The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $5,437,559 Cooperative Agreement to Cabot Corp under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The objective of this project is to develop a scalable and innovative manufacturing process to produce carbon catalyst supports for the oxygen reduction cathode in medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicle proton exchange membrane fuel cells (MDV/HDV PEMFCs). This will enable high...
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) federal grant program, aims to produce high-capacity cathode cells that can support capacity retention at room temperature. The $4,574,903 award to Zeta Energy Corp., a for-profit manufacturer located in Houston, TX, has a performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. The project objectives focus on...
The Department of Energy awarded Albemarle U.S., Inc. a $147,126,520 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications (CFDA 81.253) federal grant program. The objective of the project is to retrofit a domestic manufacturing facility to produce up to 50 metric tons per annum of commercial-scale lithium metal anode (LMA) for next-generation lithium-ion batteries. This will support the production of solid-state battery cells for light and...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $20,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to Sparkz Inc. to establish the first domestic production facility for battery-grade iron (III) phosphate (FePO4) within coal country in West Virginia. This critical precursor material is essential for the production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active material, a key component in lithium-ion...
This $95,110,492 Cooperative Agreement awarded 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 low-carbon, all-water-based, highly circular stationary storage battery plant based on Nanoramic, Inc.'s proprietary neocarbonix electrode technology. The award will enable Nanoramic, a for-profit manufacturer of advanced materials and lithium-ion battery technologies, to...
The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science awarded a $206,500 Project Grant to Chemelectronics LLC under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support research and development of eco-friendly innovations in manufacturing lithium metal for batteries. This 1-year project, awarded on July 22, 2024, aims to advance U.S. energy and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries in materials research and emerging battery technologies....
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Licap Technologies Inc. under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) on July 22, 2024. The grant supports the scaling of an activated dry electrode process for manufacturing lithium-ion battery cathodes and anodes, with a planned completion date of April 21, 2025. This grant aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $8,450,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to Li Industries, Inc. to develop an integrated, faster, and more cost-effective automated sorting and neutralization preprocessing system for end-of-life consumer electronics batteries. The objective is to reduce the logistics costs associated with recycling lithium-ion batteries from discarded consumer...
The Department of Energy awarded a $77,005,172 Cooperative Agreement to Anthro Energy Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business in San Jose, California, to establish domestic production of injectable phase change electrolytes (IPCE) for lithium-ion batteries in Louisville, Kentucky. This project is funded under the Department of Energy's Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253), which supports domestic manufacturing...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) provides $10,950,000 to Pajarito Powder LLC to accelerate the domestic manufacturing of their engineered catalyst support (ECS) materials and supported Pt and Pt alloy-based catalysts. The project aims to scale up production from 30 g/day to 4 kg/day, advancing the technology readiness level...