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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Division of Vitality’s (DOE) Workplace of Know-how Transitions (OTT) yesterday introduced $41.4 million in federal funding for 50 impactful tasks throughout 17 Nationwide Laboratories to propel clear power options. The funding is made obtainable by means of the Fiscal 12 months (FY) 2024 Know-how Commercialization Fund (TCF) Base Annual Appropriations Core Laboratory Infrastructure for Market Readiness (CLIMR) Lab Name.
The FY24 CLIMR Lab Name is the most important quantity of funding but and represents coordinated investments from the most important set of DOE program places of work.
“I expect the 50 selected CLIMR projects to drive sweeping impact within our National Labs and integrate long-lasting process improvements to ultimately deliver more clean energy solutions into everyday by Americans,” stated Dr. Vanessa Z. Chan, DOE Chief Commercialization Workplace and Director of the Workplace of Know-how Transitions. “The new technology being commercialized out of the DOE National Laboratories is essential to meeting the Biden Administrations climate goals including lowering energy costs and achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.”
Introduced in November 2023, the FY24 TCF Base CLIMR lab name invited proposals from Nationwide Laboratories to advance power applied sciences and strengthen present practices. The TCF was established by Congress by means of the Vitality Coverage Act of 2005 and reauthorized by the Vitality Act of 2020 to advertise promising power applied sciences. The chosen tasks will simplify commercialization processes, speed up the event of present promising applied sciences, and kickstart the event of recent power options. Over 78 accomplice entities will be a part of our Nationwide Laboratories in undertaking CLIMR venture targets. These companions plan to commit over $22M in price share, totaling practically $64 million in each federal and non-federal funding to Nationwide Labs.
The lab name provided six subjects aiming to deal with commercialization challenges, speed up the event of promising applied sciences, and streamline processes to effectively ship clear power options to the market.
DOE’s Workplace of Know-how Transitions (OTT) coordinates the TCF and strengthens DOE’s commercialization partnerships. OTT collaborated with the next DOE program places of work for the FY 2024 CLIMR lab name: the Workplace of Fossil Vitality and Carbon Administration; Workplace of Nuclear Vitality; Workplace of Electrical energy; Workplace of Cybersecurity, Vitality Safety, and Emergency Response; Workplace of Vitality Effectivity and Renewable Vitality’s Automobile Applied sciences Workplace, Bioenergy Applied sciences Workplace, Photo voltaic Vitality Applied sciences Workplace, Water Energy Applied sciences Workplace, Constructing Applied sciences Workplace, Industrial Effectivity and Decarbonization Workplace, Superior Supplies and Manufacturing Applied sciences Workplace, Hydrogen and Gas Cell Applied sciences Workplace, Wind Vitality Applied sciences Workplace, and the Geothermal Applied sciences Workplace.
To view descriptions of the chosen CLIMR tasks, go to the tasks webpage. To remain updated on the newest funding alternatives and OTT accomplishments, subscribe to obtain the OTT e-newsletter by way of electronic mail.
Concerning the Division of Vitality Workplace of Know-how Transitions
The Division of Vitality Workplace of Know-how Transitions (OTT) is likely one of the largest supporters of expertise commercialization within the federal authorities. Based in 2015, OTT bolsters the expertise business’s market abilities and permits clear power applied sciences to progress by means of analysis, growth, demonstration, and to deployment into the non-public sector to satisfy our nation’s local weather targets. Go to us at power.gov/ott to study extra and subscribe to obtain our newest alternatives and accomplishments by way of electronic mail. Observe us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Media Contact: OTT@hq.doe.gov
Courtesy of U.S. Division of Vitality
