Cooperative Agreement DEEE0011022

Mainstream Engineering Corp was awarded a $199,618 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to develop copper-encapsulated carbon nanotubes to enhance the properties of copper transmission cables. The goal of this award is to deliver products and services that enhance copper cable properties through June 27, 2022. The award is funded through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports scientific discoveries and tools to...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253), will fund TS Conductor Corp. to build a dedicated manufacturing line for high voltage direct current (HVDC) carbon core conductor for use in transmission lines. The $61,849,328 award will enable TS Conductor Corp. to establish a production capacity of 8,000 miles of HVDC conductor per year, meeting...

Hyper TECH Research Inc. received a $413,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to support research and development of ultra-high thermal conductivity magnetic electrical insulation and radiation resistant aluminum yttrium barium copper oxide (YBCO) cables through March 26, 2023. The award is being administered under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to...

Metalkraft Technologies LLC was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to develop copper-graphene ultra-conductive composites. The one-year project supports the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program's mission to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security through scientific discoveries and tools. Specifically, the company will leverage graphene's exceptional conductivity to enhance copper...

Corepower Magnetics Inc. received a $4.6 million cooperative agreement award from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to support development of a scaled inline processing facility for permeability engineered nanocrystalline magnetics. The three-year award running from March 2023 through March 2026 aims to advance Corepower's ability to produce enhanced magnetic materials through a streamlined manufacturing process. ARPA-E's Advanced Research Projects...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant (CFDA 81.049 - Office of Science Financial Assistance Program) to Advanced Conductor Technologies LLC (Act) on February 18, 2025. The grant supports the development of CORC (Conductor on Round Core) cables, a type of advanced superconducting technology, for potential use in compact fusion reactors, particle accelerators, and electric aircraft applications. Act, a small business manufacturer located in Boulder,...

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to C-Crete Technologies LLC for the development of "Multifunctional Kraft Paper for Insulating Next Generation Transformers". The project aims to advance carbon-negative insulating materials for large power transformers, building on C-Crete's prior federally-funded research in carbon mineralization, novel concrete...

Corepower Magnetics Inc. received a $199,421 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to commercialize power dense nanocomposite based rare earth-free axial flux motors. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 81.049, aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. This award...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded a $5,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to High Temperature Superconductors, Inc. (HTSI) on April 15, 2024 under the ARPA-E program (CFDA 81.135). The funding will support HTSI's efforts to increase production speeds of high-temperature superconducting coated conductors by 5 to 10 times the current levels, while simultaneously reducing their cost by a factor of ten. This project aims to advance the...

Advanced Conductor Technologies LLC (ACT) received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to develop HYBRID ACCELERATOR MAGNETS BASED ON DOG BONE SHAPED CORC; WIRE INSERTS FOR OPERATION BEYOND 20 T. The period of performance for this award is from June 28, 2021 through May 31, 2022. The award was made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049). This program supports basic research to deliver scientific...