Project Grant DEFG2604R410937

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided 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), supports the development of an integrated cascaded heat exchanger system. The $812,500 award aims to demonstrate advanced manufacturing techniques to meet both power generation and industrial process heat demands. Key objectives include improving particle-side convective heat transfer,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from 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) provides $425,309 to the University of Dayton Research Institute to develop scalable performance and optimization tools for narrow-channel designs in particle-to-SCO2 heat exchangers and for commercial-scale trough designs in multi-stage falling particle receivers for concentrating solar power (CSP)...

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 Center for Energy and Environment (CEE) was awarded a $812,429 Cooperative Agreement 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) on October 1, 2023. The award will support CEE's research and development of innovative aerosol sealing techniques for occupied residential buildings to improve energy efficiency. Key activities include assessing the feasibility of air source heat...

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 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) awarded a $496,640 Project Grant to the Southeast Ohio Public Energy Council (SOPEC), a regional council of governments, to provide technical assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses in southeastern Ohio. The grant, awarded on September 27, 2023, enables SOPEC to help these entities access funding through USDA REAP for renewable energy systems, such as solar, wind, and geothermal, as well...

Echogen Power Systems (Delaware), 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 a low-cost particle-to-CO2 moving bed heat exchanger. The Office of Science aims to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economy through scientific discoveries and tools. This award will support Echogen Power Systems' efforts to provide an affordable heat...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program totaling $255,966 will support Powersilo Inc.'s development of updraft tower technology for geothermal power generation and cogeneration. The SBIR Phase I project aims to develop software models to analyze critical technology functions and optimize parameters for efficient power production from geothermal hot dry rock energy sources. Models will specifically examine air intake velocity...

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $944,000 Project Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to the United States Department of Navy's Space & Naval Warfare Systems Center, Atlantic. The funding will assist the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) in South Carolina, Virginia, and Louisiana to implement energy conservation measures, including installing 2.4 MW of...

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $70,476,750 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to the Sumter Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Seco) in Sumterville, Florida. The objective of this 5-year grant is to improve the flexibility, efficiency, and reliability of Seco's electric power system through multiple priority investments. Key project activities include converting overhead utilities to underground systems, addressing aging or inefficient...