This $11,750,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded on September 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.087) aims to establish and scale a new domestic supply chain for American-made electrospun gas diffusion layers (EGDLs) capable of meeting 10% of the DOE's fuel cell stack component production targets. The project, led by Materic LLC, will validate the company's EGDLs for successful integration into proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) and assess their technical, economic, and environmental impacts. Additionally, Materic LLC will hire and train at least 8 residents from West Baltimore, a DOE Justice40 disadvantaged community, for skilled positions in materials production, and engage community stakeholders to ensure diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility considerations are incorporated throughout the project and beyond.
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