Expired RFPs
Renewable Energy Development and Deployment in Indian Country
U.S. Department of Energy
Deadline: May 11, 2011
Soliciting applications for the development of renewable energy on Tribal Lands. Under this announcement, DOE is soliciting applications from Indian Tribes, Tribal Energy Resource Development Organizations or Tribal Consortia for (1) feasibility studies to determine the technical and economic viability of a future renewable project; or (2) development (pre-construction) activities leading to the deployment of renewable energy projects; or (3) deployment (construction) of renewable energy projects for power production.
Advanced Fossil Energy Research: Novel Developments in Sensors and Controls for Fossil Energy Power Generation and Fuel Production Technologies
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Awards:
Deadline: May 16, 2011
The goal of the Advanced Research - Coal Utilization Science Program is to conduct research that supports the development of technologies for clean, efficient electric power generation. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) seeks to develop the technologies and approaches necessary to: 1)Develop decision-based algorithms for interfacing heterogeneous sensor networks to enable intelligent real-time decision making capability and allow for appropriate methods for managing complexity at the sensor network level. The full description of this topic is provided under Topic Area A; 2)Develop novel coatings and embedded sensors for online and in-situ assessment of a component or process. The full description of this topic is provided under Topic Area B; and 3) Develop real-time sensor networks that enable multi-dimensional reconstruction of reacting systems and operating components.
Solar Agile Delivery of Electrical Power Technology (Solar ADEPT)
U.S. Department of Energy
Amount: $250,000 to $5,000,000
Deadline: May 19, 2011
SunShot leverages the unique strengths across DOE to reduce the total cost of utility-scale solar systems by 75 percent by 2017. If successful, this collaboration would deliver solar electricity at roughly 6 cents a kilowatt hour – a cost competitive with electricity from fossil fuels. This would enable solar electricity to scale without subsidies and make the U.S. globally competitive in solar technology. ARPA-E's portion of the collaboration is the Solar ADEPT program, which focuses on integrating advanced power electronics into solar panels and solar farms to extract and deliver energy more efficiently. Specifically, ARPA-E aims to invest in key advances in magnetics, semiconductor switches, and charge storage, which could reduce power conversion costs by up to 50 percent for utilities and 80 percent for homeowners.
Green Electricity Network Integration (GENI)
U.S. Department of Energy
Awards: 14
Amount: $10,000,000
May 19, 2011
Recent advances in computation, networking, and grid monitoring have shed light on potential ways to deliver electricity more efficiently and reliably. Today, however, approximately one out of every five electricity dollars is lost to power outages and 30 percent of the grid’s hardware needs replacing. ARPA-E seeks to fund innovative control software and high-voltage hardware to reliably control the grid network, specifically: 1) cost-optimizing controls able to manage sporadically available sources, such as wind and solar, alongside coal and nuclear, and 2) resilient power flow control hardware – or the energy equivalent of an internet router – to enable automated, real-time control of grid components.
Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO)
U.S. Department of Energy
Amount: 250,000 and $15,000,000
Deadline: May 19, 2011
Technologies for low-cost production of advanced biofuels are limited by the small amount of available energy captured by photosynthesis and the inefficient processes used to convert plant matter to fuel. PETRO aims to create plants that capture more energy from sunlight and convert that energy directly into fuels. ARPA-E seeks to fund technologies that optimize the biochemical processes of energy capture and conversion to develop robust, farm-ready crops that deliver more energy per acre with less processing prior to the pump. If successful, PETRO will create biofuels for half their current cost, finally making them cost-competitive with fuels from oils.
High Energy Advanced Thermal Storage (HEATS)
U.S. Department of Energy, ARPA-E
Amount: $250,000 and $10,000,000
Deadline: May 19, 2011
More than 90% of energy technologies involve the transport and conversion of thermal energy. Therefore, advancements in thermal energy storage – both hot and cold – would dramatically improve performance for a variety of critical energy applications. ARPA-E seeks to develop revolutionary cost-effective thermal energy storage technologies in three focus areas: 1) high temperature storage systems to deliver solar electricity more efficiently around the clock and allow nuclear and fossil baseload resources the flexibility to meet peak demand, 2) fuel produced from the sun’s heat, and 3) HVAC systems that use thermal storage to dramatically improve the driving range of electric vehicles.
