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The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Alternative Energy Materials, LLC, a small for-profit limited liability company based in Pullman, Washington. The grant, which falls under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), supports the "Durability Testing of Vanadia and Yttria Co-Doped Zirconia Electrode (VYZION)" project. This research aims to advance the development of specialized ceramic materials for use in...

Dioxide Materials, Inc. was awarded a $1,306,482 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop high-performance alkaline membranes for solar driven carbon dioxide electrolyzers. The three-year award running from February 2021 through April 2024 will support Dioxide's efforts to design and test advanced membrane technologies optimized for electrolytic carbon dioxide reduction using solar power. The...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $205,515.00 Project Grant to Avium, LLC to conduct research on "In Situ Catalyst Deposition for Liquid Alkaline Impure Water Electrolysis" under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The project aims to develop innovative catalyst deposition techniques to improve the efficiency and performance of liquid alkaline water electrolysis, which is a critical technology for hydrogen production. The...

This $269,334 National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant was awarded to Hplus Inc., a small disadvantaged business located in Santa Barbara, CA. The funding supports the development of an advanced porous transport layer (PTL) design for proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers to produce low-cost, energy-efficient green hydrogen. Key objectives include: (1) developing a numerical model to...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science has awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under CFDA 81.049, the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program, to Ecolectro Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business and manufacturer, to develop ultrathin alkaline membranes with excellent hardness and gas barrier properties. The goal is to achieve low ionic resistance and mechanical failure in high temperature water electrolyzers, in support of clean energy technologies. Ecolectro Inc. has...

This $274,919 National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Project Grant to Evoloh, Inc. supports improving anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers through novel electrode geometry. The awardee will develop a simplified unified anode to replace conventional two-layer anodes in anion exchange membrane electrolyzers. By functionalizing the porous transport layer through etching, dealloying, and deposition techniques to increase electrochemically active surface area...

Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing, LLC was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 21, 2023 to develop structural components with corrosion resistant surface layers for advanced nuclear reactor systems. The grant is part of the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness...

This $100,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program will support the development of advanced salt electrolysis processes for domestic refinement of battery minerals. Specifically, the awardee, the Regents of the University of California on behalf of the University of California, Berkeley, will work to design and test innovative carbon-based flow electrodes and reactor architectures to enable more efficient and lower-cost salt...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,883 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Treadstone Technologies, Inc., a for-profit company specializing in advanced materials and coating technologies for clean energy applications. The funding supports the development of precious-metal-free coatings for proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer bipolar plates, which are critical components in renewable hydrogen production...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded Solidec Inc. a $200,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a dual-functioning solid-electrolyte electrolyzer for carbon-negative hydrogen production. The project aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries. The grant has an award date of July 22, 2024, and a targeted completion date of April 21, 2025....