Request for Information (RFI) on Potential New Program for Control Co-Design (CCD) of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWT).

This is a Request for Information only.

This RFI is not accepting applications for financial assistance.

The purpose of this RFI is solely to

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solicit input for ARPA-E consideration to inform the possible formulation of future programs.

The Advanced Research Projects Agency –Energy (ARPA-E) in the U.

S.

Department of Energy is seeking comments on a draft technical section for a possible future program solicitation, which focuses on Control Co-Design of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines.

In particular, the draft technical section is appended hereto as Attachment A.

ARPA-E seeks input from experts in the fields of control and systems engineering, co-design, aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, electrical and mechanical systems, power electronics, electrical generators, structural engineering, naval engineering, modeling, optimization, economics, multi-scale and multi-physics computer algorithms, parallel computing, distributed sensors, intelligent signal processing and actuator networks; as well as developers of offshore wind energy systems and electrical utilities.

The information you provide may be used by ARPA-E in support of program planning.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA).

NO FOA EXISTS AT THIS TIME.