Project Grant DESC0022776

The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $1,570,309 cooperative agreement to Carnegie Mellon University on May 2, 2022 with a projected completion date of July 31, 2025. The award will support development of ionomer-free electrodes for ultrahigh power density proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Specifically, the university aims to create a mixed conducting cathode support that eliminates the separate ionomer phase currently used in...

This $4,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) aims to develop a high-performing, durable, and low-cost membrane electrode assembly (MEA) to exceed DOE performance and durability targets for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) in medium- and heavy-duty vehicle applications. The key objectives are to: 1) develop a highly...

Energy 18H LLC received a $200,000 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to develop a direct fuel cell for the perhydrodibenzyltoluene/dibenzyltoluene fuel pair. The project aims to deliver a new fuel cell as part of the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports scientific research to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness through basic research. The...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,500,000 from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) program (CFDA 81.135) was granted to Giner Inc. on July 22, 2024. Giner Inc., a Boston-based R&D firm, will develop a high-impact project to make a significant contribution to the rapid deployment of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell technology in aviation. The project aims to power fuel cells using "PowerPaste", a safe, stable, and non-flammable...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) provides $19,550,000 to Firstelement Fuel Inc. to design, develop, build, install, and demonstrate an advanced next-generation multi-use (GH2 H70/H70HF and SLH2) direct-fill hydrogen refueling station. The key objectives of this 12-month project are to optimize the system design, build and...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $5,350,219 Cooperative Agreement to Plug Power Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cell and energy solutions technologies, under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The overall objective of the 12-month project is to design a hydrocarbon proton exchange membrane (PEM) that can mitigate the high hydrogen gas crossover issue in electrolyzer applications, with...

This $870,626 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) CFDA Program 81.135 supports the "PROPEL-1K" project at The Johns Hopkins University to develop "HIGH ENERGY DENSITY FUEL CELLS WITH CYCLIC HYDROGEN CARRIERS". The project aims to advance railroad, oceanic, and aviation electrification through 1 kWh energy storage systems. Key tasks include system integration for metal-ceramic composite hydrogen...

This $6,000,000 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The key goal is to advance clean hydrogen fueling technology and accelerate the adoption of hydrogen as a fuel for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. The project will design, build, commission, and test a mobile sub-cooled liquid hydrogen (SLH2) refueling system to demonstrate the...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program supports Propel Aero, Inc.'s development of a high-energy sodium-air fuel cell power source. The $1,117,000 award, effective July 10, 2024 through January 9, 2026, aims to deliver a power system with a specific energy of 1,000 Wh/kg, continuous power of 500 W/kg, and electricity cost of $0.30/kWh. The foundational technology is a sodium-air fuel cell using a solid-state...

This $42,681,706 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), aims to establish manufacturing processes for PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) electrolyzers in Rochester, New York with a production capacity of 5GW of PEM electrolyzer stacks per year. The project objectives include achieving targeted cost, production, and performance goals for the PEM...