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The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has issued a Special Notice regarding a request for proposals (RFP) under the Competitiveness Improvement Project (CIP) for distributed wind.
Focused on small and medium wind turbine technology R&D, the CIP is an annual solicitation that awards cost-shared subcontracts and technical support via a competitive process to:
- Innovate optimized designs for increased energy production and grid support;
- Conduct turbine and component testing to national standards to verify performance and safety; and
- Develop advanced manufacturing processes to reduce hardware costs.
The RFP is planned for release in early 2021, and NREL invites interested parties to attend a virtual workshop on December 8, 2020 to learn more about the CIP and the RFP process.