Partnerships & Collaborations
ORNL participates in several transportation-related collaborations with government and industry to advance America’s automotive industry.
FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership is a collaborative effort among DOE, energy companies — BP America, Chevron Corporation, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil Corporation, and Shell Hydrogen (US) — and the U.S. Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) partners (Chrysler LLC, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors Corporation). The partners jointly conduct technology road-mapping, determine technical requirements, suggest R&D priorities, and monitor the R&D activities necessary to achieve the goals of the Partnership. Technology roadmapping includes identification of existing barriers and challenges, technology-specific R&D goals (including cost targets) and milestones to progress toward the overall Partnership goals. All the partners independently undertake their own research activities on advanced light-duty vehicle and/or fuel technologies relevant to achievement of the vision or through separate legal arrangements. USCAR partners jointly conduct related collaborative precompetitive R&D. Companies will make independent decisions on commercialization depending upon establishment of viable business cases.
21st Century Truck Partnership accelerates America’s global competitiveness through the introduction of advanced truck and bus technologies that use less fuel, have greater fuel diversity, operate more safely and reliably, meet future emissions standards and are cost-effective. The program is pursuing dramatically improved fuel economy with near-zero emissions through advanced combustion engines, heavy hybrid drives, renewable fuels and other vehicle improvements.
ORNL also has an aggressive program designed to provide technology-based solutions to organizations ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies to academic institutions. Underlying this philosophy is the belief that strong partnerships with U.S. industry are the best way to share technological know-how with the private sector. Regardless of the activity—executing a license, entering into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) or Work for Others (WFO) agreement, or interacting with an industry or university through other means—ORNL is committed to outcomes that create win-win opportunities for the external organization as well as the laboratory.
For more information about any of ORNL partnering mechanisms or to discuss other ways to conduct business with the laboratory, please contact:
Partnerships
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Bldg. 4500N, MS 6196
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6196
Phone: 866-221-2527 (toll free)
Email: partnerships@ornl.gov
www.ornl.gov/partnerships
