Project Grant ED16HDQ0200008

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Venturewell, a non-profit organization based in Hadley, Massachusetts, received a $100,000 cooperative agreement from 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), effective November 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. During Budget Period 1, Venturewell will conduct a comprehensive gap assessment to evaluate the specific needs of water power and...

Criterion Energy Partners, Inc. was awarded a $206,500 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop technology accelerating industrial decarbonization. The grant-funded project aims to remove systemic hurdles to economic development through a novel technology partnership between the small business awardee and local community. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program supports basic...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $4.8 million Cooperative Agreement to Premier Resource Management LLC under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to demonstrate an integrated Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) and Geological Thermal Energy Storage (GEOTES) system. The project, which commenced October 1, 2025 and concludes December 31, 2026, will deliver a...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $255,960 SBIR Phase I project grant to Quantum Energy, Inc., a for-profit organization, to develop a commercial software platform that supports optimal energy decisions. The platform will combine energy system optimization and life cycle assessment models to provide a comprehensive picture of the human health, ecosystem, and biodiversity impacts of energy decisions made by large corporations and governments. The platform will feature a...

All Power Labs Inc. received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to develop a novel biomass renewable energy community education site. The award was made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support the agency's mission of transforming understanding of nature and advancing U.S. energy and economic security through scientific discoveries and tools. Funds will support All Power Labs' design and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Inlyte Energy, Inc. received a $5.87 million Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis program (CFDA 81.122), effective January 9, 2026, with a completion date of January 9, 2029. The project involves the design, installation, and demonstration of an iron-sodium long-duration energy storage (LDES) system at a critical facility in...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Long Hill Energy Partners, LLC has received a $5.0 million Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis program (CFDA 81.122), effective February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2029. The awardee will demonstrate and validate low-cost, organic quinone flow battery energy storage technology through a field demonstration project located in...

The National Science Foundation awarded $298,144 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to Impact Allies Inc. on September 15, 2022 for the development of an open-source ecosystem to increase consumer adoption and support academic research and education in renewable energy. Specifically, the award will fund the creation of open-source software and hardware applications as well as access to large data sets. The software will provide intuitive...

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...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary Awardee: Form Energy, Inc. (in collaboration with MIT and Propel Aero) Funding Agency & Program: Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E), CFDA 81.135 Award Amount & Duration: $3.455 million obligated; Award Date: January 21, 2026; Completion Date: July 20, 2028 Form Energy, Inc. will develop and advance a regenerative metal-air fuel cell technology designed to enable large-scale, dynamic energy transport using electrochemical...