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THE MODULAR NATURE OF THE ECT ENABLES IMPROVED CAPITAL UTILIZATION THROUGH REDEPLOYMENT AS PRODUCTION CHANGES."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY","value":299999930,"savings":299999930,"link":null,"description":"INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) – METHANE EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM OIL AND GAS METHANE MONITORING AND MITIGATION. COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO REDUCING EMISSIONS (CARE) FOR MARGINAL CONVENTIONAL WELLS. 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THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THREE KEY OBJECTIVES: 1) INSTALLATION OF EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR HIGH-PRIORITY EMISSIONS SOURCES FROM UPSTREAM AND MIDSTREAM SEGMENTS, 2) UPSTREAM AND MIDSTREAM OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR SOS ON MITIGATION AND MEASUREMENT BEST PRACTICES, AND 3) IMPLEMENTATION OF INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES PROGRAMS AT SITES TO IDENTIFY AND REPAIR LEAK SOURCES"},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"TRIBAL ENERGY CONSORTIUM","value":50000000,"savings":50000000,"link":null,"description":"INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) – SOVEREIGNTY & SUSTAINABILITY: A TRIBAL-OWNED METHANE REDUCTION PROGRAM THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EMPOWER TRIBAL COMMUNITIES TO REDUCE METHANE EMISSIONS ON TRIBAL OWNED AND OPERATED MARGINAL CONVENTIONAL WELLS AND AT OIL & GAS FACILITIES ON TRIBAL LANDS. BY STRATEGICALLY DEPLOYING PROVEN MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES, THE PROJECT WILL OPTIMIZE GRANT FUNDING TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE METHANE EMISSIONS, WHILE SUPPORTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE TRAINING WITHIN INDIAN RESERVATIONS"},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY","value":4669746,"savings":4669746,"link":null,"description":"INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) – METHANE EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM OIL AND GAS METHANE MONITORING AND MITIGATION. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY AND CATERPILLAR INC. ARE PARTNERING TO DEVELOP AN ULTRA-LOW METHANE EMISSIONS RETROFIT SYSTEM FOR GAS COMPRESSION PACKAGES IN THE NG TRANSMISSION AND GATHERING SECTORS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"INSTITUTE OF GAS TECHNOLOGY","value":5079569,"savings":5079569,"link":null,"description":"INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) – METHANE MITIGATION DEMONSTRATION USING LINEAR MOTOR COMPRESSOR. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEPLOY AND TEST A NOVEL, LOW COST, LINEAR MOTOR METHANE MITIGATION COMPRESSOR TO CAPTURE A WIDE VARIETY OF LEAKS ACROSS THE NATURAL GAS VALUE CHAIN, INCLUDING FROM RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS AND PNEUMATIC CONTROLLERS THAT ARE AMONG THE LARGEST METHANE EMITTERS. USING A LOW COST, RELIABLE METHANE MITIGATION COMPRESSOR, THESE LEAKS CAN BE CAPTURED FROM THE VENTILATION SYSTEMS AT LEGACY AND NEWLY INSTALLED TRANSMISSION, STORAGE, GATHERING, AND PROCESSING FACILITIES, AND COMPRESSED BACK INTO THE PIPELINE. BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE FLEXIBILITY OF THIS TECHNOLOGY, THE COMPRESSOR CAN ALSO BE USED TO RECOVER EMISSIONS FROM PLANNED EVENTS SUCH AS BLOWDOWNS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO PERFORM REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THESE PLANNED EVENTS ARE FREQUENTLY THE SINGLE LARGEST SOURCE OF EMISSIONS AT A SITE AND CAN BE AVOIDED IF THE GAS TRAPPED IN THE EQUIPMENT IS COMPRESSED DOWNSTREAM RATHER THAN VENTED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. THIS PROJECT WILL VALIDATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TECHNOLOGY IN A VARIETY OF RELEVANT ENVIRONMENTS, AS WELL AS IDENTIFY AND QUANTIFY THE WIDE-RANGING APPLICATIONS FOR ITS USE"},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY","value":5989635,"savings":5989635,"link":null,"description":"ADVANCED RETROFIT TECHNOLOGIES FOR METHANE EMISSION MITIGATION FROM COMPRESSOR STATIONS: MULTIPLE FIELD DEPLOYMENTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEPLOY, FIELD TEST, AND PERMANENTLY INSTALL INNOVATIVE METHANE EMISSION MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES AT COMPRESSOR STATIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE HOST LOCATIONS, INCLUDING THE PERMIAN BASIN IN NEW MEXICO/TEXAS, THE APPALACHIAN BASIN IN PENNSYLVANIA, AND THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION. THE GOAL IS TO ADVANCE THESE TECHNOLOGIES FROM FULL-SCALE PILOT DEMONSTRATIONS AT TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL (TRL) 7 TO COMMERCIALIZATION AT TRL 8 BY THE PROJECT'S CONCLUSION. THE PROJECT AIMS TO ESTABLISH THESE TECHNOLOGIES AS STANDARD COMPONENTS OF INTEGRATED METHANE EMISSION SYSTEMS FOR COMPRESSOR STATIONS, ULTIMATELY ACHIEVING NEAR-ZERO EMISSIONS AND FACILITATING FUTURE INDUSTRIAL ADOPTION."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDE","value":6000000,"savings":6000000,"link":null,"description":"INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) – HIGH-EFFICIENCY, DURABLE LOW-TEMPERATURE CATALYTIC METHANE OXIDATION SYSTEM FOR ON-SITE NATURAL GAS GENERATORS POWERING LIQUID NATURAL GAS COMPRESSORS THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO PROPOSE A COMMERCIALLY SCALABLE PROJECT PLAN TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE THE CATALYTIC ACTIVITY AND STABILITY OF PALLADIUM-BASED CATALYSTS IN A CATALYTIC OXIDATION SYSTEM FOR ACHIEVING “NEAR ZERO EMISSIONS” OF METHANE FROM NATURAL GAS GENERATORS AT GAS WELLS. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE THE CATALYTIC ACTIVITY AND STABILITY OF PALLADIUM-BASED CATALYSTS FOR METHANE OXIDATION BY ENGINEERING PALLADIUM SITES AND SUPPORT MATERIALS SYNERGISTICALLY WITH ATOMIC PRECISION USING HIGH-TEMPERATURE SHOCK TECHNIQUE"},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"WINDFALL BIO, INC","value":5999629,"savings":5999629,"link":null,"description":"INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) – LOW-COST SOLUTION FOR UPCYCLING FLARE GAS TO FERTILIZER THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS AWARD IS TO ADAPT ITS CORE METHANE BIOCONVERSION TECHNOLOGY TO DEPLOY A FULL-SCALE SYSTEM DESIGNED TO OPERATE AS A FLARE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM ON AN OPERATING OIL PRODUCTION SITE. THIS SYSTEM WILL REDUCE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF METHANE EMISSIONS CAUSED BY UNWANTED GAS BEING FLARED IN THE UNITED STATES BY GATHERING WELL-SITE GAS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE EMITTED OR FLARED AND FACILITATING THE BENEFICIAL USE OF THE GAS BY CONVERSION (UPCYCLING) TO HIGH-VALUE ORGANIC FERTILIZER THAT CAN BE MORE EASILY TRANSPORTED OFF-SITE. THIS SYSTEM WILL DRAMATICALLY REDUCE THE METHANE AND CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CURRENT FLARING AND PROVIDE LOCAL BENEFITS"},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY","value":5999265,"savings":5999265,"link":null,"description":"INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) – METHANE EMISSION MITIGATION BY FIELD DEPLOYMENT OF INNOVATIVE CONTROLLED COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON ACCELERATING THE COMMERCIALIZATION, SCALE-UP AND APPLICATION OF INNOVATIVE METHANE EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES. THE OBJECTIVE FOR THIS PROJECT IS THE FIELD DEPLOYMENT, FULL-SCALE VALIDATION, AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES CAPABLE OF MITIGATING THE METHANE EMISSIONS CAUSED BY FLARING AND NON-SAFETY-RELATED VENTING PRACTICES UPSTREAM AT THE WELL. THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE A COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTION FOR MITIGATING THE METHANE SLIP FROM SUBOPTIMAL GAS BURNING AND FLAMEOUT EVENTS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"PIONEER ENERGY INC","value":6000000,"savings":6000000,"link":null,"description":"INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) - METHANE EMISSION MITIGATION THROUGH ONSITE METHANOL SYNTHESIS THE PROPOSED PROJECT AIMS TO UTILIZE WASTE GAS ON A WELLSITE AND CONVERT IT INTO METHANOL."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"PIONEER ENERGY INC","value":6000000,"savings":6000000,"link":null,"description":"INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRS) - ZERO-EMISSION SWEETENING & STABILIZATION PRODUCTION FACILITIES FOR SOUR SITES THE PROPOSED PROJECT AIMS TO ADVANCE THE EMISSION CONTROL TREATER (ECT) TECHNOLOGY TO A FULLY FUNCTIONAL COMMERCIALLY OPERATING PRODUCT (TRL 8) THAT ADDRESSES THE DESIGN AND OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES OF PROCESSING SOUR CRUDE AT SITES WITH ZERO EMISSIONS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"ONBOARD DYNAMICS LLC","value":3995743,"savings":3995743,"link":null,"description":"INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) – METHOD TO MITIGATE METHANE LOST DURING LIQUIDS UNLOADING THE PROJECT OBJECTIVE IS TO INCORPORATE NEW FUNCTIONALITY INTO ONBOARD DYNAMICS’ CURRENT GOVAC® SYSTEM THAT WILL ENABLE NATURAL GAS PRODUCERS TO CAPTURE METHANE THAT WOULD TRADITIONALLY BE VENTED TO THE ATMOSPHERE WHILE REMOVING ACCUMULATED LIQUIDS FROM THE WELLBORE"},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"MULTISENSOR SCIENTIFIC, INC","value":4999932,"savings":4999932,"link":null,"description":"INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) – REMOTE EMISSIONS INVESTIGATION SYSTEM (REIS) THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THE KUVA REMOTE EMISSIONS INVESTIGATION SYSTEM (REIS) CAN REDUCE IDENTIFIED, NON-ALLOWABLE METHANE EMISSIONS BY AN AVERAGE OF 95% OVER A PORTFOLIO OF 175 SITES RELATED TO OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"SONOMA TECHNOLOGY, INC.","value":9999878,"savings":9999878,"link":null,"description":"INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) – COMPREHENSIVE OIL AND GAS POLLUTION AND EMISSIONS RESEARCH NETWORK IN CALIFORNIA’S UNDERSERVED SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY COMMUNITIES (COPERNICUS)"},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"INSTITUTE OF GAS TECHNOLOGY","value":9999522,"savings":9999522,"link":null,"description":"WITH EXTENSIVE PARTNERS, GTI ENERGY (GTI) HAS DEVELOPED THE METHANE EMISSIONS TRAINING, REPORTING, AND INFORMATION FOR COMMUNITIES (METRIC) PROGRAM. 