Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0002428
The Department of Energy, through the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), issued a Notice of Intent describing a planned funding opportunity announcement (FOA) titled University Turbine Systems Research (UTSR) - Focus on Hydrogen Fuels (referenced as DE-FOA-0002397 in the notice). The purpose of the planned FOA is to fund competitively selected, university-led research and development projects aimed at improving combustion turbine technology as the sector moves toward lower-carbon fuels. The core emphasis is on the scientific and engineering hurdles that come up when operating turbines on hydrogen and hydrogen-related fuels, with the goal of advancing both performance and efficiency.
The research scope centers on combustion turbines used in both combined-cycle and simple-cycle power applications. In practical terms, that means projects are expected to address problems that matter for real turbine systems, not just laboratory combustion experiments. The notice highlights three key fuel categories: pure hydrogen fuels, blends of natural gas and hydrogen, and hydrogen carriers such as ammonia. Because these fuels behave differently than conventional natural gas during ignition, flame stabilization, heat release, and emissions formation, the planned FOA is positioned to support work that resolves those applied engineering and underlying science challenges so turbines can operate efficiently, reliably, and at high performance on these alternative fuels.
From an administrative standpoint, the notice lists the opportunity as a discretionary funding program in the energy category, using a cooperative agreement as the anticipated award instrument. A cooperative agreement typically implies substantial federal involvement during the period of performance, such as technical collaboration, regular milestones, and active project management, which fits R&D programs where DOE and performers coordinate closely. The eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, including both public/state-controlled universities and private universities, consistent with the UTSR program focus on university-based research.
The notice includes several data fields that frame the opportunity at a high level: it was posted on October 8, 2020, and shows an original closing date of December 15, 2020. It also lists an award ceiling value of 2 (as presented in the source data) and expected awards as 0, which is commonly seen in notices of intent or early listings where the agency is not yet committing to a final number of awards or where the listing reflects placeholder values rather than final FOA details. The CFDA number provided is 81.089, tying the activity to DOE assistance programs.
Finally, the notice makes a clear disclaimer that it is informational only. DOE states it is not seeking comments on the content of the notice, and the notice itself is not the full FOA. The intent is to alert the research community that DOE plans to release a competitive solicitation focused on hydrogen-fueled turbine challenges and to give universities time to anticipate the upcoming opportunity and begin aligning research teams and ideas with the stated technical direction.Apply for DE FOA 0002428
- The Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent to issue DE-FOA-0002397 titled University Turbine Systems Research (UTSR) – Focus on Hydrogen Fuels" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.089.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 08, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 15, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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