Cooperative Agreement DEEE0010857

Harvest Thermal, Inc. was awarded a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop a low-emissions heating and hot water system. The 24-month project will address technical risks to enable large-scale deployment of residential heating and hot water load shifting using highly efficient heat pump systems. Harvest Thermal will systematically test system performance, reliability, and failure modes to...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded Brookside Lumber Inc. a $442,510 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will fund the installation of a HEIZOMAT wood chip boiler with an integrated cyclone/ESP emission control system for kiln drying and heating sawmill buildings. The boiler and emission controls will allow Brookside Lumber to more efficiently utilize wood materials from forest management activities...

This federal 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, is funding research and development on the cost-effective integration of phase change material (PCM) thermal energy storage and wet compression for high-efficiency industrial heat pumps. The total funding amount is $1,800,065.00, with the award period running from September 1, 2024 to August...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded American Wood Fibers Inc., Circleville division, a $500,000 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will support replacement of DryerOne Kentucky's forest product processing system to enable expanded utilization of underused forest resources. From September 2021 through January 2024, grant funds will finance system upgrades allowing DryerOne Kentucky to more...

Atmoszero, Inc. was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) under the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy program (CFDA #81.135). The two-year grant will support the development of heat pump technologies to decarbonize industrial steam production. Over 25% of U.S. manufacturing energy consumption is used to generate process steam, totaling nearly 4 quadrillion BTUs annually. While electrification could help...

Therma Wood Technologies, LLC received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support its Therma Wood Technologies Product Development and Expansion Project. The award was made under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.674), which provides direct technical assistance regarding new and emerging wood utilization technologies and products to effectively manage forests and extend the most efficient and effective use of...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253), supports the establishment of a domestic production capacity of at least 10,000 cold climate air-to-air heat pumps, 5,000 geothermal water-to-air heat pumps, and 100 high-capacity cold climate air-to-water heat pumps annually. These products are designed to provide an efficiency increase of 25-75% compared to...

Media & Process Technology Inc. was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (CFDA 81.135) to demonstrate the technical feasibility and energy savings potential of a non-evaporative substrate drying process using supercritical carbon dioxide extraction combined with ceramic membrane ultrafiltration. The two-year award, issued on September 9, 2022, will support development of a process to dewater wet substrates without...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $2,100,000 Cooperative Agreement to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT) under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program. The funding will support the development of an Energy-Water-Emission Recovery (EWER) system to enable decarbonization in industrial bakery operations. ACT, a small business manufacturer of thermal management solutions, will leverage its expertise in...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) to Go Lab Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of innovative wood fiber insulation products. The grant funding supported the installation of a wood energy system and the construction of a new wood products facility to expand Go Lab's market reach and manufacturing capacity for its wood fiber insulation board. Previously, Go Lab Inc....