Cooperative Agreement DEFC2605NT42413

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research on the combustion behavior of new sustainable and environmentally friendly fuels, including ammonia and dimethyl ether (DME) blends. The $345,000 award to Wayne State University aims to investigate the "autoignition-assisted flame regime" of these fuel mixtures, focusing on...

Under a $3,230,673 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086), Purdue University is leading the development and validation of a technology that enables cost-effective utilization of spark-ignited hydrogen (H2) combustion engines in off-road vehicles. The project aims to create a high energy-efficient hybrid excavator powered by a hydrogen combustion engine. As sub-awardees, Cummins Inc. and Bosch Rexroth...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded a $4,824,449 Cooperative Agreement on January 17, 2025 to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT) under the Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.089). The project, titled "Efficient Compact Combustors for Methane Mitigation (ECOMM)", aims to mature the technology by demonstrating its long-term operation, material durability, and sustained performance for different methane emissions...

Precision Combustion, Inc. was awarded a $206,295 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) on February 14, 2022. The grant will support research on thermally and chemically stable metallic membranes for hydrogen generation with carbon dioxide capture through November 13, 2022. The Office of Science aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S....

Precision Combustion, Inc. was awarded a $255,819 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support the CAPTURE OF ATMOSPHERIC CO2 project. The project aims to capture atmospheric carbon dioxide through June 2023. The Office of Science's mission is to advance scientific understanding and energy technologies, such as carbon capture, to transform the energy sector and benefit national security. The...

This $200,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of new diagnostic tools and combustion models for carbon-free fuels through the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program. Funded from February 2022 through January 2024, the University of Texas at San Antonio will perform high-pressure absorption spectroscopy of ammonia combustion gases using an optical gas cell and shock tube. Thermodynamic models will predict absorbance spectra at temperatures and pressures relevant to...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Purdue University received a $239,087 Exploratory Research (EAGER) project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2027. The primary deliverable is the development and validation of quantitative, calibration-free optical diagnostic tools for imaging gas temperature and chemical species...

Auburn University received a five-year, $459,780 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Engineering Education and Centers under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The award will support research into low-temperature plasma assisted combustion of oxygenated fuels to enable cleaner and more sustainable mobility solutions. Specifically, Auburn University researchers will investigate plasma-chemical effects on the low-temperature combustion reaction...

Direct Combustion Technologies, LLC received a $255,597 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on May 1, 2021 to support work under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program. The grant supports the company's "Integrated Technologies for Addressing Environmental Challenges in the Energy Industries" project through December 31, 2022. The NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program seeks to advance science, engineering, and technology solutions to...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded Precision Combustion, Inc. a $206,374 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop "IMPROVED SIPH THERMAL PARTICLES FOR DECARBONIZATION OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTION." The award has a performance period from July 22, 2024 to March 21, 2025. Precision Combustion, Inc., a small for-profit research and development company located in North Haven, Connecticut, will utilize this funding to...