Cooperative Agreement DEEE0008805

The Department of Energy awarded Volvo Technology of America, LLC a $456,433,065 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to upgrade and re-equip three Mack manufacturing facilities in Greensboro, North Carolina. The project scope will significantly accelerate the production capacity transition of these facilities from fossil fuel-powered heavy-duty trucks to Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Fuel Cell...

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 Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $6,250,214 Cooperative Agreement to Ricardo LLC on August 15, 2024 under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program. The funding supports the development of an innovative 3-in-1 inverter/on-board charger/auxiliary DC converter for electrified vehicle applications. The goal is to advance energy efficiency and decarbonization technologies in the transportation sector,...

Optimus Ride Inc. received a $4.94 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy on October 1, 2021 to support scaling automated, connected, electric, and shared (ACES) vehicle fleets. The goal is to advance energy efficiency, decarbonization, and social equity through December 14, 2021. This award supports the Conservation Research and Development program's long-term research efforts in vehicle technologies and...

This Project Grant award of $150,000 from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (CFDA 47.070 - Computer and Information Science and Engineering) supports the development of advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to optimize the management of electric vehicle transactions with the power grid. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: A hierarchical forecasting framework using cellular computational...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $3,274,432 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to Western Michigan University. The objective of this 26-month project is to develop a 150 kilowatt traction power charger-inverter system with galvanic isolation capability. The university will conduct research and development to advance this multi-input integrated smart charger-inverter system, which can...

This federal Project Grant award, with a total funding amount of $199,999, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under its Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program. The award supports the development of an "Interaction-Aware Management Framework to Improve the Efficiency and Sustainability of Electric Transportation and Power Systems." The key products and services to be delivered through this 3-year project (01/01/2025 - 12/31/2027)...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded Steer TECH LLC a $199,899 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant, awarded on July 22, 2024, supports Steer TECH's research into increasing mobility energy productivity, operational efficiency, and low-speed automation for on-demand transit or goods movement in first-mile/last-mile transportation scenarios. As a for-profit limited liability company specializing in autonomous vehicle...

Federal Grant Award Summary Georgia TECH Research Corp received a $4.75 million Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis program (CFDA 81.122). The award, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027, supports the acquisition of equipment to establish a dedicated battery research and development facility at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. This facility will...

Storagenergy Technologies Inc. received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to support work on FAST DIRECT RECYCLING OF EV BATTERY ELECTRODE MATERIALS. The award was made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. Specifically, the funding supported...