DEEE0011106

The project goal is to meet DOE membrane and electrode performance and durability heavy-duty (HD) fuel cell targets. [End of life (EOL) of 2.5 kW/gpgm after 25,000 HEQV with =0.30 mgpgm/cm2 total loading] by developing novel membrane-electrode assemblies (MEAs) with thin (sub-nm to sub-μm thick) selective transport (ST) layers next to or within the proton exchange membrane (PEM).

General Motors

BUILDING A CLEAN AND EQUITABLE ENERGY ECONOMY AND ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS A TOP PRIORITY OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION. THIS FOA WILL ADVANCE THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S GOALS TO ACHIEVE CARBON POLLUTION-FREE ELECTRICITY BY 2035 AND TO “DELIVER AN EQUITABLE, CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE, AND PUT THE UNITED STATES ON A PATH TO ACHIEVE NET-ZERO EMISSIONS, ECONOMY-WIDE, BY NO LATER THAN 2050“3 TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL AMERICANS. THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY IS COMMITTED TO PUSHING THE FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, CATALYZING CLEAN ENERGY JOBS THROUGH RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, AND DEPLOYMENT (RDD&D), AND ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND INCLUSION OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) ACTIVITIES TO BE FUNDED UNDER THIS FOA WILL SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE APPROACH TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS BY DRIVING THE INNOVATION THAT CAN LEAD TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, WHICH ARE CRITICAL FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION. SPECIFICALLY, THIS FOA WILL SUPPORT THE GOALS OF THE H2@SCALE INITIATIVE,4 WHICH AIMS TO ADVANCE AFFORDABLE HYDROGEN PRODUCTION, TRANSPORT, STORAGE, AND UTILIZATION TO ENABLE DECARBONIZATION AND REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS MULTIPLE SECTORS. THESE OBJECTIVES ALIGN WITH DOE’S HYDROGEN SHOT,5 WHICH TARGETS AFFORDABLE CLEAN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AT $1/KG WITHIN THE DECADE. ADVANCING TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL FACILITATE THE ADOPTION OF CLEAN HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES WILL SUPPORT THE GOAL OF NET ZERO GHG EMISSIONS BY 2050. AS PART OF THE WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT APPROACH TO ADVANCE EQUITY ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IT IS THE POLICY OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD PURSUE A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO ADVANCING EQUITY FOR ALL, INCLUDING PEOPLE OF COLOR AND OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED, MARGINALIZED, AND ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY PERSISTENT POVERTY AND INEQUALITY. AS PART OF THIS APPROACH, THIS FOA ENCOURAGES THE PARTICIPATION OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS.

81.087 - Renewable Energy Research and Development

Golden Field Office (GFO) [DOE - EERE]

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) [DOE]

Pontiac, Michigan United States

City-Wide

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office Funding Opportunity Announcement in Support of Hydrogen Shot (DE-FOA-0002920)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 01/31/25 to 03/31/26.