RISE Newsletter - November 2021
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RISE Member Moments
The Latest: The Defense TechConnect Innovation Summit, sponsored by Advanced Technology International (ATI) and the Resilient Infrastructure + Secure Energy (RISE) Consortium™ featured innovation pitches and funding awards, keynote presentations, networking, and expo opportunities. Recap the event and browse our photo gallery here.
RISE Innovation Challenge
How It Started: 200+ RISE members applied and 12 companies were selected to pitch their technologies to the following industry and government expert judges:

The Winners: The following RISE Members were awarded $50,000 in total prize money:

Defense, Innovation, and Resilience -
Keynote Interview
Driving The Conversation: Michael Wu, RISE Executive Director sat down with:

Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army Installations, Energy, and Environment, U.S. Army

Director of the Advanced Energy and Materials (AE&M) Portfolio
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Catch Up Fast: DoD's plan for tackling the climate crisis incentivizes industry innovation.

What Was Said: “We aren’t going to do this without the private sector. We already do some public-private partnerships, third-party financing, and technology development. As I said with the batteries, we are counting on private industry because that’s where innovation happens." — Mr. Paul Farnan, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Army Installations, Energy & Environment
RISE Member Meeting
Keynote Panel: Energy and Climate Innovation for DoD 

RuthAnne Darling, Director of Operational Energy Innovation, OSD

Ben Richardson, Portfolio Director, Advanced Energy and Materials, Defense Innovation Unit

Shawn Bennett, Senior Advisor, Air Force Office of Energy Assurance
RISE Member Facilitated Networking 

The Big Picture: The RISE Consortium has grown to about 350 members since it was stood up in Spring 2021 to work with innovators and experts to rapidly deploy technologies and develop new business models.

The Future of RISE: Together 50+ RISE members used MURAL to reflect on:

  • What can RISE offer to members?  
  • What can members offer each other?
Funding Opportunities
Energy Sprints Q1 Showcase

Who: TechConnect Ventures
 
What: Submit your innovation to pitch at the virtual TechConnect Ventures Q1 Sprint Showcase + be featured in an innovation report to corporate clients.
 
Technology Areas:

  1. Harvesting Heat Waste from Industrial Operations
  2. Energy Storage Technologies for Medium and Long-Term Discharge
  3. Innovations in Hydrogen Fuel Cells
 
Deadline: 26 November 2021
 
RFI: Green Proving Ground Program
 
Who: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the General Services Administration (GSA)

What: Request for information (RFI) to identify technologies that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from commercial buildings.

Technology Areas:
  1. High-Performance Low-Carbon Building Technologies + Solutions
  2. Onsite Energy Generation + Storage System
  3. Carbon Reducing or Capture

Deadline: 7 December 2021  
 
RFI: Industry-Developed Tipping Point, Climate, and Clean Energy Technologies

Who: The NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD)

What: Issued a request for information (RFI) to identify input for:

  1. The next “Tipping Point” solicitation to advance key space technologies to a point beyond which industry, without further government investment, could then develop and qualify them for market.
  2. Early-stage investments in climate and clean energy technologies relevant to NASA’s mission and STMD’s crosscutting technology development role.

Deadline: 3 December 2021

FY 2023 SERDP Solicitations

Who: The Department of Defense's Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP)

What: Environmental research and development proposals for funding beginning in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023.

Technology Areas: 
  1. Environmental Restoration
  2. Munitions Response
  3. Resource Conservation and Resiliency
  4. Weapons Systems and Platforms

Deadline: 6 January 2022 
 
Upcoming Events
Power In Partnerships Presented by Military Energy Resilience Catalyst
 
You Are Invited: This Military Energy Resilience Catalyst [MERC] event will:

  • Explore the pathways for civilian-military partnerships
  • Demonstrate how industry can connect with DoD energy resilience practitioners
 
The Value: You'll hear directly from DoD energy resilience practitioners on their needs, installation resilience priorities, and barriers to technology deployment.

Where: This virtual session will be held in partnership with the SERDP-ESTCP Symposium.

When: 2 December 2021 | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM ET 
 
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