EERE Financial Opportunities

Marine and Hydrokinetic System Performance Advancement

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 MST

Funding Opportunity Number:	DE-FOA-0000848
Funding Organization:	Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Open Date:	2013-04-25
Close Date:	2013-06-03
Funds Available:
Description:	The purpose of this amendment is to Revise SECTION III-ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION-to make Field Work Proposals a requirement if DOE National Laboratory Contractors or Other Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) Contractors are proposed as partners. All other parts of the Funding Opportunity Announcement remain unchanged. The objective of the Marine and Hydrokinetic System Performance Advancement FOA is to advance technology performance of existing marine and hydrokinetic systems through the development and application of innovative components that are designed and built specifically for MHK applications. This FOA will focus on improving the cost competitiveness of systems already in development, with the goal of advancing the technology performance of these systems. This FOA will support component development projects in three topic areas that have the greatest potential to impact power to weight ratio and availability: Topic Area 1: Advanced Controls to improve energy capture, availability, and safety. Topic Area 2: Next-Gen Power Take-Off (PTO) to increase energy efficiency, reduce weight, and improve reliability. Topic Area 3: Optimized Structures to improve energy capture, reduce weight, and improve reliability.

RFI - Hydrogen Delivery Technologies

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 MST

Funding Opportunity Number:	DE-FOA-0000920
Funding Organization:	Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Open Date:	2013-05-13
Close Date:	2013-06-13
Funds Available:
Description:	The Department of Energy (DOE) seeks feedback from stakeholders for hydrogen delivery research and development activities aimed at lowering the cost of hydrogen delivery technologies in order to reach the threshold cost goal of $2-4 per gallon of gasoline equivalent (gge) produced, delivered and dispensed of hydrogen. The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to gather feedback from stakeholders prior to DOE potentially issuing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). This RFI is not a FOA; therefore, DOE is not accepting applications at this time. All responses to this RFI must be provided as an attachment (in Microsoft Word format) to an e-mail message addressed to FCTdelivery@go.doe.gov. Responses must be received no later than 11:59PM EDT on June 13, 2013.

RFI - Rotating Disk Electrode Experiments for PEMFC Electrocatalyst Screening

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 MST

Funding Opportunity Number:	DE-FOA-0000926
Funding Organization:	Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Open Date:	2013-05-13
Close Date:	2013-07-12
Funds Available:
Description:	The Fuel Cell Technologies Office is a key component of the Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) portfolio. EERE seeks to provide clean, safe, secure, affordable, and reliable energy from diverse domestic resources, along with the benefits of increased energy security and reduced criteria pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input from stakeholders on the use of Rotating Disk Electrode (RDE) experiments and best practices for experimental conditions for characterization of the activity and durability of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) electrocatalysts. THIS RFI IS NOT A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA); THEREFORE, DOE IS NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS.

Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 MST

Funding Opportunity Number:	DE-FOA-0000683
Funding Organization:	Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Open Date:	2013-05-09
Close Date:	2013-08-29
Funds Available:
Description:	The goal of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to establish a Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute (Institute) to support U.S. prosperity and security; and that will contribute to the creation of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI). The primary goals of the Institute are to revitalize American manufacturing and support domestic manufacturing competitiveness by driving innovation, and developing and accelerating adoption of next generation manufacturing technologies that will increase energy productivity, improve product quality, reduce cost, waste or pollution leading to increased domestic production capacity, jobs for American workers and regional economic development. The Institute established through this FOA will focus on wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors for power electronic devices. Funding from this FOA (including required cost share) is not permitted for construction of new buildings or for major renovation of existing buildings. Allowable costs include those necessary to house the Institute (including a possible lease for the first five years of the project), to make minor renovations as needed, and to purchase research equipment and instrumentation.

Notice of Intent: Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Medium Duty Trucks, Roof-top Backup Power, and Advanced Hydrogen Refueling Components

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 MST

Funding Opportunity Number:	DE-FOA-0000922
Funding Organization:	Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Open Date:	2013-05-09
Close Date:
Funds Available:
Description:	The purpose of this Notice is to provide potential applicants advance notice that the The Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO), on behalf of the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), intends to issue a FOA titled Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Medium Duty Trucks, Roof-top Backup Power, and Advanced Hydrogen Refueling Components. NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH THIS NOTICE. Please do not submit questions or respond to this Notice of Intent. Prospective applicants to the FOA should begin developing partnerships, formulating ideas, and gathering data in anticipation of the issuance of this FOA. It is anticipated that this FOA will be posted in May 2013.

