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Resilient Energy for the Railbelt: Pumped Thermal Energy Storage in Alaska the Polar Project Will Develop and…

A single federal award, with both ends of the trail linked.

$50M

total award value

2024

action date

72 mo

period

DECD0000033

FAIN

Description

Resilient Energy for the Railbelt: Pumped Thermal Energy Storage in Alaska the Polar Project Will Develop and Deploy a Pumped Thermal Energy Storage (Ptes) System to Assist in Local and Regional Grid Resiliency and Stability, Regional Carbon Footprint Reduction, and Improved Reliability of Electricity in Alaska’s Railbelt Region, While Demonstrating Oced’s Support of Renewable Energy. Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC (Wec), in Collaboration with Technology Provider Echogen Power Systems and Construction Partner Houston Contracting Company, Plans to Design and Build a Ptes System with a Capacity to Discharge at Least 50 MW of Continuous Output for 24 Hours at the Healy Power Plant, Located in Healy, Alaska. Intended Beneficiary or Recipient of the Funds: Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC (Wec)

Awarding agencyDepartment of Energy →

RecipientOutside our Phase 1 contractor set: see methodology

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Competed?Not recorded✓ from source

Total (exact)$50,000,000

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