← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Rcam Technologies Inc
$7,198,371
Total funding
6
Grants
Funding over time
peak $4.6M · FY2022–25$5M$3.8M$2.5M$1.3M$0
'22
'23
'24
'25
Funding mix
By agency
DOE$7,198,371 · 6
By mechanism
—$7,198,371 · 6
Investigators at Rcam Technologies 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).
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Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
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Largest grants
RCAM’S MARINE PUMPED HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE (MPH) PROJECT OFFERS A PROMISING SOLUTION TO OVERCOME SOME OF THE LIMITATIONS OF TRADITIONAL PUMPED STORAGE HYDROPOWER (PSH). BY LEVERAGING THE OCEAN NEAR POPULOUS REGIONS, MPH COULD POTENTIALLY DOUBLE AND ACCELERATE PSH DEVELOPMENT IN THE US. THE PROJECT AIMS TO ADVANCE THE TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL AND ATTRACT FUNDING FOR GRID-CONNECTED DEMONSTRATIONS, SCALING-UP, AND DEPLOYMENTS, WHICH COULD GREATLY BENEFIT GRID RELIABILITY, RESILIENCY, AND RENEWABLE ENERGY INTEGRATION.
THE OVERALL PROJECT GOAL IS TO ADVANCE MARINE PUMPED HYDRO (MPH) TO TRL 6 AND PREPARE FOR A FULLY OPERATIONAL GRID-CONNECTED PILOT DEMONSTRATION OF THE FIRST FULL-SCALE SYSTEM. THIS PROJECT WILL DE-RISK THE DESIGN AND 3D CONCRETE PRINTING (3DCP) MANUFACTURING AND PUMP-AS-TURBINE (PAT) UNIT INTEGRATION AND ACHIEVE TRL 6 VIA SUBSEA TESTING OF A HIGH-FIDELITY MPH PROTOTYPE FEATURING A PLATFORM/UNIT OF ONE OR MORE STORAGE SPHERES WITH A TOTAL INTERNAL VOLUME OF 20 M3. THE PROTOTYPE NOMINALLY CONSISTS OF TWO COUPLED SPHERES OF UP TO 6 M DIAMETER. THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES FOR EACH BUDGET PERIOD ARE:
BUDGET PERIOD 1
1. COMPLETE DESIGN AND SPECIFICATIONS OF MPH PROTOTYPE FOR = 500 M DEEP SUBSEA TESTING.
2. DEVELOP A FEASIBLE APPROACH TO CONSTRUCT THE MPH PROTOTYPE USING 3DCP.
3. DEMONSTRATE MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE AND MARINE DURABILITY OF 3DCP MATERIALS.
4. PREPARE A FEASIBLE COSTED SUBSEA TESTING PLAN AND SECURE PERMISSIONS FOR TRL 6 SUBSEA TESTING OF MPH PROTOTYPE IN BP2.
5. DEVELOP MEASUREMENT AND VERIFICATION (M&V) PLAN FOR SUBSEA TESTING IN BP2.
BUDGET PERIOD 2
6. FABRICATE MPH PROTOTYPE STRUCTURE USING 3D CONCRETE PRINTING SYSTEM.
7. PERFORM QA/QC TO VERIFY PROTOTYPE STRUCTURE MEETS DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS.
8. COMPLETE SUBSEA TESTING AT = 500 M WATER DEPTH FOR AT LEAST 5 DAYS PER TESTING PLAN.
9. ACQUIRE, ANALYZE, AND VERIFY PROTOTYPE PERFORMANCE DATA PER M&V PLAN.
10. PLAN AND INITIATE PERMITTING OF TRL 7 MPH PILOT DEMONSTRATION.
THE EXPECTED PROJECT OUTCOMES ARE:
• VALIDATED DESIGN OF MPH SYSTEM INCLUDING PAT INTEGRATION, AND FEASIBLE 3DCP PROCESS, MATERIALS, AND QA/QC METHODS FOR FABRICATION OF MPH SYSTEMS IN A PORT ENVIRONMENT.
• VERIFIED PERFORMANCE DATA OF = 100 KW PAT UNIT IN = 500 M DEPTH FOR AT LEAST 5 DAYS (TRL 6).
• DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AND PERMITTING DOCUMENTS FOR A TRL 7 GRID-CONNECTED PILOT.
• COMMUNITY AND LABOR ENGAGEMENT, AND DISSEMINATION OF PROJECT FINDINGS.$3,950,000
· FY2025 · Department of Energy
A VERSATILE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PLATFORM FOR FABRICATING LOW-COST, CONCRETE OFFSHORE WIND SUPPORT STRUCTURES IN AMERICAN PORTS$2,000,000
· FY2023 · Department of Energy
THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP, TEST, AND DEMONSTRATE A COMMERCIALLY VIABLE JACK-UP CANAL SOLAR PLATFORM PROTOTYPE. THIS INCLUDES ENSURING THE PROTOTYPE MEETS QUALITY ASSURANCE STANDARDS, VALIDATING ITS ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY THROUGH UPDATED LCOE ANALYSIS, AND SECURING STAKEHOLDER COMMITMENTS FOR PILOT-SCALE DEPLOYMENT AND FUTURE MARKET ADOPTION.
THE EXPECTED PROJECT OUTCOMES ARE:
THIS PROJECT WILL SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOP AND TEST A JACK-UP CANAL SOLAR PLATFORM PROTOTYPE, ACHIEVING KEY MILESTONES IN DESIGN, ANALYSIS, AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT. COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING THE PSD/PRD, WILL ENSURE ADHERENCE TO QUALITY STANDARDS AND INFORM SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT STAGES. THE PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR COMMERCIALIZATION, SECURING INTEREST FROM POTENTIAL PILOT SITES AND DEFINING A CLEAR PATH FOR FUTURE DEPLOYMENT. KEY ASPECTS SUCH AS DEIA GOALS, INTERN PROGRAMS, AND RISK MITIGATION PLANS WILL BE EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATED, DEMONSTRATING THE PROJECT'S HOLISTIC APPROACH AND READINESS FOR FULL-SCALE IMPLEMENTATION.$648,371
· FY2025 · Department of Energy
A LOW COST, 3D CONCRETE PRINTED, MODULAR, MARINE PUMPED HYDROELECTRIC STORAGE SYSTEM$200,000
· FY2022 · Department of Energy
LOW-COST, ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, CONCRETE TORPEDO ANCHORS FOR FLOATING WIND$200,000
· FY2023 · Department of Energy
INDUSTRIALIZED GRAVITY ANCHORS FOR FLOATING PHOTOVOLTAICS$200,000
· FY2023 · Department of Energy