The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) posted a Notice of Intent (NOI), on behalf of the Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO), for a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled "Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Research, Development, and Demonstrations." The FOA will offer up to $35 million, subject to appropriations, to advance fuel cell and hydrogen technologies, and enable early adoption of fuel cell applications. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced the $35 million NOI at the Washington Auto Show on January 22, in addition to unveiling a $55 million FOA under EERE’s Vehicle Technologies Office. The FOA will include two general areas of interest each with several subtopics:
Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies Research and Development (R&D)
- Hydrogen Production R&D: Microbial Biomass Conversion
- Fuel Cell Technologies R&D: Low Platinum Group Metal Catalysts and Supports Hydrogen Delivery R&D: Integrated Intelligent Hydrogen Dispensers for 700 bar Gaseous Refueling of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles
- Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Manufacturing R&D: Hydrogen Delivery Pipeline Manufacturing
Demonstration and Deployments to Enable Early Adoption of Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies
- Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Validation: Mobile Refueling
- Market Transformation: Demonstration and Deployment of Plug-In Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Light-Duty Vehicles
- Crosscutting: America’s Climate Communities of Excellence
EERE plans to issue the FOA in mid-February 2015. The FOA will be available for viewing at the EERE Exchange website. If applicants wish to receive official notifications and information from EERE regarding this FOA, they should register in EERE Exchange.