On April 23rd, 2013 the US DOE opened a new USD 20 million funding opportunity for thermochemical energy storage (TCES) systems as a component of concentrating solar power (CSP) technology.

The synopsis for this grant opportunity is detailed below, following this paragraph. This synopsis contains all of the updates to this document that have been posted as of 04/23/2013 . If updates have been made to the opportunity synopsis, update information is provided below the synopsis.
 

Concentrating Solar Power: Efficiently Leveraging Equilibrium Mechanisms for Engineering New Thermochemical Storage (CSP: ELEMENTS) is part of the DOE’s SunShot Initiative, which seeks to drive down the cost of solar technologies.

DOE states that the funding is designed to both advance major technical focus areas and develop complete TCES systems. Successful projects will culminate in an on-sun test of the TCES system. Validated performance models will also be required of recipients.

 
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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
DE-FOA-0000805
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Apr 23, 2013
Creation Date:
Apr 23, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Jul 23, 2013    Submission Deadline for Concept Paper: 5:00 PM ET, May 23, 2013 Submission Deadline for Full Applications: 5:00 PM ET, July 23 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Jul 23, 2013    Submission Deadline for Concept Paper: 5:00 PM ET, May 23, 2013 Submission Deadline for Full Applications: 5:00 PM ET, July 23 2013
Archive Date:
Funding Instrument Type:
Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:
Energy
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$0
Award Ceiling:
$0
Award Floor:
$0
CFDA Number(s):
81.087  —  Renewable Energy Research and Development
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
 
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Please See the FOA, Section III – Eligibility Information, A. Eligible Applicants for the complete list of eligible applicants under this FOA.
Agency Name
Golden Field Office
Description
The Concentrating Solar Power: Efficiently Leveraging Equilibrium Mechanisms for Engineering New Thermochemical Storage (CSP: ELEMENTS) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) that is being issued by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking applications that integrate Thermochemical Energy Storage (TCES) systems with a minimum of 6 hours of thermal storage to be used in ≥1 Megawatt-electric (≥1 MWe) scale CSP electricity generation that have promise to achieve a cost target of ≤$15 per kilowatt-hour-thermal (≤$15/kWhth) are the focus of this FOA. Successful projects will culminate in an on-sun demonstration of the thermochemical reactor along with reliable projections of the full scale performance of the integrated storage system through the utilization of validated performance models developed as part of the research and development effort.
Link to Additional Information
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Clay L. Pfrangle
CSPELEMENTS@go.doe.gov
CSPELEMENTS@go.doe.gov