The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released a Request for Information (RFI) to gain input from academia regarding infrastructure or equipment investments that would enable expanded energy R&D opportunities at the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) facilities for renewable energy, energy storage, and grid integration technology development and testing. The response to this RFI is due August 24, 2018.
This is a request for information, not a funding opportunity.
RFI Description (full document is attached): NREL’s NWTC is poised to provide the integration, data collection, and test support services for a much broader and longer-term vision wherein renewables are a principal electricity provider for the nation. Consequently, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to gain input from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders regarding infrastructure or equipment investments that would enable expanded energy R&D opportunities at the NWTC. EERE’s vision is to enable the transition of the facility from a predominantly wind focus to a broader mix of energy research and development, including energy storage and grid integration. EERE’s Technology Offices are requesting public input on specific facility and infrastructure investments which would enable new research and development of value to industry. R&D technology areas of interest include: fuel cells and hydrogen, advanced manufacturing, solar, grid integration and storage, marine hydrokinetic, hydropower, and geothermal technologies.
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