Project Grant N629092512004

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program awarded a $135,956 project grant to South Dakota State University (SDSU) to develop a highly efficient, modular, and scalable power system that integrates photovoltaic, energy storage, and smart micro-inverter technologies. The goal is to create a novel power conversion system architecture and control capabilities to enable greater penetration of solar energy into the electric grid and support grid stability and resilience. The key...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (CFDA 81.122 Electricity Research, Development and Analysis) provides $1,632,000 to Intelligent Energy Systems LLC to develop standardized, modular microgrid control systems for remote Alaskan communities. The project aims to advance standardized microgrid control designs while expanding collaborative development methods to allow remote communities to play a central...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $360,918 Cooperative Agreement under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) for the "PIVOTS: Energy Leadership Accelerator" project. This initiative will train a cohort of 24 rural energy practitioners from Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Guam, and American Samoa on integrating emerging renewable energy technologies such as solar, wind, and battery storage into microgrid...

This $450,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) will support a 3-year collaborative research initiative between Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) and Monash University in Australia. The program, titled "PRIMAVERA", will enable 18 U.S. students to conduct research and engage in professional activities for 8 weeks per year in Melbourne, Australia, focusing on the...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) will provide $4,340,079 to the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative Inc. to construct a 500 kW solar photovoltaic array, a 540 kWh battery energy storage system, and a microgrid controller in the remote Dillingham region of southwest Alaska. The project aims to displace approximately 24% of the diesel fuel consumption at an existing power plant serving the native Alaskan communities...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to enhance electric power grid operators' situational awareness, improve dynamic model quality, and enable online controls to ensure secure power system operation with high penetration of inverter-based resources (IBRs) such as solar, wind, and battery energy storage. The $397,111 award, effective February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2030, will fund research to develop a generalized,...

This $295,149 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to address protection challenges arising from the increasing penetration of renewable energy in modern electric grids. The University of Denver is the prime recipient, and the project will run from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027. The project will explore novel model-driven and data-driven solutions to ensure dependable fault detection and secure relay operation for power grids...

This $222,606 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program aims to drive convergence of ocean wave energy research for empowering remote coastal communities. The 5-year project, beginning September 2024, brings together a multidisciplinary team from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to develop a roadmap and screen leading wave energy converter (WEC) design concepts. Through...

This Project Grant award of $500,167 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to enhance power system stability and safety in the presence of large-scale inverter-based resources (IBRs). The project will develop a set-theoretic analysis framework with sparsity formulations to increase scalability and sample guidance to reduce conservatism, enabling transformative changes to power system stability assessment and control. Key objectives include building a...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $4,628,663 Project Grant under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to the Hopi Utilities Corporation. The funding will support the construction of a 250 kW solar photovoltaic and 250 kW/1,200 kWh battery energy storage system microgrid to power two remote well water pumps for the Side Rock Water Supply Project. This microgrid will provide reliable electricity to the water...