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PUBLICATION OF THE MONTH
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Sometimes WPTO staff must leave their home bases to travel across the country—and for good reason. In this inaugural article in the new “On the Road With WPTO” series, read about a few examples of where and why WPTO staff members have been hopping across the United States.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS & OPPORTUNITIES
NSF, in collaboration with WPTO, is accepting applications for a special funding focus on hydropower and marine energy for new science and engineering proposals submitted to the ERI funding opportunity. This solicitation will build engineering research capacity across the country by investing in new academic investigators who have yet to receive research funding from federal agencies. Applications are due Sept. 15.
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DOE’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations is accepting applications for $50 million in new grant funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This opportunity funds community-based energy projects located in rural or remote areas of the country. Applications are due Oct. 12.
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WPTO is accepting full applications for the second topic area in its U.S. Tidal Energy Advancement funding opportunity. This topic area will provide up to $10 million to support a community-led tidal and/or current energy planning and development project. Full applications are due Oct. 19. Applicants must have already submitted a concept paper to be eligible to submit a full application.
EERE’s Wind Energy Technologies Office and Water Power Technologies Office in collaboration with the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement announced plans to jointly fund research to further support environmentally responsible U.S. offshore wind energy and marine energy deployments. The goals are to improve the reliability of mooring lines for floating offshore wind platforms and to reduce the noise associated with installing fixed-bottom offshore wind turbines. Funding is expected to open in October.
The National GEM Consortium aims to increase the participation of African Americans, American Indians, and Hispanic Americans at the master’s and doctoral levels in engineering and science. Applications are due Nov. 10.
The new Make a Splash Photo and Video Contest will offer up to $2,000 each for the best photos and videos of water power technologies, research and development, and infrastructure, along with people and communities focused on water power. The deadline to submit photos and/or videos to the contest is Nov. 17.
WPTO published a notice of intent to issue a $14.5 million funding opportunity to support marine energy research at U.S. institutions of higher education, including minority-serving institutions. WPTO expects to release this funding opportunity in fall 2023 in partnership with EERE's Wind Energy Technologies Office.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Sept. 27 | 3–4 p.m. ET, Virtual
Join WPTO representatives to unpack the acronyms for the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs and learn how these programs can help bring concepts to market. Learn about the eligibility requirements for each and hear first-hand about the experience from a successful applicant. The next application phase is slated to open in the late fall, so now is the perfect time to start preparing to apply.
Oct. 4–6 | Durham, New Hampshire
The conference will also be co-located with the 2024 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition kick-off event, where student teams from across the country will gather to network with industry and begin the yearlong competition.
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Sept. 28 | 8–9:30 PT, Virtual
During this end-of-year webinar, the OES-Environmental team will provide updates on what's to come in the 2024 State of the Science report. They will also talk about the important role of coordinating and disseminating research on the environmental effects of marine renewable energy.
Oct. 24 | 2–3 p.m. ET, Virtual
The Marine Energy Graduate Student Research Program provides funding for graduate students to pursue marine energy research while working with a host facility of their choosing. The program is open to full-time master’s students or Ph.D. candidates of all majors and disciplines who are working on a thesis or dissertation related to marine energy. Learn about the program, the financial benefits, and how applicants can identify a host facility.
Nov. 9 |1–2 p.m. ET, Virtual
The Spatial Environmental Assessment Toolkit connects results from marine-energy-adapted numerical environmental data to assess and communicate the risk of changes induced by marine energy converters. Learn about the modeling tools to assess site- and technology-specific factors in the deployment of marine energy arrays.
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