Rare Earth Alternatives in Critical Technologies for Energy (REACT)
U.S. Department of Energy, ARPA-E
Amount: $250,000 to $10,000,000
Deadline: May 19, 2011
Rare earths are naturally-occurring minerals with unique magnetic properties that are used in many emerging energy technologies. As demand for these technologies continues to increase, rare earths are rapidly becoming more expensive due to limited global supply – prices of many have increased 300–700% in the past year. Rising rare earth prices have already escalated costs for some energy technologies and may jeopardize the widespread adoption of many critical energy solutions by U.S. manufacturers. ARPA-E seeks to fund early-stage technology alternatives that reduce or eliminate the dependence on rare earth materials by developing substitutes in two key areas: electric vehicle motors and wind generators.
Siting Renewable Energy on Potentially Contaminated Land and Mine Sites
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Deadline: May 20, 2011
EPA is encouraging renewable energy development on current and formerly contaminated land and mine sites. This initiative identifies the renewable energy potential of these sites and provides other useful resources for communities, developers, industry, state and local governments or anyone interested in reusing these sites for renewable energy development.
SunShot Initiative: Reducing market Barriers and Non-Hardware Balance of System Costs
U.S. Department of Energy
Deadline: May 20, 2011 (letter of intent)
The objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to significantly reduce market barriers and the balance of system non-hardware cost components of Photovoltaic (PV) systems. Under this FOA, DOE aims to reduce costs by improving information technology systems and streamlining building codes, zoning laws, permitting rules and business processes for installing solar systems. There are three main topics to which an application may be submitted under this FOA: Topic 1: Codes, Standards and Processes Topic 2: Software Design Tools and Databases Sub-Topic 2A: Utility-Scale Project Siting Tool Sub-Topic 2B: Plug-and-Play Tools to Facilitate Preparation and Review of Permit Applications Sub-Topic 2C: Database of PV Permitting Processes in Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) Sub-Topic 2D: PV System Verification Tool Sub-Topic 2E: Utility Rates Database Topic 3: Regulatory, Financial and Utility Solutions
Catalytic Upgrading of Thermochemical Intermediates to Hydrocarbons
U.S. Department of Energy
Awards: $2,500,000 to $4,000,000
Deadline: May 23, 2011
Seeking applications to develop fully integrated catalytic upgrading processes that will be capable of long term continuous processing of the proposed feed stream (from thermochemical degradation of raw biomass). The upgrading process can be stand alone (yielding a finished fuel/blend stock) or it can be a processing step that produces feed streams compatible with existing shipping/transportation infrastructure and petroleum refining unit operations.
Energy Innovations Small Grant Program
Pre-Proposals accepted: Through January 4, 2011
Grant Applications Received: Through February 1, 2011
Commission Approval of Awards: Approx 20 weeks from cutoff date
Notification of Awards: Within 5 Business Days
Begin Executing Agreements: August 2011
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program - Phase I Solicitation FY-2011 (Release 2)
National Science Foundation
Awards: 250 awards from $37,500,000
Deadline: December 3, 2010
GRANT: University Coal Research Funding Opportunity Announcement
U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
FedConnect FOA# DE-FOA-0000408
Awards: $2,125,242 total; distributed in 7 individual awards of up to $300,000D
December 9, 2010
NV Energy RFP
NV Energy
Deadline: December 15, 2010
FEEDBACK: Deployment of Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies
Department of Energy
Awards: none
Deadline: December 18, 2010
Energy Innovations Small Grant Program
Pre-Proposals accepted: Through January 4, 2011
Grant Applications Received: Through February 1, 2011
Commission Approval of Awards: Approx 20 weeks from cutoff date
Notification of Awards: Within 5 Business Days
Begin Executing Agreements: August 2011
GRANT: Energy, Power, and Adaptive Systems (EPAS)
National Science Foundation; Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems
Funding Opportunity # PD-10-1518
Awards: not indicated
Deadline: February 7, 2011
GRANT: Sensors and Sensing Systems
National Science Foundation; Civil, Mechanical and Manufacutring Innovation
