The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) is offering this grant opportunity, framed as a Request for Information (RFI), to solicit input for the potential formulation of future programs. This initiative is for the purpose of drastically reducing the total energy consumed for heating and cooling buildings and structures. ARPA-E specifically seeks views and opinions from the broad research community regarding novel adaptive clothing solutions, identified as ‘Personal Comfort Systems.’ The valuable input gathered through this RFI will inform ARPA-E’s consideration for issuing a formal Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) in this critical area, paving the way for innovative energy-saving technologies in personal thermal management.
Opportunity ID: 236096
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DE-FOA-0000938 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Personal Comfort Systems to Reduce Building Energy Consumption |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant Procurement Contract |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 81.135 — Advanced Research and Projects Agency – Energy Financial Assistance Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 07, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 10, 2013 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 22, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 26, 2013 The puropse of this modification is to extend the date for the submission of responses to July 26, 2013.
Accordingly; The submission due date has been revised from July 19, 2013 to July 26, 2013. |
| Archive Date: | Jun 12, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $0 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Headquarters |
| Description: | The purpose of this modification for RFI DE-FOA-0000938 (RFI-0000004) is solely to solicit input for ARPA-E consideration to inform the possible formulation of future programs intended to help reduce the total energy used to heat and cool buildings and structures. Information obtained may be used by ARPA-E on a non-attribution basis. This RFI provides the broad research community with an opportunity to contribute views and opinions regarding novel adaptive clothing solutions. Based on the input provided to this RFI and other considerations, ARPA-E may decide to issue a formal FOA for this area. If a formal FOA is issued, it will be issued under a new FOA number. No FOA exists at this time. ARPA-E reserves the right to never issue a FOA in this area.
Comments in response to this RFI should be submitted in PDF format to the email address ARPA-E-RFI-Textiles@hq.doe.gov by 8:00 PM Eastern Time on July 26, 2013. ARPA-E will not review or consider comments submitted by other means. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Fedconnect |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Krystal Paige, 202-287-1678
ARPA-E-RFI-Textiles@hq.doe.gov Email:ARPA-E-RFI-Textiles@hq.doe.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| The puropse of this modification is to extend the date for the submission of responses to July 26, 2013.
Accordingly; The submission due date has been revised from July 19, 2013 to July 26, 2013. |
Jul 10, 2013 | |
| Jul 10, 2013 | ||
| Jun 18, 2013 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DE-FOA-0000938 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Personal Comfort Systems to Reduce Building Energy Consumption |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant Procurement Contract |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 81.135 — Advanced Research and Projects Agency – Energy Financial Assistance Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 07, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 10, 2013 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 22, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 26, 2013 The puropse of this modification is to extend the date for the submission of responses to July 26, 2013.
Accordingly; The submission due date has been revised from July 19, 2013 to July 26, 2013. |
| Archive Date: | Jun 12, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $0 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Headquarters |
| Description: | The purpose of this modification for RFI DE-FOA-0000938 (RFI-0000004) is solely to solicit input for ARPA-E consideration to inform the possible formulation of future programs intended to help reduce the total energy used to heat and cool buildings and structures. Information obtained may be used by ARPA-E on a non-attribution basis. This RFI provides the broad research community with an opportunity to contribute views and opinions regarding novel adaptive clothing solutions. Based on the input provided to this RFI and other considerations, ARPA-E may decide to issue a formal FOA for this area. If a formal FOA is issued, it will be issued under a new FOA number. No FOA exists at this time. ARPA-E reserves the right to never issue a FOA in this area.
Comments in response to this RFI should be submitted in PDF format to the email address ARPA-E-RFI-Textiles@hq.doe.gov by 8:00 PM Eastern Time on July 26, 2013. ARPA-E will not review or consider comments submitted by other means. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Fedconnect |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Krystal Paige, 202-287-1678
ARPA-E-RFI-Textiles@hq.doe.gov Email:ARPA-E-RFI-Textiles@hq.doe.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DE-FOA-0000938 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Personal Comfort Systems to Reduce Building Energy Consumption |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant Procurement Contract |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 81.135 — Advanced Research and Projects Agency – Energy Financial Assistance Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 10, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 19, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 07, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $0 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Headquarters |
| Description: | The purpose of this modification for RFI DE-FOA-0000938 (RFI-0000004) is solely to solicit input for ARPA-E consideration to inform the possible formulation of future programs intended to help reduce the total energy used to heat and cool buildings and structures. Information obtained may be used by ARPA-E on a non-attribution basis. This RFI provides the broad research community with an opportunity to contribute views and opinions regarding novel adaptive clothing solutions. Based on the input provided to this RFI and other considerations, ARPA-E may decide to issue a formal FOA for this area. If a formal FOA is issued, it will be issued under a new FOA number. No FOA exists at this time. ARPA-E reserves the right to never issue a FOA in this area.
Comments in response to this RFI should be submitted in PDF format to the email address ARPA-E-RFI-Textiles@hq.doe.gov by 8:00 PM Eastern Time on July 19, 2013. ARPA-E will not review or consider comments submitted by other means. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Fedconnect |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Krystal Paige, 202-287-1678
ARPA-E-RFI-Textiles@hq.doe.gov Email:ARPA-E-RFI-Textiles@hq.doe.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DE-FOA-0000938 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Personal Comfort Systems to Reduce Building Energy Consumption |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant Procurement Contract |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 81.135 — Advanced Research and Projects Agency – Energy Financial Assistance Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 18, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 22, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 05, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $0 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Headquarters |
| Description: | Space heating and cooling of buildings represents more than 12% of all energy used domestically , about 12 Qbtu of energy annually (primary). The electricity usage of commercial and residential buildings accounts for more than 70% of all electricity used in the United States. This represents 40% of our nation’s total energy bill, and contributes to almost 40% of the nation’s carbon dioxide emissions. The large energy consumption associated with space heating and cooling is primarily driven by the need to provide a comfortable range of temperatures to the building?s occupants. In practice the ?dead-band? is usually between 71 and 75oF , the temperature range between set points where no action is taken by the building?s heating and cooling systems. This practice is tighter than the ANSI/ASHRAE standards with acceptable target temperatures within appropriate humidity levels of 68?F during the heating season and 76?F during the cooling season, which is de emed satisfactory for 80% of the occupants. Due to the potential for large energy savings, there is ongoing research to improve building heating and cooling efficiency; expanding the dead-band can significantly reduce energy use. In order to enable this strategy of expanding the dead-band, local, in particular, personal environmental control is necessary to ensure an occupant?s thermal comfort. In the context of building energy consumption, the occupants have largely been treated as static thermal objects. However, work has been undertaken for advancing personal comfort systems. Personal garments are part of the thermal comfort system for an individual. Little effort has been devoted to developing adaptive clothing solutions to improve the thermal comfort of building occupants that would enable an expansion of the dead-band and reduction in building energy consumption. ARPA-E is thus seeking input from the broad research and development community with regard to developing personal comfort systems, in particular, advanced clothing and textiles, to enable a wider temperature set point range for buildings while maintaining or improving personal thermal comfort. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Fedconnect |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Krystal Paige, 202-287-1678
ARPA-E-RFI-Textiles@hq.doe.gov Email:ARPA-E-RFI-Textiles@hq.doe.gov |
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