Office: Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office
Estimated Funding Opportunity Announcement Date: December 2022
Estimated Period of Performance: 3 - 5 years
Number of Awards Anticipated: Multiple
Description
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced its intent to issue a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to that will drive innovation to decarbonize the entire life cycle of Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRFs). These facilities, which treat wastewater from public water systems, are estimated to be directly and indirectly responsible for over 44 MMT of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions each year or the equivalent emissions from more than 9 million gasoline-powered passenger vehicles. The upcoming funding opportunity will accelerate research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) of technologies to help lower emissions from WRRFs and move the U.S. closer to a clean, decarbonized economy that benefits all Americans.
Topic Areas
The FOA is expected to include the following topics:
Decarbonization of WRRF Unit Processes Research and Development: This topic will focus on research and development projects to reduce GHG emissions from various unit processes within WRRFs. Applications under this area of interest are expected to focus on emission and cost reductions from particular unit processes.
Reducing overall greenhouse GHG emissions from WRRFs: This topic will focus on pilot and demonstration projects to reduce GHG emissions and treatment costs for WRRFs. Proposals in this topic will address the GHG emissions profiles of a WRRF at larger scales and higher levels of technology readiness.
More Information
The funding opportunity is expected to include approximately $14 million in federal funding. EERE envisions awarding multiple financial assistance awards in the form of cooperative agreements.
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