The 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 Inc. (EPRI) under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) 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 both AC Level 2 and DC...
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...
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 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 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 $39,814,028 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) aims to address the challenges of grid management and electric vehicle (EV) charging integration in Consumers Energy Company's service area. The project seeks to enhance real-time grid visibility and management through technology innovation and industry collaboration, as EV registrations have grown exponentially from 4,000 in 2017 to 30,000 in 2023 in...
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 program (CFDA 81.086) provides $6,934,670 to Interstate Renewable Energy Council Inc. (IREC) to implement a Comprehensive Nationwide Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Recognition and Technical Assistance Program (ChargingSmart). The objective of the project is to significantly reduce the soft costs of new EV charging...
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 $1,520,750 Cooperative Agreement to the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), a non-profit organization, under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program. The project, titled "Electric Vehicle Carshare Viability: Assessing Business Models in US Cities for Resiliency, Equity and EV Charging Integration," will run from September 1, 2024 to March 26, 2025. The project aims to...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $447,475 Cooperative Agreement to Revel Transit Inc. under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086). The objective of the project is to install 20 ultra-fast direct current (DC) electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers, along with an on-site green jobs access program, multimodal education office, green spaces with amenities, an electric moped hub, and space for additional vendors...