The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $5,493,941 Cooperative Agreement to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) on August 14, 2024 under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program. The objective of the "GRIDFAST EXPRESS" project is to establish a comprehensive national program focused on streamlining the utility interconnection process for both AC Level 2 and DC fast charging technologies for...
This $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program aims to develop and test new business models for discounted public electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The project objective is to unlock equitable access to EV charging, enabling everyone regardless of dwelling type to have access. The non-profit organization Grid...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $2,296,542 Cooperative Agreement to Evgo Services LLC to develop low-cost tools for enabling third-party interoperability testing for electric vehicles (EVs) and electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE) with the ISO-15118 plug and charge standard. The project also aims to develop conformance testing to define current and future iterations of the standard to promote widespread interoperability and...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $1,655,740 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development federal grant program (CFDA 81.086) to Citizen Energy LLC. The objective of this 1-year project is to develop and test an innovative community-driven business model for overcoming barriers to electric vehicle (EV) adoption and charging infrastructure deployment in underserved Latino multi-family housing communities. The funding...
This $5,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program, aims to reach approximately 5 million consumers with information about electric vehicles (EVs), charging, and incentives. The goal is to provide socially and culturally relevant messaging to maximize the impact on light-duty plug-in vehicle (PEV) market transformation. The campaign...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to Rio Arriba County, New Mexico to install electric vehicle charging stations. The project, which will run from July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, aims to work with a company to establish a network of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the Española, NM area. This effort supports the program's broader...
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has awarded a $4,697,530 Cooperative Agreement to Quanta Technology, LLC under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program. The funding will upgrade Quanta's Advanced Testing and Training Center in La Grange, TX to create a state-of-the-art electric vehicle (EV) charger testing facility capable of full-power testing at the megawatt scale. This project, running from July 2024 to June 2025,...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $2,339,828 cooperative agreement to Emvolon, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, under the ARPA-E GREENWELLS program (CFDA 81.135). The project aims to develop dynamically operable chemical reactor systems that can economically store at least 50% of intermittent renewable electricity, such as wind and solar power, in the form of carbon-containing liquid fuels. This research seeks to...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, totaling $1,750,000.00, is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) grant program. The purpose of this award is to advance zero-emission vehicle infrastructure planning and implementation at the state and local level. The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), a non-profit organization, will serve as the prime awardee and...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has awarded a $3,552,522 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to the Central Pines Regional Council, also known as the North Carolina Association of Regional Councils of Government. The objective of this 1-year project is to assess the performance, reliability, usability, and safety of AC Level 2 and DC Fast Charging (DCFC) stations across all 50 states, the...