Funding Available for CHP Research to Provide Cost-Effective Support to the Electric Grid

• Funding Available for CHP Research to Provide Cost-Effective Support to the Electric Grid
• Learn More About DOE’s AIM Onshore Prize Competition
• Webinar on Barriers and Opportunities to Broader Adoption of IDSM at Electric Utilities
• AMO Director Rob Ivester to Speak at the 2018 ARPA-E Summit
• SAVE THE DATE: AMO 2018 Peer Review
• AMO-funded Projects Win Excellence Award for Outstanding Work in Technology

Funding Available for CHP Research to Provide Cost-Effective Support to the Electric Grid

The Advanced Manufacturing Office announced up to $10 million to conduct research and development activities to further the utilization of cost-effective, highly efficient combined heat and power (CHP) specifically designed to provide support to the electric grid.

EERE anticipates making approximately 6–10 awards across two areas of interest: (1) Power Electronics and Control Systems, and (2) Electricity Generation Components.

Register to attend an informational webinar to learn more about the solicitation on March 2, 2018 at 10:00 AM EDT.

View the solicitation and submission instructions here. Concept papers are due by March 23, 2018.

Learn More About DOE’s AIM Onshore Prize Competition — March 6

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is hosting an informational webinar on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, from 1–2 p.m. (MST) about DOE’s American Inventions Made Onshore (AIM Onshore) prize competition. Click here to access the webinar.

AIM Onshore is looking for creative, sustainable ways to deliver DOE’s Build4Scale training to innovators and facilitate new partnerships between the innovators and domestic manufacturers. For more information about the AIM Onshore prize competition, go here. Registration for the competition will close on April 3, 2018.

Webinar on Barriers and Opportunities to Broader Adoption of IDSM at Electric Utilities — March 8

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory recently released a new report: "Barriers and Opportunities to Broader Adoption of Integrated Demand Side Management at Electric Utilities: A Scoping Study." A webinar presentation on key findings of the report will be presented on Thursday, March 8, 2018, 12:30-1:30pm EST.

Register for the webinar here.

AMO Director Rob Ivester to Speak at the 2018 ARPA-E Summit— March 13-15

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will host its ninth annual Energy Innovation Summit from March 13-15, 2018 in National Harbor, MD.

AMO Director Rob Ivester will also speak on a panel on Wednesday, March 14, entitled, “From Benchtop to Marketplace: Resources for Prototypes, Demos and Large-Scale Manufacturing.” The panel will examine a number of innovative organizations and initiatives that are looking to close the gap between hardware-based energy technology development and the required skills and resources needed, and it will provide technologists with the resources and connections to prototype, demonstrate, and scale-up their technologies.

For more information and to register for the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, please visit here.

SAVE THE DATE: AMO 2018 Peer Review — July 17-18

Technology experts from the industrial and academic sectors are invited to review the Advanced Manufacturing Office’s (AMO) Program at AMO’s Peer Review from July 17-18 in Washington, DC. AMO’s Research and Development team will make presentations on their work. Presentations will also be provided on other elements of the program.

The program agenda and registration information will be available shortly, so stay tuned for an announcement. Information about previous Peer Reviews can be found here.

AMO-funded Projects Win Excellence Award for Outstanding Work in Technology Transfer

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) was recently honored with the 2018 Excellence in Technology Transfer Awards from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC). ORNL earned recognition for four technologies, three of which were funded by the Advanced Manufacturing Office.

Learn more about these high caliber projects and the impact they are making in the advanced manufacturing industry and beyond.