The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Office, announced the American Institute of Chemical...
Advanced Manufacturing & Industrial Decarbonization
December 15, 2016
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Top Stories:
- Energy Department Selected New Manufacturing USA Institute to Revolutionize Energy-Intensive Industries
- AMO Selects 28 Colleges and Universities to Open Industrial Assessment Centers
- FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Industrial Assessment Center Technical Field Manager
- NOTICE OF INTENT: Industrial Assessment Center Expansion
- BLOG: Taking on Manufacturing Challenges
- AMO’s David Forrest Attends Prestigious George C. Marshall Visit to Austria Program
- SAVE THE DATE: HPC4Mfg Industry Engagement Day – March 3, 2017
- AMO Leaders Receive Outstanding Impact Special Act Award
Energy Department Selected New Manufacturing USA Institute to Revolutionize Energy-Intensive Industries
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Office, announced the American Institute of Chemical Engineers to lead new Manufacturing USA Institute. The Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment (RAPID) Institute will be the tenth Manufacturing USA Institute and fourth Energy Department-led institute. Leveraging up to $70 million in federal funding, subject to appropriations, and an additional $70 million in private cost-share commitments from over 130 partners, the RAPID Institute will focus on developing breakthrough technologies to boost the energy productivity and energy efficiency by 20 percent in five years through manufacturing processes in industries such oil and gas, pulp and paper and various domestic chemical manufacturers.
For more information about the RAPID Institute, read the entire announcement here.
AMO Selects 28 Colleges and Universities to Open Industrial Assessment Centers
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO), recently announced nearly $35 million for 28 higher education institutions from 25 states across the country selected to set up and operate regional Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC). The estimated period of performance for each award will be five years.
In addition, the IAC program has expanded to offer newly enhanced services in the areas of smart manufacturing, cybersecurity, water/wastewater, and energy management systems.
More information and a complete list of awardees can be found here.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Industrial Assessment Center Technical Field Manager
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO), issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled “Industrial Assessment Centers Technical Field Manager.”
Up to $5 million in funding is now available for an IAC Technical Field Manager to be a liaison between the AMO Technology Manager and the individual IACs and provide technical assistance and outreach to all 28 centers. For more information, view the full solicitation and attend the informational webinar on December 20 at 12:00 PM EST.
NOTICE OF INTENT: Industrial Assessment Center Expansion
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue, on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO), a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled “Extending Industrial Assessment Centers to Underserved Areas.”
The goal of extending IACs to underserved areas is to encourage a broader and more diverse set of performers, and further expand the geographic reach of the IAC program to areas that are less likely to be adequately serviced because of their distance from the 28 IACs that were selected in the summer of 2016.
For more information, view the full notice of intent.
BLOG: Taking on Manufacturing Challenges
The key to taking on manufacturing challenges is developing strong partnerships and prioritizing technology innovation. In part three of AMO’s blog series, learn how AMO is utilizing private and public partnerships to tackle the challenges facing manufacturers today and how to be environmentally sustainable to ensure economic growth.
Read about a few of AMO’s partnerships and how we are working together to overcome challenges facing the manufacturing sector.
Click here to catch up on our blog series, “Smart, Safe, Sustainable, and Surging: A Fresh Outlook on U.S. Manufacturing”.
AMO’s David Forrest Attends Prestigious George C. Marshall Visit to Austria Program
Dr. David Forrest, Technology Manager in the Advanced Manufacturing Office, was recently invited by the Austrian government to join industry and technology experts at the George C. Marshall Visit to Austria Program. The program is designed to connect U.S. change makers together with the goal to further improve mutual understanding and to highlight Austrian innovations in industry and technology.
Read more about the program and Dr. Forrest’s role and commitment to advanced manufacturing innovation.
SAVE THE DATE: HPC4Mfg Industry Engagement Day – March 3, 2017
AMO and Lawrence Livermore, Lawrence Berkeley, and Oak Ridge national laboratories would like to invite you to participate in a High Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) meeting focused on “Spurring Innovation in U.S. Manufacturing Through Advanced Computing”. The meeting will be held on March 3, 2017 in the greater San Diego, CA area.
On-line registration, hotel details, agenda, and additional information on the event can be found here.
AMO Leaders Receive Outstanding Impact Special Act Award
AMO Technology Managers, Dr. David Forrest and Dr. Mike McKittrick, received special recognition awards from EERE’s Acting Assistant Secretary Dr. David Friedman for their individual contributions to the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
David Forrest received the “Innovation Award” based off of his work with the High Performance Computing for Manufacturing program. He has also been integral in the success of the Covetic Nanomaterials initiatives, which are developing new scientific knowledge on commercially important advanced energy materials. Mike McKittrick received the “Mission Award” for his contribution to the Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Reducing EMbodied-energy And Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) in Materials Manufacturing.
Congratulations, David and Mike!