Cooperative Agreement DEEE0009645

Arizona State University was awarded a $320,746 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems to conduct collaborative research understanding sulfur-carbon-solid electrolyte interfaces of lithium/sulfur solid-state batteries. The three-year award, made on June 1, 2023 under the NSF Engineering (47.041) program, will fund fundamental studies of interfaces in lithium/sulfur composite cathodes employing garnet-type...

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...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $5,590,448 Cooperative Agreement to Lyten, Inc., a for-profit small business in San Jose, California, to develop long-life lithium-sulfur battery cells with advanced sulfur cathodes using 3-dimensional graphene-sulfur composites. The primary objective is to create battery systems capable of supporting over 1,000 charge cycles at 80% depth of discharge, with specific energy exceeding 250 Wh/kg, targeted for...

This two-year, $202,433 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will support the development of composite solid electrolytes to enable high-energy, cost-effective all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries. Under the award, an assistant professor at the University of New Mexico will receive a fellowship to study the stability of electrode-electrolyte interfaces in solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries using composite electrolytes. A graduate...

This three-year $379,759 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research at Arizona State University to promote lithium sulfide redox cycles for battery applications. The university will conduct collaborative research from September 2021 to August 2024 to develop atomically dispersed active sites in lithium sulfides with the goal of improving energy storage capabilities. As the sole awardee, Arizona State University will leverage its...

This $1 million cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of composite solid-state electrolytes for next-generation lithium batteries by Nextgen Battery Technologies, LLC from March 2022 to February 2024. The award aims to advance rechargeable battery safety and energy density through the creation of non-flammable, high conductivity composite materials that enable lithium ion diffusion along multiple pathways while...

This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a highly conductive, solid battery separator membrane made of a new solid polymer electrolyte. The project, led by Piersica, Inc., a small disadvantaged business, aims to scale up the manufacturing of this new separator material and demonstrate its functionality in a multilayer pouch cell prototype. The key goals are...

This $250,000.00 Project Grant award from the Office of Naval Research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) supports the development of "TRIPLE-FUNCTIONAL CARBON MOLECULAR SIEVE SEPARATORS FOR NEXT-GENERATION LI-S BATTERIES" by the Georgia TECH Research Corp. The award, which runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027, will fund research to create advanced carbon-based separation materials with potential applications in next-generation...

Sitration, Inc. was awarded a $320,000 project grant from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy to develop a new type of conductive nanomembrane filtration technology for selectively extracting lithium from existing lithium-ion battery recycling processes. The grant aims to support the Agency's objectives of advancing clean energy technologies and supporting the President's goals for the Department of Energy. Sitration will utilize the 18-month funding period...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $275,000 Project Grant to Piersica, Inc. under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop advanced polymer separator membranes for hybrid solid/liquid battery cells. The one-year project beginning September 15, 2022 aims to create a solid electrolyte with ionic conductivity comparable to liquid electrolytes currently used in lithium-ion batteries. The recipient will also develop a scalable solid separator using the...