DOE Fuel Cell Technologies Program – Hydrogen Prize Topic Solicitation

The DOE Fuel Cell Technologies Program is seeking innovative ideas for hydrogen and fuel cell technology advancements. Areas of interest include hydrogen production, distribution, and utilization. The solicited topics aim to promote the commercialization of hydrogen technologies. Submissions will undergo technical evaluation, and the winning entry meeting specified criteria may receive up to $1 million. Applicants must outline the area of interest, technology involved, and proposed criteria for advancement measurement. This Request for Information (RFI) does not guarantee a future competition announcement from the DOE. Responses to the RFI do not impact potential applicants’ consideration in future competitions.

Opportunity ID: 156013

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	DE-FOA-0000680
Funding Opportunity Title::	Hydrogen Prize Topic
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
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Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Energy
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Expected Number of Awards::
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	81.117 — Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 2
Posted Date::	Mar 20, 2012
Last Updated Date::	May 01, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Apr 20, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications::	May 31, 2012
Archive Date::	Jan 19, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 0
Award Ceiling::	$0
Award Floor::	$0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::	Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility”
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Additional Information

Agency Name::	Golden Field Office
Description::	Please note, the RFI submission deadline has been extended to May 31, 2012. The DOE Fuel Cell Technologies Program (FCT) is soliciting ideas for H-Prize topics and criteria for advancements that would help to enable the widespread commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Topics would be advancements in technologies, components or systems related to the following areas of interest: hydrogen production, hydrogen distribution, and hydrogen utilization. The entries would undergo technical evaluation to validate that all criteria are met or exceeded. The prize will be awarded only if specified criteria are met; in the case that multiple entries meet the criteria, the winner will be determined based on its performance in criteria categories to be determined in advance. The award amount may be up to $1 million. Responses should identify the Area of Interest, the technology, component, or system that would be involved, and propose relevant criteria to measure the advancement and validation procedures that would allow independent verification and measurement of the criteria. This RFI is not an H-Prize competition announcement; therefore, DOE is not accepting applications at this time. DOE may announce a competition in the future. However, DOE may also elect not to announce a competition. There is no guarantee that a competition will be announced as a result of this RFI. Responding to this RFI does not provide any advantage or disadvantage to potential applicants if DOE chooses to announce a competition regarding the subject matter.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 2		May 01, 2012
Synopsis 1

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