Cooperative Agreement DEAR0000039

This $256,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of binderless electrode manufacturing using nano-layered coatings deposited through an ultrasonic nozzle-free spray coating technique. Funded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the awardee Nanoresearch Inc. will investigate process-structure-property relationships to validate this new coating method for scaling production of binderless electrodes. Specifically, the company will design surfactant removal...

TDA Research, Inc. was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to develop DENSE 3D NANOSCALE ELECTRODE BATTERIES WITH A CONFORMAL SOLID ELECTROLYTE. 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 to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness....

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $5,590,448 Cooperative Agreement to Lyten, Inc., a for-profit small business in San Jose, California, under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program. The objective of this award is to develop a lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery cell with advanced sulfur cathodes using 3-dimensional graphene-sulfur composites. The goal is to create a Li-S battery system capable of supporting over...

This $250,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program will support the development of new anode materials for lithium-ion batteries using nickel sulfide-filled carbon nanotubes. Florida International University will scale production from research to bench and pilot scales, evaluate nickel sulfide-filled carbon nanotubes as additive materials for commercial graphite and silicon anodes, optimize loading ratios, and assess performance in...

This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a highly conductive, solid battery separator membrane made of a new solid polymer electrolyte. The project, led by Piersica, Inc., a small disadvantaged business, aims to scale up the manufacturing of this new separator material and demonstrate its functionality in a multilayer pouch cell prototype. The key goals are...

The Department of Energy's (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $1,368,459 Cooperative Agreement to Hight-Tech, Inc., a for-profit company located in College Park, Maryland, to develop a "Rapid Surface Graphitization of Carbon Anode for In Situ Regeneration of Batteries." The project aims to create a simple approach to generate a stable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) that can facilitate in-situ regeneration of battery anodes. This research is funded...

This $275,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of nickel- and cobalt-free cathodes for high-energy and low-cost lithium-ion batteries by Fermi Energy, Inc. from March 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024. The grant is funded through NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), which seeks to advance solutions to national challenges through breakthrough technologies. Specifically, Fermi Energy will design, manufacture, and characterize new...

The National Science Foundation awarded Aesir Technologies Inc. a $847,543 cooperative agreement under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop an aqueous lithium and zinc ion battery for stationary energy storage applications. Aesir will optimize individual battery components to improve cycle life, power, and scale production from pouch cells to larger prismatic cells. This includes refining intercalation electrodes to increase capacity retention...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), under the Department of Energy's 81.135 Federal Grant Program, provides $900,000 in funding to Solid Energies Inc. to develop a new generation of ultra-safe, high-energy/power-density, long-cycle-life solid-state lithium-air batteries (SSLABs) for aircraft applications. The project aims to create a novel class of polymer composite solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) that can be produced via scalable...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Tyfast Energy Corp, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, for the development of a "NOVEL HIGH-PERFORMANCE AND HIGH-ENERGY ANODE FOR FUTURE MOBILITY" under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). This one-year project, beginning on July 22, 2024, aims to advance battery technologies by designing and demonstrating a high-performance lithium-ion anode material that can...