This Cooperative Agreement awarded 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) aims to develop a hydrogen-fueled heavy-duty internal combustion engine capable of achieving high specific power (over 100% of diesel engine power), high efficiency (parity with diesel at 44%), and ultra-low emissions. The $3,611,961 award to Mahle Powertrain, LLC, a foreign-owned for-profit company located in...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.086 - Conservation Research and Development) provides $9,495,087 to Cummins Inc. to research, develop, and validate a 100% hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine that achieves peak brake thermal efficiency, as well as demonstrate an engine and aftertreatment system that meets EPA's 2027 heavy-duty emissions regulations. The project period runs from August 1, 2024...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $3,755,132 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to Paccar Inc. The objective of this project is to deliver a direct injection, lean-burn, spark-ignited hydrogen-fueled heavy-duty internal combustion engine (H2-ICE) that meets ultra-low oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emission standards to the U.S. EPA 2027 standards using an H2-based selective catalyst...
This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $4,669,746.00, was issued by the Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) federal grant program. The award supports a partnership between Colorado State University and Caterpillar Inc. to develop an ultra-low methane emissions retrofit system for gas compression packages used in the natural gas transmission and gathering sectors. This project...
This $4,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) aims to develop a high-performing, durable, and low-cost membrane electrode assembly (MEA) to exceed DOE performance and durability targets for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) in medium- and heavy-duty vehicle applications. The key objectives are to: 1) develop a highly...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award was provided 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). The $6,101,208 award to Cummins Inc. aims to research, develop, and demonstrate a very-high-power polyphase wireless charging system suitable for Class 8 heavy-duty electric vehicles in short/regional-haul applications. Cummins will collaborate with Purdue University on a $1.4 million...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $2,602,145 Cooperative Agreement to Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc. on November 1, 2024 under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program. The funding supports the development of a "Fuel-Flexible Regenerative Low NOx Industrial Hydrogen Burner", with a project period running through April 30, 2026. This cooperative agreement aligns with the grant...
This $9,400,000 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 program (CFDA 81.086) will fund Resource Chemical Corp's research, development, prototype or pilot-scale validation, and demonstration of sustainable technologies to advance industrial decarbonization. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include cross-sector approaches for reducing...
Under a $3,230,673 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086), Purdue University is leading the development and validation of a technology that enables cost-effective utilization of spark-ignited hydrogen (H2) combustion engines in off-road vehicles. The project aims to create a high energy-efficient hybrid excavator powered by a hydrogen combustion engine. As sub-awardees, Cummins Inc. and Bosch Rexroth...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (CFDA 81.089 - Fossil Energy Research and Development) awarded a $7,500,000 Cooperative Agreement to Mahle Powertrain, LLC to demonstrate at-scale, electrically heated methane oxidation catalysts for robust, efficient exhaust methane abatement on natural gas-fired engines. The project aims to develop a methane oxidation catalyst system with longevity (≥ 8,000 hours) and high performance capable of overcoming the...