26 Projects Advance Long Duration Energy Storage, Clean Hydrogen, Grid Modernization, Geothermal and Building Electrification and Efficiency Technologies
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced more than $24 million in awarded contracts for 26 innovation projects in multiple clean energy sectors. The awarded projects join the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) growing portfolio of more than 200 innovation projects that are advancing new technologies in the sectors of long duration energy storage, clean hydrogen production and storage, grid modernization, geothermal, and building electrification and efficiency. Today’s announcement underscores the State’s commitment to investing in and scaling up a variety of clean energy technologies to improve affordability, reliability, and resiliency of energy consumption and distribution across the state.
“The innovations we invest in today are the solutions of tomorrow, and New York is at the forefront of turning clean energy ideas into reality,” Governor Hochul said. “As a world-class hub for clean energy innovation, we will not rest on our laurels. Instead, we will build upon each breakthrough to ensure our growing green economy continues to thrive through the kind of outside-the-box thinking demonstrated by each of the selected projects.”
The projects were selected by NYSERDA through its Innovation program, which is dedicated to accelerating the development and deployment of cutting-edge clean energy technologies in support of the state's transition to a sustainable and resilient clean energy economy. Programs that these contracts were awarded under include renewable optimization and energy storage innovation, hydrogen and clean fuels, grid modernization, advanced buildings and commercialization.
New York State Energy and Research Development Authority President and CEO Doreen M. Harris said, “By supporting a variety of innovation initiatives and technologies, NYSERDA aims to foster new and improved ways to reduce emissions, integrate renewables, enhance energy efficiency, and contribute to a modernized grid. Partnerships with forward-thinking individuals and companies like those awarded, are critical to the advancement of clean energy technologies and demonstration of possible solutions that can be scaled for deployment.”
The awards by program include:
$2.4 Million for Renewable Optimization and Energy Storage Innovation
The four projects selected for a total of $2.4 million in awards through NYSERDA’s Renewable Optimization and Energy Storage program aim to support renewable energy integration and grid reliability by advancing long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies. Projects include developing a supply chain and workforce for 3D printed concrete subsea LDES; building, installing, and operating a battery energy storage system using zinc-manganese dioxide (Zn-MnO2) batteries, and developing electrolyte additives for zinc air batteries.
$8.1 Million for Hydrogen and Clean Fuels
The eight projects selected through the Hydrogen and Clean Fuels program for a total of nearly $8.1 million in awards will support clean hydrogen innovation to decarbonize industrial process heat, facilitate the integration of clean hydrogen production with renewable energy, and demonstrate hydrogen-based generation systems for grid support services. The clean hydrogen innovation projects include developing and scaling up production of electrolysis technologies that can support renewable load following, a microchannel ammonia reforming system to provide carbon-free industrial heat, a pilot-scale clean hydrogen production facility to upcycle sulfur waste, and a hydrogen-based generation system to support a community-scale microgrid and electric city bus charging.
$7.3 Million for Grid Modernization
The 11 projects selected through the Grid Modernization program for a total of more than $7.3 million in awards focus on enhancing grid management and integration and improving distributed energy resource (DER) coordination. Projects aim to increase grid efficiency, reduce costs, and support the transition to a sustainable and resilient energy system.
$1.8 Million for Advanced Buildings
The two projects selected through the Advanced Buildings program for a total of more than $1.8 million in awards focus on developing advanced energy solutions. Projects aim to advance efficient heating and cooling systems, intelligent load management, renewable energy integration, innovative insulation products, and occupant-centric controls to reduce energy costs, improve building efficiency, and support the transition to sustainable energy practices.
$4.5 Million for Commercialization
One project for a total of $4.5 million was selected through the Commercialization Program to provide advisory support to climate technology-focused startups.
New York State’s investments in research, development, and commercialization support innovators accelerating the clean energy transition to meet the State’s goal for economy-wide carbon neutrality. NYSERDA’s Innovation and Research (I&R) program is deploying approximately $1.2 billion over 15 years as direct research investments and commercialization support. To date, more than $700 million in private investments and $200 million in project finance capital have been enabled, and more than 450 innovative clean energy products have been commercialized as a result of NYSERDA’s technology and business development investments in energy use energy innovation, grid modernization, clean power generation and storage, and advanced fuels and thermal energy systems.
Today’s awarded contracts are funded through the State's 10-year, $6 billion Clean Energy Fund.
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