Cooperative Agreement 693JF72050001

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $249,987 Project Grant to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT), a small business manufacturer based in Neffsville, Pennsylvania. The grant, funded under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), supports the development of long-range marine transport carbon capture with seawater sequestration technology. ACT, a key supplier of cutting-edge thermal management solutions, will leverage its expertise in designing,...

The National Science Foundation awarded Re-Synth International, Corp. a $245,692 Project Grant under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to develop continuous water-in-fuel emulsification technology. The technology aims to decrease fuel consumption and increase thermal efficiency in diesel engines for maritime applications. Specifically, the awardee will develop an inline system to produce a homogeneous water-in-fuel emulsion that can efficiently ignite inside diesel engines. The...

This Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) under the Air Emissions and Energy Initiative program (CFDA 20.817). The $270,000 award to Lloyd's Register Americas Advisory Services, Inc. is for the company to conduct a study on the economic considerations for energy transition in the U.S. commercial vessel fleet. The study will produce a final report and interim outputs to support decision-making in the rapidly changing policy environment related to achieving...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program provides $1,585,180 to North Carolina State University to develop a novel piston-pump system and corresponding controller to repurpose the Liquid Robotics Wave Glider as a mobile, anchorless desalination device. The project will focus on an integrated co-design approach, including the piston...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $242,890 Project Grant to Stec Technology, Inc. under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a low thermal electro-emulsification solution to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions in marine diesel exhaust by 80% and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 30%. The goal of the project is to incorporate the emissions reduction technology into a fuel processing system that can be integrated into existing diesel...

E3Tecservice LLC received a $199,423 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to support research on renewable ocean thermal energy for low-pressure desalination of seawater with co-production of ammonia. The award is being administered under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy...

The Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research awarded Oregon State University a $196,225 Project Grant under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) to evaluate highly transient heat transfer and combustion processes for application to advanced engines and electronics cooling. The grant supports research from August 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022 to develop technologies with potential to improve naval operations through superior performance....

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,998 Project Grant to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT), a small business manufacturer in Neffsville, Pennsylvania, for the development of a "Passive Two-Phase Microreactor Transportation Cooling System." This grant, provided under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), supports fundamental scientific research to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Marani USA, Inc. to develop a "COOLING SYSTEM DRIVEN BY INDUSTRIAL LOW-GRADE WASTE HEAT". The project will run from July 22, 2024 to October 21, 2025. The funding supports the design, development, and testing of an innovative cooling system that leverages industrial waste heat to drive its operation, with the goal of improving energy...

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded a $240,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Air Emissions and Energy Initiative (CFDA 20.817) program to Blue Ocean Transfers Group LLC on June 10, 2024. The purpose of this award is to investigate the advancement of decarbonization for offshore wind support vessels. The key deliverables include an environmental and operational assessment, definition of operational profiles, electrification concept design and initial hybrid system configuration, and a...