Cooperative Agreement DEEE0007253

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management under the Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.089) provides $6,349,734 to the Institute of Gas Technology (GTI Energy) to deploy and test a novel, low-cost linear motor methane mitigation compressor. The primary objective is to capture a wide variety of methane leaks across the natural gas value chain, including from reciprocating compressors and pneumatic...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $305,000 to Turbo Power Semiconductor Inc. aims to commercialize an innovative silicon conductivity-controlled bipolar transistor (CCBT) technology. The CCBT device is designed to significantly reduce both conduction and switching losses in high-power electronics, addressing a critical need for more efficient and cost-effective power conversion solutions. The project will design...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER grant award under CFDA 47.041 Engineering seeks to develop innovative ultra-wide bandgap aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN) transistors capable of operating at voltages up to 10 kV. The $563,851 project, running from July 2025 to June 2030, aims to achieve a ~10x reduction in on-state resistance compared to incumbent silicon carbide (SiC) technology. Key research goals include: 1) demonstrating AlGaN transistors with >6 kV breakdown voltage, 2)...

The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), a program under the Department of Energy, has awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (University of Nebraska) under CFDA Program 81.135. The grant funding will support the University of Nebraska's development of a first-of-its-kind 10 kV high-frequency press-pack (HFPP) silicon carbide MOSFET module, referred to as "METAPAK." This module is intended to enable novel high-frequency HVDC...

This $1.5 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of gallium oxide semiconductor technologies for high-voltage, high-power applications. Led by The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, the consortium aims to advance gallium oxide material synthesis, device fabrication, and circuit integration to enable power switches and converters with over 10 kilovolt ratings. Specific objectives include...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $3,204,167 Cooperative Agreement to Czero Inc. under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program. The objective of this 21-month project is to build and test a novel modular hydrogen compressor featuring hydraulic actuation. This compressor prototype will be capable of compressing hydrogen from 120 to 875 bar at a rate of 2.5 kg/min, with a stretch goal of 3.75 kg/min at...

The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) federal grant program, has awarded a $4,818,805 Cooperative Agreement to Blue Mountain Operations, LLC for the "Scaling Solar Compressors Deployment for Methane-Free Pneumatic Solutions" project. The goal of this 6-month project is to eliminate primary and secondary methane emissions from natural gas-driven pneumatic devices in remote oil and gas...

This award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering CFDA program provides $1,499,996 to the University of Wisconsin System to conduct research on developing ultra-efficient, high-voltage monolithic bidirectional transistors (MBDTs) for use in power electronics applications. The key objectives are to: 1) demonstrate the first ultra-wide bandgap (UWBG) based MBDTs; 2) enhance the performance and manufacturability of...

General Electric Company's GE Additive division was awarded a $1,466,390 cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to develop a novel additive manufacturing process for fabricating silicon carbide matrix composite heat exchangers. The objective is to utilize an advanced additive manufacturing machine and method to fabricate complex silicon carbide components and incorporate chopped fibers to enable composite properties for applications...

Coolcad Electronics, LLC received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to support development of low-cost hybrid SiC/GaN-based single-stage microinverters with integrated planar magnetics technology. The project aims to deliver this technology by March 26, 2023. The award is being made through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to deliver scientific discoveries and tools...