Project Grant DESC0025248
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $100,000 to the University of California, Berkeley aims to harness offshore renewable energy from high-intensity focused ocean waves using 3D printed undulating porous structures. The project will design and fabricate 3D-printed concrete spatial shell modules to alter seabed topography, increase biodiversity, and capture ocean wave energy. The research seeks to significantly improve wave energy...
- The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to 4D Maker, LLC, a woman-owned small business located in Okemos, Michigan. The grant will fund the design and prototyping of a novel lightweight wave energy converter (WEC) for marine energy harvesting and self-powered marine monitoring. The project aims to develop innovative technologies to advance the Department's research in areas such as...
- 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...
- This Project Grant award for $200,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), will support the co-development of wave energy and modular floating desalination technology. The award was made to Dehlsen Associates, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company located in Santa Barbara, California. The project aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries in...
- The federal Project Grant award DESC0025210, titled "LIVEWIRE: ENERGY GENERATION FROM SURFACE WAVES FOR LONG-TERM OCEAN MONITORING," was provided by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) in the amount of $200,000.00. The award was granted to Del Mar Oceanographic LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, to develop an energy generation system that utilizes surface waves to power long-term ocean monitoring devices. The...
- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $1,356,500 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to build, test, and demonstrate the Pitching Inertial Pump Wave Energy Converter. The award, with a performance period from July 2024 to April 2025, will fund research and development activities by the for-profit organization Iprotech to advance wave energy conversion technologies. The project aims to develop and validate the performance of...
- 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 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 $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.087 - Renewable Energy Research and Development) supports technology development and end-to-end laboratory testing and integration of open-source wave energy conversion systems (WECS) with a novel autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) docking and recharging system. The key technological developments include: (1) full system performance analysis of the WECS and AUV...
- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to Braid Theory, Inc. The project, titled "Constructive Interference to Impact (CI2I): Aligning Waves of Support for Marine Energy Entrepreneurs", aims to conduct research and development to support the commercial viability of marine energy solutions. The award has an ultimate...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded Calwave Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of goods based in Berkeley, California, a $200,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant, with a performance period from July 22, 2024 to July 21, 2025, supports the development of innovative "CalWave Spring and Pre-Tension Systems for Wave Energy Converters." Calwave Inc. specializes in clean energy technology, focusing on advancing renewable wave energy conversion systems through proprietary submerged pressure differential technologies. The grant funding will enable Calwave to design, model, and test prototype wave energy conversion systems, exploring the use of alternative materials like 3D printing, composites, and concrete. The project aims to further develop and refine Calwave's wave energy converter architectures, leveraging collaborative research with academic partners like the University of Maine System to advance renewable marine energy technologies.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $200.0k | 9/11/24 |