← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Littoral Power Systems, Inc.
$13,541,432
Total funding
9
Grants
Funding over time
peak $4.5M · FY2017–23$5M$3.8M$2.5M$1.3M$0
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Funding mix
By agency
DOE$13,541,432 · 9
By mechanism
—$13,541,432 · 9
Investigators at Littoral Power Systems, Inc.
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
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Largest grants
LITTORAL POWER SYSTEMS, INC. (LPS) WILL DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE MACHINE-LEARNING-ENABLED SUPERVISORY CONTROLS ON A WAVE ENERGY CONVERTOR (WEC) DEVICE. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT, IN REAL-WORLD SEA STATES, THE USE OF MACHINE LEARNING (ML)-ENABLED SUPERVISORY CONTROLS CAN GREATLY INCREASE THE COST EFFICIENCY OF A WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER (WEC) AS COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL PASSIVE CONTROLS. THE LPS NEURALWEC, A WIDE BEAM POINT ABSORBER (THE PREDECESSOR OF WHICH WAS A FINALIST IN THE DOE WAVE ENERGY PRIZE), WILL BE DEPLOYED AND TESTED IN THE OPEN OCEAN AT THE PACWAVE TEST FACILITY WITH AND WITHOUT THE PROPOSED SUPERVISORY CONTROLS. DEPLOYMENT AT PACWAVE FACILITATES DEMONSTRATION OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS IN (I) COMPLEX SEA STATES WHERE THE WAVE SHAPES AND INSTANTANEOUS FORCES ON THE DEVICE ARE NOT KNOWN BEFOREHAND, AND (II) LONG-PERIOD OPEN OCEAN WAVES, WHERE MOST CONVENTIONAL POINT ABSORBER WECS HAVE GREAT DIFFICULTY PRODUCING ENERGY EFFICIENTLY. TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, LPS WILL ALSO MATURE THE NEURALWEC DESIGN ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, DEVELOP DEPLOYMENT AND TEST PLANS, EVALUATE COMMERCIAL RISKS, AND PROVIDE DATA TO ADVANCE THE WAVE INDUSTRY TOWARD ACHIEVING COST COMPETITIVENESS IN BOTH NON-GRID AND UTILITY-SCALE MARKETS.$3,976,401
· FY2023 · Department of Energy
XCT SYSTEM FOR HARVESTING IN-CURRENT HYDROKINETIC ENERGY FROM LOW-VELOCITY SITES$3,489,586
· FY2019 · Department of Energy
LITTORAL POWER SYSTEMS, INC. FOR CONTROL CO-DESIGN AND CO-OPTIMIZATION OF A TRANSFORMATIONAL COST-EFFICIENT HYDROKINETIC ENERGY TURBINE SYSTEM
AWARD NUMBER: DE-AR0001447
CONTROL NUMBER 2335-1516
DE-FOA-0002335, SUBMARINE HYDROKINETIC AND RIVERINE KILO-MEGAWATT SYSTEMS (SHARKS) SBIR/STTR$2,019,837
· FY2021 · Department of Energy
A COST-DISRUPTIVE, LOW IMPACT, MODULAR FORM FACTOR LOW-HEAD HYDROPOWER SYSTEM$1,321,666
· FY2017 · Department of Energy
PREFABRICATED STANDARD MODULAR HYDROPOWER INSTALLATIONS FOR LOW-COST SMALL HYDROPOWER$1,000,000
· FY2019 · Department of Energy
PREFABRICATED ZAO OMNISPECIES MODULAR FISH PASSAGE MODULES USING ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES$943,557
· FY2021 · Department of Energy
WITH THE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN INTERMITTENT ENERGY RESOURCES SUCH AS WIND AND SOLAR, A POWER PLANT’S ABILITY TO PROVIDE FLEXIBLE OPERATIONS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. THIS IMPORTANCE IS REFLECTED IN CURRENT REGIONAL TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATION (RTO) ECONOMICS AND UTILITY TARIFFS: UTILITIES CAN CREATE VALUE IN THEIR HYDROPOWER PLANTS FROM, AND INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS CAN RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT PAYMENTS FOR, HAVING ON-DEMAND GENERATION AND ANCILLARY SERVICES SUCH AS FREQUENCY RESPONSE, SPINNING RESERVE, REACTIVE POWER AND BLACK-START CAPABILITY; WHICH ARE COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS FLEXIBILITY SERVICES. HOWEVER, MOST UNITS IN THE INDUSTRY’S EXISTING FLEET OF TURBINE/GENERATORS ARE THE RESULT OF DESIGN DECISIONS MADE DECADES AGO WHEN THE ELECTRICITY SYSTEM LOOKED VERY DIFFERENT THAN TODAY. THIS GIVES RISE TO A MISMATCH, IN MANY CASES, BETWEEN A MACHINE’S OPTIMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS AND THE OPERATING RANGES REQUIRED FOR PROVIDING FLEXIBILITY SERVICES ON TODAY’S ELECTRICAL GRID, WHICH CAN HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON DAMAGE FROM WEAR AND TEAR. THIS IMPACT IS NOT A MINOR ISSUE: INCREASES IN DAMAGE FACTORS AS HIGH AS 400X HAVE BEEN REPORTED. IN RESPONSE TO THESE PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES, LPS CONCEIVED A RETROFIT OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY SYSTEM FOR LEGACY HYDRO PLANTS. THIS RETROFIT SYSTEM CONSISTS OF HARDWARE, ELECTRONICS, AND SOFTWARE COMPONENTS. THE SYSTEM IS INTENDED TO INCREASE A PLANT'S ABILITY TO CREATE VALUE BY GREATLY ENHANCING ITS ABILITY TO OPERATE FLEXIBLY WHILE DECREASING WEAR AND TEAR ON EQUIPMENT.$390,387
· FY2023 · Department of Energy
COST EFFECTIVE, STANDALONE HYDROPOWER FOR LOW HEAD NON-POWERED DAMS$200,000
· FY2022 · Department of Energy
RIVERINE SURFACE DEBRIS REMOVAL SYSTEM POWERED BY MARINE HYDROKINETICS$199,997
· FY2020 · Department of Energy