Project Grant FG0207ER84866

The National Science Foundation awarded Activecharge LLC a $256,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop an integrated, self-powered sensor node for wind turbine blade monitoring. The one-year project will address technical hurdles such as lack of reliable energy sources and logistical challenges replacing batteries inside blades. Activecharge will prototype a sensor node that reliably harvests electrical voltage from blade...

Luna Innovations Incorporated was awarded a $199,933 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) on June 27, 2022 to develop a comprehensive wind turbine health monitoring system. The grant has a period of performance through March 26, 2023. The Office of Science's mission is to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic...

This $199,339 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program to the California State University San Marcos Corp (CSUSM) will develop novel AI and machine learning models for supervisory control of wind farm connections to the electric grid for stability monitoring. The project aims to create innovative AI/ML models that can directly analyze raw power data to enable accurate fault prediction and detection, which...

This $256,000 National Science Foundation STTR Phase I Project Grant to Zsense Systems LLC will support the development of an edge-based oil condition monitoring system for heavy equipment. The system will analyze machine oil conditions on-site to provide comprehensive, real-time information on oil properties and machine health status. Key innovations include an inductive pulse sensing array to detect fine wear debris, microfluidic signal multiplexing technologies, big data analysis and signal...

Wayne State University received a $224,999 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems on August 1, 2021 to support research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: GENERATION VERSUS DEGRADATION: STRIKING THE OPTIMAL BALANCE FOR WIND FARM PROFITABILITY VIA DIGITIZATION, PREDICTIVE AND PRESCRIPTIVE ANALYTICS." The research is funded under the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), which supports...

This Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (IA) program, CFDA 47.083, provides $149,980 to the University of Maine System to conduct research on the orbital motion dynamics of offshore wind turbines (OWTs) during the installation phase. The interdisciplinary project team will investigate the unique dynamics of partially installed bottom-fixed OWTs using wave tank experiments and high-fidelity numerical...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Innovative Downhole Solutions LLC received a $2.51 million 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) for a 12-month project period beginning October 1, 2025. The awardee will design, develop, and demonstrate an ultrasonic measurement tool engineered to operate in extreme geothermal downhole environments, specifically...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) aims to develop a comprehensive federated learning framework for the condition monitoring, data sharing, and cybersecurity of distributed wind energy systems (DWSS) in rural areas. The $300,000 award to Mississippi State University will establish an interdisciplinary collaboration with the University of Miami to research innovative technologies, including collaborative federated...

Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems, awarded $200,000 under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of California, Merced on October 1, 2025, for an Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) project focused on non-intrusive electrical device monitoring. The project, scheduled for completion by September 30, 2027, will develop handheld, non-intrusive tachometers based on magnetic inductive sensing technology. This...

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $750,000 Cooperative Agreement to Iowa State University of Science and Technology under the Renewable Energy Research and Development Program (CFDA 81.087). The goal of this 2.5-year project is to develop and demonstrate active and passive ultrasonic deterrents for wind turbines to reduce bat strikes. Key objectives include optimizing the acoustic performance of the deterrents, validating...