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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Section 41006. Water Power Projects: Innovative Technologies to Enable Low Impact Hydropower and Pumped Storage Hydropower Growth
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is issuing, on behalf of the Water Power Technlogies Office (WPTO), this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) titled “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Section 41006:
Water Power Projects:
Innovative Technologies to Enable Low Impact
Hydropower and Pumped Storage Hydropower Growth.” Awards made under this FOA will be funded, in whole or in part, with funds appropriated by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, more commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
This FOA seeks applications to address innovative solutions to retrofit non-powered dams with environmentally sustainable hydropower at a reasonable cost; applications to address development and testing technologies that mitigate challenges to pumped storage hydropower deployment, including market and revenue uncertainty, development costs and financing, long development timelines, permitting challenges, construction risks, and environmental impacts; and applications to address and encourage emerging organizations to support hydropower development.
WPTO expects the amount of funding available for projects under this FOA will be approximately $1 4. 5 million and cover the following topic areas:
1. Hydropower Retrofits for Non-Powered Dams; 2. Innovative Pumped Storage Hydropower Technologies; and 3. Hydropower R&D by Emerging Organizations.
Please Note:
In the event that an Applicant experiences technical difficulties with a submission, the Applicant should contact the eXCHANGE helpdesk for assistance (exchangehelp@hq.doe.gov).
To view the complete FOA document, visit the eXCHANGE website at:
https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.
Please note that you must first select this specific FOA Number in order to view the questions and answers specific to this FOA
Water Power Projects:
Innovative Technologies to Enable Low Impact
Hydropower and Pumped Storage Hydropower Growth.” Awards made under this FOA will be funded, in whole or in part, with funds appropriated by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, more commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
This FOA seeks applications to address innovative solutions to retrofit non-powered dams with environmentally sustainable hydropower at a reasonable cost; applications to address development and testing technologies that mitigate challenges to pumped storage hydropower deployment, including market and revenue uncertainty, development costs and financing, long development timelines, permitting challenges, construction risks, and environmental impacts; and applications to address and encourage emerging organizations to support hydropower development.
WPTO expects the amount of funding available for projects under this FOA will be approximately $1 4. 5 million and cover the following topic areas:
1. Hydropower Retrofits for Non-Powered Dams; 2. Innovative Pumped Storage Hydropower Technologies; and 3. Hydropower R&D by Emerging Organizations.
Please Note:
In the event that an Applicant experiences technical difficulties with a submission, the Applicant should contact the eXCHANGE helpdesk for assistance (exchangehelp@hq.doe.gov).
To view the complete FOA document, visit the eXCHANGE website at:
https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.
Please note that you must first select this specific FOA Number in order to view the questions and answers specific to this FOA
Who's Eligible
Relevant Nonprofit Program Categories
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
EERE Funding Opportunity Exchange
Additional Information of Eligibility:
DOE/NNSA FFRDCs are not eligible to apply as either a prime or subrecipient.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://eere-exchange.energy.gov
Contact:
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Date Posted:
2022-10-19
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2023-04-04
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