Cooperative Agreement DEEE0006794

This $16,284,879 Cooperative Agreement was awarded on October 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program. The objective is to conduct pilot-scale demonstration and commercial deployment of advanced catalysts and recycling processes to decarbonize the 260 MMT CO2/year steam cracking industry that produces ethylene and butadiene, a key precursor for tires. The...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded Navistar Inc. a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program. The objective of this project is to build, deploy, and demonstrate the in-use performance of a Class 6/7, medium-duty zero-emission (ZE) salt/snowplow truck. This effort aims to enable the commercialization of this critical vehicle type for cold-weather regions across the...

The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has awarded the New Mexico Department of Public Safety (NMDPS) a $421,204 Project Grant under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237). The purpose of this grant is to enhance the portable weigh-in-motion (WIM) scales system in New Mexico, which will benefit the motor carrier industry by enabling more efficient movement of...

This $249,856 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of virtual torque measurement technology for heavy-duty engine applications at Western Michigan University from September 2022 through February 2024. The university will build a minimum viable product with tested and proven virtual torque sensing features for different engines. It will also perform real-world fuel efficiency testing on trucks using virtual torque sensing-enabled improvements and develop a...

This $1,981,259 Project Grant from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237) supports the Iowa Department of Transportation's operations and maintenance of its International Registration Plan and International Fuel Tax Agreement systems and Tire Anomaly and Classification System. Funding will allow for travel to learn best practices from other states, maintain core system...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $4,999,173 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to Robert Bosch LLC. The project aims to develop a non-PFSA-based membrane for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) that meets performance and durability requirements for medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles. It will also demonstrate scalable roll-to-roll manufacturing of the membrane...

The Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration awarded a $469,293 Project Grant to the New Mexico Department of Public Safety to implement automated tire pressure screening at the Gallup Port of Entry and automated thermal inspection systems at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry. The purpose of this funding under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237) is to benefit commercial motor vehicle...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), provides $2,520,955 to Komatsu America Corp to research and develop an onboard high-capacity liquid hydrogen (LH2) storage system for ultra-class mining trucks. The project aims to reduce the time-between-refueling for fuel cell-powered mining vehicles, thereby increasing their competitiveness...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $19,550,000 Cooperative Agreement to Firstelement Fuel Inc. under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The goal of this project is to design, develop, build, install, and demonstrate an advanced next generation multi-use (GH2 H70/H70HF and SLH2) direct fill (MUDF) hydrogen refueling station. This will enable the commercial viability of medium- and heavy-duty fuel cell trucks...

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded a $110,985 Project Grant under the Highway Research and Development Program (CFDA 20.200) to the State of South Dakota Office of the Governor Division. The grant funds the purchase of testing equipment to evaluate the properties of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) under the State Transportation Innovation Councils (STIC) Test Equipment Funding program. This project supports research and development to improve transportation infrastructure,...