US Department of Energy Awards USD 34M to Advance Wind and Solar-Powered Grid Technologies
This effort aims to empower grid planners, operators, and utility companies with innovative solutions to effectively integrate and manage renewable energy and battery storage resources.
March 21, 2024. By Abha Rustagi
This effort aims to empower grid planners, operators, and utility companies with innovative solutions to effectively integrate and manage renewable energy and battery storage resources, ultimately minimizing extreme weather-related outages.
The funding injection promises to slash wait times for projects seeking grid connection, accelerating the deployment of clean energy resources in alignment with President Biden’s ambitious target of achieving 100 percent clean electricity by 2035.
US Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm emphasized the critical role of these advancements, stating, "We can’t deploy clean energy if we can’t get renewable sources connected onto our grid."
The projects selected under the Solar Energy Technologies Office’s Operation and Planning Tools for Inverter-Based Resource Management and Availability for the Future Power System (OPTIMA) funding program will pioneer tools to optimize the integration of variable renewable energy resources like solar and wind.
These tools will enhance grid flexibility and resilience, crucial in mitigating the impact of climate change-induced challenges such as rising temperatures and increased demand. The eleven selected projects span across esteemed institutions and organizations nationwide, including Florida International University, Washington State University, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, among others, each receiving substantial grants ranging from USD 2.4 million to USD 3.8 million.
Furthermore, the DOE’s Solar Energy Technologies Office and Wind Energy Technologies Office have introduced the Solar and Wind Interconnection for Future Transmission (SWIFTR) funding opportunity, with a focus on addressing interconnection challenges.
With hundreds of GWs of solar and wind energy expected to come online in the coming years, the SWIFTR initiative seeks to enhance software tools that expedite the interconnection study process for proposed renewable energy plants. By providing developers with crucial data on transmission system characteristics, these tools aim to reduce wait times and uncertainty, facilitating the timely integration of clean energy projects into the grid.
This funding opportunity is a part of DOE’s Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X), established to streamline the interconnection of clean energy and energy storage, strengthening the reliability, resilience, and security of the electric grid.
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