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SE-MEQ ESTABLISHES AN UNPRECEDENTED UNDERSTANDING OF THE METHANE EMISSIONS FROM OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS IN THE SOUTHEAST AND INVOLVES A DIVERSE GROUP OF TECHNICAL EXPERTS, ACADEMICS, INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS. 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AT THE PROJECT’S CONCLUSION A PROTOTYPE COMPRESSOR WILL BE DEMONSTRATED WITH THE CAPABILITY OF COMPRESSING HYDROGEN FROM 120 TO 875 BAR AT A RATE OF 2.5 KG/MIN (WITH A STRETCH GOAL OF 3.75 KG/MIN AT 1000 BAR). 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SURVEYS WILL BE CONDUCTED BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER WIND FARM CONSTRUCTION TO PROVIDE DATA ON CHANGES IN COMMERCIAL FISH AND MARINE INVERTEBRATE ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION, AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF BOTH TO HABITAT CHANGES, THE PRESENCE OF NEW STRUCTURES (TURBINE BASES), AND CHANGING UNDERWATER NOISE LEVELS. THROUGH USE OF MULTIPLE NON-LETHAL OPTICAL SURVEY METHODS, THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A HOLISTIC VIEW OF THE HABITATS AND COMMUNITIES THAT MAY BE IMPACTED BY OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT OFF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. IN ADDITION, AUTOMATED DETECTORS FOR TWENTY-FOUR FISH AND INVERTEBRATE SPECIES, CHOSEN BECAUSE OF THEIR ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE TO THE REGION, WILL BE DEVELOPED USING THE IMAGERY COLLECTED DURING THE SURVEYS. PROJECT EFFORTS WILL RESULT IN A NEW METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR MONITORING MARINE SPECIES IN WIND FARMS USING OPTICAL SURVEYS, INCLUDING PREFERRED SURVEY DESIGNS, FREELY AVAILABLE AUTOMATED DETECTORS AND IMAGE SETS FOR TRAINING NEW MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS, AND SCHEMATICS FOR ANY NEW GEAR DESIGNS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY","value":2625000,"savings":1293046.51,"link":null,"description":"THE ULTRA-HOTSSTAR PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP AND TEST A SIC-BASED SOLAR RECEIVER MODULE, ADVANCING FROM AN INITIAL DESIGN CONCEPT TO A DESIGN VALIDATED IN A RELEVANT ENVIRONMENT. THE MODULE WILL BE DESIGNED TO INCLUDE MULTIPLE RECEIVER CELLS AND TO DELIVER SOLAR EFFICIENCY AND AIR EXIT TEMPERATURE. THE PROGRAM WILL MAKE EXTENSIVE USE OF GE’S EXISTING SIC MATERIALS AND FABRICATION PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDING PROTECTIVE COATINGS, AS WELL AS ADDITIVE FABRICATION PROCESSES."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"DIMENSIONAL ENERGY INC.","value":2053837,"savings":1418377.34,"link":null,"description":"THIS PROJECT WILL BE TO DESIGN, MODEL, AND TEST A SOLAR RECEIVER CAPABLE OF CONVERTING SOLAR ENERGY INTO ULTRA-HIGH TEMPERATURE HEAT, AND TO TRANSFER THAT HEAT TO CHEMICAL REACTORS AND THERMAL STORAGE USING FORCED AIR AS THERMAL FLUID. A 150 KW-THERMAL RATED OPEN-AIR SOLAR RECEIVER MADE FROM SILICON CARBIDE (SIC) FOR A HELIOSTAT TOWER WILL BE MODELED, DESIGNED, AND MANUFACTURED USING BINDER-JET 3D PRINTING PROCESSES."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"DAIMLER TRUCK NORTH AMERICA LLC","value":23291563,"savings":11737938.59,"link":null,"description":"NEW AWARD NUMBER: DE-EE0009860 TITLE: DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA SUPERTRUCK 3 PROJECT: ULTRA-EFFICIENT LONG-HAUL HYDROGEN FUEL CELL TRACTOR AWARD RECIPIENT: DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA LLC"},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"PACCAR INC","value":30058299,"savings":10598178.95,"link":null,"description":"DE-EE0009861, BASE AWARD, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION OF ZERO-EMISSION TECHNOLOGIES FOR COMMERCIAL FLEETS (SUPERTRUCK 3)"},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"INTERSTATE RENEWABLE ENERGY COUNCIL INC","value":4833500,"savings":1966315.65,"link":null,"description":"SINCE 2016, THE SOLSMART PROGRAM HAS HELPED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (LGS) REDUCE SOFT COST BARRIERS TO SOLAR MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND MADE IT EASIER FOR RESIDENTS TO INSTALL RESIDENTIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS. THE NEXT PHASE OF THE SOLSMART PROGRAM WILL EXPAND LG PARTICIPATION, INCORPORATE NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND TOPICS, AND FURTHER ACCELERATE THE DEPLOYMENT OF SOLAR ENERGY, WHILE ADVANCING KEY PRIORITIES AROUND EQUITABLE ENERGY ACCESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE (EJ). THE NEW SOLSMART PROGRAM WILL SET A GOAL OF DESIGNATING AT LEAST 500 NEW COMMUNITIES, FOR AN OVERALL GOAL OF DESIGNATING ALMOST 1,000 SOLSMART COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES BETWEEN 2016-2027. THE SOLSMART PROGRAM WILL ADVANCE EJ PRIORITIES THROUGH TWO KEY STRATEGIES. FIRST, THE PROGRAM WILL PRIORITIZE RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO UNDERSERVED OR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING RURAL COMMUNITIES, LGS WITH LIMITED RESOURCES, AND LGS WITH SUBSTANTIAL LOW AND MODERATE INCOME (LMI) POPULATIONS. SECOND, THE PROGRAM WILL PRIORITIZE HIGH IMPACT TA SUPPORT IN ALL COMMUNITIES INTENDED TO HELP FACILITATE SOLAR ADOPTION AMONG HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS AND BY ASSOCIATED INSTITUTIONS (SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, ETC.) AND BUSINESSES. THESE STRATEGIES WILL BE DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS IN THESE COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING COST SAVINGS, PRICE STABILIZATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. OF 500 NEW LGS DESIGNATED, 200 WILL BE UNDERSERVED OR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, AS DEFINED IN THE FOA OR PROVIDED BY DOE’S JUSTICE40 ANALYSIS. OF THE 1,000 LG STAFF RECEIVING DIRECT TRAINING THROUGH THE PROGRAM, 400 WILL BE STAFF EITHER FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES OR PARTICIPATING IN TRAININGS FOCUSED ON ADVANCING EJ-FOCUSED CRITERIA AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. OTHER NEW ELEMENTS OF THE SOLSMART PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE THE INTEGRATION OF ADDITIONAL SETO PROGRAMS AND TOOLS, SUCH AS INCENTIVES FOR ADOPTION OF SOLARAPP+; A GREATER FOCUS ON USING SOLAR PLUS TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS SOLAR + STORAGE; AND AN INCREASING FOCUS ON OTHER TOPICS, SUCH AS CODES AND STANDARDS; SITING AND ZONING FOR COMMERCIAL AND UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR SYSTEMS; SOLAR FINANCING; SOLARIZE CAMPAIGNS; AND OTHER ACCELERATED DEPLOYMENT STRATEGIES. SOLSMART WILL PURSUE AN AMBITIOUS COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM TO RE-ENGAGE WITH PREVIOUSLY DESIGNATED COMMUNITIES, DEVELOP NEW TOOLS AND RESOURCES IN LINE WITH NEW PROGRAM PRIORITIES, AND BUILD AWARENESS OF THE PROGRAM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SOLSMART WILL SET A GOAL OF “LEVELING UP” AT LEAST 200 PREVIOUSLY DESIGNATED COMMUNITIES AND DOCUMENT AT LEAST 6,000 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS OR USE OF PROGRAM OUTPUTS, INCLUDING COMMUNICATIONS CONTENT, DOWNLOADS OF REPORTS OR RESOURCES, AND ATTENDEES TO PUBLIC WEBINARS OR CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS. FINALLY, THE SOLSMART PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN IMPACT EVALUATION STRATEGY DESIGNED TO MEASURE THE IMPACTS OF THE SOLSMART PROGRAM IN REDUCING SOFT COSTS, REDUCING PERMITTING AND INSPECTION (PI) TIMELINES, AND ACCELERATING THE ADOPTION OF SOLAR ENERGY IN DESIGNATED COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE PROGRAM WILL IMPLEMENT A NEW STRATEGY FOR BASELINE DATA COLLECTION AND FOLLOW-ON REPORTING TO BETTER TRACK PROGRAM IMPACTS IN INCREASED SOLAR DEPLOYMENT IN SOLSMART COMMUNITIES BEYOND BUSINESS-AS-USUAL GROWTH EXPECTATIONS. WORKING WITH AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR AND CONTROL GROUP ANALYSIS, THE PROGRAM WILL ESTABLISH A GOAL OF DEMONSTRATING THAT SOLSMART DESIGNATION LEADS TO A 50% DECREASE IN INSTALLATION TIMELINES IN DESIGNATED COMMUNITIES, A 25% INCREASE IN SOLAR DEPLOYMENT WITHIN DESIGNATED COMMUNITIES, AND A TOTAL OF 500 MW OF ADDITIONAL ROOFTOP RESIDENTIAL SOLAR ENERGY DEPLOYED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"LITTORAL POWER SYSTEMS, INC.","value":3976401,"savings":1920340.18,"link":null,"description":"LITTORAL POWER SYSTEMS, INC. (LPS) WILL DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE MACHINE-LEARNING-ENABLED SUPERVISORY CONTROLS ON A WAVE ENERGY CONVERTOR (WEC) DEVICE. