An update from the U.S. Department of Energy:
On July 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced awards totaling $52 million for a broad range of small businesses in 39 states through the DOE Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards. The SBIR and STTR awards strive to transform DOE-supported science and technology breakthroughs into viable products and services that accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy. This year, the Building Technologies Office (BTO) is investing just over $3 million into 15 of those projects with SBIR/STTR Phase 1 Release 2 funding.
BTO’s projects will pursue innovations to accelerate building decarbonization across several research areas, including windows, affordable thermal energy storage systems, advanced air leakage detection and air sealing, insulation, solid-state lighting, heat pumps, and heat pump water heaters. These SBIR and STTR award selections are primarily for Phase I research and development. Small businesses that demonstrate technical feasibility for innovations during their Phase I grants will compete for funding for prototype or processes development during Phase II. The median Phase I award is $200,000 for a period of 6 to 12 months.