Cooperative Agreement DEEE0011257
- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has awarded a $3,552,522 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to the Central Pines Regional Council, also known as the North Carolina Association of Regional Councils of Government. The objective of this 1-year project is to assess the performance, reliability, usability, and safety of AC Level 2 and DC Fast Charging (DCFC) stations across all 50 states, the...
- This $5,994,441 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program will fund UL LLC to design and build a 500 kW DC fast charger test laboratory. The objective is to expand UL's North America Advanced Electric Vehicle Charging Laboratory to include additional testing capabilities for DC fast chargers in alignment with UL2202 and UL9741 safety standards, as well...
- 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 U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has awarded a $4,697,530 Cooperative Agreement to Quanta Technology, LLC under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program. The funding will upgrade Quanta's Advanced Testing and Training Center in La Grange, TX to create a state-of-the-art electric vehicle (EV) charger testing facility capable of full-power testing at the megawatt scale. This project, running from July 2024 to June 2025,...
- 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 U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $1,750,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) to the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO). This award supports a joint initiative between NASEO and the DOE to build a national electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure network and enable cross-agency collaboration to facilitate state-federal-private sector EV infrastructure investment....
- 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 federal Cooperative Agreement award from 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 provides $1,220,000 to evaluate and enhance the resilience of electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) and associated distribution grid infrastructure in Indianapolis, IN, Dayton, OH, and Ames, IA. The primary objectives are to: (A) quantify the resilience of EVCS and the supporting power...
- The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to Rio Arriba County, New Mexico to install electric vehicle charging stations. The project, which will run from July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, aims to work with a company to establish a network of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the Española, NM area. This effort supports the program's broader...
- 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 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 deployment across EVs and EV charging networks. This work falls under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program, which supports comprehensive research, development, demonstration, and deployment of innovative technologies to advance energy efficiency, decarbonization, and sustainable solutions across multiple sectors. The award period runs from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025.