Funding Opportunity # PD10-1639
Awards: not indicated
Deadline: February 15, 2011
GRANT: Plant Feedstock Genomics for Bioenergy
U.S. Department of Energy; U.S. Department of Agriculture
Funding Opportunity # DE-FOA-0000417
Awards: $6 million total; Annual budgets of $200K to $500K
Deadline: February 25, 2011
Startup Open
Kauffman Foundation
Award: Trip to Richard Branson's private island to network with experienced entrepreneurs;Two 2-day customized experience at Kauffman Labs (Kansas City)
Deadline: November 17, 2010
PRIZE: CleanTech Open Ideas Competition
CleanTech Open
Deadline to Register Ideas: October 15, 2010
Amount or value: $100,000
GRANT: Photovoltaic (PV) Manufacturing Initiative
U.S. Department of Energy, Golden Field Office
Awards: up to $5 million for University-Focused Development; up to $25 million for Industry-Focused Development
Deadline: October 5, 2010
FELLOWSHIP: 2010-2011 Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Awards: $20,000
Deadline: September 15, 2010
CONTRACT: Integrated Vehicle Energy Technology (INVENT) Development Program for the 6th Generation Energy Optimized Aircraft (EOA)
U.S. Department of Defense
Air Force - Research Lab
Awards: not indicated
Deadline: August 5, 2010
GRANT: The DOE FY2010 Phase III Xlerator Program for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Fossil Energy, and Nuclear Energy
U.S. Department of Energy - Oak Ridge Office
Awards: $250,000 to $3,000,000
Deadline: August 4, 2010
GRANT: Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) Competition Grants Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture and U.S. Department of Energy Office of Biomass Programs
Amount: $3 million to $7 million
Deadline: July 13. 2010
GRANT: Enhancing Short Term Wind Energy Forecasting for Increased Utility Operations
U.S. Department of Energy - Golden Field Office
Amount: not indicated
Deadline: July 13, 2010
GRANT: Midsize Turbine Development Projects
U.S. Department of Energy - Golden Field Office
Deadline: July 14, 2010
COMPETITION: The Composite App Challenge
Owens Corning
Awards: $200,000
Submissions due: July 15, 2010
GRANT: Technology Innovation Program Competition
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce
Amount: Up to $3 million
Deadline: July 15, 2010
GRANT: USDA SBIR Phase I Commercialization Assistance Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Awards: Up to $100,000
Deadline: July 15, 2010
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: Portable Power Fuel Cell Targets - U.S. Department of Energy - Golden Field Office - Closed 06/30/2010
GRANT:Phase II SBIR/STTR Grant Opportunity
Deadline: June 7, 2010 at 11:59 pm EDST
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
Phase I Solicitation FY-2011 (Release 1)
Closed: June 9, 2010
VC in the OC 2010
Closed: May 18, 2010
ConocoPhillips Energy Prize
Closed: May 21, 2010
Angel Pitch
Closed: April 15, 2010
VC Connect: Ask a V.C.
Closed: April 13, 2010
Clean Technology Ventures 2010
Closed: April 2, 2010
Business Plan Competition
Closed: April 5, 2010
Building Energy Efficiency Through Innovative Thermodevices (BEETIT)
Deadline: April 2, 2010
Agile Delivery of Electrical Power Technology (ADEPT)
Deadline: April 2, 2010
Electrofuels
Closed: March 15, 2010
Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation (BEEST)
Closed: March 15, 2010
Innovative Materials & Processes for Advance Carbon Capture Technologies (IMPACCT)
Closed: March 15, 2010
Recovery Act - Smart Grid Investment Grant Program
Closed: March 3, 2010
Tech Coast Angels' Fast Pitch Competition
Closed: February 24, 2010
Plant Feedstock Genomics for Bioenergy: A Joint Research Funding Opportunity
Closed: February 18, 2010
Submissions for TechConnect Summit 2010
Closed: February 12, 2010
Government Research Funding Programs That Support University-Industry Collaborations at the National Science Foundation (NSF)
Closed: December 16, 2009
Annual Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Funding Opportunity Announcement
Closed: November 20, 2009
Baseload Concentrating Solar Power Generation
Closed: October 15, 2009
U.S. Department of Energy / Recovery Act - Development of Algal / Advanced Biofuels Consortia - Closed: September, 14 2009
U.S. Department of Energy / Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) - Preaplication (required) Due: June 5, 2009
U.S. Department of Energy / Recovery Act - Financial Assistance Funding Opportunity Announcement - Closed: June 2, 2009
Researcher Commercialization
Closed: September 10, 2009
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