This is a
Request for Information (RFI) only. Responses to the RFI will be treated as
informational only and will not be viewed as a binding commitment for the
respondent to develop or pursue the project or ideas discussed.
DESCRIPTION:
The Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) seeks information on mid-Technology
Readiness Level (TRL) research and development (R&D) needs, market
challenges, supply chain challenges and shared facility needs in addressing
advanced manufacturing development challenges impacting clean energy
manufacturing. AMO is particularly
interested in the challenges associated with advanced manufacturing technology
which might be overcome by pre-competitive collaborations conducted via a Clean
Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute. AMO recently completed a broad RFI
on this topic area. The intent of this RFI is to narrow the focus of a possible
Clean Energy Manufacturing Institute and invite discussion on a set of the
following specific focus areas. The Topical/Technical Focus Areas under
consideration in this RFI are:
• Advanced Materials Manufacturing
(AMM)
• Advanced Sensing, Control, and
Platforms for Manufacturing (ASCPM)
• High-Efficiency Modular Chemical
Processes (HEMCP)
• High Value Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing
(R2R)
The purpose of this RFI
is to solicit feedback from
industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and
other stakeholders on specific issues and topics related to
the establishment of Clean
Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institutes
through specific Topical/Technical Focus
Areas described herein. AMO seeks
information through this RFI to understand cross-cutting as
well as specific manufacturing challenges that if addressed could provide the underlying motivation for the
formation of a manufacturing innovation institute, consistent
with the mission of the Department of Energy (DOE), the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy (EERE) and AMO.
Responses to
this RFI must be submitted electronically to AMOGolden@ee.doe.gov with a subject line “Response to RFI” no later
than 5:00pm (EDT) on October 3, 2014. Any late responses will not be
reviewed. Responses must be provided as
a Microsoft Word document (.docx or .doc) of no more than 8 pages in length, 12
point font, 1 inch margins as an attachment to an email. It is recommended that
attachments with file sizes exceeding 25MB be compressed (i.e., zipped) to
ensure message delivery. Submission of existing commercial documentation and
product literature is NOT an acceptable response. Only electronic responses
will be accepted.