Complete information can be found under Notice of Intent DE-FOA-0001786 on the EERE Exchange website here:
eere-exchange.energy.gov This four year initiative will support and broaden the EERE offshore wind energy research and development (R&D) project portfolio.
The U. S. Offshore Wind
Consortium Research and Development FOA will solicit an administrator to lead a consortium of stakeholder members committed to collaborative, mutually beneficial R&D focused on addressing U.S.-specific offshore wind technology challenges, including (but not limited to):
wind plant technology advancement; wind power resource and physical site characterization; and installation, operations and maintenance, and supply chain technology solutions in order to reduce the cost of offshore wind in the U. S. EERE plans to make a single $1 8. 5M award with an additional $2M to be allocated directly from DOE to DOE/NNSA Federally Funded Research and Development Centers to carry out R&D activities prioritized by the consortium.
IMPORTANT- This is a Notice of Intent (NOI) only.
EERE may issue a FOA as described, may issue a FOA that is significantly different from the FOA described, or EERE may not issue a FOA at all.
No applications will be accepted through this notice.
Please do not submit questions or respond to this Notice of Intent.