Enhancing Short Term Wind Energy Forecasting for Increased Utility Operations

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	Federal Grant Title:	Enhancing Short Term Wind Energy Forecasting for Increased Utility Operations
	CFDA Number:	81.087
	CFDA Description:	Renewable Energy Research and Development
	Federal Agency Name:	Golden Field Office
	Category of Funding Activity:	Energy
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DE-FOA-0000343
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jun 01, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jun 09, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 13, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 13, 2010
	Archive Date:	Information not provided
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The purpose of this modification is to: 1) Attach Webinar instructions and the Webinar link as Appendix F of the FOA. All other parts of the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) remain unchanged. The areas which have changed are highlighted within the FOA. The overall goal of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to provide funding for a project that will improve short term (0-6 hour) wind forecasting and research the effect of improved short term forecasts on utility operations. It is anticipated that the overall project will show the value of additional atmospheric observations and model enhancements on wind forecasts at turbine height, and will help achieve subsequent improvement in wind plant power forecast accuracy. It is anticipated that the project team will consist of a public-private partnership between the recipient, DOE, and NOAA in order to accomplish the goals of this FOA. This FOA will provide funding to a recipient to work in collaboration with federal participants (NOAA/DOE) to meet an emerging national need for more precise wind forecasts than are currently available. Accuracy of commercial wind energy forecasting services is limited to a large degree by core meteorological and forecast products available from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Weather Service, which to date has not focused on providing foundational meteorological information optimized for wind energy. This project seeks to research and test whether improved meteorological observations will provide more accurate wind forecasts that can be utilized within the public/private sector to facilitate grid operations. While a number of research, wind industry, and forecasting service organizations have made local or regional efforts to improve wind measurement and forecasting capabilities at turbine levels, typically using existing weather fore cast models and operating in a local area or region, advancements in both research and operational state-of-the-art for lower atmospheric sensing and numerical predictions on the national scale are still needed. The observation and data assimilation/modeling component of this project is anticipated to begin in early 2011 and continue for a 12 month period.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: https://www.fedconnect.net
Grant Announcement Contact: Laura Merrick Matthewslaura.merrick@go.doe.gov
laura.merrick@go.doe.gov [laura.merrick@go.doe.gov]
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