Project Grant DEOE0000451

This $395,226 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees) aims to address computational and modeling challenges inherent in the design of large-scale electric transmission networks with high penetrations of renewable energy resources. The project will develop a new framework applying spatially-embedded complex network analysis to improve the efficiency, scenario coverage, and...

This $36,034,716 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program will fund a partnership between the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and a host transmission utility. The project aims to install an Automatic Power Factor Controller (APFC) device, the SmartValve, at an interregional grid tie to reduce tap changes and increase the control range of a Phase Shifting Transformer (PST) across a regional...

This $121,244,291 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program will enhance the resilience of Arizona's power grid and reduce the risk of wildfires. The five-year project, executed by Arizona Public Service Company, will focus on implementing innovative grid modernization technologies and strategies across high-risk wildfire areas, with 69% of the work occurring in rural, tribal, or disadvantaged communities. Key...

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This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award provides $265,998 to Trustees of Boston University to develop methods that improve communication performance in shared, congested, and contested spectrum bands. The project brings together researchers from Northeastern University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Boston University to address interference challenges that detrimentally impact the throughput and reliability of wireless...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program, will fund a $1,531,403,297 project led by the California Energy Commission's Energy Resources, Conservation and Development Division. The project aims to modernize and expand California's electrical grid for enhanced performance and sustainability. Key activities include reconductoring and rebuilding over 100 miles of transmission lines,...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Deployment Office awarded a $76,324,030 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) to modernize its distribution system in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The grant funding will be used to expand REC's utility fiber network, upgrade substations with security systems, deploy advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), and improve grid resilience and reliability. The project...

This $98,662,016 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) will fund Switched Source LLC to deploy distribution-level power flow controllers, specifically the Phase-EQ technology, to a large utility at scale. The goal is to incorporate this power flow control solution into the utility's planning and operational practices, with the primary objective of increasing the utility's load serving capacity. This will...

This $7,617,635 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program aims to modernize Tri-County Electric Cooperative Inc.'s electrical infrastructure in South Carolina. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year grant (July 2024 to July 2029) include: Upgrading outdated electricity meters with advanced Radio Frequency (RF) meters to provide timely and accurate energy consumption data....

This Cooperative Agreement award, totaling $3,245,061, was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis (CFDA 81.122) federal grant program. The award is focused on developing, demonstrating, and deploying advanced power flow control and dynamic line rating solutions to enhance grid reliability and support the integration of offshore wind in the New England region. The project aims to...