The Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) recently published its summary report from the 2014 Annual Merit Review (AMR) and Peer Evaluation Meeting held June 16-20. Nearly 180 expert reviewers judged a total of 295 individual activities that VTO funded in the last year.

Each year, the AMR provides a forum for evaluation and discussion of VTO projects. Following VTO project presentations, reviewers from industry, academia and government provided a total of 1,354 technical review responses. Reviewers evaluate the projects’ contributions to the program’s mission and goals and take into account the breadth, depth, appropriateness, accomplishments, and potential of these activities. Based on these criteria, reviewers provide numeric scores and meaningful comments to create a comprehensive project report card. The recommendations from the reviewers are taken into consideration by DOE in generating future work plans. The meeting also provided attendees with a forum for interaction and technology information transfer.

The VTO Merit Review is held jointly with the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Office Merit Review, which has posted project presentations on its website. The 2015 AMR is scheduled for June 8-12.