Project Grant DESC0024965

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Makai Ocean Engineering Inc. a $199,441 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a compact heat exchanger for next-generation concentrating solar power systems. The heat exchanger is intended to withstand the stringent operating conditions of Gen3 CSP technologies. Work on this project was conducted from June 2021 through March 2022 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The Office of Science aims to...

Fervo Energy Company has been awarded a $3,984,899 cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to develop a fiber optics-based diagnostic platform to monitor and optimize dynamic subsurface processes for geothermal energy storage and generation. With a performance period of August 2022 through August 2024, Fervo Energy will work to address major barriers to operating geothermal facilities flexibly through their "FervoFlex"...

This Cooperative Agreement award, with $2,509,545.00 in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, is part of the Renewable Energy Research and Development Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.087). The primary objective is to design and construct an ultrasonic measurement tool that can withstand extreme geothermal environments. Key deliverables include: 1) developing a high-frequency, highly-focused pulse-echo transducer and a pitch-catch...

Oceanit Laboratories Inc. received a $200,000 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to develop metamaterials for geothermal well integrity monitoring. The project is being conducted under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security. Under this award, Oceanit will develop metamaterials...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $5,500,231 Cooperative Agreement to Clemson University on January 1, 2025 under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The project aims to design, develop, prototype, and validate a novel AI-enabled, photoacoustic imaging (PAI) based well-logging tool for comprehensive evaluation of the integrity of geothermal wells at high temperature and high pressure without active cooling....

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $57,263,726 Cooperative Agreement to Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. (O-I) under the Clean Energy Demonstrations federal grant program (CFDA 81.255) to implement a first-in-market combination of furnace technologies that will reduce carbon intensity by 20-40% at a manufacturing site in Zanesville, Ohio. The Furnace Technology Stack includes a gas/oxy-fuel system, Optimelt heat recovery system, raw material pre-heating, 20-30% electric boost, and...

The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (CFDA 81.135) has awarded a $550,000 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) to expand the Wind Energy with Integrated Servo-Control (WEIS) toolset. The WEIS model, developed under a previous phase, is a revolutionary open-source tool that enables controls co-design optimization of conventional and innovative, cost-effective floating offshore wind turbines. The purpose of this award is to...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $14,973,601 Cooperative Agreement to Firestone Walker Inc. on October 1, 2025 under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The funding will support Firestone Walker's project to construct a parabolic trough thermal power plant, steam accumulator storage system, and integrate heat pumps to replace natural gas consumption and reduce CO2 emissions at their 1 million barrel...

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality was awarded a $1,248,470 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041) with a project period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026. The grant funding will be used to: 1) Provide technical training and rebate program administrative orientation to existing trade businesses to encourage and enable their participation in rebate programs; 2) Develop curriculum and testing/certification for a skilled...

Malta Inc. received a $497,557 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy under the Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.089) for the period of March 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022. The award will support Malta Inc.'s REPURPOSING FOSSIL-FUELED ASSETS FOR ENERGY STORAGE project. Through this cooperative agreement, Malta Inc. will work with the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management to develop approaches for repurposing existing...