Research and Development of Fuel Cell Technology for the Hydrogen Economy

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Research and Development of Fuel Cell Technology for the Hydrogen Economy: The Department of Energy (DOE) seeks to develop a durable, direct hydrogen fuel cell power system that reaches a peak efficiency of 60% and has a power density of 650 W/L, a specific power of 650 W/kg and a cost of $45/kW by 2010 ($30/kW by 2015). Additional technical performance and cost targets have been developed for components and sub-systems that comprise a complete fuel cell system. The research and development sought through this funding announcement will be focused on advancing fuel cell technology towards the 2010 technical performance and cost targets developed through the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership and detailed in the DOE Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies Program Multi-Year RD D Plan (MYPP), http://www.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/mypp/. The technologies must be scalable to be suitable across the spectrum of vehicle platforms. The targets are revised periodically to reflect advances in the technology. Applications for this Funding Opportunity Announcement must be accessed, completed, and submitted through Grants.gov at http://www.grants.gov to be considered for award. Questions regarding the content of the announcement should be submitted through the Submit Question feature of the DOE Industry Interacitve Procurement System (IIPS) at http://e-center.doe.gov. VERY IMPORTANT In order to access, complete, and submit applications in Grants.gov, you will first need to install PureEdge Viewer on your computer. For a free version of the software, visit the following Web site: http://www.grants.gov/DownloadViewer. To complete and submit applications through Grants.gov, there are several one-time actions you must complete (e.g., obtain a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, register with the Central Contract Registry (CCR), install the PureEdge Viewer, register with the credential provider, and register with Grants.gov). Applicants who are not yet registered should allow at least 14 days to complete the registration process. Applicants are highly encouraged to register with Grants.gov as soon as possible. Go to http://www.grants.gov for full registration instructions. Should you have questions regarding the operation of Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov Contact Center at [email protected] or 1-800-518-4726. Contact Center hours of operation are Monday - Friday from 7:00am to 9:00pm Eastern Standard Time.