DOE Highlights Algae for Targeted Research Grants
Algae/Other Aquatic Organisms/Seaweed, Business News/Analysis, Energy, Federal Agency/Executive Branch, Feedstocks, grants
October 31, 2014
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the US Energy Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announcednine topics and 26 new subtopics under its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Technology Transfer (STTR) programs that will help small businesses develop and deliver market-driven clean energy technologies.
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SBIR grant applications must respond to a specific EERE subtopic, which include:
- Carbon fiber production processes
- Solid-liquid separations for algal systems
- Integrated storage and distributed generation for buildings
- Technology transfer opportunity for fuel cell quality control devices
- Technology transfer opportunity for geothermal co-produced applications
- Concentrating solar thermal desalination
- Silicone-carbide Schottky diodes for electric drive vehicle power electronics
- Innovative small, low-head hydropower turbines
- Active load alleviation strategies for wind turbine blades
The SBIR/STTR application process starts with a mandatory letter of intent, which eligible businesses must file by Monday, December 15 before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Only those who have filed letters of intent may apply. READ MORE and MORE (US Department of Energy)
