January 2015
The National Network for Manufacturing
Innovation (NNMI) and the Energy
Innovation Hub Initiative
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Table of Contents
The National Network for
Manufacturing Innovation
(NNMI)
NNMI Quick Facts
The NNMI Proposal
Existing Innovation Hubs
Launched Institute
Competitions
Table of Contents Contd.
The Energy Innovation Hub
Initiative
Energy Innovation Quick Facts
The Energy Innovation
Proposal
Existing Energy Innovation
Hubs
Future Energy Innovation Plans
The National Network for
Manufacturing Innovation
(NNMI)
NNMI Quick Facts
Announced by President Obama in March 2012
Aim is to build a network of up to 15 regional Institutes for Manufacturing Innovation (IMIs)
4 IMIs successfully launched; 4 initiated
Emphasis on advanced manufacturing
Managed by interagency Advanced Manufacturing National Program (DoD, DOE, DOC’s National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST), NASA, National Science Foundation, DOE, & others)
End goal: a network of 45 IMIs in 10 years
The NNMI Proposal
President proposed a one-time, $1 billion investment for NNMI in FY2014 budget
Initiatives launched by executive order while awaiting congressional action
Based on public-private partnerships and cooperative funding agreements; involve industry, academia, non-profits, states, and federal agencies
Create initial network of up to 15 IMIs devoted to innovating and scaling up advancing manufacturing technologies and process
NNMI Model
Source: Team Finland Future Watch
Existing Innovation Hubs
America Makes
The Next Generation Power Electronics Manufacturing Institute
Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institution
Lightweight and Modern Metals Manufacturing Innovation Institution
America Makes
Initially National Additive Manufacturing Network Institute (NAMII)
Pilot Project
Youngstown, Ohio
Mission: to accelerate adoption of 3D printing technologies in U.S.
More than 20 collaborative research projects underway
Led by National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining
94-member consortium that includes companies/manufacturers (including Boeing, Lockheed, Oxford Performance Materials), non-profit organizations, academic institutions, and government agencies (DOC, DOE, Education, NASA, DoD, NSF)
Funding: received initial Federal investment of $30 million and non-Federal funding commitment of $45 million; smaller in scale than envisioned IMIs
Site: https://americamakes.us/
Next Generation Power Electronics
Manufacturing Institute
Led by the Department of Energy
Launched January 15, 2014; 25 members launched DOE’s investment of $70 million (cooperative agreement)
Partners include: Cree, GridBridge, Toshiba, RF Micro Devices Inc., Delta Products Inc., ABB, IQE, Avogy Inc., and others
Site: http://www.ncsu.edu/power/
Raleigh , NC
Mission: to develop advanced manufacturing processes that will enable large-scale production of wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors
Digital Manufacturing and Design
Innovation Institute
Led by UI Labs
Established February 2014
Includes 41 companies, 23
universities and labs, and 9
other organizations
Funded by $70 million
federal investment, led by the
Department of Defense, and
more than matched by non-
federal partners
Site: http://dmdii.uilabs.org/
Chicago, IL
Mission: establish a state-
of-the-art proving ground
for digital manufacturing
and design that links IT
tools, standards, models,
sensors, controls, practices
and skills, and transitions
these tools to the U.S.
design & manufacturing
industrial base for full-
scale application.
American Lightweight Materials
Manufacturing Innovation Institute
Led by Ohio-based manufacturing technology non-profit EWI
Established February 2014
Includes 36 companies, 12 universities and labs, and 18 other organizations
Funded by DOD award of $70 million in federal funding, matched by $78 million from consortium partners
Site: http://almmii.org/#home
Headquartered in Detroit, Michigan
ALMMII selected through competitive DOD process under the Lightweight and Modern Metals Manufacturing Innovation (LM3I) solicitation
Mission: Provide a national focus on expanding US competitiveness and innovation by facilitating the transition of advanced lightweight and modern metals manufacturing capabilities and new technologies to the industrial base.
Launched Institute Competitions
Advanced Composites
Manufacturing Innovation
Institute
Integrated Photonics
Manufacturing Institute
Flexible Hybrid Electronics
Manufacturing Innovation
Institute
Smart Manufacturing Innovation
Institute
Advanced Composites Manufacturing
Innovation Institute
Announced in February 2014, funding opportunity closed in April 2014
Led by Department of Energy
Mission: to improve ability to manufacture advanced fiber-reinforced polymer compositesat the production speed, cost and performance needed for widespread use in clean energy products
Funding DOE award of $70 million over 5 years (cooperative agreement)
Integrated Photonics
Manufacturing Institute
Announced October 2014; Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) released Funding Opportunity Announcement November 5; solicitation closed December 19, 2014
Federal funding (cooperative agreement): $110 million
Mission: Create an end-to-end integrated ‘ecosystem’ in the design, manufacture, testing, assembly, and packaging of complex photonic integrated circuits that combine a variety of photonic and electronic components to achieve functionality.
Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing
Innovation Institute
Announced December 11, 2014
Led by Department of Defense
Federal funding (cooperative agreement): $75 million
Mission: to improve ability to manufacture flexible hybrid electronics with civilian (wireless medical monitors, stretchable electronics for robots and vehicles) and military (smart bandages and clothing, small & unattended sensors) applications
Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute
Announced December 11, 2014
Led by Department of Energy
Federal funding (cooperative agreement): $70 million
Mission: to improve smart manufacturing, including advanced sensors, control, platforms, and models for manufacturing
Goal to “give American manufacturers unprecedented, real-time control of energy use across factories and companies to increase productivity and save on energy costs.”
The Energy Innovation Hub
Initiative
Energy Innovation Quick Facts
Major multidisciplinary, multi-investigator, multi-institutional integrated research centers
Launched by the Department of Energy (DOE) in 2010
5 established Energy Innovation Hubs
Hubs selected through a competitive application process via Federal Business Opportunities
DOE provides $22 million in the first year for the establishment of each Hub and up to $25 million per year for the following four years to support the operations of each Hub—for a total award of up to $122 million per Hub.
Existing Energy Innovation Hubs
The Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors (CASL)
Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP)
The Consortium for Building Energy Innovation (CBEI)
The Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR)
The Critical Materials Institute (CMI)
The Consortium for Advanced Simulation
of Light Water Reactors (CASL)
Established in July 2010
Funding: through Department of Energy, a maximum of
$122 million over a five year term, subject to
Congressional appropriations.
Site: http://www.casl.gov/index.shtml
Founding partners include:
Announced as the
Modeling and Simulation
for Nuclear Reactors Hub,
CASL selected through
competitive process
Pilot Energy Innovation
Hub
Mission: Provide advanced
modeling and simulation
(M&S) solutions for
commercial nuclear
reactors
Joint Center for Artificial
Photosynthesis (JCAP)
Established in 2010
Led by the California Institute of Technology, in partnership with Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, and select universities
Funding: through Department of Energy, a maximum of $122 million over a five year term, subject to Congressional appropriations.
Site: http://solarfuelshub.org/index.html
Headquartered in Pasadena, CA
Announced as the Fuels from Sunlight Hub, JCAP selected through competitive process
Mission: to find a cost-effective method to produce fuels using only sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide as inputs
8 research divisions; 5 scientific user facilities
The Consortium for Building
Energy Innovation (CBEI)
Established in 2011
Led by the Pennsylvania State University
14 organizations include universities, global industrial firms, and national laboratories
Funding: through Department of Energy, a maximum of $122 million over a five year term, subject to Congressional appropriations
Site: http://cbei.psu.edu/
Located at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia, PA
Announced as Energy Efficient Buildings Hub, CBEI selectedthrough competitive process
Mission: to develophighly efficient buildings components, systems, and models
The Joint Center for Energy Storage
Research (JCESR)
Established in 2012
Led by Argonne National Laboratory
Five national laboratories, five universities, and four private firms. Partners include: Northwestern University, University of Chicago, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Dow Chemical, Applied Minerals, Johnson Controls Inc., Clean Energy Trust, etc.
Funding: through Department of Energy, a maximum of $122 million over a five year term, subject to Congressional appropriations
Site: http://www.jcesr.org/
Located in Chicago at Argonne Lab
Announced as the Batteries and Energy Storage Hub, JCESR selected through competitive process
Mission: to advance next generation battery and energy storage technologies for electric and hybrid cars and the electricity grid
The Critical Materials Institute (CMI)
Established in 2013
Led by Ames Laboratory
Four national laboratories, six universities, and seven private firms. Partners include: Cytec, Advanced Recovery, Inc., OLI, GE, Simbol Materials, etc.
Funding: through Department of Energy, a maximum of $122 million over a five year term, subject to Congressional appropriations
Site: https://cmi.ameslab.gov/
Located in Ames, IA
Announced as the Critical Materials Hub, CMI was selected through competitive process
Mission: to identify problems and develop solutions across the lifecycle of critical materials
Future Energy Innovation Plans
FY2013/2014 $20 million request for sixth hub, the Electricity Systems Hub
Goal to modernize the power grid
Rejected by Congress in FY 2013, 2014; not in FY2015 request
No other new energy innovation hubs announced
