据美国钻井网站2022年1月17日报道，美国能源部(DOE)宣布为其旗下的能源前沿研究中心(EFRC)提供4.2亿美元的资助机会。

美国能源部在一份机构声明中指出，这笔资金将通过清洁能源技术、先进低碳制造和量子信息科学的早期研究，推动气候解决方案。 据说，EFRC计划将跨学科和机构的不同科学家团队聚集在一起，专注于解决早期研究中的复杂问题，并加速材料科学、化学科学、地球科学和生物科学等最具挑战性领域的进展。

美国能源部透露，EFRC研究已经促成了数百项科学发现，并颁发了200多项专利，这些专利推动了清洁技术的发展，如大容量电池、将阳光转化为电能的窗户以及能够捕获二氧化碳的材料。美国能源部指出，基础研究的突破将是创造气候解决方案的关键，这些解决方案将有助于实现提出的到2050年前实现零排放经济的目标。  

美国能源部长詹妮弗·格兰霍姆在能源部的一份声明中说：“EFRC以世界领先的科学家为先锋，是创新的动力中心，它们开启了科学突破，带来了革命性的气候解决方案，如太阳能窗和碳捕获技术。”

格兰霍姆在声明中补充说：“这笔资金将创造高薪的就业机会，并为各个行业的一系列清洁能源技术打开大门，这些技术对降低碳排放、实现我们的气候目标和创建未来的清洁基础设施至关重要。”

美国能源部的网站强调说，“我们鼓励有兴趣的申请者组建多样化和多学科的研究团队，以实现一套明确的研究目标。 预申请的提交截止日期是2月15日，申请的提交截止日期是5月3日。”

1月早些时候，美国能源部宣布为各种小型企业提供3500万美元资金，以寻求科学、清洁能源和气候解决方案。 据美国能源部说，这笔资金将支持29个州的158个项目，这些项目将致力于开发一系列清洁能源技术。  

去年12月，美国能源部发布了一项高达1亿美元的融资机会公告，以支持新技术的部署，这些新技术可以显著改变社区、工业和企业减少排放、提高能源效率和推动电网现代化的方式。  

李峻 编译自 美国钻井网站

原文如下：

USA Announces $420MM Clean Energy Breakthrough Fund

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a $420 million funding opportunity for DOE’s Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC).

This funding will advance climate solutions through early-stage research on clean energy technology, advanced and low-carbon manufacturing, and quantum information science, the DOE noted in an organization statement. The EFRC program is said to bring together diverse teams of scientists across disciplines and institutions solely focused on solving complex problems in early stage research and accelerating advances in the most challenging areas of materials sciences, chemical sciences, geosciences, and biosciences. 

EFRC research has led to hundreds of scientific discoveries and more than 200 issued patents that have led to the development of clean technologies like high-capacity batteries, windows that convert sunlight to electricity, and materials that can capture carbon dioxide, the DOE revealed. The organization noted that breakthroughs in basic research will be key to creating the climate solutions that will help achieve the goal of a zero-emission economy by 2050. 

“Spearheaded by world-leading scientists, DOE’s Energy Frontier Research Centers are innovation powerhouses that have unlocked scientific breakthroughs leading to transformative climate solutions like solar windows and carbon capture technology,” U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm said in a DOE statement.

“This funding will create good paying jobs and open doors to an array of clean energy technologies across industries that will be crucial to lowering carbon emissions, meeting our climate goals, and creating the clean infrastructure of the future,” Granholm added in the statement.

Interested applicants have been encouraged to assemble diverse and multi-disciplinary teams of researchers to achieve a well-defined set of research goals. The submission deadline for pre-applications is February 15 and the submission deadline for applications is May 3, DOE’s website highlights.

Earlier this month, the DOE announced $35 million in funding for diverse small businesses to pursue scientific, clean energy, and climate solutions. The funding will support 158 projects across 29 states that will aim to develop an array of clean energy technology, according to the DOE.

In December, the DOE issued a funding opportunity announcement for up to $100 million to support the deployment of novel technologies that can significantly change how communities, industries and businesses reduce emissions, promote energy efficiency, and drive grid modernization.

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