Project Grant SBY70024GR0009

The National Science Foundation awarded a $299,993 Project Grant to the Institute For Future Intelligence Inc. under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop innovative educational programs that engage community college and high school students in Hawaii to learn the knowledge and skills needed to address the renewable energy challenge. The project, titled "A Solar and Wind Innovation and Technology Collaborative for Hawaii (SWITCH)", aims to cultivate the next generation...

The University of Oklahoma, through its Office of Research Administration, was awarded a $525,141 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development program) to design, implement, and evaluate the performance of a solar-geothermal district heating and cooling (Sol-GDHC) system in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The project aims to gain a better understanding of the financial and environmental...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Biological Infrastructure awarded a $920,880 Project Grant to the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) to install a 73.35 kW solar system and 224 kWhr of battery storage at the El Verde Field Station (EVFS) in Puerto Rico. The goal is to enhance research and education capacity at EVFS, which has been without reliable electricity since Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. The solar infrastructure will ensure the continuation of critical research and...

The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $450,200 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) to the Northern Marianas Technical Institute (NMTI) for the "Energizing NMTECH" project. This initiative aims to modernize NMTI's campus infrastructure and enhance energy efficiency to significantly reduce its carbon footprint. Key deliverables include upgrading the HVAC system, installing a 52.80 kW...

Radiant Innovation LLC was awarded a $650,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.212 - Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program) to develop and demonstrate reliable, off-grid solar-powered refrigerated containers for distributed cold storage to support local food supply chains. The key objectives are to: 1) improve thermal and ventilation models for predictive...

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...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has awarded a $4,051,000 Project Grant under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to Southern Oregon University. The grant will support the university's "FOREST TREE (Forging Oregon's Renewable Energy Source Transitions through Reimagining Education + Energy) Phase 2" initiative. Key objectives of the project include: Contributing to the university's goal of generating 100%...

This $749,628 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program will fund research to advance community-centered, sociotechnical innovation to strengthen urban infrastructure in the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan region. The project will engage communities, municipalities, and energy utilities to co-design carbon-neutral energy infrastructure solutions that leverage distributed solar energy and battery storage...

The National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering awarded a $249,987 Project Grant to the President and Board of Trustees of Santa Clara University (SCU) to support U.S. participation in the planning phase of a global research and training center. The planned center, co-led by SCU and Concordia University in Canada, aims to create a platform for collaborative investigation, innovation, and education towards a user-centric energy economy for grid-interactive...

This $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) supports the planning phase of a U.S.-Africa Research Center for Clean Energy (UARCCE). The grant will enable coordination efforts to (1) establish an energy solutions network to co-develop interdisciplinary, convergent research approaches and (2) leverage the network to identify use-inspired energy knowledge gaps. Specific clean energy research hypotheses will...