This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding of $4,589,582, was granted by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The objective of this project is to develop scalable, large-format, proton-conducting solid oxide electrolyte cells (P-SOECs) to generate hydrogen at an electrolyzing current density of 1 A/cm2 at 1.3 V/cell and 550°C, with a high Faradaic efficiency...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) program provides $6,250,007 to West Virginia University Research Corporation (WVURC) to design, develop, and deploy innovative process technologies. The goal is to produce salable rare earth metals and critical minerals from acid mine drainage feedstocks at a reduced cost, in order to reduce the nation's vulnerability to international competitors. The project...
The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded $362,497 to West Virginia University Research Corporation under the Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.089) for a cooperative agreement titled "Advanced Processing of Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals from Acid Mine Drainage Feedstocks." The award, made in January 2022, will support research to develop processes for extracting rare earth elements and critical minerals from acid...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development) provides $9,279,968 to West Virginia University Research Corporation to design and build a hybrid microwave-assisted heating process (HMAP) for the calcination and sintering of solid-oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) materials and cells. The project will span from lab demonstration of small samples to commercial size (up to...
This $9.4 million Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program, will fund research, development, and prototype or pilot-scale technology validation and demonstration activities focused on cross-sector approaches for industrial decarbonization. The award recipient, Resource Chemical Corp, will explore strategies to increase efficiency and...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $3,300,000 Cooperative Agreement to Bridgevalley Community and Technical College under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The project aims to improve participant training outcomes in West Virginia by: 1) aligning curricula with industry needs, 2) upgrading and expanding training pathways, 3) implementing targeted faculty development, and 4)...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $656,000 Project Grant under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to the West Virginia Regional Technology Park Corporation (WVRTP). The funding will support WVRTP's efforts to modernize and decarbonize the electricity sources used in the 250-acre technology park, located in South Charleston, West Virginia. Specifically, the grant will enable the installation of more...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has awarded a $1,248,451 Cooperative Agreement to the West Virginia University Research Corporation to develop and pilot a nationwide network of higher education and career technical institutions. The goal is to provide sustainable, standardized hybrid online/in-person training on electric vehicle maintenance for the current automotive technician workforce. This work is being conducted under the Conservation Research and...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) program provides $350,000 to the West Virginia University Research Corporation (WVURC) to integrate unmanned aerial systems (UAS), remote sensing technology, and associated equipment to support applied research on distributed and sustainable energy development, carbon sequestration, and ecosystem restoration in West Virginia. The project aims to facilitate collaboration with...
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $4,443,737 Cooperative Agreement to Atmoszero, Inc. of Loveland, Colorado under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program. The award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025, will fund the development of a "Flexible Industrial Heat Pump for Simultaneous Refrigeration and Steam Production." The project aims to advance innovative energy...