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT, IN REAL-WORLD SEA STATES, THE USE OF MACHINE LEARNING (ML)-ENABLED SUPERVISORY CONTROLS CAN GREATLY INCREASE THE COST EFFICIENCY OF A WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER (WEC) AS COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL PASSIVE CONTROLS. THE LPS NEURALWEC, A WIDE BEAM POINT ABSORBER (THE PREDECESSOR OF WHICH WAS A FINALIST IN THE DOE WAVE ENERGY PRIZE), WILL BE DEPLOYED AND TESTED IN THE OPEN OCEAN AT THE PACWAVE TEST FACILITY WITH AND WITHOUT THE PROPOSED SUPERVISORY CONTROLS. DEPLOYMENT AT PACWAVE FACILITATES DEMONSTRATION OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS IN (I) COMPLEX SEA STATES WHERE THE WAVE SHAPES AND INSTANTANEOUS FORCES ON THE DEVICE ARE NOT KNOWN BEFOREHAND, AND (II) LONG-PERIOD OPEN OCEAN WAVES, WHERE MOST CONVENTIONAL POINT ABSORBER WECS HAVE GREAT DIFFICULTY PRODUCING ENERGY EFFICIENTLY. TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, LPS WILL ALSO MATURE THE NEURALWEC DESIGN ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, DEVELOP DEPLOYMENT AND TEST PLANS, EVALUATE COMMERCIAL RISKS, AND PROVIDE DATA TO ADVANCE THE WAVE INDUSTRY TOWARD ACHIEVING COST COMPETITIVENESS IN BOTH NON-GRID AND UTILITY-SCALE MARKETS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS","value":4003856,"savings":3996338.27,"link":null,"description":"THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND DE-RISK A 150-KILOWATT SOLAR-THERMAL RECEIVER ABLE TO HEAT SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE FOR POWER GENERATION APPLICATIONS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE","value":4000000,"savings":3738473.88,"link":null,"description":"AN INVERSE DESIGN METHODOLOGY TO FABRICATE LOW-COST AGILE TOOLS FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHTWEIGHT AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS"},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY","value":1500000,"savings":1374249.32,"link":null,"description":"DOWNSTREAM NATURAL GAS UTILITIES ARE INCREASINGLY AT ODDS WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL CARBON REDUCTION GOALS AND ARE INCENTIVIZED TO REDUCE THEIR CARBON FOOTPRINT BY BLENDING LOW-CARBON FUELS INTO THE PIPELINE NETWORK AS ONE DECARBONIZATION PATHWAY. CLEAN HYDROGEN IS CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE PROMISING PATHWAYS FOR REDUCING THE CARBON EMISSION OF GAS UTILITIES AND END USERS1. HOWEVER, THERE ARE TECHNICAL UNCERTAINTIES AND CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH BLENDING HYDROGEN GAS AT HIGH CONCENTRATIONS INTO THE NETWORK. INDUSTRIES THAT UTILIZE HYDROGEN-CONTAINING RESOURCES CONTACTING METALLIC STRUCTURAL MATERIALS INCLUDE ENERGY INDUSTRIES SUCH AS NATURAL GAS PIPELINES AND THERMOELECTRIC OR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS, AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES THAT PRODUCE ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE STEEL AND HYDROGEN-POWERED CASES, AND/OR MARINE INDUSTRIES THAT SERVICE OFFSHORE PLANTS AND UTILIZE VESSEL STEELS. HIGH-STRENGTH STEELS USED IN THESE INDUSTRIES ARE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT. COATING EXISTING PIPELINES WITH PROTECTIVE MATERIALS OFFERS A PROMISING SOLUTION FOR OVERCOMING THIS UNCERTAINTY AND HELPING REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS MORE QUICKLY, AND WITHOUT THE FULL INFRASTRUCTURE COST OF REPLACING EXISTING NATURAL GAS PIPELINES. HOWEVER, THERE’S NO COMMERCIAL PRODUCT OR SYSTEM AVAILABLE THAT IS SCALABLE AND DEPLOYABLE IN THE TIMEFRAME THE ECONOMY NEEDS TO REACH NET ZERO. WE PROPOSE A NOVEL HYDROGEN BARRIER COATING WITH A MULTILAYER COMPOSITE STRUCTURE OF METAL AND OXIDE, WHICH CAN SERVE THREE PURPOSES: (1) THE METAL INTERLAYER BETWEEN THE STEEL PIPE AND THE OXIDE LAYER PROVIDES PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL COMPATIBILITY TO PREVENT DELAMINATION OF COATINGS UNDER IN-SERVICE LOADS. (2) THE FORMATION OF EXTENDED SPACE-CHARGE ZONES AT THE OXIDE/METAL INTERFACE REPELS POSITIVELY CHARGED SPECIES. IN THE CASE OF HYDROGEN, WHICH DISSOLVES AS PROTONS IN AN OXIDE, THESE SPACE-CHARGE ZONES CAN BLOCK THE ENTRY OF HYDROGEN COMPLETELY. (3) THE STRONG MICRO-CRACKING RESISTANCE AND THE SELF-HEALING POTENTIAL OF THE COMPOSITE STRUCTURE ENABLE THE SYSTEM TO RETAIN HYDROGEN BARRIER PERFORMANCE EVEN AFTER MECHANICAL DAMAGE. THE COATING WILL HAVE TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE TARGETS RELATED TO FRACTURE RESISTANCE, TEARING MODULUS, REDUCTION OF FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH, H-PERMEABILITY RESISTANCE COMPARED TO SINGLE-LAYER COATINGS, AND MAINTAINING THE LIFETIME OF A TYPICAL PIPELINE. THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY WILL RESULT IN A REHABILITATION SOLUTION FOR EXISTING STEEL PIPES FOR GAS TRANSMISSION OWNERS/OPERATORS THAT PROVIDES STRUCTURAL SUPPORT TO WITHSTAND MECHANICAL LOAD AND A PROTECTIVE LAYER TO PREVENT HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT. THIS SOLUTION HAS A SUBSTANTIAL VALUE PROPOSITION AS A COST-EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO DIGGING OUT AND REPLACING OLD PIPES AND HELPS PREPARE THE GAS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR HIGHER HYDROGEN CONTENT IF THE GAS INDUSTRY PURSUES THIS DECARBONIZATION PATHWAY."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"GE VERNOVA OPERATIONS LLC","value":3506967,"savings":3506967,"link":null,"description":"THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DESIGN A MW-SCALE MULTI-PORT CONVERTER INTERFACE CAPABLE OF AGGREGATING CHP, PV, AND BESS FOR DISTRICT ENERGY SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS AND BUILD AND DEPLOY A 375KW PROTOTYPE FOR FIELD DEMONSTRATION. THE SELECTED SITE ALREADY OPERATES A 120KW BIOMASS CHP THAT WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO THE PROTOTYPE ALONG WITH A 46KW PV SYSTEM AND 375KWH, 2H BESS THAT WILL BE INSTALLED WITHIN THIS PROJECT. IN ADDITION TO THE CONVERTER, AN IEEE 1547 AND IEEE 2030.7-COMPLIANT MICROGRID CONTROLLER WILL BE DEPLOYED TO TEST DEVELOPED ALGORITHMS FOR ECONOMIC DISPATCH, BLACK-START, AND ISLANDING OPERATION. THE PROJECT WILL DEMONSTRATE THE ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF A MULTI-PORT CONVERTER FOR RENEWABLE-FUELED DISTRICT ENERGY SYSTEMS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY","value":2193685,"savings":1194403.93,"link":null,"description":"THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE 3-YEAR PROJECT IS TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND PERFORM A FIELD DEMONSTRATION OF A ZERO GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSION COMBINED COOLING, HEATING, AND POWER SYSTEM (CCHP). THE TECHNOLOGY CAN USE GREEN HYDROGEN OR RENEWABLE PROPANE TO ENHANCE FLEXIBILITY AND RESILIENCY DURING GRID OUTAGES. THE COMBINED UNIT WILL ENHANCE THE PENETRATION OF SOLAR AND GEOTHERMAL RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES IN DISTRICT ENERGY (DE) SYSTEMS TO BROADLY CONTRIBUTE TO NATIONWIDE DECARBONIZATION EFFORTS. THE FIELD TEST WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH A REDUCED SCALE, FLEXIBLE FUEL ENGINE TO LEVERAGE EXISTING RESOURCES AT CSU. THE GOAL OF BUDGET PERIOD 1 IS TO PERFORM DETAILED (TECHNICAL, ECONOMIC, SYSTEM) DESIGN STUDIES FOR THE PROPOSED SYSTEM AND VERIFY DISTRICT ENERGY AND FLEXIBLE CHP PERFORMANCE TARGETS CAN BE MET. THE OBJECTIVE FOR BUDGET PERIOD 2 IS TO INTEGRATE THE ENGINE AND THE TURBO-COMPRESSION COOLING SYSTEM AND PERFORM LABORATORY EXPERIMENTAL TESTING TO PREPARE FOR A FIELD DEMONSTRATION. FINALLY, THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE FOR BUDGET PERIOD 3 IS TO PERFORM A FIELD TEST OF THE INTEGRATED CCHP SYSTEM AND VERIFY THE TECHNOECONOMIC PERFORMANCE TARGETS ARE MET."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC","value":1621572,"savings":1253290.67,"link":null,"description":"ESTABLISHING BASELINE DATA ON BAT ACTIVITY IN THE OFFSHORE ENVIRONMENT: DEVELOPING TOOLS AND MODELS TO QUANTIFY RISK OF OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO UNDERSTAND THE RISK THAT OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT MAY POSE TO BATS ALONG THE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO USE THE RESULTS OF ACOUSTIC BAT MONITORING AND PASSIVE RADIO TELEMETRY TO DEFINE THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SEASONAL ENVELOPE IN WHICH BAT ACTIVITY OCCURS OFFSHORE ON THE WEST COAST AND THEN APPLY A SPATIAL MODEL OF COARSE-SCALE CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA TO IDENTIFY OFFSHORE AREAS IN WHICH CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO BAT PRESENCE OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"HELIOGEN HOLDINGS, INC.","value":227023.97,"savings":0,"link":null,"description":"THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A SOLAR CALCINER RECEIVER SYSTEM FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LIME, CEMENT, CALCINED CLAY, AND ACTIVATED LIMESTONE. PRELIMINARY TECHNOECONOMIC ANALYSIS HAS IDENTIFIED A PATHWAY TO A LEVELIZED COST OF HEAT, LCOH = 0.02 $/KWHTH AT INTERNAL CALCINATION TEMPERATURES OF 950°C, WHICH IS HIGH ENOUGH TO SERVE ALL THE AFOREMENTIONED PRODUCT MARKETS. THE THREE-YEAR PROJECT INCLUDES LAB-SCALE TESTING, MULTI-PHASE REACTOR MODELING FOR DESIGN AND SCALE-UP, AND ON-SUN TESTING FOR CALCINATION TO 400 KWTH."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"SOLAR DYNAMICS LLC","value":2320000,"savings":1218822.09,"link":null,"description":"THE PROJECT TEAM WILL BUILD A TEST SYSTEM TO EVALUATE THE MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE OF SCALED-DOWN MOLTEN SALT STORAGE TANKS. DIFFERENT TANK DESIGNS WILL BE EVALUATED THROUGH MODELING OF THE FULL-SIZE AND SCALED DESIGNS BEFORE TESTING."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"GE VERNOVA OPERATIONS LLC","value":1630000,"savings":1630000,"link":null,"description":"THE PRIME RECIPIENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SUBRECIPIENTS AND INDUSTRY ADVISORS WILL DELIVER A PRE-LIMINARY DESIGN OF A SUPERCRITICAL CARBON-DIOX¬IDE (SCO2) POWER BLOCK FOR GEN3/GEN3++ CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER (CSP) APPLICATIONS. THE WORK SCOPE HAS THREE HIGH-LEVEL OBJECTIVES: 1. A BROAD-TEMPERATURE RANGE SCO2 POWER CYCLE TO INTEGRATE SOLID PARTICLE-BASED PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER WITH SCO2 POWER BLOCK TO ACHIEVE $0.05/KWHR LCOE (END OF BP1 OBJECTIVE). 2. A PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE POWER BLOCK COMPRISING NOVEL TURBOMACHINERY LAYOUTS, ELECTRICAL GENERATORS, ALONG WITH PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF THE POWER BLOCK DESIGN SUCH AS THE PLANT PIPING LAYOUT AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. A COST-OPTIMIZED CONFIGURATION OF THE SOLID-PARTICLE BASED THERMAL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE HELIOSTAT FIELD, PARTICLE THER¬MAL STORAGE SYSTEM, CONVEYANCE SYSTEM, PARTICLE-BASED PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER, AND THE SOLAR RECEIVER (END OF BP1 OBJECTIVE). 