Cooperative Agreement DEEE0009187

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $274,986 to Group1, Inc. aims to develop potassium ion battery (KIB) technology as a sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) for electric vehicle (EV) and stationary energy storage applications. The primary objective is to enhance KIB performance, particularly by enabling fast charge cycling for EV use. The project will investigate the structure-property...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $5,590,448 Cooperative Agreement to Lyten, Inc., a small business in San Jose, California, 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 that can support long-life Li-S batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and...

This federal Project Grant award of $206,500.00 was provided by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Chemelectronics LLC, a small disadvantaged business, for the purpose of developing eco-friendly innovations in manufacturing lithium metal for batteries. The award has a period of performance from July 22, 2024 to July 21, 2025. The project aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative...

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 National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Project Grant awarded to Adden Energy Inc. provides $274,990 to develop advanced lithium metal anodes for solid-state batteries. The project aims to enable high-performance and low-cost solid-state battery technology through the use of pre-lithiated 3D scaffolding materials as an alternative to costly lithium metal foils. The research focuses on understanding the kinetics and thermodynamics of the lithiation...

This cooperative agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program, aims to research, design, develop, and manufacture circular polydiketoenamine (PDK) composites from bio-based feedstocks for use as battery enclosures in electric vehicles (EVs). The $2,601,741 award to the University of California, Berkeley has three key objectives: 1) scale production and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $274,951 to Parthian Battery Solutions LLC will develop a novel technology to rapidly and accurately assess the state of health of second-life lithium-ion batteries. The technology will utilize advanced battery modeling and data analytics to determine the overall battery health beyond just capacity degradation, enabling more informed decision-making for repurposing retired...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $321,634 project grant to Cornell University to develop next-generation lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries capable of operating at practical temperatures. The university is collaborating with industry partners Saft Batteries and Nikola Motors to address key barriers for Li-S battery performance, including improving the electrolyte and mitigating capacity loss from polysulfide shuttling. The research aims to enable...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $549,943 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop a high-energy, long-duration primary (non-rechargeable) battery with significantly higher energy density than currently available lithium primary batteries. The project aims to advance cathode architecture design and anode stabilization strategies to overcome performance limitations...

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...