The DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
(EERE) is an organization focused on achieving aggressive and well-defined
mid-to-long term clean energy goals for the United States of America. In that
context, EERE has established multi-year plans and roadmaps. EERE focuses the
majority of its resources on a limited number of "highest probability of
success" pathways/approaches to ensure that the program initiatives are
supported at a critical mass (both in terms of dollars and time) for maximum
impact.
This roadmap-based approach is one of EERE's greatest
strengths, but it can create challenges in recognizing and exploring
unanticipated, game changing pathways/approaches which may ultimately be
superior to the pathways/approaches on our existing roadmaps.
To enhance the responsiveness of the roadmap approach, EERE
is continuing to issue "Incubator" Funding Opportunity Announcements
(FOAs) within its existing Offices and programs to support innovative
technologies and solutions that could help meet existing goals but are not
represented in a significant way in the Offices' existing Multi-Year Program
Plans (MYPPs) or current portfolios. The Incubator programs will allow
EERE to assess new technologies for their potential to be “on ramped” to future
MYPPs. Successful incubator projects will reduce the risk associated with
potentially breakthrough approaches and technologies so that they could be
viable candidates for inclusion in future program roadmaps.
DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) develops and deploys
efficient and environmentally-friendly highway transportation technologies that
will enable America to use less petroleum. These technologies will provide
Americans with greater freedom of mobility and energy security, while lowering
costs and reducing impacts on the environment.
For example, the EV Everywhere Grand Challenge requires
dramatic improvements in plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) performance and cost
that are specified as technical targets and “stretch goals” for key technical
areas of plug-in electric vehicles. These are detailed in the EV Everywhere
Blueprint document, posted on the VTO website.
Other specific technology and technical goals can be found
in supporting roadmaps and plans such as the Office's Multiyear Program Plan,
U.S. DRIVE Partnership Plan; 21st Century Truck Roadmap and Technical White
Papers; and other plans and roadmaps referenced on the website.
This Vehicle Technologies Incubator FOA is open to proposals
that aim to bring to market a novel, non-incremental technology that
facilitates one or more of the overall VTO goals but are not represented in a
significant way in the Offices' existing Multi-Year Program Plans (MYPPs) or
current portfolios. The full spectrum of technologies and non-hardware
solutions relevant to efficient and environmentally friendly transportation
technologies that will enable America to use less petroleum will be considered
for funding.
The description above is meant to demonstrate the breadth of
possibilities.
The following types of applications will be deemed nonresponsive
and will not be reviewed or considered:
• Commercial hardware technologies, products, and solutions;
• Incremental improvements to existing technologies,
products, or solutions;
• Solutions, approaches, or technologies similar to those
already being investigated through current or recent DOE projects; and
• Technologies that are not based on sound scientific
principles (e.g., violates the law of thermodynamics).
Information on where to submit questions regarding the
content of the announcement as well as submission of applications are found in
the full FOA posted on the EERE eXCHANGE website.
Join us for a Webinar on January 20, 2015
Please register for the FOA 1213 webinar prior to 12:00pm,
EST on 1/20/2015 using the following link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8741863273498284290
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email
providing a link to join the webinar and a telephone number. Audio for this
webinar will be available through your computer and/or telephone. If you choose
to dial-in, you will need both the Access
Code (provided in your confirmation email) and the Audio Pin (shown
after joining the webinar on your computer).
Title: FY2015
Vehicle Technologies Office Incubator FOA Webinar
Date: January 20, 2015
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
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