This week's awards: Long-Duration Energy Storage Demonstrations (LDES) Program's Communities Accessing Resilient Energy Storage (CARES)
Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations
July 10, 2024
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On Wednesdays, OCED will announce the latest projects that have successfully completed award negotiations. OCED will only issue an Award Wednesday notification on weeks when an award has been finalized.
AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS
Long-Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Demonstrations Program
Communities Accessing Resilient Energy Storage (CARES)
OCED awarded the LDES CARES project, led by ReJoule, with $1 million in federal funding (of the total federal cost share of up to $10 million) to begin Phase 1 of its project plan to demonstrate ways to maximize the value of used batteries by repurposing lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles to build modular energy storage systems for behind-the-meter microgrid installations. The installations will vary in size and usage and have the potential to demonstrate a diverse portfolio of repurposed lithium-ion batteries with 10+ hours of continuous discharge, support larger microgrids and grid storage, and offer a clean-energy alternative to fossil fuel-powered peaker plants. The CARES project will be located in Red Lake Nation, MN; Santa Fe, NM; and Petaluma, CA. During Phase 1, which is expected to last 12-16 months, ReJoule and the project team will begin planning activities related to budgeting, permitting, procurement, and early development.
View the project factsheet and Community Benefits Commitments Summary here. Learn more about engagement opportunities here.
