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<b>From</b>: Antel, John J
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<b>To</b>: Birx, Donald L; Bear, John L; Tedesco, Joseph W
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<b>Sent</b>: Wed Apr 28 18:02:34 2010<br>
<b>Subject</b>: FW: FYI - Department of Energy Smart Grid Research,
Development, and Demonstration Funding Opportunity/Proposals due June
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 28, 2010 4:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Antel, John J; Carlucci, Carl P<br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: FYI - Department of Energy Smart Grid Research,
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"> McGuire,
Carole
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 28, 2010 4:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Campbell, Grover S; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dbirx@uh.edu">dbirx@uh.edu</a>; Stanich, Chris M<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Saito, Garrett; McGuire, Carole<br>
<b>Subject:</b> FYI - Department of Energy Smart Grid Research,
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and Demonstration Funding Opportunity/Proposals due June 22</span><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Good
afternoon! The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced a funding
opportunity totaling $30 million for Smart Grid Research, Development,
and Demonstration.
This funding opportunity is notable for defining DOE’s Smart Grid
program
vision and identifying seven key functions of the smart grid.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
focus of this FOA is on the development and demonstration of highly
adaptive
protection and control systems to enable smart grid functionality.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Three
areas of interest are outlined for proposals, including: 1) integrated
distribution management systems for distribution automation; 2)
advanced
sensing, monitoring, and control technologies for enhanced asset
utilization
and grid reliability; and 3) voltage regulation and overvoltage
protection for
high penetration of renewable generation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">All
types of entities, including universities, are eligible to apply for
these
funds with the exception of federal agencies, Federally Funded Research
and
Development Center (FFRDC) contractors; and certain non-profit
organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Non-federal
cost-sharing of 20 percent is required for R&D and at least 50
percent is
required for demonstration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Of
the $30 million planned for this smart grid initiative, DOE anticipates
making
three awards of from $500,000 to $6 million total in interest area one,
and
four awards of from $500,000 to $3 million in each of interest areas
two and
three.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Each
application submitted for this funding must include both R&D and
demonstration of the proposed technology in a real-world situation. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Proposals
are due by June 22, 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
synopsis of the FOA can be found at: <a
href="http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=53952">http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=53952</a>.
Click on the link to FedConnect to access the full FOA (number
DE-FOA-0000313).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">In
this FOA, DOE defines the goal of the Smart Grid R&D program as,
“to
develop an integrated, national electric/communication/information
technology
infrastructure with the ability to dynamically optimize grid operations
and
resources and incorporate demand response and consumer participation.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">DOE
goes on to outline the Smart Grid R&D Program Vision as:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">By
2030,
the power grid has evolved into an intelligent energy delivery system
that
supports plug-and-play integration of dispatchable and intermittent
low-carbon
energy sources, and provides a platform for consumer engagement in load
management, national energy independence, innovation, entrepreneurship,
and
economic security. This smart grid supports the best and most secure
electric services available in the world and connects everyone to
abundant,
affordable, high quality, environmentally conscious, efficient, and
reliable
electric power.</span></i><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">DOE
also identifies seven defining functions of the smart grid network as:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="square">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Enabling
informed participation by customers<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Accommodating
all generation and storage options <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Enabling
new products, services, and markets<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Providing
the power quality for the range of needs in the 21st century <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Optimizing
asset utilization and operating efficiently<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Addressing
disturbances – automated prevention, containment, and restoration<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Operating
resiliently against physical and cyber attacks and natural disasters<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
research, development, and demonstration areas of interest are derived
from key
technical challenges and priority areas identified in the <i>Technology
Development and Modeling</i> chapters of the draft Smart Grid R&D
Multi-Year Program Plan (see <a
href="http://www.smartgrid.gov/sites/default/files/oe_mypp.pdf">http://www.smartgrid.gov/sites/default/files/oe_mypp.pdf</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">The
research supported under this FOA is planned to support the
Smart Grid targets for 2030 outlined in the Multi-Year Program Plan.
Research proposals are sought in:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">Area
Interest 1: Integrated Distribution Management Systems
for Distribution Automation</span></u><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">The
goal of this program is to develop an integrated distribution
management system that will enhance capabilities of distribution
automation in
anticipating and responding to disturbances or malicious attacks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">Area
Interest 2: Advanced Sensing, Monitoring, and Control
Technologies for Enhanced Asset Utilization and Grid Reliability</span></u><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">There
are two subtopics within this interest area – prognostic
health management (PHM) to increase the reliability of the grid and the
lifetime of the assets of the grid; and distribution systems sensing to
improve
the detection and isolation of system power quality issues, faults, and
equipment failure.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">Area
Interest 3: Voltage Regulation and Overvoltage
Protection for High Penetration of Renewable Generation</span></u><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">The
objective of this program area is to accomplish substantial
increased use of distributed resources for supplying power during peak
load
periods and other functions and services in support of electric
distribution
systems.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">The
full FOA provides the details on the research focus areas
under this Smart Grid FOA. Please let me know if I can be of further
assistance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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