Cooperative Agreement DEEE0009653

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...

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,...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $449,999 will support the development of an innovative and high power-density traction inverter for electric vehicles through July 2025. Funded by the NSF Directorate for Engineering under the CFDA 47.041 Engineering program, this award aims to design an electro-thermally integrated traction inverter utilizing wide bandgap silicon carbide power semiconductor devices. Led by the University of Maryland, College Park with the University System of...

This $3,430,784 Cooperative Agreement, awarded 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), aims to develop and demonstrate advanced tools for inverter-based resource (IBR) power plants and utilities. The project will deliver: 1) efficient data collection, processing, and streaming systems to capture fast grid dynamics; 2) real-time monitoring tools; 3) digital twin-enabled...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award DEOE0000953, totaling $19,405,683.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis (CFDA 81.122) program. The objective of this award is to install battery energy storage systems (BESS), solar arrays, and electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) to provide energy redundancy and enable black-start operations when the local electric grid is...

This Cooperative Agreement award from 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 provides $6,046,425 to deploy an Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Interoperability Test Bed. The project aims to increase industrial capacity, competition, redundancy, and broad access to validation testing and certification of Direct Current (DC) fast chargers with power ratings between 150 kilowatts...

The University of Tennessee received a $6,250,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086). The objective of this 3-year project, with a completion date of August 31, 2027, is to develop and integrate an 800V/200kW GaN-based three-level high-power-density inverter and permanent magnet assisted synchronous reluctance motor (PMSYNRM). The University...

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) is for $3,872,767 and aims to develop, integrate, and demonstrate a stochastic, decentralized AC unit commitment and optimal power flow system that can support secure operation of bulk electricity grids with high penetrations of inverter-based resources. The key objectives are to: 1) develop...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $182,265.00 to Lehigh University to investigate a novel high-current conversion technology to support various distributed energy resource (DER) applications. The project aims to develop a modular, multiphase, interleaved high-current conversion system using wide bandgap semiconductor devices. Key technical focuses include high-efficiency resonant circuits, integrated magnetic coupling,...

The Department of Energy awarded a $533,493,715 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to FCA US LLC. This grant will enable the continuous manufacturing of electric vehicle propulsion systems at FCA's existing transmission plant in Kokomo, Indiana. The project aims to minimize supply chain disruption risks and secure long-term employment for the plant's unionized workforce as the company transitions to...