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Critical Facility Energy Resilience (CiFER) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Electricity. Provides funding for projects enhancing energy resilience in critical facilities.
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DOE Selects $15M in Projects Advancing Energy Storage and Critical Infrastructure Resiliency | Department of Energy DOE Selects $15M in Projects Advancing Energy Storage and Critical Infrastructure Resiliency The Office of Electricity announced $5 million each to 3 grid-scale energy storage projects that support critical facilities and infrastructure in a power outage or other emergency.
Funding is from the Critical Facility Energy Resilience (CiFER) FOA. WASHINGTON, D. C.
– The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced three storage technologies projects that will receive up to $5 million each to demonstrate the ability of energy storage to support critical facilities and infrastructure during a power outage or other emergency.
The selected projects will receive funding through the Critical Facility Energy Resilience (CiFER) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), which OE released in August 2024 . Energy resiliency is crucial to support the nation’s electricity grid through extreme weather events, cyber or physical attacks, aging infrastructure, and electromagnetic events with the potential to cause widespread power outages.
The selected projects will help advance innovative storage technologies from early-stage research and development to widespread commercialization. Projects will also demonstrate the capabilities of these storage technologies to support critical infrastructure or facilities with resiliency needs.
“This $15 million investment deepens our commitment to modernizing the nation’s electric grid through innovative energy storage technology solutions,” said Gil Bindewald, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Electricity. “Maintaining critical infrastructure will ensure the nation’s electricity grid remains reliable, resilient and secure as we navigate different emerging threats.
” Entity Project Title Project Summary Binghamton University Resilient Energy System based on high-voltage PhosphatE Cell Technology (RESPECT) Binghamton University and its partners will develop and demonstrate a Bio-Mineralized Lithium Mixed-Metal Phosphate grid-scale battery energy storage system to improve energy resilience at a critical services facility (e.g., fire, water treatment, etc.) in Endicott, NY.
Funding amount: $5,000,000 Inlyte Energy Iron and Sodium Long Duration Battery for Multi-day Resilience and Renewable Shifting in High Wildfire Risk Zone Inlyte and its partners will develop and demonstrate an iron and sodium long duration energy storage system to improve energy resilience at the Alliance Redwoods site in Occidental, CA. Funding amount: $4.
1 million Long Hill Energy Partners Demonstration of Low-Cost, Organic Quinone Flow Battery Long Hill Energy Partners and its project team will develop and demonstrate Quino Energy’s organic quinone flow battery to improve energy resilience at Los Angeles County’s High Desert Regional Health Center (HDRHC) in Lancaster, CA.
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Critical Facility Energy Resilience (CiFER) is funded by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Electricity. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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