Cooperative Agreement DEEE0008849

This $6,602,155 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by 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), will enable Power To Hydrogen LLC to demonstrate its advanced liquid alkaline-based electrolyzer cell design at a commercial-scale 250-kW stack module. The project aims to develop a U.S. supplier base capable of GW-scale manufacturing for key electrolyzer components, including...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $99.55M Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to Proton Energy Systems Inc. (dba Proton Onsite), a foreign-owned manufacturer of hydrogen generation technologies. The goal of this 1-year project is to build the world's first fully automated pilot proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer production line with a capacity of 500 MW/year and a...

This $17,547,861 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (under CFDA 81.086 - Conservation Research and Development) aims to advance solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) steam and co-electrolysis technologies from TRL 4 to TRL 6. The project will design, install, and demonstrate a 250 kW SOEC system integrated with an existing 1.6 million ton per year direct reduction of iron (DRI) facility in Toledo, OH. Key objectives...

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $2,400,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program to Georgia Tech Research Corp. The goal of this 20-month project is to discover new electrolyte, electrode, and catalyst materials for low-cost, highly efficient, and durable proton conducting solid oxide electrolysis cells (P-SOECs) to enable cost-effective hydrogen production. Key...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $104.68M Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to Thyssenkrupp Nucera USA, Inc. The project aims to research, develop, and demonstrate an innovative, highly automated manufacturing and assembly pilot factory for liquid alkaline (LA) electrolyzer production, capable of scaling to 2 GW/year. The factory will serve as a platform to ensure the...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $3,577,398 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to Georgia Tech Research Corp. The objective of this 12-month project is to combine state-of-the-art alkaline polymer electrolyzer components with advanced manufacturing methods and cell operating conditions to achieve DOE goals of 2.0 A/cm2 operation at $400/kW electrolyzer system cost. As...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) provides $21,962,062 to demonstrate a pathway in the Gulf Coast region to a profitable, equitable, and sustainable clean energy future. The project will leverage hydrogen as a clean, versatile energy carrier to transform and decarbonize industry, while generating new economic opportunities for historically underrepresented groups. Key sub-awardees include MHI...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded Plug Power Inc. a $42,681,706 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) federal grant program. The goal of this project is to establish manufacturing processes for PEM electrolyzers in Rochester, New York capable of producing 5GW of PEM electrolyzer stacks per year, while achieving targeted cost, production, and performance objectives. The project will leverage...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $99,739,322 Cooperative Agreement to Electric Hydrogen Co. under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The goal of this 3-year project is to develop and pilot an automated, fully integrated manufacturing process for Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzers, with the objective of scaling production capacity to 100MW PEM electrolyzer plants while reducing stack costs to...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), aims to demonstrate low-temperature hydrogen production from proton-conducting solid oxide electrolysis cell (P-SOEC) technology. The $3,141,250 award will fund a series of activities over 3 budget periods, including materials development, interface engineering, manufacturing...