About this archived opportunity

This Lab Call covers opportunities to advance and optimize industrial processes across ITO’s mission space. The topics covered in this Lab Call address priorities in one or more of the following ITO Program Areas: Energy-Intensive Industries (EII): Technology solutions tailored to the highest energy-intensive subsectors where novel technologies could have the greatest impact, including iron and steel, cement and concrete, chemical and petrochemicals, forest products, and food and beverage. Cross-Sector Technologies (CST): Technology solutions that address challenges common across all industrial subsectors, such as energy use associated with industrial heat. Technical Assistance & Workforce Development (TAWD): Tailored resources to foster the industrial workforce of the future and help manufacturers move cost-effective, market-ready technologies and energy savings practices to today’s factory floors. This funding will be for a three-year term with the intention to renew funding in support of these activities in future multi-year terms in the form of core capabilities and centers or as competitive calls. The goal of this long-term program is to establish high-impact capabilities supporting the advancement of technology solutions for industry. This Lab Call is part of DOE’s larger industrial strategy to support technologies across the innovation pipeline, from fundamental science and research to deployment and commercialization. The activities of interest in this Lab Call are varied and include establishing and expanding capabilities, centers, and other activities to advance ITO’s goals for industry at the national labs. These activities can support accelerating transformational research and development (R&D) as well as new and increased demands for demonstration and deployment (D&D). Expanding the role of national laboratories in D&D is an important opportunity to leverage capabilities to accelerate the U.S. industrial sector.