Cooperative Agreement DEFE0026422

This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, supports the development of a light-based, energy-generating carbon removal process. The $274,094 award to Banyu Carbon Inc. aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by sequestering or reusing captured carbon dioxide. Key objectives include improving the resistance of the proprietary photoacid catalyst to degradation and replacing expensive...

This two-year, $250,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support the development of an innovative low-temperature approach to convert captured carbon dioxide emissions into calcium and magnesium carbonates using a vortex-flow driven process. Specifically, Cornell University will advance the fundamental aspects of reactor engineering and tuning of multiphase chemical interactions to chemically regenerate carbon dioxide-loaded solvents,...

The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $3,750,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to Giner Inc., a small business R&D firm in Auburndale, MA. The goal of this 1-year project is to develop a dual-recycle carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion platform to exclusively convert CO2 into ethylene (C2H4) with high carbon efficiency, energy efficiency, C2H4 selectivity and productivity,...

This $1,700,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support research to develop a bioelectrochemical process to capture and recycle carbon dioxide (CO2) into high-value chemicals using microbes. The project aims to create a circular economy by transforming CO2 into acetic acid, which will then be used as a feedstock for engineered Escherichia coli strains to produce sustainable biomaterials. Key activities include developing...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $275,000 Project Grant to Carbon Solutions LLC under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The grant will support development of a decision-support tool to identify carbon dioxide capture opportunities across the United States energy sector from 2023-2024. The tool aims to facilitate the country's transition to net-zero carbon emissions through profiling capturable CO2 streams and providing the break-even capture cost,...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) program awarded a $3,709,032 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Illinois to complete a feasibility study for a regional Direct Air Capture (DAC) hub in Florida. The key objectives are to define the DAC hub organization, select technologies, assess life cycle emissions, identify safety/regulatory requirements, and develop financing, business, and community benefits plans. Planned sub-awards include...

This $300,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program aims to advance electrocatalytic technologies for capturing and converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable fuels like methane and ethylene. The award to Clemson University's Division of Research will fund research to utilize captured (bi)carbonate ions rather than pure CO2 gas as the feedstock for the electrochemical reduction process. This approach seeks to improve the energy...

TDA Research, Inc. received a $200,000 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to support development of a new hybrid cryogenic process for a transformational carbon capture process. The project aims to deliver this new carbon capture technology for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from industrial sources such as power plants and manufacturing facilities. The funding is provided through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) program, is funding the design, fabrication, and testing of an engineering-scale transformational Rota-Cap carbon dioxide capture system on real flue gas conditions. The $8.75M award to the Institute of Gas Technology (GTI Energy), a non-profit research organization, aims to advance carbon capture...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) project grant, funded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), aims to elucidate the fundamental cycling and deactivation mechanisms of earth-abundant CO2 looping sorbents, namely calcium oxide (CaO), through computational modeling and experimental validation. The $175,000 award to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) will integrate atomic-scale simulations with in situ electron microscopy to advance understanding of the chemical reactions...