The Beyond the Meter: Energy Storage Integration Prize is a two-phase competition funded by DOE’s Office of Electricity and will foster the development of next-generation energy- storage-enabled solutions, paving the way for an efficient and affordable energy future. The prize offers a total prize pool of $3.4M in cash prizes and $800,000 in vouchers to be used at a DOE national laboratory across two phases with two separate tracks. Behind-the-meter storage is a powerful mechanism to lower costs for consumers, delivering documented annual savings for households, reducing demand charges for commercial entities, and improving net present value for system owners.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals in the foundational technologies to enable high-rate, energy efficient, decentralized nitric acid manufacturing to protect critical supply chains in the defense industrial base and redefine energetics manufacturing in contested logistics environments. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.

The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) supports the mission of the National Science Foundation (NSF) by promoting nationwide scientific progress. Through this program, NSF fosters partnerships among academic institutions, government entities, industry, and non-profits. These collaborations aim to drive long-term improvements in research infrastructure, enhance R&D capacity, and boost the research competitiveness of eligible EPSCoR jurisdictions.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM)—in collaboration with its Partnership Intermediary, ENERGYWERX — has released Technology for Recovery and Advanced Critical-material Extraction – Gallium (TRACE – Ga). TRACE – Ga is a funding opportunity focused on establishing a secure and independent domestic supply chain for gallium, a critical material for the energy, defense, and semiconductor sectors. TRACE – Ga seeks innovative and economically viable technologies for gallium recovery from U.S. metal processing feedstocks.

The ITV program is funded by DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). EERE works to strengthen America’s industrial sector and advance global competitiveness of U.S. industry by funding research, development, and early-stage demonstration (RD&D) of efficient, secure, and cost-effective industrial technologies. EERE funds both sector-specific technology solutions—with a focus on helping the most energy-intensive industries overcome barriers and benefit from the latest in technology innovation and strategic analysis—and cross-cutting technologies across the industrial sector. EERE also provides tailored technical assistance programs to leverage energy efficiency measures and help manufacturers save money and streamline operations.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to issue a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on behalf of the FECM. The goal of this work is to de-risk the adoption of new mining technologies for commercialization and widespread industry adoption. This will be achieved through:Development of Mine Technology Proving Grounds, Accelerated R&D Projects, and  Collaborative Partnerships.

The NOFO is anticipated to be issued in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2025.

The Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) is issuing this lab call to solicit proposals for the Energy I-Corps (EIC) program. The goal of EIC is to train researchers at DOE National Laboratories, and DOE plants, and sites to identify market pathways for their technology. This call solicits proposals from DOE National Laboratory, plant, and site technology transfer offices to participate in EIC, for researchers to develop skills in commercialization, and to investigate the market potential for DOE-funded technologies at a critical juncture on the path toward commercialization.

Aspiring entrepreneurs aim to tackle the world’s greatest energy challenges. Selected innovators’ core technologies align with NREL’s research mission of leading research, innovation, and strategic partnerships to deliver integrated solutions for an affordable and secure energy future.

West Gate embeds innovators at NREL and pairs them with scientists who specialize in the innovators’ technology areas. Throughout the program’s 2-year runway, innovators work with scientists in NREL’s world-class laboratories to de-risk their technologies, ready them for market, and grow their startup companies.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced $3.7 million is now available to support hydrogen fuel cell-based design for power generation and industrial process in two phases. The funding will advance innovative hydrogen fuel cell-based solutions for dispatchable zero-emission peaking power plants or to support industrial manufacturing processes in New York State.

The DOE SC program in Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) hereby announces its interest in receiving proposals from eligible DOE National Laboratories to establish an integrated team to lead the development and deployment of The American Science Cloud (AmSC)…These AI Model teams are expected to span at least the areas described in Section 50404 of the OBBB Act: discovery science and engineering accelerating innovation in next-generation microelectronics and new energy technologies.

The Climatetech Testing and Demonstration Assets (TDA) Program provides capital grants between $1.5M and $5M to Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs) in Massachusetts to develop shared infrastructure, equipment, and other capital assets that advance climatetech R&D, innovation, manufacturing, commercialization, and deployment in the state.

The program focuses on bridging gaps in the state’s climatetech ecosystem—from testing and demonstration capacity to market access—to improve the rate of commercialization, ensure long-term economic growth, and strengthen Massachusetts’ position as a leader in climatetech innovation. TDA is MassCEC’s first program launched under the Mass Leads Act (2024) and supports the goals outlined in the Massachusetts Climatetech Economic Development Strategy and Implementation Plan (2025).