Press Releases

Six teams were selected for creating cost-effective recycling technologies for U.S. wind energy systems.

This week's awards: ERA Phase 2 Prize Winners, ERA's Grid Access and Resiliency; IDP's Polyethylene Terephthalate Recycling Decarbonization , IDP's Iron Electric Induction Conversion; CC Pilots' Carbon Capture Pilot at Vicksburg Containerboard Mill

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) announced their Notice of Intent (NOI) to issue a call for proposals from DOE National Laboratories, Plants, and Sites for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Core Laboratory Infrastructure for Market Readiness (CLIMR) Lab Call. The goal of OTT's Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) is to improve America’s energy competitiveness and security by accelerating commercialization of critical energy technologies to market. DOE anticipates releasing the FY25 CLIMR Lab Call in October 2024.

The Department of Energy (DOE) entered into two new Partnership Intermediary Agreements (PIAs) with ConnectWerx and TechWerx, building on the successful PIA Pilot with ENERGYWERX. The new partner intermediaries (PIs) will support the development of critical PIA activities including stakeholder outreach and convening, rapid prototyping. market analysis, technology scouting, and STEM education.

On Sept. 3, 2024, DOE announced 123 awards totaling $142 million in research and development grants for small businesses in 34 states whose projects will address multiple mission areas across the Department.

at the Fall 2024 EPIC Startup Pitch Competition, three startups were named winners by the DOE Office of Technology Transitions after pitching their groundbreaking energy technologies.

OE announced two advanced energy storage technology prizes: the Beyond the Meter Energy Storage Integration Prize to encourage innovation on the consumer’s side of the energy meter and a preview of the Energy Storage Innovations Prize Round 2.

GEODE Launches Initial Phase of U.S. Department of Energy Sponsored Geothermal Initiative, Embarking on a New Era of Geothermal Energy Development

Each of the companies will receive approximately $1.15 million for Phase II SBIR awards.

Awarded projects to support the licensing and regulation of HALEU – a crucial material needed to demonstrate and deploy advanced nuclear reactors.