These numbers represent records for a round in terms of applications received, projects approved, and support amount. Thank you to all applicants and their selected facilities, our technical board, DOE partners, team leads, and external reviewers for their diligence in setting this new high-water mark! The following projects have been selected to proceed: Akselos Inc. Demonstrating Risk Reduction of Marine Energy Support Structures through Integrated Design Facility: National Laboratory of the Rockies Akselos seeks the support of the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) to address a core risk in Marine Energy (ME) design: the omission of detailed structural analysis for floating substructures. Internal structural details (scantlings) must be verified for ultimate strength and fatigue across all design conditions—tasks often simplified or ignored by the ME community, leading to risk of structural failure or over-design.…