Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0000747
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- The Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Improving Marine and Hydrokinetic and Offshore Wind Energy Resource Data" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 2, 2012 and posted on Aug 1, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 1, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Department of Energy (DOE), through its Golden Field Office and the EERE Exchange platform, released a Request for Information (RFI) titled "Improving Marine and Hydrokinetic and Offshore Wind Energy Resource Data" (Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0000747). This notice is not a traditional grant solicitation and does not ask for project proposals or offer funding. Instead, DOE is gathering input from stakeholders to better understand what data, measurement capabilities, and characterization technologies are missing or insufficient for accelerating the deployment of marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) and offshore wind energy systems in the United States. The information provided is intended to shape future strategy and help guide the Wind and Water Power Programs research and development portfolio, particularly around resource characterization priorities.
On the marine and hydrokinetic side, DOE is specifically looking for feedback on how to advance wave and tidal resource characterization. That includes practical suggestions about improving how wave and tidal energy resources are measured, mapped, and modeled, as well as what kinds of datasets are most urgently needed to support technology development and site planning. A key emphasis is on better data collection and analysis methods that can capture far-field hydrological conditions and wave-environment behavior, and how those broader ocean and coastal dynamics interact with MHK devices. In other words, DOE is interested not only in the energy resource itself (for example, wave height, period, direction, or tidal current speed profiles), but also in how larger-scale oceanographic processes and variability may affect device performance, survivability, and long-term energy production.
On the offshore wind side, DOE is seeking comments on research, observation efforts, and partnership opportunities that would improve offshore wind resource characterization. The request is aimed at identifying meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) data gaps and describing activities that could complement, augment, or expand existing and planned offshore wind data collection efforts. This can include recommendations related to measurement campaigns, sensor platforms, data-sharing arrangements, standards for data quality and interoperability, and collaborations among federal agencies, state and local governments, academia, industry, and other relevant groups. The overall goal is to strengthen the data foundation used to estimate offshore wind resources, understand site conditions, reduce uncertainty in energy yield and risk assessments, and support responsible development.
Participation is open and unrestricted, meaning DOE is inviting responses from any interested parties, including industry, universities, researchers, and government entities, subject to any clarifications in the full RFI text. DOE makes clear that it will not compensate respondents for submissions and that providing input does not guarantee a future funding opportunity. The estimated total funding and award amounts are listed as zero because this is an information-gathering action rather than a financial assistance award.
The RFI was posted on August 1, 2012, with an original and current closing date of October 1, 2012, and an archive date of December 1, 2012. The full RFI and submission instructions were hosted on the EERE Exchange website. Responses were to be submitted by email to Resource.Characterization@go.doe.gov, with a contact listed for access issues: Kristen Cadigan at the same email address.
FAQs: DOE RFI DE-FOA-0000747 (Improving Marine and Hydrokinetic and Offshore Wind Energy Resource Data)
What is this DOE opportunity?
This notice is a Department of Energy (DOE) Request for Information (RFI) titled "Improving Marine and Hydrokinetic and Offshore Wind Energy Resource Data" under Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0000747, released through DOE's Golden Field Office and the EERE Exchange platform.
Is this a grant or funding opportunity?
No. DOE states this is not a traditional grant solicitation. It does not request project proposals and it does not offer funding.
Why are the estimated total funding and award amounts shown as zero?
They are listed as zero because the RFI is an information-gathering action rather than a financial assistance award.
What is DOE trying to learn through this RFI?
DOE is gathering stakeholder input to understand what data, measurement capabilities, and characterization technologies are missing or insufficient for accelerating deployment of marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) and offshore wind energy systems in the United States.
How will DOE use the information submitted?
DOE indicates the input is intended to shape future strategy and help guide the Wind and Water Power Programs research and development portfolio, particularly around resource characterization priorities.
Does submitting a response guarantee future funding from DOE?
No. DOE explicitly notes that providing input does not guarantee a future funding opportunity.
Will DOE compensate respondents for preparing or submitting an RFI response?
No. DOE makes clear it will not compensate respondents for submissions.
Who is allowed to respond to this RFI?
Participation is described as open and unrestricted. DOE is inviting responses from any interested parties, including industry, universities, researchers, and government entities, subject to any clarifications in the full RFI text.
What topic areas does the RFI cover?
The RFI covers resource data needs for two areas: (1) marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) energy (including wave and tidal) and (2) offshore wind energy, with a focus on improving resource characterization data.
What is DOE asking for on the marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) side?
DOE is seeking feedback on how to advance wave and tidal resource characterization, including practical suggestions for improving how wave and tidal energy resources are measured, mapped, and modeled, and what datasets are most urgently needed to support technology development and site planning.
What kinds of wave and tidal measurements or resource details are included?
The RFI references interest in the energy resource itself (for example, wave height, period, and direction, or tidal current speed profiles), along with broader factors that may influence energy production and device performance.
Why does DOE emphasize far-field conditions and broader ocean/coastal dynamics for MHK?
DOE highlights the need for data collection and analysis methods that can capture far-field hydrological conditions and wave-environment behavior, and how larger-scale oceanographic processes and variability interact with MHK devices, affecting performance, survivability, and long-term energy production.
What is DOE asking for on the offshore wind side?
DOE is seeking comments on research, observation efforts, and partnership opportunities that would improve offshore wind resource characterization, including identifying meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) data gaps and activities that could complement, augment, or expand existing and planned data collection efforts.
What types of offshore wind recommendations does DOE mention?
DOE notes that comments may include recommendations related to measurement campaigns, sensor platforms, data-sharing arrangements, standards for data quality and interoperability, and collaborations among federal agencies, state and local governments, academia, industry, and other relevant groups.
What is the overall goal of improving offshore wind resource data?
DOE describes the goal as strengthening the data foundation used to estimate offshore wind resources, understand site conditions, reduce uncertainty in energy yield and risk assessments, and support responsible development.
When was this RFI posted and when did it close?
The RFI was posted on August 1, 2012. The original and current closing date was October 1, 2012. The archive date was December 1, 2012.
Where was the full RFI posted?
The full RFI and submission instructions were hosted on the EERE Exchange website.
How were responses submitted?
Responses were to be submitted by email to Resource.Characterization@go.doe.gov.
Who should be contacted for access issues?
The notice lists Kristen Cadigan as the contact for access issues, at Resource.Characterization@go.doe.gov.
Which DOE office released the RFI?
DOE released the RFI through its Golden Field Office, using the EERE Exchange platform.
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