OpportunityTitle: RFI on Enabling Technologies for a Commercially Viable Fusion Power Plant
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This is a Request for Information only.  This RFI is not accepting applications for financial assistance.  THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA).  NO FOA EXISTS AT THIS TIME.
Description: Request for Information &#8211; Enabling Technologies for a Commercially Viable Fusion Power Plant This is a Request for Information only. This RFI is not accepting applications for financial assistance. The purpose of this RFI is solely to solicit input for ARPA-E consideration to inform the possible formulation of future programs. ARPA-E is seeking information from diverse R&amp;D communities, from both within and especially outside the fusion R&amp;D community, about technological solutions and innovations that can enable commercially viable fusion power plants. While it is impossible to predict precisely what is needed for fusion to be &#8220;commercially viable&#8221; over the next few decades, fusion&#8217;s market entry may require that both the nameplate generation capacity and total construction cost be well below the assumed 1-GWe and &gt;$5B (2019 dollars) scales described in prior fusion-power-plant studies. This RFI focuses specifically on the enabling technologies for potential fusion power plants at reduced nameplate capacity and cost. ARPA-E is particularly interested in transformational R&amp;D opportunities that are not already being pursued by or included in the roadmaps of ongoing DOE fusion programs. The information you provide may be used by ARPA-E in support of program planning. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA). NO FOA EXISTS AT THIS TIME.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-mail
GrantorContactText: Mary  A. Barnes &lt;br/&gt;mary.barnes@hq.doe.gov
CloseDateExplanation: This is a Request for Information only.  This RFI is not accepting applications for financial assistance.  THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA).  NO FOA EXISTS AT THIS TIME.