This $48,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) supports the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) in advancing the decarbonization of process industries through the development and scale-up of advanced manufacturing technologies. The award enables AIChE, as the prime awardee, to lead a transformation of manufacturing...
This $4,500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded 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) is focused on developing enhanced mechanical properties for thin films through the incorporation of BIL-alkaline stable organic cations into rigid polymer backbones. The prime awardee, Ecolectro Inc., is a small disadvantaged business specializing in advanced polymer and membrane...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $13,471,759 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 81.087 - Renewable Energy Research and Development) to The Chemours Co FC LLC, a for-profit manufacturer of advanced materials and chemical technologies. The goal of this project is to develop a mechanically tough, chemically stable, high-performance membrane utilizing Nafion perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) polymer for proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells...
This $10,950,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by 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), aims to accelerate the domestic manufacturing of Pajarito Powder's durable engineered catalyst support (ECS) materials and supported Pt and Pt alloy-based catalysts. The project will scale ECS production to 2 kg/day and Pt/ECS and Pt-alloy/ECS catalysts to 4 kg/day, while...
This $9.4 million Cooperative Agreement award from 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 focuses on advancing industrial decarbonization technologies. The primary objective is to develop and validate innovative, sustainable solutions that can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions across energy-intensive industries such as chemicals, iron and steel, food and beverage, and...
This $99,739,322 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) aims to develop and pilot an automated, scaled manufacturing process for proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers. The key objectives are to advance the manufacturing readiness level (MRL) from 4/5 to 8/9 and scale electrolyzer production to 100 MW plants over the 3-year project...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $5,437,559 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to Cabot Corp, a manufacturer of advanced materials based in Boston, MA. The objective of this 1-year 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...
This $4,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by 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) aims to develop a high-performing, durable, and low-cost membrane electrode assembly (MEA) to exceed DOE performance and durability targets for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) in medium- and heavy-duty vehicle applications. The key objectives are to: 1) develop a highly...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) provides $375,000,000 to Eastman Chemical Company to demonstrate the commercial and technical viability of chemically recycled polyethene terephthalate (CRPET) at a first-of-a-kind chemical recycling facility. The project aims to create demand for recyclable waste streams, improve recycling infrastructure, and enable higher plastic recycling rates across the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $999,975 Cooperative Agreement to Louisiana State University (LSU) on February 1, 2024 under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The overarching goal of this 1-year project is to develop a safe, inexpensive, and recyclable hydrogen storage and generation system based on formate dehydrogenation and bicarbonate hydrogenation reactions. The primary objective is to create...
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) has been awarded a $49,761,829 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, will support the development of circular recycling technology to address end-of-life and supply chain challenges for low-temperature proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells and electrolyzers. The goal is to sustainably recover and recycle critical components such as catalysts, ionomers, and carbon. The consortium led by AIChE includes industry partners, national laboratories, and universities to drive the development of recycling processes that minimize greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining high recovery rates for the materials. Key focus areas include diversity/inclusion, workforce development, techno-economic analysis, and life-cycle analysis.