Cooperative Agreement DEAR0001017

Molten Industries Inc. received a $256,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop a novel method for tuning the production of high-quality solid carbon using methane pyrolysis. The company will conduct research to better understand carbon precipitation and formation in methane pyrolysis reactors. This will include developing an improved thermo-chemical model and reactor design to enable better control over producing...

Molten Industries Inc. received a $499,866 two-year Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) federal grant program. The grant will support Molten's development of a new reactor technology to directly convert biogas into carbon-negative syngas for producing $500K sustainable aviation fuels and renewable diesel. ARPA-E aims to advance high-potential, high-impact energy technologies that are too early for private-sector investment. This...

Precision Combustion, Inc. was awarded a $206,295 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) on February 14, 2022. The grant will support research on thermally and chemically stable metallic membranes for hydrogen generation with carbon dioxide capture through November 13, 2022. The Office of Science aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S....

Skynano LLC was awarded a $2,000,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to develop lower embodied carbon building materials through recycling of carbon dioxide, carbon fiber waste, and biomaterials into composite panels. Specifically, the award will support Skynano's HESTIA STTR project to produce composite panels for construction using recycled carbon dioxide, carbon fiber, and biomaterials that result in lower embodied...

This $1,250,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (CFDA 81.089 - Fossil Energy Research and Development) is funding Global Algae Innovations, Inc., a small disadvantaged business, to develop and demonstrate an integrated process for producing algal-based polyurethane consumer products from flue gas carbon dioxide. The key objectives include: 1) scaling up algal oil extraction and fatty acid separation, 2) optimizing the...

Celadyne Technologies, Inc. received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to support research and development activities concluding on June 30, 2022. The award is being used by Celadyne Technologies to fund work on NANOCOATING FOR INCREASED NAFION MEMBRANE DURABILITY AND EFFICIENCY. Specifically, the company is developing nanocoating technologies aimed at improving the durability and efficiency of Nafion polymer membranes for use in fuel...

This Project Grant award of $256,449.00 from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Millennitek, LLC supports the development of multicomponent ceramic barrier coatings for hydrogen turbines. Millennitek, a manufacturer of specialized high-temperature ceramic materials and components, will conduct research to advance energy technologies, including protective coatings, for clean energy systems. The award period runs from Jul 10, 2023 to Apr 9,...

Nanosonic Inc. received a $200,000 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop NANO-LAYERED ELECTROSPUN IN-LINE FILTERS FOR HEAVY DUTY HYDROGEN FUELING STATIONS. The funding supported work conducted from June 2021 through March 2022 in Pembroke, Virginia to create advanced hydrogen fueling station filters using nanotechnology and electrospinning. The Office of Science program aims to...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $206,500.00 and provided by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), funds the development of an innovative inorganic nano-layer palladium membrane for efficient hydrogen separation. The awardee, Global Research & Development Inc., is a for-profit research and development organization focused on advanced materials and energy technologies. This grant supports the company's research into specialized...

The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded a $6,702,516 Cooperative Agreement to Radical Combustion Technologies NG, LLC under the Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.089) on January 15, 2025. The primary objective of this project is to deploy RCTClean across a range of natural gas-fueled compressor engines to demonstrate significant reductions in methane slip (35-60% or more) and nitrogen oxides emissions (80-90%), while also reducing...