Upcoming Deadlines
Funding and Technical Assistance Opportunities
Deadlines Approaching for Tidal and Current Energy Systems Funding Opportunity: Concept papers for Topic Area 2 and full applications for Topic Area 1 in WPTO’s U.S. Tidal Energy Advancement funding opportunity are due this month.
- Topic Area 2 will provide up to $10 million to support a community-led tidal and/or current energy planning and development project. The deadline to submit concept papers is 5 p.m. ET tomorrow, July 13, 2023. Applicants must submit a concept paper to be eligible to submit a full application.
- Topic Area 1 will provide up to $35 million to support the development of a pilot tidal and/or current energy technology demonstration site in state waters. The deadline to submit full applications is 5 p.m. ET on July 25, 2023.
OCED Seeks Input on Clean Energy Technology Components: OCED released a Request for Information to help inform a potential program to support operational validation of pilot-scale clean energy technology components and subsystems. OCED seeks feedback from small businesses, private investors, incubators and accelerators, and clean energy project developers interested in working with small businesses as technology or component suppliers for their projects. The deadline to provide feedback is July 31, 2023.
WPTO Prize Advances Technologies to Harness the Power of Ocean Waves: InDEEP will award up to $2.3 million to competitors investigating novel technologies for harnessing and converting the power of ocean waves into usable types of energy. The first phase focuses on team-building and concept creation and will award up to 20 teams $15,000 each. Submissions are due Aug. 25, 2023. Watch recordings of the InDEEP webinar series on the prize's website.
National Science Foundation Solicitation to Build Water Power Research Capacity: The National Science Foundation, in collaboration with WPTO, announced a special funding focus on new science and engineering proposals submitted to the Engineering Research Initiation solicitation focused on hydropower and marine energy. The objective of the Engineering Research Initiation solicitation is to build engineering research capacity across the nation by investing in new academic investigators who have yet to receive research funding from federal agencies. The deadline to apply for this funding opportunity is Sept. 15, 2023.
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Upcoming Events
UMERC Seminar: Energy Harvesting for the Persistent Presence of Oceanographic Instrumentation
July 19, 2023, 10–11 a.m. PT, Virtual
Join the University of Marine Energy Research Community (UMERC) for a virtual presentation describing a number of wave energy projects, including recent installations in Monterey Bay by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. UMERC is a WPTO-sponsored program coordinated by the Pacific Ocean Energy Trust that seeks to foster collaboration among the U.S. marine energy research community.
WPTO Water-Energy Nexus Strategy Workshop
July 25, 2023, 12:30 p.m.–5 p.m. ET, Virtual
The Water-Energy Nexus highlights the interdependence of water and energy resources. Water power technologies depend on water management activities to operate sustainably, and by coordinating trade-offs between energy and water systems, these technologies can play an impactful role in supporting resource synergies. In this context, the co-development of water power can advance mutual goals for different stakeholder groups, especially to support energy and water equity. Join this workshop to learn more about the Water-Energy Nexus and WPTO’s strategy for this space and to provide input on the objectives, questions, and directions WPTO is developing.
Publication of the Month
Humans of Water Power Photo Essay: What does a career in water power look like? And where does one start? WPTO chatted with several attendees at the National Hydropower Association's Waterpower Week to gain insight from professionals in this watery world. Dive in to learn how they ended up in water power and get inspired by their everyday impact! |
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Looking to dive deeper into publications, reports, and announcements in water power? Subscribe to WPTO’s program-level newsletters, Hydro Headlines and The Water Column, which provide content focused on hydropower and marine energy, respectively.
Making a Splash in the News
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Beneath the Surface: The 'Spark Squad' Behind the Spark Squad, NREL, Caitlin McDermott-Murphy, June 15, 2023
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C-Power Set to Launch SeaRAY AOPS for Ocean Trials in Hawaii, Offshore Energy, Amir Garanovic, June 13, 2023
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White House Announces New 'Ocean Justice Strategy,' Lexology, Greta T. Carlson and Samuel B. Boxerman, June 13, 2023
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Take a Trip to Renewable Energy Discovery Island, NREL, Tiffany Plate, June 12, 2023
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