3.TEST DATA ON THRUST GAS BEARINGS OPERATING IN RELEVANT SCO2 ENVIRONMENT FOLLOWED BY TECHNICAL GAP AND RISK ASSESSMENT FOR ADVANCING TO HIGHER FUTURE TIER EFFORTS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"CORNELL UNIVERSITY","value":1770000,"savings":1770000,"link":null,"description":"POLLINATORS, WHICH ARE IMPORTANT TO GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS AND ECONOMICALLY LINKED TO LOCAL AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, ARE DECLINING GLOBALLY DUE TO LAND-COVER CHANGE AND LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IS A DRIVER OF A LAND-USE CHANGE THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO EITHER REDUCE OR PROMOTE POLLINATOR HABITAT. TO DATE, POLLINATORS ARE THE MOST WIDELY ADDRESSED WILDLIFE GROUP IN SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT (E.G., THROUGH STATE POLLINATOR HABITAT SCORECARDS FOR SOLAR FACILITIES). YET, MANY QUESTIONS REMAIN ABOUT POLLINATOR-SOLAR ENERGY INTERACTIONS, REQUIRING RESEARCH THAT TESTS OBSERVATIONS AND DEFINES POLLINATOR-FRIENDLY SOLAR."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"THE GREAT PLAINS INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, INC.","value":1688117,"savings":1619410.15,"link":null,"description":"DESIGNING AND DEPLOYING SOLAR FOR COMMUNITY ECOSYSTEM BENEFITS A. PROJECT OBJECTIVES THIS PROJECT WILL CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC FIELD TESTING AND MODELING OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AT LARGE-SCALE, GROUND-MOUNTED SOLAR ENERGY FARMS IN THE MIDWEST AND USE THE RESULTS TO CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE ECOSYSTEM SERVICE FRAMEWORK AND RELATED STAKEHOLDER TOOLS FOR ASSESSING THESE BENEFITS. THE OUTCOMES OF THIS PROJECT WILL HELP STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, SOLAR DEVELOPERS, UTILITIES, LANDOWNERS, TRIBES, AND HOST COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, DEVELOP A SOCIAL LICENSE TO OPERATE LARGE- AND COMMUNITY-SOLAR FACILITIES, IMPROVE SOLAR ENERGY SITING AND PERMITTING PROCESSES, AND CREATE A FOUNDATION FOR SOLAR ENERGY SITING AND SITE DESIGN BEST PRACTICES TO MEET LOCAL AND STATE SOLAR GOALS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE","value":3390092,"savings":1685851.27,"link":null,"description":"THE PROJECT WILL EXAMINE PLACE-BASED RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION AND ITS IMPACTS USING THE CONCEPT OF AN ENERGYSHED. ANALOGOUS TO THE MORE STANDARD CONCEPTS OF WATERSHEDS OR FOODSHEDS, UVM DEFINES AN ENERGYSHED AS THE GEOGRAPHIC REGION THAT GENERATES THE ENERGY USED FOR A SPECIFIC ZONE OF CONSUMPTION. THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO DEVELOP THE TOOLS AND PROCESSES TO HELP COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS EVALUATE THE ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND PERFORMANCE TRADE-OFFS OF ENERGYSHED CHARACTERISTICS TO ENABLE A MORE JUST AND RESILIENT TRANSITION TO DISTRIBUTED RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION. EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF TOOLS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF DER DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS WITHIN DISCRETE ENERGYSHEDS AND PROVIDE LOCAL ENERGY STAKEHOLDERS WITH ACCESSIBLE TOOLS AND INFORMATION TO GUIDE LOCAL DECISION MAKING. THIS OUTCOME WILL HAVE IMMEDIATE IMPACT IN HELPING VERMONT ACHIEVE ITS GOAL OF SUPPLYING 90% OF ITS TOTAL ENERGY SUPPLY FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES BY 2050. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE A MODEL TO THE NATION DEMONSTRATING EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS AND APPROACHES FOR BROADENING THE PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS IN THE PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OF RENEWABLE LOCAL ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEMS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT","value":2250000,"savings":2250000,"link":null,"description":"THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE A PREDICTIVE COMMUNITY OUTAGE PREPAREDNESS AND ACTIVE LAST MILE VISIBILITY FEEDBACK AUTONOMOUS RESTORATION SOLUTION, NAMELY PROACTIVE TO ACHIEVE COMMUNITY RESILIENCY WITH PVS AND OTHER DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES (DERS). THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE A TWO-LAYER RISK-AWARE PREPAREDNESS AND GRID VISIBILITY INFORMED SAFE, EQUITABLE, COORDINATED, AND AUTOMATED RESTORATION TOOLS FOR COMMUNITY ENERGY RESILIENCE. THE PROPOSED PROACTIVE SOLUTION IS POWERED BY FOUR NOVEL APPROACHES, INCLUDING GRANULAR CIRCUIT LEVEL OPM TO REVEAL COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGES AND INFORM PRE-EVENT PREPAREDNESS, REAL-TIME ROBUST SENSING AND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS, DATA ANALYTICS FOR UNPRECEDENTED GRID VISIBILITY DURING AND AFTER EXTREME EVENTS, AND RISK-AWARE AND VISIBILITY FEEDBACK OPTIMAL SERVICE RESTORATION MODEL. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES WILL BE CARRIED OUT THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY","value":2537319,"savings":1605640,"link":null,"description":"RESILIENT COMMUNITIES VIA RISK-DRIVEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING AND AUTOMATED RESTORATION (RECUPERAT) A. PROJECT OBJECTIVES THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE THE GRID RESILIENCE FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES PRIMARILY AFFECTED BY HIGH-SPEED WIND HAZARDS USING RISK-BASED COMMUNITY RESILIENCE PLANNING AND DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCE (DER)-ASSISTED AUTOMATED RESTORATION. THROUGH CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH UTILITY AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL DEVELOP, DEPLOY AND FIELD DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING THREE CORE TECHNOLOGIES:"},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"GE VERNOVA OPERATIONS LLC","value":1802117,"savings":1755387.65,"link":null,"description":"FOLLOWING AN EXTREME EVENT, POWER AND ENERGY DISRUPTIONS EXPERIENCED BY COMMUNITIES CAN HAVE DEVASTATING SOCIETAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS. RESTORATION OF DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IS OFTEN COMPLICATED BY GEOGRAPHIC REMOTENESS FROM CENTRAL POWER SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH GREATLY INCREASES THE TIME TO RESTORATION, ESPECIALLY IN A TOP-DOWN, HUMAN-DRIVEN RESTORATION APPROACH. TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES, PROJECT OBJECTIVES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THAT WILL SPAN OVER THREE BUDGET PERIODS (BPS). THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE TO EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS BY EMPLOYING SMART AND AUTOMATED OPERATIONAL MEASURES, LEVERAGING LOW-COST AND RELIABLE SENSORS AS WELL AS DISTRIBUTED SOLAR PV AND BATTERY RESOURCES."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY","value":1522641,"savings":1522641,"link":null,"description":"IN RURAL AND PERI-URBAN AREAS NEAR CULTURALLY DIVERSE METROPOLITAN AREAS, PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL LAND IS AT HIGH RISK OF BEING LOST TO DEVELOPMENT, IMPOSING SUBSTANTIAL COSTS FOR FOOD SECURITY, RURAL ECONOMIES, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, AND NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. WIDESPREAD DEPLOYMENT OF AGRIVOLTAIC SYSTEMS, BY GENERATING NEW REVENUE OR LOWERING ENERGY COSTS FOR FARMERS, COULD HELP TO PROTECT FARMLAND FROM NON-AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO NATIONAL CLEAN ENERGY GOALS. HOWEVER, LACK OF AVAILABLE KNOWLEDGE IS A BARRIER TO ENTRY TO THE AGRIVOLTAIC SPACE AND THERE ARE FEW OUTREACH AND TRAINING PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO AGRIVOLTAICS. OUR PROJECT IS AIMED AT SOLVING THIS PROBLEM BY LEVERAGING CURRENT EFFORTS IN THE AGRIVOLTAICS SPACE IN NEW JERSEY TO CONDUCT INNOVATIVE RESEARCH INTO CROP PERFORMANCE, SOIL HEALTH, ENERGY PRODUCTION, AND SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS, FOR AGRIVOLTAIC SYSTEMS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"LITESPEED ENERGY INC","value":1919566,"savings":1172559.89,"link":null,"description":"INTEGRATED, NON-METALLIC FLOATING PV SYSTEM FOR RESILIENCY, CORROSION RESISTANCE AND SAFETY. THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, MODEL, FABRICATE AND TEST A LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH STRENGTH TURNKEY PV SYSTEM (MODULE, FLOAT AND INTEGRATED ATTACHMENTS FROM ONE SUPPLIER, LITESPEED ENERGY (LSE)) FOR FLOATING PHOTOVOLTAICS (FPV) WHICH IS WEATHER RESILIENT, NON-CORROSIVE AND REQUIRES NO GROUNDING AND NO TOOLING. THE PROJECT INCLUDES PRODUCING TOOLING, BLOW MOLD AND INJECTION PROCESS AND SYSTEM ASSEMBLY PROCESS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"MIRAI SOLAR CORP.","value":1305164,"savings":1305164,"link":null,"description":"HIGH-EFFICIENCY PHOTOVOLTAIC SHADE SCREENS A. PROJECT OBJECTIVES CURRENTLY TWO MAJOR OBSTACLES ARE GATING THE PATH TO COMMERCIAL SUCCESS. ENGAGEMENT OF, AND TRIALS WITH, A NUMBER OF END-USERS IS A PREREQUISITE TOWARDS RAISING THE FUNDS TO START A MANUFACTURING LINE IN THE U.S. PRIOR TO BUILDING UP CUSTOMER TRIALS AND FUTURE COMMERCIALIZATION, NOT ONLY THE PHOTOVOLTAIC SCREENS, BUT THE COMPLETE SYSTEM, WILL HAVE TO BE CERTIFIED TOWARDS ELECTRICAL SAFETY AND BUILDING INTEGRATION STANDARDS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE","value":1499999,"savings":1042069.42,"link":null,"description":"POROUS AROMATIC FRAMEWORKS AS MULTIFUNCTIONAL ADSORBENTS FOR SELECTIVE METAL RECOVERY FROM SPENT PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS A. PROJECT OBJECTIVES THE GOAL OF THIS COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT IS TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL ADSORBENT PLATFORM AND CORRESPONDING SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE RECOVERY OF TRACE METALS FROM PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULE WASTE, WHICH CAN BE READILY INTEGRATED WITH EXISTING PV RECYCLING METHODS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO","value":8309999,"savings":5342576.05,"link":null,"description":"TEAMUP: TANDEMS FOR EFFICIENT AND ADVANCED MODULES USING ULTRASTABLE PEROVSKITES A. PROJECT OBJECTIVES WE PROPOSE TO ESTABLISH TEAMUP, A DIVERSE PV CONSORTIUM, WITH MEMBERS STRATEGICALLY CHOSEN TO TARGET >28%-EFFICIENT PEROVSKITE/SILICON MULTIJUNCTION MODULES WITH STABLE OPERATION IN FIELD CONDITIONS. THE TEAM WE HAVE CHOSEN HAS A PROVEN RECORD OF PIONEERING RESEARCH ON PEROVSKITE TANDEM SOLAR CELLS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY","value":9571156,"savings":6861208.98,"link":null,"description":"CENTER FOR CO-DESIGN OF DURABLE, REPRODUCIBLE, AND EFFICIENT PEROVSKITE TANDEMS A. PROJECT OBJECTIVES OVERALL PROJECT OBJECTIVES: THIS CENTER WILL EMPOWER INDUSTRY TO ACHIEVE SETO’S PEROVSKITE MODULE TARGETS VIA A FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT PATH. INSTEAD OF CHASING RECORD EFFICIENCIES WITH TINY PIXEL-SIZED DEVICES, AND LATER ATTEMPTING TO STABILIZE THEM, THIS CENTER EMBRACES A “CO-DESIGN” APPROACH THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY TARGETS COMBINATIONS OF TECHNOECONOMIC PARAMETERS INCLUDING STABILITY, REPRODUCIBILITY, AND EFFICIENCY."