The purpose of this FOA is to create a new Clean Energy
Manufacturing Innovation Institute that will accelerate decarbonization of the
industrial sector by developing and scaling electrified industrial heating
processes. A consortium made up of industry, academia, non-governmental
organizations, national labs, and other stakeholders is sought to: develop
electrified process heating solutions for industry; create modeling and
optimization tools to facilitate integration of electrified processes into
manufacturing plants; develop technology evaluation tools and methodologies;
and educate and develop the manufacturing workforce needed to implement this
technology.
The eXCHANGE system is currently designed to enforce hard
deadlines for Concept Paper and Full Application submissions. The APPLY and
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intention of this design is to consistently enforce a standard deadline for all
applicants.
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difficulties with a submission, the Applicant should contact the eXCHANGE
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Please see the full FOA in the DOCUMENTS section below.