The U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technology Office (SETO) is offering a grant to fund research and development aimed at reducing the cost of electricity generated by concentrating solar power (CSP) systems. This grant seeks to develop innovative thermal system solutions that can improve efficiency, lower costs, and enhance overall performance of CSP technology. Applicants are expected to advance high temperature components and test them at a multi-MW scale for improved solar thermal energy conversion. The goal is to achieve a levelized cost of electricity of 6 ¢/kWh-electric or less, without subsidies, thereby promoting the widespread adoption of CSP technology.
Opportunity ID: 297296
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DE-FOA-0001697 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Generation 3 Concentrating Solar Power Systems |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Energy Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 12 |
| Assistance Listings: | 81.087 — Renewable Energy Research and Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 11, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 19, 2018 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 19, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 23, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $62,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $35,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $5,000,000 |
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: | Golden Field Office |
| Description: | The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Solar Energy Technology Office (SETO) is seeking applications under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to fund applied research and development to enable the reduction of the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) generated by concentrating solar power (CSP) to 6 ¢/kWh-electric or less, without subsidies. This FOA intends to develop integrated thermal system solutions to overcome the temperature limitations of current CSP systems, while lowering capital costs by enabling the use of advanced turbines and achieving a higher overall system efficiency in converting solar thermal energy into electricity. Applications to this FOA are expected to advance individual high temperature components which have been developed at lab scale, and test them as an integrated system at a multi-MW thermal scale that can accept solar thermal energy, store it, and efficiently deliver it to a working fluid at high temperature, representative of a high efficiency power cycle. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://eere-exchange.energy.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Paige L. Smith
gen3csp@ee.doe.gov Email:gen3csp@ee.doe.gov |
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