Cooperative Agreement DEFE0031659

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), aims to develop and evaluate novel oxidation- and erosion-resistant Tribaloy-based coatings made via a scalable, low-cost electro-codeposition process. The goal is to protect critical components in concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) systems, with the developed coatings expected to offer...

Maxterial, Inc. received a $206,500 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 22, 2021 through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant funding supports the development of a novel surface technology with a superalloy composition intended as a low-cost solution for protecting boiler tubes against failure. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform...

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, provided under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), awarded $200,000.00 to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT) to develop a low-cost, high-volume, and durable coating method for bipolar plates. The project aims to be completed by April 9, 2024. Additionally, ACT has subcontracted the University of South Carolina to provide characterization of the bipolar plate coating through...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $6,059,162 Cooperative Agreement to PPG Industries Inc. under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The goal of this project is to demonstrate PPG's platinum group metal (PGM)-free coating process as a viable means of producing porous transport layer (PTL) materials with high electrical conductivity, high corrosion resistance, and significant cost reductions for fuel cell...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,883 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Treadstone Technologies, Inc., a for-profit company specializing in advanced materials and coating technologies for clean energy applications. The funding supports the development of precious-metal-free coatings for proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer bipolar plates, which are critical components in renewable hydrogen production...

This 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), aims to evaluate the susceptibility of two alternative candidate materials for use in construction of storage tanks, compared to a previously developed susceptibility map for 347H stainless steel. The $270,000 award to the Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines, a prominent federal contractor...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $206,500 project grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Faraday Technology, Inc., a subsidiary of Physical Sciences Inc., to develop "LOW COST INTERCONNECT COATINGS FOR ENHANCED R-SOFC PERFORMANCE". The project aims to advance research and development of low-cost coating materials to improve the performance of Reversible Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (R-SOFCs), which have applications in energy...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant on July 22, 2024 to Solution Spray Technologies LLC, a for-profit limited liability company based in Storrs, Connecticut. The grant, funded under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), supports the development of high-performance coatings for turbomachinery used in supercritical CO2 cycles for concentrated solar power plants. Solution Spray Technologies specializes in advanced ceramic...

Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing, LLC was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 21, 2023 to develop structural components with corrosion resistant surface layers for advanced nuclear reactor systems. The grant is part of the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $2,000,000 in funding to Iowa State University to develop a scalable prototype of a microbial coating system for corrosion protection of metal-based infrastructure. The project aims to harness naturally-occurring microorganisms that inhibit corrosion to create a bio-inspired coating that can provide long-lasting, resilient protection...