Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0002192
The Department of Energy, through the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), offered a discretionary funding opportunity called "Extreme Environment Materials for Power Generation" (Funding Opportunity Number DE FOA 0002192) under CFDA 81.089. The award instrument was a cooperative agreement, which typically means DOE expects substantial involvement during the project (for example, technical direction, milestone reviews, and coordination). The opportunity was created on December 13, 2019, with an original closing date of February 21, 2020. DOE anticipated making about four awards, with an individual award ceiling of $5,000,000.
The main purpose of the announcement was to accelerate advanced materials and related technologies that can survive harsh operating conditions in fossil power plants, with a practical emphasis on improving reliability and performance of the existing generation fleet while driving down operations and maintenance (O&M) costs. The work was situated within DOE's Crosscutting High Performance Materials Program, which is designed to identify common materials needs across multiple power-generation applications and then support technology development that can be reused across those areas. In other words, the program is looking for solutions that are broadly enabling, not just narrowly optimized for a single niche.
A key scope point is that the targeted materials challenges had to be relevant to steam-cycle components used in both coal-based and gas-based power systems. The announcement draws a clear boundary around gas turbine work: proposals focused on gas turbine applications were considered non-responsive. For applicants interested in natural gas systems, the appropriate focus was the bottoming cycle of a Natural Gas Combined Cycle (NGCC) plant (the steam cycle that recovers heat from the gas turbine exhaust), rather than the turbine itself. This framing keeps the R&D centered on extreme-environment materials issues tied to boilers, heat recovery steam generators, steam turbines, piping, valves, headers, and related high-temperature, high-pressure components where degradation mechanisms like creep, fatigue, corrosion, oxidation, erosion, and thermal cycling drive downtime and cost.
Programmatically, DOE emphasized both development and validation. That signals interest not only in creating new alloys, coatings, ceramics, composites, or advanced manufacturing/repair methods, but also in demonstrating that these technologies work under relevant service conditions and can realistically transition into the field. The intended outcomes include measurable improvements in cost, performance, and reliability for existing and new fossil power generation applications, which can translate into fewer forced outages, longer component life, higher efficiency, and reduced inspection/repair frequency.
Finally, the FOA highlights a broader economic and industrial goal alongside plant-level benefits: strengthening the U.S. high-temperature materials supply chain. By supporting materials that can be produced, qualified, and deployed domestically for demanding power-generation environments, DOE aimed to bolster national capability in high-performance materials and improve U.S. competitiveness in global markets where these advanced materials are also in demand.
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement. This generally means companies, universities, national labs, non-profits, and other organizations could apply, including teams and partnerships, so long as they met the requirements stated in the full FOA text.Apply for DE FOA 0002192
- The Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Extreme Environment Materials for Power Generation" 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 Dec 13, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 21, 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 $5,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- 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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