The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) promotes American energy independence by supporting advanced biofuel producers with quarterly payments for finished products. The basic criteria for applicants would be to meet the requirements of advanced biofuels and ensure the independence of buyers and sellers from each other. Interested biofuel producers (based in the US only) are requested to apply to this program.
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Systematic improvements to grid investments and operations are needed to accommodate widespread adoption of distributed energy resources and enable market development across New York State. The Future Grid solicitation seeks innovative solutions to challenge areas that accelerate the advancement of the Distributed System Platform in New York State. Up to $3 million is available per challenge through 2019 for product development and demonstration projects.
The objective of this FOA is to conceive and develop scenarios, approaches, methodologies, tools, techniques and systems that maximize the bi-directional exchange of grid services while optimizing connectivity and information exchange at the grid edge to Internet of Things (IoT) interface that leads to enhanced system resilience and reliability. These advancements must be applicable to the scenario of maintaining energy surety to defense installations, where coordination between defense facilities, the utility, and surrounding Distributed Energy Resources(DER) can extend the functioning of those facilities through abnormal events.
Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) is USAID’s open innovation program that tests and scales creative solutions to any global development challenge. Innovative solutions come in many forms – whether a product, technology, service, or application of a creative business and delivery model. DIV is an open door to USAID – anyone, anywhere can apply at any time. USAID provides flexible, tiered grant funding to test new ideas, take strategic risks, build evidence of what works, and advance the best solutions. Proposals are accepted year-round across three stages, from any type of organization, in any country in which USAID operates.
In addition to tiered funding, DIV provides evidence grants (up to $1,500,000) to support research and evaluations that generate rigorous evidence of an innovation’s impact per dollar and potential for expansion. These applications are evaluated separately from proposals for tiered funding.
CECET (along with NYSERDA) is working towards clean energy technology advancement through funding support and technical assistance. Interested candidates would receive expert guidance in product design, R&D, evaluation and advisory support, in addition to laboratory testing facility to a number of clean technologies like Wind, Solar, Geothermal, etc.
DOE is accepting applications to boost geothermal technologies through significant cost reduction, improvement of drilling and sustainability. The major topics of interest are the development of technologies for characterizing, monitoring, and predicting the state of stress for geothermal exploration and development of new technologies for prediction and mitigation of lost circulation events in geothermal drilling.
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DOE solicits innovative ideas for further improvement of offshore wind technologies and application towards distributed power generation in rural communities. The major areas of interest include wind innovations for rural economic development, utilization of national-level facilities for offshore wind R&D, project development for offshore wind technology demonstrations and development of tall towers for US wind power.
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Megawatt ventures, a joint initiative by University of Central Florida and OUC, aims to support the commercialization of cleantech innovations developed by University students. Selected applicants with renewable energy and energy efficiency-related technology proposals, will have access to broad array of resources and educational programs, experienced mentors, investors, technical experts, and cleantech veterans.
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DOE is soliciting proposals to conduct Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) studies for commercial-scale carbon capture systems. The crucial areas of interest include Retrofitting Domestic Coal Power Plants with Carbon Capture, Commercial-Scale Carbon Capture Units on Domestic Gas-Fired Power Plants and Carbon Dioxide Compression Systems for Coal or Gas Power Plants.
DOE intends to fund proposals to accelerate commercial deployment of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) and carbon storage through a new regional initiative. The applicants should focus on addressing key technical challenges, facilitating data collection, sharing and analysis, evaluating regional infrastructure and promoting technology transfer.
Propel[x] is an investment marketplace that gives investors the power to discover and fund visionary science and technology startups. Startups focusing on energy and green technologies are requested to get listed and engage with investors through the evaluation process. Applicants would also receive guidance from expert community in addition to investor feedback.
Techstars has announced the commencement of eight accelerator programs, accepting proposals from startups involved in recycling, energy and refining. The major components of the application include basic information, team information and program-specific questions like company vision, traction, funding, location etc. Applicants would have access to managing directors, staff and alumni firms.
