The California Energy Commission is pleased to announce Advancing Environmental Monitoring Technologies for Floating Offshore Wind to fund applied research and development projects that support the 2021 Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) Interim Investment Plan initiatives 8b.
Donor Name: California Energy Commission
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/17/2022
Grant Size: $3,500,000
Details:
Projects funded through this solicitation must develop an integrated monitoring system for observing interactions between FOSW structures and marine life or ecosystem processes to assess environmental risks and monitor impacts. The innovation must incorporate a minimum of two complementary monitoring technologies to cross-validate data collected during the project term or enhance the usefulness of data from either one alone. For example, applicants can pair an imaging technology, such as an infrared camera, with a species detection and identification technology, such as LiDAR, to provide accurate analysis. The monitoring system must be designed to operate durably in the weather and sea conditions applicable to the Humboldt WEA and/or Morro Bay WEA.
Projects must aim to advance the technology readiness level (TRL) from TRL 3 to TRL 4 or 5 by the end of the project term. Testing done under this solicitation must result in component validation in laboratory environments. Project teams will be expected to have demonstrated the expertise necessary to accomplish the above objectives. Teams should include technology developers and scientists and engineers with experience in environmental impacts, monitoring, mitigation, or some combination of these. Proposed project activities cannot be tested in state waters or current federal WEAs.
Funding Information
There is up to $7,000,000 available for grants awarded under this solicitation. The minimum funding amount for each project is $2,000,000. The maximum funding amount is $3,500,000.
Eligibility Criteria
This solicitation is open to all public and private entities with the exception of local publicly owned electric utilities. In accordance with CPUC Decision 12-05-037, funds administered by the CEC may not be used for any purposes associated with local publicly owned electric utility activities. A local publicly owned electric utility is an entity as defined in California Public Utilities Code section 224.3.
For more information, visit California Energy Commission.
