Commerce CARD Grant RFP among latest funding opps
The Minnesota Department of Commerce, Division of
Energy Resources compiles many of the latest local, state, and federal funding
opportunities related to energy research, development, education, and other
energy-related topics. Some of the most recent opportunities are highlighted
below, including a CARD Grant RFP to study energy code compliance in Minnesota. A more
extensive list of opportunities that are current and still open for application
is available on the Commerce website.
Clean Diesel
EPA: 2017 School Bus Rebate Program. EPA offers rebates in addition to grants to reduce harmful emissions from
older, dirtier diesel vehicles.
Up to $20,000 per vehicle to replace older school buses and up to $6,000 per
vehicle for retrofits. Due Nov. 14, 2017.
Energy Efficiency
DOE: NOI: High Performance
Computing for Manufacturing Program (HPC4Mfg). The U.S. DOE High
Performance Computing for Manufacturing Program (HPC4Mfg) intends to issue its fifth solicitation in January
2018. This program is designed to spur the use of national lab supercomputing
resources and expertise to advance innovation in energy efficient
manufacturing.
Hydropower
DOE:
Innovative Solutions for Fish Passage at Hydropower Dams DE-FOA-0001662. The Hydropower Program
is looking to fund early-stage research into innovative fish passage solutions
to effectively provide volitional upstream fish passage while reducing both
construction and operational costs compared to existing methods. Due Dec. 7,
2017.
Research & Development
Commerce:
Conservation Applied Research and Development Grant Program: Energy Code
Compliance Studies COMM-CARD04-20170918. This CARD Grant RFP seeks proposals from organizations or
individuals interested in conducting an applied research and development study
to determine energy code compliance in Minnesota buildings. Due Oct. 27, 2017.
DOD:
SBIR 17.3 and STTR 17.C Broad Agency Announcements. The Department of Defense’s
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology
Transfer areas are open for proposals. Due Oct. 25, 2017.
DOE:
Design and Testing of Advanced Carbon Capture Technologies DE-FOA-0001791. The objectives of this FOA are to continue the development of
carbon capture technologies to either the engineering scale or to a commercial
design. Due Oct. 31, 2017.
ORNL: Innovation Crossroads Cohort 2. Innovation
Crossroads is a public-private partnership founded by Oak Ridge National
Laboratory and supported by the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office.
DOE:
Notice of Intent: Medium/Heavy-Duty, On-Road Natural Gas Engine Research and
Development DE-FOA-0001812. The purpose of this NOI is to provide potential applicants
advance notice that this FOA will be issued. The objective is to address barriers to
adoption of natural gas vehicles through early-stage research on medium- and
heavy-duty on-road engine technologies.
DOE:
Notice of Intent: Energy Efficiency R&D for Fluid-Power Systems in Off-Road
Vehicles DE-FOA-0001814. The objective of this FOA is to research technologies and
innovations that can improve the energy efficiency of fluid power systems for
commercial off-road vehicles where fluid power systems actuate most of the functions.
Solar
DOE:
Advanced Power Electronics Design for Solar Applications DE-FOA-0001740. This FOA will fund
research that can enable significant reductions in the lifetime costs of power
electronics for solar photovoltaic (PV) energy that align with the SunShot
2030 goals, and likewise enable versatile control functionalities to support
grid integration of solar PV for enhanced grid services. Concept papers due
Oct. 12, 2017.
DOE:
Generation 3 Concentrating Solar Power Systems DE-FOA-0001697. This FOA seeks
applications to fund applied research and development to enable the reduction
of the levelized cost of electricity generated by concentrating solar
power (CSP) to 6 ¢/kWh-electric or less, without subsidies. Due Jan. 19, 2018.
DOE:
Notice of Intent: Solar Desalination DE-FOA-0001821.
On behalf of the Solar Energy Technology
Office, an FOA titled “Solar Desalination” will be issued that supports
research, development, and potential demonstration of early stage technologies
that can significantly reduce the costs of desalination powered by solar
thermal energy.
Sustainability
MPCA: Minnesota
Retiree Environmental Technical Assistance Program (RETAP).
RETAP is hiring facility assessment consultants and community sustainability
consultants, and particularly
applicants with working knowledge of HVAC systems, computerized building
management systems, modern building technologies, or residential energy
auditing. RETAP applicants may be retired engineers, scientists,
managers, or other professionals from a wide range of technical and
non-technical fields.
MPCA:
Environmental Assistance Loan Program. The Environmental Assistance Loan Program is accepting
applications on a continuous basis. Priority eligible applicants include
Minnesota-based small- to medium-sized businesses and political subdivisions of
Minnesota. Priority eligible projects: green chemistry, pollution prevention,
source reduction, recycling, and source-separated composting.
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website for incentives on efficiency, renewables
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the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency website (www.dsireusa.org), which provides a wide range of information on incentives
and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United
States.
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