The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) 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 project, titled "GRIDFAST EXPRESS: ROADMAP AND ACTIONS TO ADDRESS KEY CHALLENGES TO THE UTILITY INTERCONNECTION PROCESS," aims to establish a comprehensive national program focused on streamlining the...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under CFDA Program 81.087 - Renewable Energy Research and Development, aims to collect data from an existing utility-scale direct current (DC)-coupled photovoltaic (PV)-plus-storage plant, prepare the data for public sharing, and provide analyses on solar resource, plant performance, and battery degradation. The $249,984 award, granted on May 1, 2024,...
This $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by 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 in partnership with the utility sector. The objective is to unlock equity in EV charging infrastructure, ensuring everyone can have equitable access regardless of dwelling type. The...
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $1.75 million Cooperative Agreement to the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program. This award is intended to advance zero-emission vehicle infrastructure planning and implementation at the state and local level, ensuring that electric vehicle (EV) charging station infrastructure and other...
This $5,979,459 Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program, aims to reduce barriers to solar photovoltaic (PV) circularity across the value chain. The award, with a performance period from January 15, 2025 to January 14, 2026, will fund innovative technology solutions, strategic partnerships, and community benefits to advance solar PV...
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 (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $2,375,493 Cooperative Agreement to Beta Technologies, Inc. under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) to develop and demonstrate a scalable 600+ kilowatt direct current (DC) charging system for non-road electric vehicles (EVs) in austere environments with limited electrical infrastructure. The 12-month project aims to create a modular DC charging backbone solution that...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award DEEE0011132, entitled "REWIRED: RURAL ELECTRIC UTILITY WORKFLOW IMPROVEMENTS FOR RAPID EVSE DEPLOYMENT," is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086). This $2,294,576 project, awarded on June 1, 2024, aims to develop processes that minimize the soft costs of electric vehicle charging infrastructure installations to enable swifter...
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,...
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $5,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to Plug In America. The objective of this 3-year award, which runs from August 2024 to July 2027, is to reach approximately 5 million consumers with practical, brand-neutral information about electric vehicles (EVs), charging, and incentives. The campaign is designed to provide socially and...