Cooperative Agreement DEAR0001054

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $5,590,448 Cooperative Agreement to Lyten, Inc., a for-profit small business in San Jose, CA, under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant 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 $200,000 Project Grant awarded on February 12, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science under the DOE Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) supports the development of low-temperature plasmas for enabling next-generation battery technologies at Sili-Ion Inc. in Yorba Linda, CA. The project aims to advance scientific understanding and innovative technologies in areas aligned with the DOE mission, such as advanced materials and energy storage. The...

This $275,000 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) to Mana Battery, Inc., a small business located in Denver, Colorado. The project aims to develop a novel electrolyte and interphase design to enable stable, safe, and low-cost sodium-ion batteries for grid energy storage applications. The key objectives are to optimize the electrolyte synthesis process, rationally...

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $206,487 Project Grant to Hit Nano Inc., a minority-owned small business, to conduct research and development on manufacturing processes and materials for low-cost, earth-abundant sodium-ion battery cathode materials. This funding will support the project "MANUFACTURING EARTH-ABUNDANT LAYERED NAMNO2-BASED SODIUM-ION CATHODE MATERIALS FOR LOW-COST EV BATTERIES" from July 10, 2023 to July 9, 2024. This work is part of the DOE...

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...

This $40,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) (CFDA 81.135) enables Ion Storage Systems, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, to commercialize next-generation solid-state lithium-metal battery technology. The project will deliver cells with industry-redefining performance and establish a domestic ceramic solid-state electrolyte manufacturing ecosystem. Key objectives include accelerating the...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award to Aluminio Inc. will focus on researching and developing specialized aluminum foils as a low-cost, lightweight alternative to replace copper current collectors in lithium-ion batteries. The $274,723 grant, awarded on September 15, 2023, aims to demonstrate the feasibility of using specialized aluminum foils that can achieve the necessary electrochemical properties, adhesion, and weldability for...

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 awarded a $331,194,045.63 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to Group14 Technologies, Inc. The grant will support the installation, commissioning, and operation of a 7,200 metric ton annual capacity silane manufacturing plant in Moses Lake, WA. The objective is to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign battery supply chains by establishing domestic silane production capacity to feed...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded ADA Technologies, Inc. $199,995 under the Conformal, Resilient Sulfide Membrane for 3D Silicon Anodes Project Grant. The award supports research and development of a conformal, resilient sulfide membrane for three-dimensional silicon anodes from February 14, 2022 to November 13, 2022. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and...