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$5,000,000 - $20,000,000

Energy Storage Pilot Demonstrations

From US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED)

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) is issuing this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to support technology demonstrations for energy storage solutions at the pilot-scale. The program will focus on non-lithium technologies, long-duration (10+ hour discharge) systems, and stationary storage applications. This program seeks to: 1) Advance a diverse set of non-lithium energy storage technologies towards commercial viability and utility-scale deployment. 2) Generate high-quality operational datasets and techno-economic models. 3) Build investor, utility, and other end user confidence in the real performance and adoptability of the proposed solutions. This NOFO provides funding, with a 50% cost share, for demonstrations of diverse energy storage technologies, potentially including electrochemical, mechanical, and thermal energy storage systems.

  • Overview

    • Type

      Grant

    • Title

      Energy Storage Pilot Demonstrations

    • Source

      US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED)

    • Federal or State

      Federal

    • Total Amount

      $100,000,000

    • Number of Awards

      5–15

    • Award Range

      $5,000,000 - $20,000,000

    • Cost Share

      Yes

    • Status

      Active

  • Eligibility

    • Audience

      Businesses, Education, Tribes, Utilities

    • Sector

      Energy Infrastructure

    • Activity

      Project Finance, Research & Development

    • Eligibility

      Applicant teams must include at least one technology provider as a recipient or a subrecipient. Priority will be given to proposals that include utility, developer, and/or end user members, a plan to demonstrate the solution in an operational environment, and a plan to build investor confidence to secure support for follow on projects.

    • Location

      National

  • Application Process

    • Application Link

      oced-echange.energy.gov

    • Pre-Application?

      Yes

    • Requirements

      50% minimum required non-federal cost share

    • Disbursement Method

      Reimbursement

  • Important Dates

    • Application Open Date

      Sep 5, 2024

    • Application Close Date

      Feb 13, 2025

    • Application Close Time

      2:00 PM PST

  • Resources & Contacts

    • Contact

      OCED-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov

    • Technical Assistance Contact

      LDESFOA@hq.doe.gov

    • Resources

      This NOFO is being released in coordination with The Office of Electricity (OE) Critical Facility Energy Resilience (CiFER) Solicitation DE-FOA-0003384 which is providing up to $30 million to support large-scale deployment of innovative storage technologies to support energy resiliency needs at a host site containing critical infrastructure. Eligible entities are allowed to apply separately to both opportunities.

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