'Grand Challenge' for Basic and Applied Research in Hydrogen Storage Solicitation
DOE is issuing a Grand Challenge to the scientific community by soliciting Applications for research, development and demonstration of hydrogen storage materials and technologies. In addition to applied research and development, Applications can include substantial basic research aimed at improving the understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of hydrogen storage in materials. This solicitation requests applications in two Categories:
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Category 1: Research and development to be conducted by virtual Centers of Excellence led by DOE national laboratories and including universities, industry, and/or other federal/national laboratories as partners. Focus areas are Metal hydrides, Chemical hydrides, and Carbon-based hydrogen storage materials. Only DOE national laboratories may submit joint application packages in response to Category 1. The proposed university and industry efforts must be part of those application packages.
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Category 2: Research and development through cooperative agreements in the following areas: New materials or technologies for hydrogen storage; Compressed and liquid hydrogen tank technologies; and Off-board hydrogen storage systems. Category 2 is open to Applicants from universities and industry; federal or national laboratories may be partners.
Awards under this Solicitation will be Cooperative Agreements with terms of three to five years beginning in fiscal year 2004. DOE anticipates selecting 15 to 20 Applications for negotiation of Award. Subject to the availability of annual congressional appropriations, the total cumulative DOE funding available under this Solicitation for all projects is anticipated to be between $95 million and $125 million over the five-year period.
Applications were due September 30, 2003. Note: All proposed projects must follow guidelines in the Guidance for Safety Aspects of Proposed Hydrogen Projects (PDF 598 KB) document. Download Adobe Reader.
To download a copy of the solicitation, visit the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System and select Solicitation-DE-PS36-03GO93007.doc in "File Attachments" at the bottom of the page.
Draft Statement of Objectives (MS Word 402 KB)
Supporting Documents
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Hydrogen Storage Grand Challenge Pre-Solicitation Meeting
The Hydrogen Storage Grand Challenge Pre-Solicitation Meeting was held June 19, 2003 in Washington, DC. The purpose of the meeting is to provide information to the technical community about the upcoming solicitation, and to provide a forum for representatives from national laboratories, universities, small businesses, and industry to interact and explore potential partnerships. Presentations from the meeting are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.
Meeting Attendees (PDF 80 KB)
Questions and Answers from Pre-Solicitation Meeting (PDF 156 KB)
Grand Challenge for Basic and Applied Research in Hydrogen Storage (PDF 424 KB), JoAnn Milliken (DOE, EERE)
Report on Hydrogen Storage Panel Findings in DOE-BES Sponsored Workshop on Basic Research for Hydrogen Production, Storage and Use (PDF 208 KB), Harriet Kung (DOE, BES)
Metal Hydrides - Science Needs (PDF 123 KB), Ames Laboratory
ANL Capabilities for Hydrogen Storage: Chemical Hydride Center (lead) & Carbon / Hydrides (contributor) (PDF 224 KB), Argonne National Laboratory
BNL Gas Storage Achievements, Research Capabilities, Interests, and Project Team (PDF 599 KB), Brookhaven National Laboratory
Virtual Center of Excellence for Hydrogen Storage - Chemical Hydrides (PDF 298 KB), Idaho Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, James Lake
Chemical Sciences at ORNL (PDF 599 KB), Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Hydrogen Storage at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (PDF 87 KB), LBNL, Donald F. Grether
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Proposal to Participate in the Carbon and Metal Hydride Virtual Centers (PDF 328 KB), LLNL, Robert Glass
Proposal to Lead the Virtual Center on Carbon Materials and Support the Chemical Hydrides Center (PDF 615 KB), National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Mike Heben
LANL/PNNL Virtual Center for Chemical Hydrides and New Concepts for Hydrogen Storage (PDF 72 KB), Los Alamos National and Pacific Northwest National Laboratories
PNNL Chemical Hydride Capabilities (PDF 538 KB), Los Alamos National and Pacific Northwest National Laboratories
Proposed Virtual Center for Excellence for Metal Hydride Development (PDF 1.51 MB), Sandia National Laboratory, James Wang
Savannah River Hydrogen Storage Technology (PDF 421 KB), Savannah River Technology Center, William A. Summers