U.S. Car Applied sciences Workplace Selects 27 Small Companies to Advance Revolutionary Clear Transportation R&D

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The U.S. Division of Power (DOE) introduced awards for the Fiscal Yr 2024 Part I Launch 2 of the Small Companies Revolutionary Analysis (SBIR) and Small Enterprise Expertise Switch (STTR) program. Throughout DOE, 229 tasks in 39 states obtained $52 million to pursue clear power analysis and improvement (R&D), and eventual demonstration tasks. The Car Applied sciences Workplace (VTO) chosen 27 tasks in 13 states to advance clear transportation R&D. Totaling $5.four million, VTO’s funded tasks will work to resolve a variety of issues together with:

Bettering the state-of-the-art for electrical automobile (EV) battery cells and elements
Establishing a home manufacturing functionality for commercialization of competitively priced energy modules for high-voltage EV charging methods, and solid-state transformers
Creating revolutionary options for enhancing transportation effectivity (folks and items)
Creating, designing, and demonstrating multifunctional and clever composites for next-generation electrical autos for lighweighting and decarbonization
Measuring in-situ biodiesel blends for off-road autos.

DOE SBIR and STTR awards attempt to rework DOE-supported science and know-how breakthroughs. Funded by way of the DOE’s SBIR and STTR applications, VTO’s alternatives are for Part I analysis and improvement. Small companies that demonstrated technical feasibility for improvements throughout their Part I grants will compete for funding for prototype or processes improvement throughout Part II. The median Part I award is $200,000 for a interval of six to 12 months.