Notice of Intent to Issue a FOA for the Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Readiness Advancement Initiative

This announcement is intended to provide potential applicants advance notice of the upcoming Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology FOA. NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH THIS NOTICE. Prospective applicants should begin developing partnerships, formulating ideas, and gathering data in anticipation of the issuance of this FOA. Please do not respond or submit questions in response to this Notice of Intent. The Department of Energy (DOE) Golden Field Office (GO) intends to issue, on behalf of the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program (WHTP), a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Readiness Advancement Initiative. In this regard, DOE intends to solicit applications from industry-led partnerships that propose to advance the technology readiness of marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technologies (systems and/or components), using MHK-specific technology readiness level (TRL) definitions and guidelines, as devised by DOE. The anticipated posting date for the subject FOA will be mid-April, 2010.