HPC4EnergyInnovation Program: Collaborations for U.S. Manufacturers

The High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation (HPC4EI) Program seeks qualified industry partners to participate in short-term, collaborative projects with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Laboratories. HPC4EI is the umbrella initiative for the HPC4Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) and HPC4Materials (HPC4Mtls) Programs, which are the sponsors of this solicitation. Through support from DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM), and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO), the selected industry partners will be granted access to high performance computing (HPC) facilities and world-class scientists at DOE’s National Laboratories.DOE’s HPC4Mtls Program is interested in collaborations that address key challenges in developing, modifying, and/or qualifying new or modified materials that perform well in severe or complex environments through the application of HPC, modeling, simulation, and

data analysis. HPC4Mfg Program is interested in establishing collaborations that address key energy and decarbonization related challenges for domestic manufacturers. The HPC4Mfg Program is designed to improve manufacturing processes, address products’ lifecycle energy consumption, and increase the efficiency of energy conversion and storage technologies. These objectives are met by providing access to national laboratory supercomputing resources and expertise for high performance computing projects. This program harnesses the raw processing power of national lab supercomputers to decarbonize U.S. industry and move us closer to an equitable, clean energy future that benefits all Americans.Eligibility for the HPC4EI Program is limited to entities that manufacture in the United States for commercial applications and the organizations that support these entities.The solicitation will encourage applicants to partner with a diverse range of universities and community colleges; including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Serving Institutes (MSIs), and non-profit organizations, especially those located in disadvantaged and underserved communities, to ensure HPC National Laboratory resources and technologies promote equitable access, use, and benefits.DOE’s FECM and IEDO support and encourage the advancement of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in the context of HPC National Laboratory applicant submissions. Selected projects will be awarded up to $400,000 to support compute cycles and work performed by the National Laboratory. The industry partner must provide a participant contribution of at least 20% of the total project funding. The industry contribution must come from non-federal funding sources.In addition, follow-on projects to previously awarded, successful projects in these areas will be considered. Follow-on projects should focus on the further implementation of the demonstrated HPC application in the industrial setting, taking it closer to operational use and broad national impact. Selected follow-on projects will be awarded up to $400,000 to support computing cycles and work performed by the National Laboratory, university, and non-profit partners. The industry partner must provide a participant contribution of at least 20% of the total project funding; of this, at least half must be in cash to support the National Laboratory work.BackgroundDOE maintains world-class HPC expertise and facilities, currently hosting several of the top 20 most powerful computers in the world as ranked by TOP500 in November 2023. From detailed subatomic-level simulations to massive cosmological studies, researchers use HPC to probe science and technology questions inaccessible by experimental methods. Scientific insights gained from these computational studies have drastically impacted research and technology across industrial sectors and scientific fields. Examples include additive manufacturing, aerospace, oil recovery, drug development, climate science, genomics, and exploration of fundamental particles that make up our universe. From industry to academia, the scientific need for advanced computing continues to drive innovation and development for future high-performance computers and their capabilities.There is high potential for U.S. industry to utilize the power of HPC. The HPC4EI Program is intended to provide HPC expertise and resources to industry to lower the risk of HPC adoption and broaden its use to support transformational and early-stage technology development. The HPC4EI Program hopes to provide this HPC expertise by supporting targeted collaborations between industry and DOE’s National Laboratories.Successful applicants will work collaboratively with staff from one or more of the DOE National Laboratories to conduct project activities across the various HPC areas of expertise, including development and optimization of modeling and simulation codes, porting and scaling of applications, application of data analytics, as well as applied research and development of tools or methods.To make the broadest impact across the industry, the project teams are expected to present their results at workshops associated with the program and at regional and national conferences. Publications are also encouraged.To learn more about the HPC4EI program and register for informational webinars for this solicitation, visit the HPC4EI website (https://hpc4energyinnovation.llnl.gov/).Note: THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT REQUEST. See attached PDF for additional information on the following:Area 1: HPC4MtlsArea 2: HPC4MfgEligibilityFunding RequirementsSample BudgetSolicitation Process and TimelineConcept Paper GuidelinesFull Proposal GuidlinesEvaluation CriteriaPoint of ContactIntellectual Property and Proprietary Data