Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0001045
Apply for DE FOA 0001045
- The Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement No. DE FOA 0000982" 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 Dec 18, 2013 and posted on Dec 18, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Not Applicable. (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:
This notice is an advance heads-up from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), issued through the Golden Field Office, that DOE planned to release a future Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) titled "U.S. Wind Manufacturing Taller Hub Heights to Access Higher Wind Resources, and Lower Cost of Energy." It is not the FOA itself and it is not a request for applications. The purpose of the notice is simply to alert potential applicants that a competitive funding announcement was expected to be posted later, and to encourage early preparation before the actual FOA opened.
The planned FOA, to be issued on behalf of EERE's Wind and Water Power Technologies Office, was framed around a specific technical and market barrier in U.S. wind energy: transportation and logistics constraints that make it difficult and expensive to deploy taller, utility-scale wind turbines. Taller hub heights can reach stronger and steadier winds, which generally increases energy production and can reduce the cost of energy. However, moving large tower sections and related components on U.S. roads and through existing infrastructure can be limiting, so the intent was to stimulate technology development that directly addresses those constraints.
Technically, DOE signaled that the FOA would likely emphasize innovative designs and manufacturing processes for wind turbine towers, along with improved approaches to turbine installation (sometimes described as erection methods). The projects envisioned were not meant to be isolated component tweaks, but integrated solutions that combine tower design/manufacturing with practical installation strategies. A key requirement highlighted in the notice was that solutions should be "demonstrably cost competitive" when evaluated across the full tower lifecycle, meaning costs from fabrication and manufacturing through transportation, installation, operations considerations, and ultimately decommissioning. The target scale was explicitly utility-scale, multi-megawatt turbines, with hub heights of at least 120 meters, indicating a focus on next-generation tall-tower deployment rather than smaller or mid-height systems.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding in the energy area under CFDA 81.087 (Renewable Energy Research and Development). Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any type of entity unless the eventual FOA added further constraints or clarifications. At the notice stage, there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement identified. The listing also shows no estimated total funding and no award ceiling or floor, which is consistent with a notice of intent rather than an actual funding solicitation; those details are typically provided only when the FOA is formally issued.
The notice also makes several process points clear. No applications would be accepted in response to this notice, and DOE asked that no questions be submitted and that parties not respond to the notice of intent. Instead, interested organizations were advised to begin lining up partners, shaping project concepts, and gathering the technical and cost data that would be needed for a strong application once the FOA was released. DOE anticipated that the FOA would be posted on the EERE Exchange website in the first quarter of calendar year 2014. For access issues related to the announcement, the contact listed was Shannon Dennison via the EERE Exchange support email (EEREExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this opportunity?
This is an advance notice (a heads-up) from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), issued through the Golden Field Office, about a planned future Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) titled "U.S. Wind Manufacturing Taller Hub Heights to Access Higher Wind Resources, and Lower Cost of Energy."
2) Is this notice the actual FOA?
No. This notice is not the FOA itself. It is only a notice of intent/advance alert that a competitive FOA was expected to be posted later.
3) Can an organization apply in response to this notice?
No. DOE stated that no applications would be accepted in response to this notice.
4) Is this notice a request for applications or proposals?
No. DOE explicitly indicated it is not a request for applications.
5) Should potential applicants submit questions or respond to the notice?
No. DOE asked that no questions be submitted and that parties not respond to the notice of intent.
6) Why did DOE issue this notice?
The purpose is to alert potential applicants that a competitive funding announcement was expected to be posted later, and to encourage early preparation before the actual FOA opened.
7) Which DOE office is associated with the planned FOA?
The planned FOA was to be issued on behalf of EERE's Wind and Water Power Technologies Office.
8) What problem is the planned FOA intended to address?
The planned FOA was framed around transportation and logistics constraints in the United States that make it difficult and expensive to deploy taller, utility-scale wind turbines (for example, challenges moving large tower sections and related components on roads and through existing infrastructure).
9) Why is DOE interested in taller wind turbine hub heights?
Taller hub heights can reach stronger and steadier winds, which generally increases energy production and can reduce the cost of energy.
10) What kinds of technical solutions did DOE indicate the FOA would likely emphasize?
DOE signaled that the FOA would likely emphasize innovative wind turbine tower designs and manufacturing processes, along with improved approaches to turbine installation (erection methods), specifically to overcome transportation and logistics constraints.
11) Are projects expected to focus on a single component improvement?
No. The notice indicates projects were not meant to be isolated component tweaks, but integrated solutions combining tower design/manufacturing with practical installation strategies.
12) What does DOE mean by solutions being "demonstrably cost competitive"?
The notice highlighted a requirement that proposed solutions should be demonstrably cost competitive when evaluated across the full tower lifecycle, from fabrication and manufacturing through transportation, installation, operations considerations, and ultimately decommissioning.
13) What turbine scale and hub height is the planned FOA targeting?
The target scale was explicitly utility-scale, multi-megawatt wind turbines, with hub heights of at least 120 meters.
14) Is the planned FOA focused on next-generation tall towers or smaller turbines?
Based on the stated target of utility-scale, multi-megawatt turbines at 120 meters or greater hub height, the emphasis is on next-generation tall-tower deployment rather than smaller or mid-height systems.
15) What funding type/category is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding in the energy area under CFDA 81.087 (Renewable Energy Research and Development).
16) Who is eligible to apply (based on the notice)?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any type of entity unless the eventual FOA added further constraints or clarifications.
17) Is cost sharing or matching required?
At the notice stage, no cost-sharing or matching requirement was identified.
18) How much funding will be available and what will awards look like?
The notice shows no estimated total funding and no award ceiling or floor. This is consistent with a notice of intent rather than an actual funding solicitation; these details are typically provided only when the FOA is formally issued.
19) Where was DOE expecting to post the FOA?
DOE anticipated that the FOA would be posted on the EERE Exchange website.
20) When was the FOA expected to be posted?
DOE anticipated the FOA would be posted in the first quarter of calendar year 2014.
21) What should interested organizations do now, since they cannot apply yet?
DOE advised interested parties to begin lining up partners, shaping project concepts, and gathering the technical and cost data that would be needed for a strong application once the FOA was released.
22) Who should be contacted for access issues related to the announcement?
For access issues related to the announcement, the contact listed was Shannon Dennison via the EERE Exchange support email: EEREExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov.
23) Does the notice provide instructions for submitting materials now?
No. The notice explicitly indicates that no applications would be accepted and that parties should not respond to the notice of intent.
24) What is the main theme of the planned FOA title?
Based on the title, the planned FOA theme is enabling taller wind turbine hub heights (via U.S. wind manufacturing and related approaches) to access higher wind resources and lower the cost of energy.
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