FOA 0003021 Grants.gov RFI URL Instructions.docx

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Electricity Transformer Resilience and Advanced Components Applied Grid Transformation Solutions

Request for Information (RFI)

DE-FOA-0003021

“Innovative Advanced Transformers”

Purpose: The purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback from transformer manufacturers, utilities, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other applicable stakeholders on issues related to distribution and power transformers. This RFI builds upon the input provided by the various recent stakeholder engagements (e.g., RFIs, roundtables, etc.), with a focus on RD&D opportunities and identification of critical technology gaps.

DOE is specifically interested in information on RD&D opportunities for distribution and power transformers. For this RFI, DOE is requesting input on eight categories. Specifically, DOE is requesting input on the following categories and questions: Category 1 - Distribution Transformer Priority Research Questions, Category 2 - Distribution Transformer Technology Development, Category 3 - Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Development, Category 4 -Distribution Transformer Market Adoption and Industry/Sector Sustainability, Category 5 - Power Transformer Priority Research Questions, Category 6 - Power Transformer Technology Development, Category 7 - Power Transformer Supply Chain Development, and Category 8 - Power Transformer Market Adoption and Industry/Sector Sustainability.

Stakeholders are invited to provide feedback in as few or as many of the questions within each category as desired

To Locate the RFI: The full text and instructions for the RFI can be obtained at:

https://www.fedconnect.net/fedconnect/?doc=DE-FOA-0003021&agency=DOE

Please be sure to go to FedConnect and read the entire RFI document.

Responses Due: Responses to this RFI must be submitted electronically to RFI-3021@NETL.DOE.GOV no later than 5:00pm (ET) on May 5th, 2023. Responses must be provided as attachments to an email. It is recommended that attachments with file sizes exceeding 25MB be compressed (i.e., zipped) to ensure message delivery. Responses must be provided as a Microsoft Word (.docx) or PDF attachment to the email, and no more than 15 pages in length, 12-point font, 1-inch margins. Only electronic responses will be accepted.

This is solely a request for information and is not a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). U.S. DOE is not accepting applications to this RFI.