State
California Energy Commission (CEC)
01/13/21
03/08/21 5:00 PM
Grants to California private and public entities for technological advancements to increase efficient energy usage. Eligible projects are those that focus on making these improvements in the dairy industry or wastewater treatment plants. The purpose of the funding is to support sustainable energy initiatives and reach statewide decarbonization goals.
The IAW sectors have significant potential for improvements in energy and water efficiency but are difficult sectors to promote energy efficiency and to decarbonize. Each sector and the individual facilities each have unique operational needs, have a mix of old and new equipment, lack easy access to actionable operation data for decision making and lack verified performance data under real-world conditions for promising emerging technologies.
Projects must fall within one of the following project groups:
Group 1: Advanced Energy Management and Monitoring of the Dairy Industry
The purpose of this research area is to identify and demonstrate emerging electricity saving technologies that can directly reduce electricity use and GHG and other emissions in the dairy industry (dairy industry in this instance includes industries in the milk and cheese processing lifecycle: dairy farms, production of milk, cheese, and associated products, whey processing, etc.), and perform technology transfer to more broadly share the outcome of the research and enable further adoption by dairies and other industries. The target industries are those in the primary milk and cheese production and processing lifecycle.
The aim is to digitize the dairy and dairy adjacent industries (milk, cheese, and their associated products) through the adoption of advanced sensors, data management, machine learning, and best practices to optimize electric equipment operations. The goal is to make the technology applicable and useable for other dairies and industrial operations beyond those participating as a demonstration site under this solicitation.
Group 2: Advanced Treatment Processes for Wastewater Treatment Plants
The purpose of this research area is to demonstrate at a municipal wastewater treatment facility, that treats more than one million gallons per day, the operation of emerging advanced primary treatment and/or advanced secondary treatment technologies for municipal wastewater.
The goal of this group is to demonstrate (at scale) that advanced primary and secondary treatment can increase energy efficiency and increase overall treatment plant capacity while reducing operational and maintenance costs. Technologies for this group must be at technology readiness level of 5-8 with the expectation to progress up one or more levels by the end of the project. Technologies must have a pathway to commercialization and deployment in California’s municipal wastewater treatment facilities to ensure the benefits of the project will extend beyond the scope and term of the grant agreement.
For more information on these two groups, see page 7 of the ACEE Manual.
GrantWatch ID#: 194009
$13,000,000
Group 1: Advanced Energy Management and Monitoring of the Dairy Industry
Available Funding: $9,000,000
Award Amount: $1,500,000 - $6,000,000
Group 2: Advanced Treatment Processes for Wastewater Treatment Plants
Available Funding: $4,000,000
Award Amount: $2,000,000 - $4,000,000
Anticipated Agreement Start Date: 06/30/2021
Anticipated Agreement End Date: March 31, 2025
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
Apply online: https://gss.energy.ca.gov/Login.aspx
Erica Rodriguez
Erica.Rodriguez@energy.ca.gov
(916) 654-4314
Natalie Johnson, Commission Agreement Officer
California Energy Commission
1516 Ninth Street, MS-18
Sacramento, California, 95814
FAX: (916) 654-4423
E-mail: Natalie.johnson@energy.ca.gov
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