Deadline: Concept papers due 9/9/24, Full applications due 10/30/2024
Eligible Applicants: VTO encourages the participation of underserved communities and underrepresented groups.
Fuel Type: Electric
Agency: Department of Energy (DOE)
Description: The U.S. DOE announced $43 million in funding for projects that will advance research, development, demonstration, and deployment in several areas critical to the future of advanced batteries in order to:
- Drive innovations in low-cost electric vehicle battery electrode, cell, or pack manufacturing
- Improve battery safety and reduce cascading failures
- Strengthen the domestic supply chain of inexpensive and abundant battery materials
Eligible Projects: DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office will supply the funding and build on the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s leadership in RDD&D of new technologies leading to efficient, clean, and affordable mobility options. Topic areas include:
- Improving 12V lead-acid battery service life and performance requirements to meet critical safety features while reducing cost.
- Developing cell, module, pack, vehicle, or structural strategies that reduce cascading effects of thermal issues that could lead to EV fires.
- Conducting research and development that would reduce the manufacturing cost at the electrode, cell, or pack level by at least 30% compared to the state-of-the-art, and increase throughput by at least 50% compared to the state-of-the-art.
- Researching, fabricating, and testing silicon-based lithium battery cells that meet EV battery performance requirements.
- Developing high-energy density cathodes containing metal chalcogenide, oxide, or halide materials that surpass the energy density of state-of-the-art nickel cathodes.
More Information: Funding Notice: Fiscal Year 2024 Vehicle Technologies Office Batteries Funding Opportunity Announcement
