Project Grant DESC0023779

This $199,649 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) will fund Gravity Power Inc., a for-profit organization located in Santa Barbara, CA, to develop and test a system for underground pumped hydro storage. The project period runs from July 22, 2024 to June 21, 2025. The Department of Energy's Office of Science, the primary sponsor of this fundamental research, aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national...

River Connectivity Solutions LLC was awarded a $206,498 project grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop cost effective alternatives to gated selective withdrawal systems at non-powered dams. The grant will support River Connectivity Solutions' research and development of river connectivity systems from June 2022 through March 2023. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program aims to transform...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science has awarded a $199,979 Project Grant to Ocean Renewable Power Co Inc. in Portland, Maine to develop "Embedded Instrumentation for Detection of Flow Separation." The funding, which runs from July 22, 2024 to July 21, 2025, supports the company's research and development of advanced instrumentation and technologies for detecting flow separation in marine energy systems. This work aligns with the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program...

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded Upstream PBC, a for-profit small business, a $192,107 project grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop long-term streamflow forecasting capabilities to improve hydropower resilience to climate change. This work aims to provide public and private sector organizations with more accurate climate-scale streamflow availability estimates to better anticipate and respond to water resource...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $1,258,790 Project Grant to Natel Energy Holdings, Inc. (Natel Energy) on July 22, 2024 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant, titled "STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH FOR FISHSAFE HYDROPOWER (SO-FISH)", supports Natel Energy's research and development efforts to advance innovative hydropower technologies that prioritize environmental sustainability and fish passage safety. The project aims to engage...

Carbon Solutions LLC received a $199,906.04 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 22, 2021 to develop pumped-storage hydropower using abandoned underground mines as an innovative energy storage technology for fossil-integrated systems. The project aims to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of utilizing abandoned underground mines to store and generate electricity through pumped-storage hydropower. By leveraging existing underground...

Littoral Power Systems, 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 cost effective, standalone hydropower technologies for low head non-powered dams. The one-year award running from June 27, 2022 to June 26, 2023 will support computer modeling, simulation, analytical and numerical modeling, and hydrodynamic analysis of manufacturing techniques and scaling for standalone...

Rcam Technologies Inc. received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to develop a low cost, 3D concrete printed, modular, marine pumped hydroelectric storage system. The award is being carried out in San Antonio, TX under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. Specifically, the...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $199,680 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Prometheus Innovations LLC, a small disadvantaged business located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The grant, awarded on July 22, 2024, supports a project titled "HYDROPOWER OPERATION & MAINTENANCE OPTIMIZATION FROM THIN FILM COMPOSITE COATING" with a performance period ending on July 21, 2025. The project aims to advance U.S....

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant (CFDA 81.049 - Office of Science Financial Assistance Program) to Emrgy Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business in Atlanta, Georgia. The grant supports the development of digital twins for modeling and optimization of canal, hydrokinetic turbine, and turbine array power systems. The project aims to advance hydrokinetic energy generation by improving power coefficients, reducing capital and operating...