Project Grant DEMS0000066

Award Date 8/1/24
Completion Date 3/31/26
Dollars Obligated $164M
Funding Federal Agency
Department of Energy
Awarding Federal Agency
National Energy Technology Lab
Federal Grant Program
81.253
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Maysville, KY 41056, USA

The federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) provides $164,048,027 to Melco HVAC US, Inc. to retrofit an existing manufacturing facility in Maysville, KY. The objective is to create capacity for up to 1 million twin-rotary variable speed compressors annually. This award supports the Inflation Reduction Act's efforts to strengthen domestic manufacturing capabilities for clean energy technologies, with a focus on electric vehicle components and energy efficiency solutions. The project aims to reduce foreign dependency on critical materials and support decarbonization by expanding U.S. manufacturing of high-efficiency heat pump compressors.

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