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Energy Department Announces $42 Million in Project Selections for Innovative Buildings Research

February 11, 2019 By SBC

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $42 million in project selections to support early-stage research and development (R&D) of innovative residential and commercial building technologies for energy efficiency.

Buildings use 75% of U.S. electricity and account for 40% of U.S. overall energy use. Energy efficiency is a key driver of overall economic efficiency and part of DOE’s mission to increase energy affordability and energy security. The technology developed from these early-stage R&D projects is designed to help consumers and businesses save energy costs and drive domestic economic competitiveness.

A total of 46 research teams were selected as a result of three fiscal year 2018 funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) issued by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Building Technologies Office.

Major focus areas under each FOA include:

  • Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies – 19 selections for $19.5 million dollars
    • Advanced separation technologies for dehumidification
    • Innovative materials for thermal insulation
    • High performance windows
    • Advanced controls and automation in building energy management
    • Innovative technologies using natural gas
  • Solid State Lighting – 11 selections for $11 million
    • Core technology research for LEDs and organic LEDs (OLEDs)
    • Proof-of-concept and prototype development for LEDs and OLEDs
    • Advanced manufacturing R&D focuses on chemistry and physics of LED/OLED panel fabrication
  • Building America – 16 selections for $11.5 million
    • Development and validation of high performance residential envelope systems that provide moisture management and validation of high performance envelope specifications for performance and durability
    • Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) installation and performance
    • Gap analysis of building industry standard practices

For more information on the selections visit the Energy Department’s Building Technologies Office web site.

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