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"DEERE & CO","value":2250000,"savings":1789944,"link":null,"description":"RUGGEDIZED MOBILE FAST CHARGER FOR OFF-ROAD VEHICLES THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE A 600KW MOBILE FAST CHARGER FOR OFF-ROAD ELECTRIC VEHICLES WITH LITHIUM-ION BATTERY STORAGE AND SILICON CARBIDE BI-DIRECTIONAL DUAL-INVERTER."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"BETA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.","value":1793110,"savings":1343415.99,"link":null,"description":"MODULAR DIRECT CURRENT (DC) BACK BONE RECHARGING SYSTEM FOR NON-ROAD VEHICLES IN AUSTERE ENVIRONMENTS THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE A SCALABLE CHARGING SYSTEM COMPATIBLE WITH A RANGE OF NON-ROAD ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EV) CAPABLE OF A COMBINED CHARGE RATE GREATER THAN 600 KILOWATTS IN ENVIRONMENTS WITH LITTLE OR NO ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"CATERPILLAR INC","value":3268784,"savings":2908547,"link":null,"description":"TRANSIENT-CAPABLE HYDROGEN-HYBRID FOR OFF-ROAD (THOR) THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO RESEARCH, DEVELOP, AND DEMONSTRATE A TRANSIENT-CAPABLE HYDROGEN (ENGINE-BASED) HYBRID POWER SYSTEM FOR OFF-ROAD APPLICATIONS, DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH TIER 5 CRITERIA EMISSIONS LEVELS, EQUIVALENT (WITHIN 5% DEVIATION) TRANSIENT RESPONSE WHEN COMPARED TO THE BASELINE TIER 4F HEAVY DUTY DIESEL ENGINE, AND REDUCES FUEL CONSUMPTION BY = 9% WHEN COMPARED TO EQUIVALENT HYDROGEN ENGINE ALONE."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"CORNELL UNIVERSITY","value":3423866,"savings":2850532.27,"link":null,"description":"THE OVERALL PROJECT GOAL IS TO OFFER AN ON-DEMAND, ENERGY-EFFICIENT AV BASED MOBILITY SOLUTION THAT WILL CATER TO NORTH TULSA’S NEED TO ACCESS FOOD, HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, AND JOBS. THE PROJECT PROPOSES TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS BY (I) IDENTIFYING CURRENT SHORTCOMINGS IN THE PROPOSED SERVICE AREA, (II) DEVELOP BEHAVIORAL MODELS TO INCENTIVIZE RIDERSHIP, (III) DEVELOP FLEET OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS FOR AVS TO MAXIMIZE COMMUNITY BENEFITS, (IV) VALIDATE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY USING DIGITAL TWINS, AND (V) DEPLOY A 1-YEAR PILOT TO DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SOLUTION."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"ADL VENTURES LLC","value":4841760,"savings":4221559.31,"link":null,"description":"THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO REMOVE INFRASTRUCTURE BARRIERS TO ZERO-EMISSIONS MOBILITY SERVICES FOR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES BY LEVERAGING THE ADVANTAGES OF UNDERUTILIZED LARGE-SCALE STADIUMS AND SMART CHARGING MANAGEMENT TO DRAMATICALLY LOWER COSTS AND SPEED DEPLOYMENT. THE PROJECT CAN SERVE AS A PROOF POINT FOR A MODEL THAT CAN BE REPLICATED AT NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL SITES TO SERVE VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AT SCALE."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"CITY OF PORTLAND","value":1780591,"savings":1697810.76,"link":null,"description":"THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE CITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES WITH A ROADMAP FOR AN ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE SOLUTION FOR PUBLIC CHARGING PRIMARILY SERVICING CURRENT AND POTENTIAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) OWNERS UNABLE TO CHARGE AT HOME. THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A POLE-MOUNTED LEVEL 2 (L2) EV CHARGING NETWORK IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY (ROW) FOCUSED ON PROVIDING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE PUBLIC CHARGING IN UNDERSERVED AREAS. THIS PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES AN EXTENSIVE EVALUATION PLAN TO BETTER UNDERSTAND CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES, AS WELL AS A DISSEMINATION PHASE TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES FOR PERMITTING, EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS, MUNICIPAL AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, PARKING POLICIES, AND SITE EVALUATION CRITERIA WITH OTHER CITIES NATIONWIDE."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION","value":2000000,"savings":1463090.3,"link":null,"description":"SUPPORTING TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION - LEADERSHIP, LEARNING, ASSISTANCE, AND RESOURCES (STELLAR) THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SUPPORTING TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION - LEADERSHIP, LEARNING, ASSISTANCE, AND RESOURCES (STELLAR) PROJECT IS TO BRING TOGETHER 13 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS), SUPPORTED BY SEVERAL NONPROFIT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS, TO BUILD CAPACITY, ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, DEVELOP STRATEGIC PLANS, AND CONDUCT WORKFORCE TRAINING TO SUPPORT MORE EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION DECARBONIZATION IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY","value":1690731,"savings":1191078.69,"link":null,"description":"ASSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS AND BUILDING TECHNICAL CAPACITY FOR TRANSPORTATION DECARBONIZATION AMONG NATIVE NATIONS IN WASHINGTON, OREGON, IDAHO, AND MONTANA THIS PROJECT HAS MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO TRIBAL ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE ACCESS, GENERATE GREATER ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE AWARENESS, SUPPORT PLANS TO BUILD ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE CAPACITY, AND SUPPORT LONG-TERM POLLUTION REDUCTION BY ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE MARKET EXPANSION."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL","value":2000000,"savings":1356239.36,"link":null,"description":"ACCELERATING TRANSPORTATION DECARBONIZATION WITH UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA’S CENTRAL COAST AND SOUTH BAY REGIONS"},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"NORTHEAST ENERGY EFFICIENCY PARTNERSHIPS, INC.","value":1964669,"savings":1237108.21,"link":null,"description":"COMMUNITY-DRIVEN TRANSPORTATION PLANS FOR THE NORTHEAST. THE PROJECT WILL WORK WITH DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES/AREAS IN THREE STATES TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY-BASED PLANS AND CREATE A REPLICABLE FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPING, SUPPORTING, AND ADVANCING COMMUNITY-BASED CLEAN TRANSPORTATION PLANS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"CALSTART, INC.","value":1778100,"savings":1626039.66,"link":null,"description":"COLORADO CLEAN MOBILITY STRATEGIC PLANNING. THE RECIPIENT AND ITS PARTNERS WILL ENGAGE COMMUNITIES ACROSS COLORADO THAT FACE HIGHER OBSTACLES TO ZERO-EMISSION MOBILITY TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PLANS FOR MULTIMODAL, ZERO-EMISSION MOBILITY WITH A PATH TOWARD THEIR IMPLEMENTATION. THE RECIPIENT WILL SHARE RESULTS AND LESSONS LEARNED THAT DEMONSTRATE PATHWAYS TO EQUITABLE ACCESS AND DEPLOYMENT OF ZERO-EMISSION MOBILITY FOR OTHER UNDERSERVED AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN COLORADO AND ACROSS THE US."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"NEW YORK CITY AND LOWER HUDSON VALLEY CLEAN COMMUNITIES, INC.","value":1669973,"savings":1507341.85,"link":null,"description":"THE BRONX IS BREATHING: REIMAGINING A CLEANER HUNTS POINT THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO COLLABORATIVELY DESIGN A HUNTS POINT ELECTRIFICATION ROADMAP WHICH WILL GUIDE THE INSTALLATION OF EVSE ACROSS THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IN ADDITION TO THE ROADMAP, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL UNDERTAKE AN EXTENSIVE SUITE OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO BREAK DOWN THE KNOWLEDGE BARRIERS PREVENTING MORE EV ADOPTION IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE RIDE-AND-DRIVES WITH EVS—BOTH FOR HUNTS POINT RESIDENTS AND FOR FLEETS—COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS, AND MORE. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO EXPAND ON THE PLANNED RECHARGE HUB, A MULTI-MODAL EV CHARGING HUB TO BE SITED ON A BROWNFIELD SITE WITHIN THE HUNTS POINT PRODUCE MARKET."