The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $5,493,941 Cooperative Agreement to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) Federal Grant Program. The objective of the "GRIDFAST EXPRESS" project is to establish a comprehensive national program focused on streamlining the utility interconnection process for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, including AC Level...
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 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...
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 (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $6,934,670 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) to the Interstate Renewable Energy Council Inc. (IREC) to develop and implement a nationwide Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Recognition and Technical Assistance Program, titled "ChargingSmart." The objective is to significantly reduce the soft costs of new EV charging installations...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has awarded a $1,248,451 Cooperative Agreement to the West Virginia University Research Corporation to develop and pilot a nationwide network of higher education and career technical institutions. The goal is to provide sustainable, standardized hybrid online/in-person training on electric vehicle maintenance for the current automotive technician workforce. This work is being conducted under the Conservation Research and...
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 (EERE) awarded a $4,615,184 Cooperative Agreement to Quanta Technology, LLC under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The goal of this project, titled "Grid Operator Analytics and Assessment Tools for Inverter-Based Resources Dominated Grid (GOAAT-IBR)", is to develop a cloud-based suite of tools and applications to improve situational awareness and mitigate system...