News I iCET joins US-China Clean Vehicle Research
September 2nd , 2010, Washington, D.C. - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that two consortia - one led by the University of Michigan and one led by the West Virginia University - will receive a total of $25 million over the next five years under the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC). The funding will be matched by the grantees to provide at least $50 million in total U.S. funding and will facilitate joint research and development of clean energy technologies by the United States and China. The University of Michigan's award will advance technologies for clean vehicles and lead a consortium that mainly includes Ohio State University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sandia National Laboratories, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Oak Ridge National Laboratories, General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Chrysler, Cummins, A123, American Electric Power, etc. The consortium will focus on vehicle electrification. iCET proudly joined the Michigan team and as a team member, will engage in clean vehicle policy-related research and analysis .
