DEEE0011352

The primary objective and goal of the project is to develop a process and equipment to rotary emboss flexible graphite, produced from natural graphite flake, in a high-volume production process with capacity to produce 2,400 plates per hour on a single production line.

Ultimately, upon successful completion of the project, Saueressig’s production line process and equipment would be used to produce prototype customer BPP plates.

Upon qualification, Saueressig will sell fully scaled production lines based on the technology and process developed within this project.

Additional die production and refurbishing would continue to be a customer provided service by Saueressig, along with the equipment service, maintenance, and support.

Objectives of the project include developing a process to manufacture BPPs that would meet the Department of Energy (“DOE”) performance targets including a durability of 25,000 hours and achieving a per plate cost target of $5KW/net.

The project would approach this goal from further development of a proof of concept / demonstration production line developed for flexible graphite bipolar plate production.

Key innovations would include: (1) modifications to material handling; (2) greater automation of the production process requiring significant technical improvement; (3) elimination of manual input and minimizing of batch production; and (4) implementation of roller embossing of the flexible graphite plates.

Saueressig North America

THE HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE (HFTO) IS ISSUING THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA). AWARDS MADE UNDER THIS FOA WILL BE FUNDED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, WITH FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL). THE BIL IS A ONCE-IN-A-GENERATION INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE, DESIGNED TO MODERNIZE AND UPGRADE AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENHANCE UNITED STATES COMPETITIVENESS, DRIVE THE CREATION OF GOOD-PAYING UNION JOBS, TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS, AND ENSURE STRONGER ACCESS TO ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND OTHER BENEFITS FOR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. THE BIL APPROPRIATES MORE THAN $62 BILLION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) TO INVEST IN AMERICAN MANUFACTURING AND WORKERS; EXPAND ACCESS TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CLEAN ENERGY; DELIVER RELIABLE, CLEAN, AND AFFORDABLE POWER TO MORE AMERICANS; AND DEMONSTRATE AND DEPLOY THE TECHNOLOGIES OF TOMORROW THROUGH CLEAN ENERGY DEMONSTRATIONS. AS PART OF AND IN ADDITION TO UPGRADING AND MODERNIZING INFRASTRUCTURE, DOE’S BIL INVESTMENTS WILL SUPPORT EFFORTS TO BUILD A CLEAN AND EQUITABLE ENERGY ECONOMY THAT ACHIEVES A ZERO-CARBON ELECTRICITY SYSTEM BY 2035, AND TO PUT THE UNITED STATES ON A PATH TO ACHIEVE NET-ZERO EMISSIONS ECONOMY-WIDE BY NO LATER THAN 2050“ TO BENEFIT ALL AMERICANS.

81.087 - Renewable Energy Research and Development

Golden Field Office (GFO) [DOE - EERE]

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

Burlington, North Carolina United States

City-Wide

DE-FOA-0002922