DEOE0000978
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Empowering sustainable community revival through innovative long duration energy storage and resource reclamation (ESTER)
This project will showcase the transformative potential of powering a contaminated mining site's cleanup operations using a long duration energy storage (LDES) which supplies electricity generated from renewable sources.
The energy storage and resource reclamation (ESTER) will enable waste remediation without causing collateral environmental harm, while providing economic benefit through a commitment to domestic sourcing across all facets of this endeavor and creating local job demand for skilled labor.
This project will showcase the transformative potential of powering a contaminated mining site's cleanup operations using a long duration energy storage (LDES) which supplies electricity generated from renewable sources.
The energy storage and resource reclamation (ESTER) will enable waste remediation without causing collateral environmental harm, while providing economic benefit through a commitment to domestic sourcing across all facets of this endeavor and creating local job demand for skilled labor.
Awardee
Funding Goals
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY IS TO FUND DEMONSTRATIONS ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES THAT OPERATE AT A MEANINGFUL SCALE IN THE FIELD AND CONSIST OF STRONG PARTNERS THAT WILL ADVANCE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO WIDER COMMERCIALIZATION OPPORTUNITIES AND SERVE IMPACTFUL USE CASES FOR END USERS. PERFORMANCE DATA WILL BE COLLECTED FROM THESE DEMONSTRATIONS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE RAPID OPERATIONAL VALIDATION INITIATIVE (ROVI) AND AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS THAT CAN PREDICT PERFORMANCE AND LIFETIME OF STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES AT AN ACCELERATED PACE AND COMMERCIALLY CONFIDENT LEVEL.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Port Henry,
New York
12974-0000
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Capybara Energy was awarded
Sustainable Community Revival Grant: ESTER for Clean Energy Innovation
Cooperative Agreement DEOE0000978
worth $4,914,285
from the Office of Electricity in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Port Henry New York United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years and
was awarded through assistance program 81.122 Electricity Research, Development and Analysis.
$1,240,093 (20.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Energy Storage Demonstration and Validation.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 5/21/25
Period of Performance
1/1/25
Start Date
12/31/27
End Date
Funding Split
$4.9M
Federal Obligation
$1.2M
Non-Federal Obligation
$6.2M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEOE0000978
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEOE0000978
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
For-Profit Organization (Other Than Small Business)
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892402 OFFICE OF ELECTRICITY (OE)
Awardee UEI
QZJXFJFCTLN1
Awardee CAGE
9GT18
Performance District
NY-21
Senators
Kirsten Gillibrand
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
Modified: 5/21/25