Notice of Intent to Issue DE-FOA-0001924: Advanced Wind R&D to Reduce Costs and Improve Environmental Performance | DE FOA 0001935

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The Department of Energy, through its Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and specifically the Wind Energy Technologies Office, published a Notice of Intent (NOI) signaling that it expects to release a future Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) focused on "Advanced Wind R&D to Reduce Costs and Improve Environmental Performance." The main idea behind the planned FOA is to spur research, development, and operational approaches that help wind projects lower the costs associated with environmental compliance while also improving the real-world environmental performance of wind turbines and wind facilities. In practice, this points to work that makes wind energy deployment smoother and less costly by reducing permitting and mitigation burdens, minimizing impacts on wildlife and habitats, and improving how projects detect, avoid, or manage environmental risks without sacrificing too much energy production.

The NOI indicates that the FOA may be organized around three anticipated topic areas. The first is advancing smart curtailment strategies, which typically refers to techniques for temporarily reducing turbine operations in a targeted way to lower environmental impacts (for example, reducing collision risk during certain conditions) while avoiding unnecessary energy losses. The second topic area is advanced component research and development, suggesting interest in turbine or plant-level components that can reduce environmental impacts or reduce the costs of meeting environmental requirements, potentially through improved designs, materials, sensors, controls, or other technology upgrades. The third topic area focuses on offshore wind monitoring and mitigation technologies, emphasizing development and validation of tools and methods that can monitor offshore environmental conditions and support mitigation measures, which is particularly relevant given the complexity of offshore environments and the need for credible data to support responsible development.

A key point is that this posting is only a Notice of Intent, not an active solicitation. No applications are being accepted under the NOI, and there is no application deadline tied to it. DOE is explicitly reserving the right to proceed in several ways: it may issue the FOA as described, it may release a substantially different FOA, or it may decide not to issue a FOA at all. All details presented in the NOI are subject to change, and DOE notes that it will not answer questions about the NOI itself. Instead, once an actual FOA is released, DOE plans to provide a formal mechanism for submitting questions, which is the standard process used to keep guidance consistent and fair for all prospective applicants.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is listed under the Department of Energy, Golden Field Office, and it is categorized as discretionary funding within the energy domain (CFDA 81.087). Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it is broadly open to applicant types, although any final restrictions or clarifications would be spelled out in the eventual FOA text. The record also shows no expected awards at the NOI stage, which aligns with the fact that this is a pre-announcement rather than an active competition. Additional details and any future updates are directed to the EERE Exchange website, which is DOE EERE's primary portal for publishing and managing these funding announcements.

• The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent to Issue DE-FOA-0001924: Advanced Wind R&D to Reduce Costs and Improve Environmental Performance" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.087.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 25, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by This is a Notice of Intent only. Applications are not being accepted through this Notice of Intent.. (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: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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