DEEE0011353

The goal of this proposal is to establish a domestic, vertically integrated wet-laid nonwoven production capability to produce at least 650,000 m2 of carbon veil substrates per year used in the production of gas diffusion media for electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices.

Currently there is no domestic source for these wet-laid nonwoven carbon papers, which impacts the security of supply for domestic production and increases both the cost of domestic manufacturing and the carbon footprint of the domestic production process due to transportation.

This proposal addresses these key areas of concern by establishing a domestic production source for these wet-laid nonwoven papers, while simultaneously characterizing the current state-of-the-art papers and investigating methods to improve uniformity and performance of the gas diffusion layer (GDL) products.

Avcarb

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]

Lowell, Massachusetts United States

City-Wide

DE-FOA-0002922