2026 Distributed Wind Turbine Competitiveness Improvement Project
Funds competitive contract work to develop, prototype, test, certify/list, validate, and commercialize distributed wind turbine and power electronics technologies for distributed wind applications.
⚑ Federal contract solicitation issued by a DOE contractor (Alliance for Energy Innovation, LLC); applicant classes are not fully specified in the notice provided. · Topic areas include prototype development, certification/listing, manufacturing process innovation, technology commercialization, and field validation. · No set-aside stated.
This is a distributed wind turbine applied engineering/commercialization call centered on prototype design, manufacturing, certification, and power electronics. IPPRA’s team works on public opinion, risk, warning communication, energy policy acceptance, and socio-technical studies—not turbine hardware or engineering development—so this is not a plausible PI-level fit.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-10-01
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 75 strong | technical depth: central; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 45 partial | portfolio topics: energy, environment (primary); social/behavioral work is none; funds applied research; eligibility unclear — verify in the NOFO; capped at 45 (limited social-science role) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 45 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
The 2026 Distributed Wind Turbine Competitiveness Improvement Project (CIP) is comprised of thirteen (13) different topic areas, as specified in the Statement of Work (Attachment 1), dated September 14, 2026: Wind turbine development topic areas 1. Prototype Design Development 2. Prototype Manufacture 3. Prototype Installation and Testing 4. Component Innovation 5. System Optimization 6. Small Turbine Certification and/or Listing 7. Type Certification and Listing Power electronics development topic areas 8. Power Electronics Development 9. Power Electronics Pre-Testing 10. Power Electronics Listing Topics areas common to turbine and power electronics development 11. Manufacturing Process Innovation 12. Technology Commercialization 13. Field Validation
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: No Set aside used. Notice type: Solicitation. Organization: ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF / ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF / ALLIANCE FOR ENERGY INNOVATION, LLC - DOE CONTRACTOR.
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