The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $4,999,500 Cooperative Agreement to Susteon Inc., a minority-owned technology company based in Morrisville, North Carolina. The purpose of this 3-year award, which began on September 11, 2024, is to develop a novel, inexpensive, and modular technology platform for producing sustainable aviation fuel and other valuable chemicals from CO2 and renewable electricity. The project, titled "ECHO-SAF:...
This $274,042 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development and demonstration of a bench-scale reactor for a high-temperature reverse water-gas shift (RWGS) process. The project aims to improve the materials and design of the RWGS reactor, which can produce electrofuels (e-fuels) from electricity, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen as a low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels,...
The Arcadia Efuels Project is a $19,502,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Fueling Aviation's Sustainable Transition via Sustainable Aviation Fuels (FAST-SAF) and Low-Emissions Aviation Technologies (FAST-Tech) Grant Program (CFDA 20.115). The grant supports the development of net-zero carbon emission fuels for aviation, with a focus on advancing sustainable aviation technologies such as electric and...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $2,150,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to Washington State University. The objective of the project is to research and develop a pilot-scale upcycling protocol for transforming carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) waste into recyclable structural automotive components. The project aims to establish an eco-friendly, energy-efficient, and...
This $800,000 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program (CFDA #10.310) will fund research at Georgia Tech Research Corporation and the University of New Haven to develop new catalytic processes for converting lignin byproducts from biorefineries into high-value chemicals and sustainable aviation fuel. Specifically, the awardee and sub-awardee will work to...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET), under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program, provides $250,000 to the Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines to develop and demonstrate an electrified catalytic process for converting CO2 into sustainable liquid hydrocarbon fuels. The project aims to use rapid heating and cooling cycles within a reactor to drive the CO2 conversion reaction,...
This $275,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program) to Encore CO2 LLC supports the development of scalable technology to convert CO2 into high-value products, starting with ethanol production. The project aims to advance sustainable manufacturing by using renewable energy to transform CO2 and water into common products like ethanol, which can be used in beverages, sanitizers, and consumer goods. The...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $2,073,897 Cooperative Agreement to the Georgia Institute of Technology, in partnership with the University of California, Berkeley, and Princeton University, to develop a transformative modular chemical manufacturing process that efficiently converts carbon dioxide (CO2) and intermittent electricity and hydrogen (H2) into a liquid hydrocarbon/low-oxygen organic mixture. The overall goal is to create a...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded a $2,490,000 Project Grant to Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, operating as Collins Aerospace, under the Fueling Aviation's Sustainable Transition via Sustainable Aviation Fuels (FAST-SAF) and Low-Emissions Aviation Technologies (FAST-Tech) Grant Program (CFDA 20.115). This grant supports seven research projects focused on evaluating the impact of sustainable aviation fuels on aircraft fuel system robustness, advancing low-emissions technologies,...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under the 81.135 Federal Grant Program, provides $4,275,642.00 to Columbia University for the development of a membrane-free electrochemical reactor ("electrolyzer") that can efficiently convert carbon dioxide into energy-dense liquid ethanol fuel. The key objectives of this 3-year project are to: 1) Develop a novel electrode assembly and state-of-the-art cathode catalysts to enable the...