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION","value":1670000,"savings":1412847.75,"link":null,"description":"ORGANIZING AND SUPPORTING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND USE ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO DEEPLY ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN IDENTIFYING HOW TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION CAN HELP MEET COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND REDUCE COST AND POLLUTION BURDENS FOR RESIDENTS OF SAINT PAUL’S EAST SIDE. THE PROJECT WILL ENGAGE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO DISCUSS HOW INVESTMENTS IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGERS CAN BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY. THE PROJECT WILL ENGAGE AND WORK WITH UP TO FOUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SITES AND INSTALL 10 NEW EV CHARGING HUBS WITH 40 LEVEL 2 (L2) CHARGE PORTS IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. TWO SERIES OF WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD TO EVALUATE WHETHER THE EV CHARGERS PROVIDE THE ANTICIPATED BENEFITS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"NATIVE SUN COMMUNITY POWER DEVELOPMENT","value":1670000,"savings":1263647.74,"link":null,"description":"EXPANDING REGIONAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT (EVSE) ACCESS WITH TRIBAL NATIONS BASED ON COMMUNITY PRIORITIES THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS NATIVE-LED PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ARE TO ADDRESS ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) BARRIERS FOR TRIBAL MEMBERS IN THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION, AND DEMONSTRATE EV SUPPLY EQUIPMENT (EVSE) IN TRIBAL COMMUNITIES PROVIDING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CLEAN, AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION IN RURAL, UNDERSERVED TRIBAL COMMUNITIES."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"FRONTIER ENERGY INC","value":1290892,"savings":1149199.84,"link":null,"description":"ENGAGING NEIGHBORS ABOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN UNDERSERVED PLACES (EVEN-UP) THIS PROJECT WILL ENGAGE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN 4-6 NEIGHBORHOODS IN JUSTICE 40 REGIONS OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY IN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO DEFINE THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING, IDENTIFY NEIGHBORHOOD SITES FOR MOBILITY HUBS, AND INSTALL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING EQUIPMENT IN ALIGNMENT WITH COMMUNITY PRIORITIES."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY","value":3825000,"savings":3825000,"link":null,"description":"THE PROJECT TEAM PROPOSES TO DEMONSTRATE GRID SERVICES, INCLUDING FREQUENCY REGULATION, VOLTAGE REGULATION, AND OTHERS, USING MIXED GRID-FOLLOWING (GFL) AND GRID-FORMING (GFM) TECHNOLOGIES AT THE WHEATRIDGE RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITY IN OREGON STATE. THE WHEATRIDGE RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITY IS NORTH AMERICA’S FIRST ENERGY CENTER TO COMBINE WIND, SOLAR, AND BATTERY STORAGE IN ONE LOCATION, WITH 300 MW OF WIND, 50 MW OF SOLAR, AND 30 MW OF ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL UPGRADE A PORTION OF WIND AND BATTERY STORAGE FROM THE CONVENTIONAL GFL CONTROL TO THE ADVANCED GFM CONTROL AND DEMONSTRATE THE GRID SERVICES PROVIDED BY BOTH GFM AND GFL INVERTER-BASED RESOURCES (IBRS). SPECIFICALLY, THE GFL IBRS IN THE POWER PLANT INCLUDING THE 50 MW SOLAR AND 30 MW BATTERY, AS WELL AS WIND TURBINES THAT HAVE NOT UPGRADED TO GFM, WILL BE DEMONSTRATED IN THE FIELD SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH UPGRADED GFM IBRS TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE RESPECTIVE GRID SERVICES IN TERMS OF MODEL ANALYSIS AND CONTROL STRATEGIES. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME GRID-FORMING IBRS, INCLUDING WIND AND BATTERY STORAGE, ARE CONNECTED TO US BULK POWER SYSTEMS, AND DEMONSTRATED AT THE SAME SITE FOR GRID SERVICES. THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROJECT WILL GREATLY ASSIST UTILITIES IN BETTER UNDERSTANDING THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF BOTH GFM AND GFL TECHNOLOGIES IN PROVIDING VARIOUS GRID SERVICES AND GAIN CONFIDENCE FOR SYSTEM OPERATORS TO USE IBRS TO PROVIDE GRID SERVICES WITH BOTH TECHNOLOGIES, PAVING THE WAY FOR THE US BULK POWER SYSTEMS WITH EXTREMELY HIGH PENETRATION OF RENEWABLES. ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH A TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION CHANNEL BETWEEN GRID ENGINEERS AND INVERTER VENDORS SO THAT THEY CAN COLLABORATE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE REAL NEEDS OF IBR CONTROLS TO BETTER PROVIDE GRID SERVICES TO THE POWER GRID."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"GE VERNOVA OPERATIONS LLC","value":2933102,"savings":2860838.16,"link":null,"description":"THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF GRID-READY WIND PROJECT IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY OF UTILITY SCALE WIND POWER PLANTS (WPPS) TO PROVIDE TRADITIONAL AND EMERGING GRID SERVICES (GSS) (IN BOTH GRID-FOLLOWING (GFL) AND GRID FORMING (GFM) MODE) THROUGH A CENTRALIZED CONTROL FRAMEWORK (ALONGSIDE LOCAL CONTROL AUGMENTATION AS REQUIRED AT THE WIND TURBINE GENERATOR). THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT DURATION, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, THE GRID-READY WIND PROJECT TEAM WILL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW THE GRID SERVICES DEMONSTRATED USING WPPS ARE APPLICABLE TO OTHER INVERTER-BASED RESOURCES (IBRS) LIKE PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) SYSTEMS AND BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS). THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD BE MADE NOTING THE INHERENT DIFFERENCES IN THE DC SIDE DYNAMICS OF THESE RESOURCES OWING TO THE NATURE OF THE ENERGY GENERATION."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC","value":3413818,"savings":3402389.11,"link":null,"description":"THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSED DEMONSTRATION PROJECT IS TO ESTABLISH AND COMPLETE THE COLLABORATIVE ANCILLARY SERVICE ACCELERATOR FOR RENEWABLES (CASAR) PILOT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE ELECTRIC INDUSTRY TO REALIZE SIGNIFICANT RENEWABLE TARGETS AND A NET-ZERO CARBON ELECTRICITY SECTOR. THROUGH THE CASAR PILOT PROGRAM, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL ENGAGE A DIVERSE SET OF STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP AND EXECUTE A COLLABORATIVE PILOT PROGRAM TO UNDERSTAND THE FEASIBILITY, VIABILITY, PERFORMANCE, AND ECONOMICS OF PROVIDING ANCILLARY SERVICES FOR THE BULK POWER SYSTEM WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL ENGAGE WITH INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS IN THE DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND DEMONSTRATION OF MULTI-LEVEL CONTROL ARCHITECTURES TO SUPPORT ANCILLARY SERVICES FROM WIND AND SOLAR INVERTER BASED RESOURCES (IBRS). THIS RESEARCH WILL DEMONSTRATE THE CAPABILITY OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE A COLLECTION OF BULK SYSTEM ANCILLARY SERVICES RELIABLY, INSTILLING THE CONFIDENCE NEEDED FROM SYSTEM OPERATORS, WHILE ALSO DOING SO COST EFFECTIVELY INCLUDING DURING TIMES WHERE THE SERVICE QUANTITY WOULD OTHERWISE BE DEFICIENT. EPRI WILL WORK TOGETHER WITH THE PROJECT TEAM AND INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS TO DESIGN A PILOT PROGRAM THAT WILL ENABLE MULTIPLE DEMONSTRATION SITES OVER A 6-12 MONTH PERIOD THAT WILL PERMIT ALL ENTITIES TO WITNESS THE BENEFITS OF PROVISIONING OF THESE SERVICES BY WIND AND SOLAR AND DETERMINE MODIFICATIONS TO ENABLE THE EVENTUAL FULL PARTICIPATION WITH FORMAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN PROVIDERS AND OPERATORS AND TARIFF MODIFICATIONS THAT ALLOW FOR PARTICIPATION OF THESE RESOURCES WITHIN ANCILLARY SERVICE MARKETS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC.","value":2500000,"savings":2500000,"link":null,"description":"RELIABLE PROTECTION FOR AN INVERTER-BASED RESOURCES DOMINANT GRID: TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND FIELD DEMONSTRATION A. PROJECT OBJECTIVES THE KEY PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE AS FOLLOWS: (1) ASSESS GAPS IN COMMONLY USED SHORT CIRCUIT SIMULATION SOFTWARE AND OUTLINE A FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP TO COMMUNICATE TO SOFTWARE VENDORS. (2) DEVELOP A TIME DOMAIN ELECTRICAL-MECHANICAL TRANSIENT (EMT) CO-SIMULATION FRAMEWORK TO ANALYZE SYSTEM FAULT SIGNATURES IN HIGH INVERTER-BASED RESOURCE (IBR) SCENARIOS AS WELL AS INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SYSTEM PROTECTION AND IBR PROTECTION. (3) DEVELOP A STABILITY ANALYSIS SOFTWARE TOOL THAT CAN ASSESS STABILITY THROUGHOUT A FAULT USING POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION AND IBR CONTROL LOGIC AND CALCULATE CRITICAL FAULT CLEARING TIME AND STABILITY MARGIN UNDER VARIOUS IBR PENETRATION LEVELS. (4) ASSESS THE IMPACT OF HIGH IBR PENETRATION ON TRANSMISSION PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVE IBR STUDY TOOLS AND OPERATIONAL IMPACTS TO UTILITIES’ ENGINEERING SUPPORT AND OPERATIONS GROUPS. (5) DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE NEW AND PRACTICAL PROTECTION SCHEMES THAT ENABLE SAFE AND RELIABLE GRID OPERATION WITH UP TO 100% IBR GENERATION. (6) DEVELOP A COMMERCIALIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION ROADMAP FOR DEVELOPED PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS","value":2584681,"savings":2520364.83,"link":null,"description":"THIS PROJECT PROPOSES CREATIVITY-BASED CO-DESIGN AND DEMONSTRATION OF INTELLIGENT MODELING, PROTECTION, AND GRID EDGE CONTROL TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE PROTECTION COORDINATION SOLUTION FOR THE BULK POWER SYSTEM (BPS) WITH HIGH PENETRATION (UP TO 100%) OF INVERTER-BASED RESOURCES (IBRS) TO ENSURE POWER GRID’S RELIABLE OPERATION. