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At present, the U.S. Division of Power (DOE) Workplace of Clear Power Demonstrations (OCED) responded to Concept Papers submitted for the Lengthy-Period Power Storage Pilot Program. This funding will deal with non-lithium applied sciences, long-duration (10+ hour discharge) programs, and stationary storage functions.
In September 2024, DOE introduced a $100 million funding alternative to maneuver vitality storage applied sciences nearer to business viability and utility-scale deployment, in the end propelling the nation towards a carbon free clear vitality economic system.
For the primary stage of this course of, OCED required Idea Paper submittals and reviewed 141 submissions, of which 41 have been inspired to submit a Full Software. Candidates proposed initiatives in 38 states and seven tribal nations and indicated curiosity in pursuing a various vary of transformative pilot options. In these Idea Papers, candidates requested greater than $1.5 billion in federal funding—roughly 15 instances the dimensions of DOE’s $100 million solicitation.
OCED issued written notifications encouraging or discouraging candidates from submitting Full Functions. Notifications adopted an evaluation of every Idea Paper primarily based on analysis standards that included technical method, replicability, venture plan, venture crew, and group advantages. The Idea Paper course of permits OCED to supply suggestions to potential candidates to make sure they’re producing one of the best functions potential and to higher perceive the varieties of remaining functions the Division will obtain.
These encourage/discourage notifications don’t preclude any entity that submitted an eligible Idea Paper from submitting a Full Software. The ultimate software deadline is March 14, 2025, at 5 p.m., ET. DOE expects to pick out initiatives for award negotiations by Q3 2025. For extra data relating to the Lengthy-Period Power Storage Pilot Program Idea Paper notifications, please go to OCED’s Lengthy-Period Power Storage Pilot Program Notifications webpage here.
Because of the excessive quantity of Idea Papers, we invite specialists with abilities and experiences associated to long-duration vitality storage in addition to group advantages to enroll to take part as impartial advantage reviewers. Register on the OCED eXCHANGE.
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