Funding Opportunity:
DOE Releases Two NOIs for Renewable Energy Technology
1/5/23
The Department of Energy recently released two interesting Notices of Intent (NOI). Notices of Intent are an announcement of upcoming opportunities, but the full details are not available until the program officially opens.
The first is "Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement No. DE-FOA-0002920, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office-Wide Funding Opportunity Announcement in Support of Hydrogen Shot" from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). The description is as follows:
Clean hydrogen and fuel cell technologies are important elements of a comprehensive energy portfolio, particularly for use in hard-to-decarbonize sectors of the economy (such as heavy-duty transportation and industrial applications) and to enable long duration energy storage for a clean electric grid. These elements directly support administration goals to put the United States on a path to achieving carbon pollution–free electricity by 2035 and net-zero emissions economy-wide by no later than 2050 to benefit all Americans. This FOA will support research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) of affordable hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, as aligned with the vision outlined in DOE’s draft national clean hydrogen strategy and roadmap—affordable clean hydrogen for a net-zero carbon future for a sustainable, resilient, and equitable economy. This FOA will address significant challenges to successful implementation of the national clean hydrogen strategy and roadmap, including the need for cost reductions and performance improvements for both fuel cell and hydrogen infrastructure technologies.
The second Notice of Intent, from the National Energy Technology Laboratory, is "Regional Initiative to Accelerate Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Deployment: Technical Assistance for Large-Scale Storage Facilities and Regional Carbon Management Hubs." There are an expected 13 awards with a ceiling of $2,500,000. There is a minimum required non-federal match of 20%. The description is as follows:
If released, the overall objective of this FOA will be to accelerate the deployment of carbon management by establishing a consistent, effective mechanism for providing technical assistance to develop multiple large scale storage facilities and regional carbon management (CM) hubs that could store hundreds of millions of tons and inject over 5 million metric tons per year. DOE views this FOA as an opportunity to (a) expand, refine, and enhance the ‘technical assistance’ aspects of the RI effort to directly support development of large scale storage facilities (5MMT+/year) and regional carbon management hubs; and (b) attract applications from other organizations that may be equally capable of providing the same type of technical assistance to large-scale storage facilities and regional carbon management hubs under development as the existing RI projects. The two intended Areas of Interest in this FOA will result in awards that can work separately or in tandem to provide the desired technical support.
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- Area of Interest 1 - Technical Assistance for Geologic CO2 Storage and Transport for Large Scale Storage Facilities and within Prospective Regional CM Hubs
- Area of Interest 2 - State Geological Data Gathering and Analysis to Support Large Scale Storage Facilities and Regional CM Hub Development
Both grants will be unrestricted, with for-profit ventures eligible as applicants, along with universities, non-profit organizations, tribes and government organizations.