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: (1) OPEN-SOURCE HIGH FIDELITY IBR ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSIENT (EMT) MODELS WITH ADVANCED IEEE 2800 STANDARD-COMPLIANT CONTROL STRATEGIES; (2) AN INNOVATIVE IBR EQUIVALENT PHASOR DOMAIN MODELING METHODOLOGY; (3) A NEW LINE PROTECTION COORDINATION ALGORITHM; (4) A NOVEL INTELLIGENT TRANSFORMER DIFFERENTIAL PROTECTION ALGORITHM TO AVOID MISOPERATION OF TRANSFORMERS CAUSED BY THE COMPLEX IBR DYNAMICS DURING DISTURBANCES; AND (5) DEVELOPING USE CASES, PERFORMING LAB DEMONSTRATION AND FIELD TESTS IN REALISTIC POWER GRIDS. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL DEMONSTRATION, THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO A SERIES OF SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE PROTOTYPES BASED ON EXISTING COMMERCIAL PLATFORMS. THE VENDORS CAN PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE COMMERCIALIZATION PATH FOR THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY BASED ON THEIR EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND EXISTING MATURE PLATFORMS OF MANUFACTURING AND SALES."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY","value":1889059,"savings":1191096.16,"link":null,"description":"A SENSITIVITY-DRIVEN WIDE AREA PROTECTION COORDINATION TOOL FOR HIGH PENETRATION OF IBRS A. PROJECT OBJECTIVES THE PROJECT AIMS TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING GOALS: 1) IMPROVE IBR MODELS USED IN SHORT CIRCUIT PROGRAMS TO ACCURATELY CAPTURE THE RESPONSE OF IBR AT THE BULK POWER SYSTEM (BPS) LEVEL FOR FAULT AND PROTECTION STUDIES. 2) DEVELOP AN AUTOMATION TOOL THAT ALLOWS ENGINEERS TO IDENTIFY PROTECTION COORDINATION AND SENSITIVITY ISSUES BY PERFORMING SHORT-CIRCUIT AND PROTECTION COORDINATION STUDIES IN AN IBR-PENETRATED GRID BY APPLYING VARIATIONS TO THE IBR MODELS, FAULTS, CONTINGENCIES, ETC. 3) DEVELOP NEW PROTECTION MITIGATION SOLUTIONS SCHEME THAT COMPLEMENTS THE EXISTING PROTECTION SYSTEMS TO ENSURE SAFE OPERATION OF THE BPS WITH HIGHER IBR PENETRATION LEVELS, 100% PENETRATION WOULD BE IDEAL, HOWEVER IT REQUIRES THE USED OF GFM INVERTERS, THESE WILL BE INCLUDED IF THE BUDGET AND TIME ALLOW, (REFER TO SECTIONS 2.1 AND 7.0 FOR MORE DETAILS). PROTECTION SYSTEMS WILL INCLUDE DIFFERENT TYPES OF LINE, BUS, AND TRANSFORMER PROTECTION SCHEMES."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY","value":17800000,"savings":16179702.38,"link":null,"description":"GOALS: 1) TO UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT STATE OF RESILIENCY AND DISTRIBUTIONAL AND PROCEDURAL EQUITY OF THE U.S. ELECTRICITY SECTOR; 2) TO DEVELOP GENERALIZABLE OPEN-SOURCE DATA PRODUCTS, TOOLS, AND MODELS THAT WILL SUPPORT GRID DECISIONS THAT EXPLICITLY INCLUDE RESILIENCE, DISTRIBUTIONAL AND PROCEDURAL EQUITY UNDER A DECARBONIZED AND SUSTAINABLE GRID; 3) TO TEST THE SUITABILITY OF THESE TOOLS IN REAL-WORLD SETTING BY ANALYZING THE PILOT PROJECTS UNDER A DECISION UNDER UNCERTAINTY FRAMEWORK; 4) TO EQUIP AN INTERDISCIPLINARY HIGHLY SKILLED WORKFORCE THAT CAN TACKLE THE EMERGING CHALLENGES OF THE GRID OF THE FUTURE; AND 5) TO WORK WITH, AND LEARN FROM, TRADITIONALLY UNDER-REPRESENTED GROUPS, JOINTLY WITH REGULATORS AND UTILITIES AS TO PROVIDE MORE EQUITABLE SOLUTIONS FOR A DEEPLY DECARBONIZED RESILIENT GRID. IN BUDGET PERIOD 1, OUR OBJECTIVES ARE 1) TO DELIVER A SUITE OF TOOLS TO SUPPORT TRIBES, STATES, TRADITIONALLY UNDER-REPRESENTED GROUPS, AND REGIONS BY DEVELOPING A BASELINE OF THEIR CURRENT LEVEL OF GRID RESILIENCE AND ENERGY-RELATED EMISSIONS, INCLUDING GREENHOUSE GASES (GHGS) AND CRITERIA POLLUTANTS EMISSIONS AND DAMAGES; 2) TO PRODUCE A TAXONOMY OF QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE STANDARD SET OF GRID RESILIENCE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS METRICS THAT CAN SUPPORT THE MEASUREMENT OF PROGRESS AND SUCCESS. IN BUDGET PERIOD 2, OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE MODELING TOOLS AND DATA PRODUCTS THAT INCORPORATE SCENARIOS FOR DECARBONIZATION OF THE GRID UNDER DIFFERENT HAZARDS AND COMPUTE THE COSTS AND BENEFITS FOR DIFFERENT GROUPS, AS WELL AS THE STATE OF RESILIENCY AND STATE OF DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS. IN BUDGET PERIOD 3: 1) TO DEVELOP PLANS AND INVESTMENT GUIDANCE FOR THE GRID THAT ARE CONSISTENT IN CONSIDERING BOTH RESILIENCY AND DECARBONIZATION GOALS FOR EACH OF THE PILOT PROJECTS CONSIDERED, IN CONSULTATION WITH STATES, TRIBES, AND COMMUNITIES; 2) TO HAVE COMPLETED AND ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. IN ADDITION, WE WILL ENSURE CONTINUOUS ENGAGEMENT AND LEARNING FROM TRADITIONALLY UNDER-REPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, SHAPING THE WORK PROPOSED AS DESCRIBED IN OUR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PLAN."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS INC","value":1071977,"savings":1016455.77,"link":null,"description":"THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED EFFORT IS TO DEVELOP NOVEL NONSTOICHIOMETRIC PEROVSKITE OXIDES WITH HIGH STABILITY AND FAVORABLE THERMODYNAMIC AND KINETIC PROPERTIES, TO OPTIMIZE MICROSTRUCTURE FOR MAXIMIZING THE FUEL PRODUCTIVITY, AND TO BUILD A PROTOTYPE REACTOR TRAIN SYSTEM (RTS) COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE REACTOR TO MEET SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE TARGETS: (1) CAPABLE OF AN IN-HOUSE SOLAR THERMOCHEMICAL HYDROGEN (STCH) PRODUCTIVITY = 12 ML G-1 FOR STABLE CONTINUOUS OPERATION = 20 CYCLES; AND (2) DEMONSTRATION OF SCALABLE SOLAR FUELS PRODUCTION AT PRACTICAL SOLAR REACTOR LEVEL IN AN INDUSTRIAL-SCALE CONCENTRATED SOLAR TOWER (CST) USING DEVELOPED PEROVSKITES TO ACHIEVE A HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RATE = 1 G H-1. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE TO RATIONALLY IDENTIFY AND OPTIMIZE PEROVSKITE OXIDES AND TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR CAPABILITY IN PRACTICAL REACTORS FOR SCALABLE SOLAR FUELS PRODUCTION BY STCH TECHNOLOGY."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"SRI INTERNATIONAL","value":1499799,"savings":1478462.89,"link":null,"description":"DETECTION SYSTEM COMPRISING INEXPENSIVE PRINTED SENSOR ARRAYS FOR HYDROGEN GAS EMISSION MONITORING AND REPORTING (DECIPHER) THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A GAS DETECTION SYSTEM COMPRISING A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK OF LOW-COST SENSOR ARRAYS PRINTED WITH FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES (CNTS) AND A ROBUST ANALYTICAL PLATFORM FOR MONITORING HYDROGEN GAS (H2) EMISSION IN OUTDOOR APPLICATIONS. THE DETECTION SYSTEM IS AIMED TO HAVE 5 ± 0.5 PPB SENSITIVITY WITH A FAST RESPONSE (<30 S) AND RECOVERY (<60 S) TIME, LONG LIFE (>10 YEARS) AND WILL QUANTIFY H2 CONCENTRATION WITH HIGH ACCURA-CY. THE PROJECT WILL BE EXECUTED IN THREE PHASES, EACH HAVING A 12-MONTH BUDGET PERIOD. BUDGET PERIOD 1 (BP1) WILL DELIVER A SENSOR ARRAY WITH <15 PPB SENSITIVITY AND A LOW-POWER SENSOR DE-VICE. BUDGET PERIOD 2 (BP2) WILL FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYTICAL MODELS AND IMPROVEMENT OF SENSOR PERFORMANCE, FOLLOWED BY FIELD TEST 1. IN BUDGET PERIOD 3 (BP3), ANALYTICAL MODELS WILL BE FURTHER TRAINED WITH FIELD TEST DATA, AND FINALLY DEMONSTRATE THE CAPABILITIES OF THE DETECTION SYSTEM IN FIELD TEST 2. BP3 WILL CLOSE WITH A TECHNOECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF DECIPHER PROVIDING A PATHWAY FOR ADVANCING THE TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENT."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY","value":1301450,"savings":1301450,"link":null,"description":"1) TO DEVELOP AND RUGGEDIZE THE GE’S DEH2 SENSORS FOR INDUSTRIAL H2-SENSING APPLICATIONS TO MEET THE TECHNICAL TARGETS PRESENTED BY THE DOE, ADVANCING THE SENSORS FROM TRL 3 TO TRL 6, AND 2) TO DEVELOP A H2 LEAK QUANTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR LARGE- SCALE H2 INFRASTRUCTURE SITES THAT CAN QUANTIFY LEAK RATE WITH LESS THAN 20% ERROR, ADVANCING THE SYSTEM FROM TRL 2 TO TRL 6. THE TEAM EXPECTS THAT THE PROJECT OUTCOMES AT THE END OF THE 3-YEAR FUNDING PERIOD WILL MEET AND, IN SOME CASES, EXCEED THE TECHNICAL TARGETS SET BY THE DOE."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"GKN HYDROGEN CORP.","value":2007050,"savings":2007050,"link":null,"description":"THE PROPOSED PROJECT AIMS TO IMPLEMENT THE GKN METAL HYDRIDE STORAGE SYSTEM INTO WGL’S PROPOSED HYDROGEN CENTER AT 6801 INDUSTRIAL RD, SPRINGFIELD, VA AND WOULD VALIDATE THE SAFETY BENEFITS, COST-EFFECTIVENESS, AND PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES OF THE GKN STORAGE SYSTEM FOR TWO APPLICATIONS. •THE OBJECTIVES OF BUDGET PERIOD 1 ARE TO COMPLETE A TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE HY2MEDI-HS SYSTEM RELATIVE TO ALTERNATIVE STORAGE OPTIONS AND TO COMPLETE PRODUCTION, SHIPPING, ASSEMBLY, TESTING, INSTALLATION, AND COMMISSIONING OF THE UNIT AT THE PROJECT SITE. •THE OBJECTIVES OF BUDGET PERIOD 2 ARE TO ANALYZE THE COMPATIBILITY OF THE HY2MEDI-HS SYSTEM WITH OTHER ON-SITE EQUIPMENT AND TO VERIFY THE SYSTEM’S PERFORMANCE WITH RESPECT TO ROUND-TRIP EFFICIENCY, HYDROGEN FLOW RATE, AND OPERATIONAL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE RANGES IN BOTH APPLICATIONS. •THE OBJECTIVES OF BUDGET PERIOD 3 ARE TO COMPARE MEASUREMENT AND VERIFICATION (M&V) RESULTS OF THE HY2MEDI-HS, OPTIMIZE OPERATING CONDITIONS, VERIFY THAT NO SIGNIFICANT DEGRADATION TO SYSTEM PERFORMANCE HAS OCCURRED, AND VALIDATE THE SYSTEM’S ABILITY TO PROVIDE 60KG OF HYDROGEN FOR 2 CONSECUTIVE DAYS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE","value":2279996,"savings":1841785.71,"link":null,"description":"DESIGNING HIGHLY DURABLE TERNARY PTCOM INTERMETALLIC CATALYSTS ON ADVANCED SUPPORT FOR HEAVY-DUTY MEAS OUR PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP HIGHLY ACTIVE AND DURABLE PT-BASED CATHODE ELECTROCATALYSTS, SUPPORT, AND MEAS THROUGH IN-DEPTH DESIGN FOR HDV APPLICATIONS. WE ASSEMBLED A DIVERSIFIED TEAM WITH DIFFERENT BUT COMPLEMENTARY EXPERTISE, CONSISTING OF THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO (SUNY-BUFFALO), WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ST. LOUIS (WUST), PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY (PNNL), AND BALLARD POWER SYSTEM INC. SEVERAL EFFICIENT AND SYNERGETIC APPROACHES ARE PROPOSED TO FULLY MEET THE CHALLENGING TARGETS FOR CATALYSTS AND MEAS FUEL CELL HDVS: • TO DEVELOP HIGHLY ORDERED TERNARY PGM NPS AT A SIZE LESS THAN 4 NM WITH ENHANCED INTRINSIC ORR ACTIVITY AND STABILITY. • TO DESIGN NOVEL CATALYST SUPPORT, INCLUDING ENGINEERING CARBON, OXIDE, AND CARBON/OXIDE COMPOSITE SUPPORT, AIMING TO ENHANCE TERNARY ORDERED PGM INTERMETALLIC CATALYST ACTIVITY AND STABILITY AND THE INTRINSIC TOLERANCE TO THE HARSH START-UP/SHUT-DOWN CONDITIONS. • TO DEVELOP AND INCORPORATE EFFECTIVE ROS SCAVENGERS TO ELIMINATE THE OXIDATIVE RADICALS/BY-PRODUCTS FOR ACHIEVING LONG-TERM STABILITY. THE ULTIMATE TARGET OF THE PROJECT IS TO FABRICATE SCALABLE MEAS (>50 CM2) AT A LOW PGM LOADING OF 0.3 MGPT CM-2 RETAINING >1.07 A/CM2 AT 0.7 V AND 2.5 KW/GPGM POWER DENSITY AFTER EQUIVALENT 25,000-HOUR OPERATION BASED ON M2FCT RECOMMENDED AST PROTOCOLS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE","value":3600000,"savings":2723047.42,"link":null,"description":"THE PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP AND DELIVER HIGHLY DURABLE AND MANUFACTURABLE FUEL CELL MEAS WITH LOW-PGM NOVEL CATHODE CATALYST LOADING, ENHANCED MASS ACTIVITY AT HIGH OPERATIONAL POTENTIALS, IMPROVED HIGH CURRENT DENSITY PERFORMANCE, AND EXTENDED OPERATIONAL LONGEVITY AT A REDUCED COS. THE PROPOSED PROGRAM’S LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE WILL MEET THE M2FCT 2025 END-OF-LIFE MEA TARGET: DEMONSTRATION OF 2.5 KW/GPGM POWER OUTPUT (1.07 A/CM2 CURRENT DENSITY AT 0.7 V; 749 MW/CM2 AT 0.7 V) AFTER RUNNING A HEAVY-DUTY AST EQUIVALENT TO 25,000 HOURS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIALLY VIABLE PT-ALLOY CATALYSTS AND ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES FOR EVALUATING AND RANKING THEM AS PROPOSED HERE ARE BASED ON FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND DISCOVERIES THAT WERE CONCEIVED IN OUR LABORATORIES. MITIGATION OF DEGRADATION PROCESSES IS FEASIBLE ONLY BY MATERIALS DESIGN AT ATOMIC/MOLECULAR LEVEL, WHICH IS A SIGNATURE OF THIS PROJECT. TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE AND DURABILITY OF THE CATHODE CATALYST TO MEET THE MEDIUM- AND HEAVY-DUTY TARGETS WE WILL AIM TO: (1) DRIVE NANOSCALE SURFACE STRUCTURES TO MIMIC THAT OF PT(111)-SKIN, (2) INDUCE ORDERING IN THE ALLOY TO LIMIT TM LOSS , (3) INTRODUCE AU TO ENABLE SELF-HEALING, (4) OPTIMIZE THE INTERFACE BETWEEN WATER, IONOMER, AND THE CATALYST WITH MOLECULAR INTERFACIAL ADDITIVES, (5) DEPLOY NANOPARTICLES ON ADVANCED CARBON SUPPORTS WITH SELECTIVE ANCHORS, AND (5) INTEGRATE NOVEL MATERIALS IN TO HIGHLY DURABLE MEAS. THE TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS PROPOSED HERE RELY ON CUTTING EDGE FUNDAMENTAL DISCOVERIES AT ATOMIC/MOLECULAR SCALE THAT WILL BE APPLIED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL CATALYSTS FOR HIGHLY DURABLE SELF-HEALING MEAS. THE OUTCOME WILL BE GROUNDBREAKING MEA PERFORMANCE WHICH WILL MEET OR EXCEED THE M2FCT AND DOE TECHNICAL TARGET. THE FINAL DELIVERABLE OF THE PROJECT WILL BE AT LEAST 6 MEAS FOR INDEPENDENT TESTING BY THE M2FCT CORE LAB CONSORTIUM. THE DELIVERED MEAS WILL MEET/EXCEED THE M2FCT 2025 END-OF-LIFE TARGET."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"POWER 52 INC","value":1400000,"savings":1237736.01,"link":null,"description":"THE OVERALL GOAL OF POWERSETO IS TO ADVANCE EQUITY IN THE SOLAR WORKFORCE BY SCALING POWER52’S ENERGY PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM, A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SOLAR WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM BY OPERATIONALIZING A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP MODEL. THE GOALS OF POWERSETO ARE: • TO EXPAND EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREERS IN THE SOLAR WORKFORCE BY ESTABLISHING NEW TRAINING SITES AND DELIVERING TRAINING IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES (DACS) IN MARYLAND. • TO FORMALIZE, COORDINATE, AND EXPAND WORKFORCE PARTNER ENGAGEMENT MODELS AND STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT PROGRAM EXPANSION AND SUCCESS. • TO BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL AND PARTNERSHIP CAPACITY THAT ENABLES NATIONAL REPLICATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROGRAM."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"KERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT","value":1000000,"savings":1000000,"link":null,"description":"THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SOLAR HOMES AND CAREERS FOR JUSTICE40 COMMUNITIES (SHCJ40) PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE DEMAND-DRIVEN AND WORKER-CENTRIC SOLAR INSTALLATION CAREER-TRACK TRAINING, ELECTRICAL APPRENTICESHIP READINESS TRAINING WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION MEMBERSHIP, CAREER-TRACK BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY (DEIA)-FOCUSED OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT, AND ENHANCED ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN SOLAR TECHNOLOGY FOR WOMEN AND PARTICIPANTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES (DACS). THE KERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT WILL OFFER A MENU OF SEVEN (7) CAREER-ORIENTED TRAINING COURSES (A COURSE IS DEFINED AS A SERIES OF ONE OR MORE CLASS SESSIONS STRUCTURED TO DEVELOP KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES IN A SPECIFIC TOPIC) WITH A VARIETY OF OPTIONS (OPTIONS DEFINED AS TAKING EITHER ONE COURSE OR A COMBINATION OF COURSES) TO HELP SUCCESSFUL COMPLETERS OBTAIN QUALITY JOBS AND UNION POSITIONS IN THE SOLAR INDUSTRY. THE PROJECT WILL OFFER THE FOLLOWING COURSES: 1. INTRODUCTION TO CLEAN ENERGY AND CLEAN ENERGY CAREERS, 2. PERSONAL FINANCE FOR CAREER MOBILITY, 3. SOLAR SAFETY, 4. ELECTRICAL APPRENTICESHIP READINESS, 5. SOLAR INSTALLER, 6. SOLAR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, AND 7. SOLAR ENTREPRENEURSHIP. TRAINING FORMATS AND MODALITIES ARE DISCUSSED IN THE TECHNICAL SCOPE SUMMARY SECTION BELOW. COMPLETING ALL SEVEN COURSES IN THE ABOVE ORDER WOULD REPRESENT A COMPLETE TRAINING PATHWAY THAT WOULD PREPARE PARTICIPANTS FOR A CAREER IN BOTH SOLAR INSTALLATION (INCLUDING APPLYING FOR THE IBEW ELECTRICAL REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM) AND SOLAR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, ALTHOUGH TRAINEES WOULD NOT NEED TO TAKE ALL SEVEN COURSES TO OBTAIN A CAREER IN SOLAR. ONE KEY OPTION IS A TWO-PART “PREAPPRENTICESHIP” PROGRAM THAT WILL BE DEVELOPED AS PART OF THE PROJECT. PART ONE OF THE PREAPPRENTICESHIP IS FORMED BY COMBINING THE FOLLOWING THREE COURSES: INTRODUCTION TO CLEAN ENERGY AND CLEAN ENERGY CAREERS, PERSONAL FINANCE FOR CAREER MOBILITY, AND SOLAR SAFETY TRAINING. PART TWO IS ONE WEEK OF ELECTRICAL APPRENTICESHIP READINESS TRAINING AT THE KERN COUNTY ELECTRICAL APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. COMBINED, THE THREE CLASSROOM COURSES AND ONE WEEK OF ELECTRICAL APPRENTICESHIP READINESS TRAINING WILL FORM THE “PRE-APPRENTICESHIP” PROGRAM."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"AMICUS O & M COOPERATIVE","value":1499544,"savings":1049485.37,"link":null,"description":"THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE EQUITY, SAFETY, AND PROFESSIONAL QUALITY IN SOLAR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (O&M) THROUGH EXPANDED TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION TRACKS FOR SOLAR O&M PROFESSIONALS. AMICUS O&M COOPERATIVE WILL WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STRATEGIC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (WFD) ORGANIZATIONS, EMPLOYERS, AND WORKERS TO DELIVER PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS ACUTE INDUSTRY NEEDS AND CREATE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS FOR WORKERS."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"COOK COUNTY","value":1125000,"savings":787769.26,"link":null,"description":"THE OBJECTIVE OF THE CHICAGOLAND SOLAR COLLABORATIVE (CSC) IS TO PROVIDE THE FRAMEWORK TO IDENTIFY THE NEEDS OF THE SOLAR MARKETPLACE AND DEVELOP SOLUTIONS THAT WILL IMPROVE ACCESS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS AND TALENT. COOK COUNTY WILL LEAD THE CSC, A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER INITIATIVE TO ESTABLISH A SOLAR INDUSTRY SECTOR PARTNERSHIP. CSC WILL BE REPRESENTED BY A TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) WHICH WILL SERVE AS THE VEHICLE AND STRUCTURE TO CONNECT BUSINESS OWNERS AND WORKERS TO THE AVAILABLE SUPPORT RESOURCES AND TRAINING PIPELINES, LEADING TO GOOD JOBS AND VIABLE BUSINESSES WITHIN THE SOLAR INSTALLATION MARKETPLACE. COOK COUNTY WILL PARTNER WITH HIRE360 AND OAI, INC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE OFFICE OF APPLIED INNOVATIONS, AND RECEIVE ADVISORY SUPPORT FROM ELEVATE TO ESTABLISH CSC."},{"date":"10/2/2025","agency":"Department of Energy","recipient":"CRATER LAKE ELECTRICAL JOINT APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING TRUST","value":1499687,"savings":1499687,"link":null,"description":"BIL: CRATER LAKE ELECTRICAL TRAINING CENTER (THE TRAINING CENTER) WILL CREATE A REPLICABLE ELECTRICIAN PRE-APPRENTICE PROGRAM THAT IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF SOLAR INDUSTRY WORKERS. THE PROGRAM IS ORIENTED TOWARD MEMBERS OF DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES (DACS), INCLUDING TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND COAL COMMUNITIES ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY THE ENERGY TRANSITION. THIS OBJECTIVE WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY DESIGNING THE PROGRAM BASED ON INPUT FROM DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS, ADAPTING THE PROGRAM BASED ON MEASURED ASSESSMENT, AND EXPANDING THE PROGRAM TO IMPACT BROAD AREAS."}]},"meta":{"total_results":15887,"pages":159}}