This grant funding opportunity focuses on advancing the design of floating offshore wind mooring lines and anchors to address the site-specific needs of California's Wind Energy Areas. The solicitation seeks projects that will optimize costs through developing efficient designs and will reduce the risk of impacts to wildlife and their habitats. Investments in these strategic designs will result in shared knowledge of optimal designs and configurations that could be applied to various floating offshore wind installations.
The program is part of the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) Program, administered by the California Energy Commission's Energy Research and Development Division. This solicitation was released on September 7, 2022, with a submission deadline of December 13, 2022 at 11:59 pm. A questions deadline was set for September 28, 2022 at 5:00 pm. A pre-application workshop was held on September 21, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM via remote access.
The solicitation has been awarded as of April 21, 2023. For questions regarding this opportunity, interested parties should contact the Energy Commission agreement officer referenced in the Notice of Proposed Award cover letter.