Great Lakes Wind Power funding opportunity

We just heard of this new opportunity -- Great Lakes Wind Power - Making It Wildlife-Friendly -- and know it might be of interest, especially to some of our friends up in Northwest Indiana who have faced this very issue.  This program provides grants and other assistance to groups and government agencies engaged in monitoring migratory birds and bats in support of developing wildlife-friendly wind power in the Great Lakes region.

Applications are due May 6th.  Awards are expected to be between $5,000 and $50,000.  County, city, or township governments, public institutions of higher education, and 501(c)(3) non-profits are among eligible applicants.

This obviously isn't your typical energy funding opportunity, but it is something to consider in northern Indiana.  Visit grants.gov under funding opportunity FWS-ES-GLRI-10WW for more information.

U.S. Offshore Wind: funding opportunity #2

Here's another wind energy opportunity.  The U.S. Offshore Wind:  Technology Development opportunity was recently released.  The pre-application is due April 1, with the final application due June 17.

The objective is to develop tools and technologies that lower the cost of energy of offshore wind systems.  Research should have long-term solutions for shallow, transitional, and deep water deployments.  There are five topic areas of interest, with estimated federal funding at $800,000 to $1.5 million per award.

Make sure to visit FedConnect under DE-FOA-0000415 for more info.

US Offshore Wind funding opportunity

Here's another funding opportunity for wind resources for you.  The U.S. Offshore Wind:  Removing Market Barriers opportunity is open until March 11 (for letters of intent) with a preliminary application due March 25.  Invitations will be sent for final applications in May, with that final application due on June 10.

This funding opportunity is designed to help overcome several barriers -- to reduce the cost of energy through technology development and to reduce the deployment timelines and uncertainties which limit U.S. offshore wind project development.

Here are the seven topic areas for applications:

• Offshore Wind Market & Economic Analysis
• Environmental Risk Reduction
• Manufacturing & Supply Chain Development
• Transmission Planning & Interconnection Studies
• Optimized Infrastructure & Operations
• Resource Characterization & Design Conditions
• Impact on Electronic Equipment in the Marine Environment

There will be an estimated 1-8 awards per topic area, with funding ranging rom $200,000 to $4.5 million per award.  A few topic areas do include non-federal cost sharing.

For more info, head on over to Fedconnect and search under DE-FOA-0000414.  If you know of someone who would be interested, always feel free to pass this info along.

U.S. Wind Power funding opportunity

We wanted to pass along info about one of the Department of Energy's newest funding opportunities, U.S. Wind Power:  Next Generation Drivetrain Development.  According to DOE's release, they are looking to advance wind turbine drivetrains by developing concepts and designs for the next generation of drivetrain systems.  Projects are expected to run for up to 24 months and will include two budget periods.  Estimated DOE funding per award is at $2 million, with an estimated recipient cost share of $1.125 million per award.

There's a quick turnaround here.  Letters of intent are due by March 7, and the full application is due April 1.

For more info, visit Fedconnect under DE-FOA-0000439.