Project Grant DEEE0011697
- This 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 provide $800,000 to Florida Atlantic University (FAU) to conduct a preliminary feasibility study for a U.S. grid-connected ocean current test facility (OCTF). The project aims to evaluate current energy converters (CECs) in the open ocean offshore Palm Beach County, Florida, in order to...
- This $634,514 National Science Foundation Engineering grant funds research at Florida Atlantic University from February 2022 to January 2027. The university will develop physics-reinforced data-driven prognostics and co-design tools to advance monitoring and design of marine hydrokinetic energy systems such as marine current turbines and wave energy converters. Researchers will address data scarcity, quality, and concept drift challenges through knowledge transfer and graph learning models...
- This $500,000 federal Project Grant awarded 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) seeks to create a multi-phased pipeline of undergraduate students at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) into the marine energy sector. The project will leverage existing programs at UAF to provide students with opportunities ranging from microgrid bootcamps to undergraduate research...
- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has awarded a $499,796 Cooperative Agreement to Baldwin Wallace University under the Renewable Energy Research and Development Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.087). The key objective of this project is to help grow a skilled marine energy workforce in the Great Lakes region by engaging Baldwin Wallace University and Davis Aerospace & Maritime High School students in the development of user-centered marine...
- The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The grant will be used to build sustainable engineering curricula in marine energy at the university. Key project activities include investing in undergraduate courses targeted at mechanical engineering students, upgrading teaching lab equipment, and supporting a marine energy...
- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $818,739 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Michigan under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2025, supports the development of a "Universal Hardware-in-the-Loop Platform for Wave Energy Converter (WEC), Power Take-Off and Control Tests". This 3-year project, with a completion date of September 30, 2028, will...
- This federal Project Grant award of $499,967.00 from 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) supports four key activities at the University of Houston System: Development of curricular materials for marine energy solutions to promote environmental resilience. Establishment of an experimental learning program in marine energy. Cultivation of a continuous interaction framework with...
- This Project Grant award, valued at $500,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.087). The award will fund a project led by the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees) to enrich the educational and professional preparation of undergraduate ocean engineering students at Texas A&M and other minority-serving institutions. The project...
- The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $335,000 Project Grant under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to Oregon State University (OSU). The goal of this 3-year project is to (1) characterize and leverage two existing open-source wave energy conversion systems (WECs) for long-term use by the marine energy community; (2) demonstrate co-design informed pathways to improve power capture and reduce levelized cost of...
- The University of Washington received a $499,998 Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The key objectives of this 4-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2025, are to enable students to: Apply fundamental engineering principles through a collaborative engineering design process to deliver value in addressing authentic needs of stakeholders in the marine energy field....
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Florida Atlantic University (FAU) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The grant, awarded on September 1, 2025, will fund coordinated senior design projects and undergraduate research to advance wave and current energy conversion technologies through December 31, 2030. FAU, a Hispanic-Serving Institution, has demonstrated extensive capabilities in providing specialized services across multiple sectors, including marine-related research, AI-driven marine species tracking, and developing technologies for sustainable energy and aquaculture. This project aligns with the program's objectives to drive technological innovations in renewable energy domains, reduce technology risks, and accelerate the commercial viability of clean energy solutions to support national decarbonization goals.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $500.0k | 9/19/25 |