This is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED).
This RFI seeks public input to help inform a potential program to support operational validation of pilot-scale clean energy technology components and subsystems. OCED is seeking feedback from small businesses, private investors, incubators and accelerators, and clean energy project developers interested in working with small businesses as technology or component suppliers for their projects.
Specifically, DOE is looking for insights on the following:
- Funding amount needed for a typical pilot-scale validation project
- Preferred type of funding mechanism and application process
- Needs for technical, business, and commercialization assistance
- Recommendations on how to ensure the program can be accessed by a diverse pool of applicants and reduce barriers to participation of disadvantaged businesses in the clean energy industry ecosystem
- Opportunities to ensure the program can benefit every American and every community
Deadline to provide input is July 31, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. (ET) and should be submitted via email to oced.proveit@hq.doe.gov.
This is solely a Request for Information and not a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). DOE is not accepting applications. Information collected from this RFI may be used by DOE for planning purposes, which could include developing future Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA) or other solicitations.