Project Grant DEEE0000468

This $7,445,216 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will support Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) in constructing a hydrogen fueling station and related maintenance infrastructure at their Atlantis maintenance facility in Livermore, California. The funding will cover the acquisition and installation of hydrogen refueling equipment to initially accommodate up to 34 hydrogen fuel-cell electric buses...

The National Science Foundation awarded Av-Connect, Inc. a $999,339 cooperative agreement under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop an Internet-of-Things platform and artificial intelligence software to optimize zero-emission vehicle fleet operations for public transit agencies. Specifically, the award will support research and validation of predictive vehicle energy models and fleet optimization algorithms. The models and algorithms aim to accurately...

This $3,750,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.534 Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending) will be used by the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) to expand an existing hydrogen fueling station capital project at their Atlantis maintenance facility. Specifically, the funding will be used to purchase and install a secondary 15,000-gallon hydrogen storage tank. This expansion will...

The National Science Foundation awarded $275,000 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program to FC Renew, LLC to develop a renewable platinum catalyst for fuel cell applications. The 12-month project grant aims to establish proof-of-concept for an in-stack electrocatalyst renewal approach that enables reuse of once end-of-life fuel cells. By renewing the platinum electrocatalyst without removing it from the vehicle, the technology has potential to significantly...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $256,000 Project Grant under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to Tyfast Energy Corp. The grant will support the development of ultrafast charge and extended life lithium ion batteries for electric transportation applications. Over the one-year period from March 2022 to February 2023, Tyfast Energy will develop a lithium coin cell battery prototype demonstrating 3-minute ultrafast charging capability and a 20,000-cycle extended...

The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), under its Electric Vehicles for American Low-Carbon Living (EVS4ALL) program (CFDA 81.135), awarded a $2,976,210 Cooperative Agreement to The Ohio State University for the project "Extreme Fast Charging Batteries with Extended Cycle Life for EVs". The 3-year project aims to develop advanced battery technologies to enable electric vehicles with extended driving range and faster charging capabilities. As part...

The Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) received a $662,699 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to rehabilitate one bus bay in its Rutan maintenance shop. The purpose is to convert the bay to accommodate the maintenance of zero-emission hydrogen fuel-cell electric buses as LAVTA transitions its fleet to 100% zero-emission vehicles. The grant-funded activities include installing new hydrogen...

This $2,823,199 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) program supports Tyfast Energy Corp's 3-year project to develop "HIGH SYMMETRIC POWER (HYPER) BATTERY" technology for electric vehicles. The project aims to advance high-power lithium-ion battery capabilities, including fast charging, extended cycle life, and improved performance in extreme conditions. This work is intended to accelerate the...

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Antelope Valley Transit Authority a $6.14 million project grant under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) on August 9, 2021 to be completed by March 31, 2022. The grant funds will support AVTA's purchase of six replacement 45-foot battery electric commuter buses to maintain commuter services in the greater Antelope Valley region of California. The zero-emission buses will replace older diesel buses that...

The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) was awarded a $24,072,000 project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to replace 12 aging diesel and CNG buses with 8 sixty-foot and 4 forty-foot hydrogen fuel cell electric buses (FCEBs). The grant will also fund the construction of a mobile hydrogen fueling station and facility upgrades to accommodate the new FCEB fleet. This...