OpportunityTitle: RFI for Control Co-Design of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
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 ANNOUCEMENT (FOA).  NO FOA EXISTS AT THIS TIME.
Description: Request for Information (RFI) on Potential New Program for Control Co-Design (CCD) of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWT). 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. The Advanced Research Projects Agency &#8211;Energy (ARPA-E) in the U.S. Department of Energy is seeking comments on a draft technical section for a possible future program solicitation, which focuses on Control Co-Design of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines. In particular, the draft technical section is appended hereto as Attachment A. ARPA-E seeks input from experts in the fields of control and systems engineering, co-design, aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, electrical and mechanical systems, power electronics, electrical generators, structural engineering, naval engineering, modeling, optimization, economics, multi-scale and multi-physics computer algorithms, parallel computing, distributed sensors, intelligent signal processing and actuator networks; as well as developers of offshore wind energy systems and electrical utilities. 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: ARPA-E CO
GrantorContactText: ARPA-E CO &lt;br/&gt;arpa-e-co@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 ANNOUCEMENT (FOA).  NO FOA EXISTS AT THIS TIME.