Cooperative Agreement DEFE0031972

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $5,248,642 Cooperative Agreement to Trustees of Boston University to fabricate and electrochemically evaluate advanced button cells and 100 cm2 cells for solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) applications. The key objectives are to: 1) develop high-performance oxygen electrodes featuring rare-earth nickelate materials, 2) implement infiltration strategies to lower polarization resistance and suppress cell...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $59,125,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.087) to Nextech Materials, Ltd. (DBA Nexceris) to commercialize its high temperature electrolysis stack technology. The primary goals of the project are to: (1) establish pilot-scale solid oxide cell manufacturing capabilities at Current Chemicals, (2) establish automated stack...

This Cooperative Agreement award from 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 accelerate the discovery, design, and manufacturing of low-temperature oxygen-conducting solid oxide electrolyzer cells (LT-O-SOEC) with a minimum active area of 15 cm2. The funding of $4,902,057 over a 12-month period seeks to achieve performance targets of 1.2 A/cm2 at 1.3 V/cell with a...

This $5,000,000 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) program (CFDA 81.135) to the University of Connecticut on September 25, 2023. The award supports the development of a high-performance, metal-supported solid oxide fuel cell (MS-SOFC) system for extending the range of commercial aviation. Key project milestones include designing and demonstrating 1-5 kW scale MS-SOFC stacks, fabricating 150 cm2 cells with...

Nextech Materials, LTD. DBA Nexceris was awarded a $206,500 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support work on the REVERSIBLE SOLID OXIDE SYSTEM DESIGN WITH INTEGRATED FOSSIL ASSETS project. The Office of Science grant aims to fund scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security. Under this award, Nexceris will deliver...

This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $3,141,250.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.087). The objective is to demonstrate low-temperature hydrogen production from proton conducting solid oxide electrolysis cell (P-SOEC) technology with enhanced activity, efficiency, and durability. Key deliverables include...

The Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding of $2,400,000.00, was granted by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The primary objectives of the award are to discover new electrolyte, electrode, and catalyst materials to develop low-cost, highly efficient, and durable proton conducting solid oxide electrolysis cells (P-SOECs) for hydrogen production. The...

This $6,699,894 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 develop a rapid, low-cost, continuous ultrafast high-temperature sintering (UHS) process for manufacturing high-performance solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs). The project, led by Hight-Tech, Inc., seeks to expand an ongoing collaborative effort to advance the technology...

This $4,589,582 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 develop large-format, proton-conducting solid oxide electrolyte cells (P-SOECs) capable of producing hydrogen at 1 A/cm2 current density, 1.3 V cell voltage, and 550°C with at least 85% efficiency and no more than 5 mV/khr degradation over 1,000 hours of operation. The award...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $34,294,459 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to Cummins Electrified Power NA Inc. The award, with a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, supports the development of a high-volume manufacturing process for solid oxide electrolyzer cells and stacks, with the goal of producing a 60 kW stack by the end of the project....