Cooperative Agreement DEEE0007312

Am Batteries Inc. received a $256,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a solvent-free manufacturing process for lithium-ion battery electrodes. The goal of the one-year project beginning February 1, 2022 is to design, manufacture, and operate a continuous feed dry spraying system to optimize fabrication of thicker battery electrodes without solvents. This novel...

This $255,976 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of a novel lithium-ion battery cathode chemistry by Nanodian, Inc. to enable lower cost and safer energy storage solutions. Specifically, the company will advance a nanostructured lithium manganese oxide (LiMn2O4 or ND-LMO) cathode material that is expected to provide approximately 30% lower cost per kilowatt-hour compared to incumbent nickel manganese cobalt oxide chemistries. This new material aims to improve...

The Department of Energy awarded a $20,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to Sparkz Inc. to establish the first domestic production of battery-grade iron (III) phosphate (FePO4) at commercial scale in West Virginia. This critical precursor material is essential for the production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active material, which supports the growth of the U.S. lithium-ion...

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...

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $174,853,241 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to Nanograf Corporation. The objective of the project is to retrofit an existing structure and establish a state-of-the-art 2,500-ton per year Silicon Monoxide (SiO) anode manufacturing facility in Flint, Michigan. This project directly addresses the critical need for domestic battery material manufacturing,...

This $10,950,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) aims to accelerate the domestic manufacturing of Pajarito Powder's durable engineered catalyst support (ECS) materials and platinum-based catalysts (Pt/ECS and PtX/ECS). The project will scale up production from 30 g/day to 4 kg/day to support DOE's target of 20,000 fuel cell...

The National Science Foundation awarded Elektroda LLC a $253,773 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a low-cost bipolar plate for proton-exchange membrane fuel cells. The one-year project aims to reduce the cost of a key component in PEM fuel cells, which currently account for approximately 30% of total fuel cell stack costs. Specifically, Elektroda will demonstrate a novel carbon-based sheet material can be stamped into bipolar...

The Department of Energy (DOE), through its Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), awarded a $13,870,505 Cooperative Agreement to Saueressig North America, Inc. to develop a high-volume production process and equipment to rotary emboss flexible graphite bipolar plates. The primary objectives are to achieve a production capacity of 2,400 plates per hour and meet DOE performance targets, including a plate durability of 25,000 hours and a cost target of $5/kW net. Key...

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...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) provides $331,194,045.63 to Group14 Technologies, Inc. to install, commission, and operate a 7,200 metric ton annual capacity silane manufacturing plant in Moses Lake, WA. The objective is to reduce foreign battery supply chain dependence by building robust U.S. silane manufacturing capacity to feed production of...