The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) announced the Concentrating Solar Flux to Heat and Power funding opportunity, which will award $30 million for innovative research, development, and demonstration projects that accelerate the large-scale development and deployment of concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) technology. CSP technologies offer unique value as a renewable energy resource that can readily deliver high-temperature heat for uses in the industrial sector and incorporate energy storage for on-demand solar power.
SETO is interested in projects in three topic areas:
- Topic Area 1: Scalable Concentrating Solar Collectors
- Topic Area 2: Scalable Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (sCO2) Turbomachinery
- Topic Area 3: Scalable Concentrating Solar-Thermal Receivers and Reactors
SETO anticipates making approximately six to 16 awards under this FOA ranging from $750,000 to $10 million. SETO encourages diverse teams from universities, nonprofit and for-profit companies, state and local governments, and Tribal Nations to apply.
Prior to submitting a full application, applicants must submit a concept paper by May 16 at 5 p.m. ET.