EERE Fuel Cell Technologies Program Financial Opportunities The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Program (FCT) Program offers information about current and past funding opportunities, selected past awards, and links to related opportunities from other DOE offices and federal organizations. en-us http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/financial.html hydrogen fuel cells renewable energy solicitations Light-Duty Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Validation Data http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/solicitations_detail.html?sol_id=474 Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 MST Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0000625 Funding Organization: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Fuel Cell Technologies Program Open Date: 2012-03-01 Close Date: 2012-06-18 Funds Available: Up to $6,000,000 Description:

Fuel cells can lead to substantial energy savings and reductions in imported petroleum and carbon emissions. To realize these benefits, DOEs FCT Program focuses on funding fuel cell research and development (R&D) and technology validation activities supporting a portfolio of fuel cell technologies and applications. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), which specifically supports the Technology Validation program element, will collect, analyze, and validate performance data from light-duty hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) operating in real-world environments. Feedback will be provided to the DOE hydrogen and fuel cell R&D projects and industry partners to help determine what additional R&D is required to move the technology forward.  

With this FOA, DOE is accepting new applications for projects seeking to validate light-duty fuel cell electric vehicle performance and durability. The objective of each proposed project must be to collect and submit dynamometer and real-world vehicle performance data to a DOE-sponsored third-party collection and analysis provider to provide statistically valid projections on key metrics including durability of fuel cell systems. R&D of these technologies is not the focus of this effort and will not be funded through this announcement.

]]> http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/solicitations_detail.html?sol_id=474 Fuel Cell Powered Airport Ground Support Equipment Deployment http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/solicitations_detail.html?sol_id=519 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 MST Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0000701 Funding Organization: Energy Department, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Fuel Cell Technologies Program Open Date: 2012-04-25 Close Date: 2012-06-11 Funds Available: $2,500,000 Description:

DOEs Fuel Cell Technologies Program seeks applications for projects to demonstrate and deploy fuel cell hybrid ground support equipment (GSE) vehicles at airport and/or air freight distribution center sites. Packaged solutions for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell systems (5 to 20 kW) fueled by hydrogen with the ability to power a baggage tow tractor with 3,000 to 6,000 pounds (1,362 to 2,722 kg) towing capability for a minimum of 10 hours of continuous operation and 5,000 total hours are sought. Applications must focus on developing, deploying, and validating systems in the field under real world operating conditions. The target market is commercial airports and air freight distribution centers used by passenger airlines and air freight industries. Approximately $2,500,000 in FY 2012 DOE funding is expected to be available for new awards under this announcement. DOE anticipates making 13 awards under this announcement depending on the size of the awards.  

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