Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0003581
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has released a Request for Information (RFI) seeking insights to guide the development of a potential future program focused on improving electric grid substations, particularly through innovations in large power transformers (LPTs).
The goal is to gather input on transformative technologies that could:
- Accelerate manufacturing and deployment of large power transformers and substation components - Enhance modularity, performance, and power density - Reduce costs, lead times, physical footprint, and reliance on critical materials - Boost grid resilience, stability, and cybersecurity defenses
ARPA-E is reaching out to experts across a wide range of fields—including power systems, electronics, manufacturing, materials science, energy storage, and substation design—to help identify the most critical technical challenges and promising research directions.
Topics of interest include but aren’t limited to:
- New magnetic and dielectric materials - Innovative thermal management and winding insulation techniques - Flexible, hybrid, and modular transformer technologies - Solid-state transformers for high-voltage uses - Mobile and easily deployable substations - Integration of energy storage with transformers
This RFI is solely intended to collect feedback and does not invite funding applications. It is a preliminary step to assess interest and define high-impact research areas for a potential future ARPA-E program. Full details can be found at https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov.Apply for DE FOA 0003581
- The Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy in the oz, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Request for Information (RFI) on Active Substations with Flexible Large Power Transformers" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.135.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-09-04.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-09-22. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2025.)
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.
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