High Performance Computing
for Energy Innovation

In partnership with industry, leveraging world-class computational resources
to advance the national energy agenda.

Spring 2024 Solicitation

Full proposals are undergoing DOE review. Notification of results are forthcoming.

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 Notice of Intent to Release Fall 2024 Solicitation

Released on October 10, 2024

 

 

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Brochure: High Performance Computing for Manufacturing

High Performance Computing
for Manufacturing

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Project Statistics to Date

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11

Participating Labs

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182

Projects Awarded

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$55.9 million

Funds Invested

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916 million

Computer Core Hours

How the HPC4EI Program Works

 

HPC4EI - Program Basics and Cost Sharing

Program Basics and Cost Sharing

The program pays labs up to $300K for industry access to
HPC resources and expertise; industry pays at least 20%
of project costs (cash or in-kind).

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HPC4EI - Concept Submissions

Concept Submissions

During a semiannual solicitation process, companies may
submit two-page concept papers describing ideas for projects
of up to one year duration.

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HPC4EI - Lab Principal Investigator

Lab Principal Investigator

If a concept is accepted, a DOE National Laboratory principal investigator is assigned to help the company develop a full proposal.

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HPC4EI - Selection Criteria

Selection Criteria

• Advances the State of the Art in the Industrial Sector
• Technical Feasibility
• Relevance to HPC
• Impact, including Life-cycle Energy Impact

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HPC4EI - Signed Agreement

Signed Agreement

Following proposal approval, partnering DOE National Laboratory provides the company with a Short Form Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to initiate the project.
 

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Spring 2024 Solicitation
Accepting Applications

About HPC4EI
 

The High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation (HPC4EI) is the umbrella initiative for the High Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) Program and High Performance Computing for Materials (HPC4Mtls) Program.
 

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Through support from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO), Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO), and the Office of Fossil Energy Carbon Management (FECM), the selected industry partners are granted access to high performance computing (HPC) facilities and world-class scientists at Department of Energy’s National Laboratories. Through the initiative, our Nation’s world-class supercomputers are helping manufacturers achieve significant energy and cost savings, improve product performance, expand their markets, and grow the economy.

Brochure: High Performance Computing for Manufacturing

High Performance Computing for Manufacturing

Using Supercomputers to improve Energy Efficiency and Performance


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Success Stories

Success Stories | Element 16 and NREL

Molten-Sulfur Storage

National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Element 16 Technologies, Inc. partnered through HPC4Mfg to model sulfur as an ideal storage medium and built a tool for the rapid design of industrial systems.

 

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Gas Turbines and HPC

Argonne National Laboratory and Raytheon Technologies Research Center partnered through HPC4Mfg to develop data-driven approaches for optimizing gas turbine film-cooling designs while reducing turbine cooling air—thereby improving engine efficiency without sacrificing component durability.

 

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More Success Stories

Check out how the HPC4Mfg Program is contributing to a broad national impact by increasing energy efficiency and advancing energy technologies.

 

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DOE Sponsors
 

High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation (HPC4EI) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Offices:
 

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