← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Solar Dynamics Llc
$15,350,837
Total funding
11
Grants
Funding over time
peak $5.8M · FY2017–23$10M$7.5M$5M$2.5M$0
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'18
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'21
'22
'23
Funding mix
By agency
DOE$15,350,837 · 11
By mechanism
—$15,350,837 · 11
Investigators at Solar Dynamics Llc
InvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Exposure= the full size of every grant they're on ($1M each).
Rising Stars
First grant in the last 5 yrs
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Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
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All-Time
Most funded here, all years
Not enough data
Largest grants
SOLAR THERMAL BIOSOLIDS-TO-FERTILIZER DEMONSTRATION$3,000,000
· FY2022 · Department of Energy
THE PROJECT TEAM WILL BUILD A TEST SYSTEM TO EVALUATE THE MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE OF SCALED-DOWN MOLTEN SALT STORAGE TANKS. DIFFERENT TANK DESIGNS WILL BE EVALUATED THROUGH MODELING OF THE FULL-SIZE AND SCALED DESIGNS BEFORE TESTING.$2,320,000
· FY2023 · Department of Energy
DROP C: THE DROP-IN, RING-OF-POWER HELIOSTAT FOR COLLECTS< 6 ¢/KWH LEVELIZED COST OF ENERGY GOAL$2,061,865
· FY2017 · Department of Energy
SMART MOLTEN SALT TROUGH: SIMPLIFIED MELTING AND ROTATION-JOINT TECHNOLOGY FOR MOLTEN SALT TROUGHS$1,706,630
· FY2017 · Department of Energy
ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF THE SUNRING HELIOSTAT$1,350,000
· FY2022 · Department of Energy
AERIAL SOLAR THERMAL RADIOMETRIC OBSERVER (''ASTRO'')$1,350,000
· FY2021 · Department of Energy
ADVANCED TROUGH WITH LOWER-COST SYSTEM-ARCHITECTURE (ATLAS)$1,216,588
· FY2017 · Department of Energy
ATHE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON PERFORMING A HIGH-LEVEL SCREENING STUDY ASSESSMENT OF NEAR-TERM CSP TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE OPTIMIZED TO ADDRESS CALIFORNIA’S SB100 CARBON REDUCTION GOALS. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL DEVELOP REFERENCE PLANT DESIGNS, CAPITAL AND O&M COST MODELS, AND PERFORMANCE MODELS FOR EACH CSP AND ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY CONFIGURATION. THE GOAL WILL BE TO ENABLE INDIVIDUAL TECHNOLOGIES TO BE OPTIMIZED TO MEET THE MARKET OBJECTIVES AND THEN TO BE ABLE TO COMPARE THE COST AND PERFORMANCE OF TECHNOLOGIES ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO WILL FOCUS ON PERFORMING A MORE ACCURATE COST AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF A SELECTED CSP TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT CALIFORNIA’S SB100 GOALS. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL DEVELOP HIGHER FIDELITY COST MODELS AND CONDUCT A MORE IN-DEPTH DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF THE CSP PLANT CONFIGURATION. FINALLY, THE PROJECT WILL WORK TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION FROM THE STUDY TO KEY STAKEHOLDER GROUPS.$800,000
· FY2022 · Department of Energy
DISPATCHABLE SOLAR POWER PLANT$799,894
· FY2017 · Department of Energy
THE PRINCIPLE SCOPE ELEMENTS ARE TO 1) REVIEW THE EXISTING DESIGN BASIS DOCUMENTS, 2) MODIFY THOSE PORTIONS OF THE DESIGN BASES WHICH HAVE CHANGED OR ADVANCED DURING THE PAST 20 YEARS, 3) DEVELOP A NEW DRAFT DESIGN BASIS DOCUMENT, AND 4) SHARE THE DRAFT WITH INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS TO SOLICIT COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TOWARD AN INDUSTRY CONSENSUS.$445,860
· FY2022 · Department of Energy
OPTIMIZATION OF PARABOLIC TROUGH OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE (OPTOM)$300,000
· FY2021 · Department of Energy