions of existing large public, commercial, and multifamily buildings in Minnesota through the design and implementation of a successful and...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $5,400,000 Project Grant to Northwestern Michigan College for the "NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE CAMPUS GEOTHERMAL PROJECT". The award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, is funded through the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The project supports comprehensive research, development, demonstration, and deployment of renewable energy technologies,...
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $897,536 Cooperative Agreement to the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program. The grant objectives for Budget Period 1 are: (1) designing a technically and economically feasible low-temperature geothermal heating and cooling system for a low-income, CT environmental justice community in...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $9,000,000 Project Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to the General Services Administration Greater Southwest Finance Center (7Bc) to implement renewable energy projects at the General Services Administration's (GSA) Denver Federal Center campus. The project includes the installation...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $3,118,054 Project Grant under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to the Fond du Lac Reservation in Cloquet, Minnesota. The grant, awarded on August 1, 2024, supports the construction of a biomass heating system for the Brookston Community Center. The project aims to advance renewable energy technologies and improve the commercial viability of biomass solutions through...
The federal Project Grant award of $263,127 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868) to support energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems development for an agricultural producer or rural small business in Minnesota. The funding will support the installation of solar panels, wind turbines, geothermal systems, energy-efficient lighting and HVAC systems, and improved...