This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under the CFDA program 81.135 is providing $1,387,124 to Blue Origin, LLC to develop the "Ouroboros" system - a novel molten oxide electrolysis reactor that can produce high-purity pig iron from low-quality iron ore with zero direct process greenhouse gas emissions. The funding will enable Blue Origin to leverage its existing lunar technology to solve key material compatibility challenges and fast-track the iron mining industry towards carbon neutrality. The project period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026 and involves developing a scalable, self-contained Ouroboros system that can be deployed on mining vehicles to extract iron product from mine tailings using only raw feedstocks and renewable electrical power.
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