Concentrating Solar Power: Efficiently Leveraging Equilibrium Mechanisms for Engineering New Thermochemical Storage (CSP: ELEMENTS)

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 MST

Funding Opportunity Number:	DE-FOA-0000805
Funding Organization:	Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Open Date:	2013-04-23
Close Date:	2013-07-23
Funds Available:
Description:	The purpose of this Amendment 001 is to modify Section I.C. to add the language, "TCES systems that utilize fuel cells are not of programmatic interest and will be considered noncompliant." The Concentrating Solar Power: Efficiently Leveraging Equilibrium Mechanisms for Engineering New Thermochemical Storage (CSP: ELEMENTS) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) that is being issued by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking applications that integrate Thermochemical Energy Storage (TCES) systems with a minimum of 6 hours of thermal storage to be used in e1 Megawatt-electric (e1 MWe) scale CSP electricity generation that have promise to achieve a cost target of d$15 per kilowatt-hour-thermal (d$15/kWhth) are the focus of this FOA. Successful projects will culminate in an on-sun demonstration of the thermochemical reactor along with reliable projections of the full scale performance of the integrated storage system through the utilization of validated performance models developed as part of the research and development effort.

Notice of Intent: Marine and Hydrokinetic (Wave) Testing Infrastructure Development

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 MST

Funding Opportunity Number:	DE-FOA-0000899
Funding Organization:	Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Open Date:	2013-04-30
Close Date:	2013-09-01
Funds Available:
Description:	Notice of Intent to issue Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) No: DE-FOA-0000847. Applications are not being accepted through this Notice of Intent.

RFI - Home Hydrogen Refueler H-Prize Topic

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MST

Funding Opportunity Number:	DE-FOA-0000907
Funding Organization:	Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Open Date:	2013-04-22
Close Date:	2013-05-24
Funds Available:
Description:	The Fuel Cell Technologies Office is a key component of the Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) portfolio. EERE seeks to provide clean, safe, secure, affordable, and reliable energy from diverse domestic resources, along with the benefits of increased energy security and reduced criteria pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions. The Department of Energy is seeking information related to a potential H-Prize competition involving home hydrogen refueling systems. These systems would be designed to produce hydrogen applicable to residential settings for vehicle fueling, using feedstocks with an existing residential delivery infrastructure. THIS RFI IS NOT A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA); THEREFORE, DOE IS NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS.

RFI - Environmental Research and Observations at the First U.S. Offshore Wind Facilities

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MST

Funding Opportunity Number:	DE-FOA-0000911
Funding Organization:	Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Open Date:	2013-04-19
Close Date:	2013-05-30
Funds Available:
Description:	The Department of Energy (DOE) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) invite input from the public regarding a research campaign to inform our understanding of offshore wind energy development that could be conducted in the next two to five years during the construction and operation of the first generation of deployed facilities. We aim to quantify the impact-producing factors (i.e. the characteristics of a project that may cause an impact, such as the sound produced during construction) associated with a project and to evaluate the efficacy of monitoring technologies and techniques deployed at offshore wind farms selected at a future date.

Notice of Intent to Issue FOA: Marine and Hydrokinetic System Performance Advancement

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MST

Funding Opportunity Number:	DE-FOA-0000897
Funding Organization:	Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Open Date:	2013-04-19
Close Date:	2013-09-01
Funds Available:
Description:	The purpose of this Notice is to provide potential applicants advance notice that the Wind and Water Power Technologies Office (WWPTO), on behalf of the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), intends to issue a FOA titled Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) System Performance Advancement (SPA). NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH THIS NOTICE. Please do not submit questions or respond to this Notice of Intent. Prospective applicants to the FOA should begin developing partnerships, formulating ideas, and gathering data in anticipation of the issuance of this FOA. It is anticipated that this FOA will be posted in the second quarter of calendar year 2013.

(RFI) - Automotive Fuel Cell Cost and Durability Targets

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MST

Funding Opportunity Number:	DE-FOA-0000855
Funding Organization:	Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Open Date:	2013-04-01
Close Date:	2013-06-01
Funds Available:
Description:	Please note, the RFI submission deadline has been extended to June 1, 2013. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input from stakeholders on proposed cost targets for fuel cells designed for automotive applications. The purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback from developers, manufacturers, end users, and other stakeholders on proposed cost and durability targets for automotive fuel cell systems. The proposed targets are $40/kW in 2020 and $30/kW for the ultimate target (2030) for automotive fuel cell system cost, and 5000hrs or 150,000 miles for durability. This RFI is not and will not lead directly to a Funding Opportunity Announcement; therefore the DOE is not accepting applications at this time.

Accelerating the Deployment of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technologies in South Africa and Saudi Arabia

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MST

Funding Opportunity Number:	DE-FOA-0000837
Funding Organization:	Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Open Date:	2013-04-16
Close Date:	2013-07-05
Funds Available:
Description:	The objective of this FOA is to develop and implement a variety of activities that deploy U.S. technical expertise in areas such as strategic and policy planning and analysis, energy market analysis, energy modeling, workforce development, and technical analysis to prime markets for increased use of energy efficient and renewable energy technologies in South Africa and Saudi Arabia. Benefits to the U.S. include potentially increased exports of domestic clean energy technologies and services in rapidly expanding markets, as well as access to data on clean energy policy and program successes and challenges that can inform U.S. national and subnational policy development. DOE anticipates providing two awards totalling $900k (one $450k award for activities in South Africa; one $450k award for activities in Saudi Arabia). The awardees will implement these activities over a period of up to three years to accomplish the goals of this funding opportunity. This FOA directly supports the goals of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), International.