Opportunity Title:
Solar Technologies’ Rapid Integration and Validation for Energy Systems (STRIVES)
Funder/Agency:
Department of Energy (DOE), Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO)
Opportunity Number:
DE-FOA-0003331
Description:
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) announced the Solar Technologies’ Rapid Integration and Validation for Energy Systems (STRIVES) funding opportunity, which will provide up to $31 million for research, development, and demonstration projects to improve power systems simulation software tools and demonstrate new business models for distribution systems operations to integrate and optimize the value of inverter-based resources (IBRs) and distributed energy resources including solar generation, wind generation, energy storage, and other technologies such as buildings and electric vehicles.
The large-scale deployment of clean energy technologies is driving a transition to a digitally controlled, decentralized, and distributed electric grid that will require coordination of large numbers of diverse and geographically dispersed assets. New operational tools and methods are needed to coordinate these assets while maintaining a reliable, resilient, and secure electric grid.
The clean energy transition also introduces new stakeholders to electricity generation, transmission, and distribution, which creates opportunities for new organizational models to provide equitable access and participation in electricity markets.
SETO will host an informational webinar on June 10 at 1 p.m. ET to discuss the funding opportunity and the topic areas.
Eligibility:
1. Foreign Entities
2. Domestic Entities:
Institutions of higher education
For-profit entities
Nonprofit entities
State and local governmental entities and federally recognized Indian Tribes (Indian Tribes)
Award Details:
Total Amount Available:
$31,000,000
Maximum Award:
$3,000,000
Minimum Award:
$1,000,000
Deadline:
Concept Papers Due July 25, 2024
Applications Due October 17, 2024
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