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Concept paper due 9 Sept | Fiscal Year 2024 Vehicle Technologies Office Batteries Funding Opportunity Announcement
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All Day
DOE/NREL
This area of interest targets the development of high energy density cathodes which surpass the energy density of state-of-the art nickel cathodes. The primary objective of this FOA topic is to develop high energy density battery cells containing metal chalcogenide, oxide, or halide cathodes by solving key challenges for the cathode, electrolyte, electrode integrity, or safety. The proposed developed material should strive to show improvements in cycling stability, reducing overpotentials, rate limitations, improving mechanical integrity of electrodes, or improving material stability (i.e. gassing or thermal runaway). There are five topic areas of interest:
- Improved 12 Volt Lead Acid Batteries for Safety-Critical Electric Vehicle Applications
- Develop Vehicle or Structural Level Strategies to Reduce the Likelihood of the Cascading Effects of Electric Vehicle Fires
- Battery Electrode, Cell, and Pack Manufacturing Cost Reduction
- Silicon-Based Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries
- High Energy Density Conversion Cathodes
Cost sharing of 20-30% is required except for institutions of higher education submitting to topic areas 2 and 5; cost sharing is waived in these instances.