This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $275,000 to Mimic Systems Inc. aims to develop a refrigerant-free heat pump technology using high-performance thermoelectric materials and methods. The project seeks to increase the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of traditional solid-state heat pumps by leveraging new thermoelectric materials and manufacturing processes. The goal is to surpass the performance of traditional...
The National Science Foundation awarded Resolved Analytics, PLLC a $977,576 cooperative agreement under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to further develop and demonstrate a novel ground-loop heat exchanger solution for reducing the initial costs of ground-source heat pump systems. The company will refine computational modeling tools to more accurately size heat exchanger systems on a site-specific basis using sophisticated geospatial datasets. It will validate the tools by...
This $4,443,737 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program supports the development of a "Flexible Industrial Heat Pump for Simultaneous Refrigeration and Steam Production." The project, awarded to Atmoszero, Inc. in Fort Collins, CO, aims to advance energy efficiency, decarbonization, and sustainable solutions in industrial processes. The award...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant to Taumat LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The grant aims to establish a new approach to high-performance central processing unit (CPU) thermal management by developing and applying innovative solid-state thermal energy storage (TES) materials and hardware. The project objectives are to: 1)...
Global Cooling Technology Group LLC received a $296,000 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The grant supports research and development of innovative two-phase cooling technologies using micro closed loop pulsating heat pipes for applications in high power density electronics. The STTR program aims to stimulate technological innovation through cooperative...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award provides $274,723 to Earthen Energy Inc. for the development of a Packed Bed Thermal Energy Storage (PB-TES) system using supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) as the heat transfer fluid. The project aims to create a scalable, cost-effective energy storage solution to improve grid stability and enable greater integration of renewable energy sources like wind and solar. Key objectives...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $274,922 Project Grant to Powder Watts LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The grant supports the development of a vision-enhanced, smart control system for heat cables installed on millions of roofs in North America to prevent ice dam buildup. The system will combine information from roof-mounted cameras, temperature sensors, and local weather forecasting to...
The National Science Foundation awarded $275,000 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to Kazadi Enterprises LTD to develop a Hydrologic Open Cooling System. The project aims to create a renewable, closed container cooling system incorporating rechargeable vacuum insulation and a novel two-stage heat pump. The system is designed to maintain cooling chamber temperatures between 1.5-5 degrees Celsius using 10% or less of the electrical power of...
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $21,708,597 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to Hydro-Temp Corporation. The objective of the grant is to create a production capacity of at least 4,750 ground-source heat pumps per year at two factory locations in disadvantaged communities, while reducing production costs by at least 45% of current pricing. The project aims to significantly increase domestic...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award for the "JOULE HIVE HIGH-TEMPERATURE THERMAL BATTERY FOR FLEXIBLE INDUSTRIAL PROCESS HEAT" project was granted by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program. The $15,737,381 award, provided to Electrified Thermal Solutions, Inc. located in Medford, MA, supports the development and deployment of an innovative high-temperature...