Cooperative Agreement DEFE0032146

Advanced Energy Materials LLC received a $256,500 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to develop bioplastic polyethylene (2,5-furandicarboxylate) (PEF) using CO2. The one-year project will be performed in Louisville, KY under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security. Specifically, the company will work to...

Alloy Enterprises Inc. received a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement award from the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The award will support the company's development of automation for a novel low-cost aluminum additive manufacturing method from December 2021 through November 2023. As part of the Engineering program's goal of fostering innovation in engineering research and education, this project aims to improve the...

This $999,998 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) is focused on advancing additive manufacturing (AM) technologies in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. The award is led by the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation (KSTC), a non-profit organization, in partnership with approximately 26 entities including universities, corporations, and community organizations. The primary objectives are to develop...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $21,980,116 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to Avcarb, LLC (dba Avcarb Material Solutions) to establish a domestic, vertically integrated wet-laid nonwoven production capability to manufacture at least 650,000 m2 per year of carbon veil substrates used in the production of gas diffusion media for electrochemical energy storage and conversion...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (CFDA 81.089 - Fossil Energy Research and Development) provides $6,740,943 to complete the front-end engineering and design (FEED) for a proposed demonstration-scale rare earth metal (REM) and critical minerals (CM) production plant using coal-based resources. The project, referred to as "Project NUREESOURCE", aims to (1) confirm the quality and quantity of five years...

The National Science Foundation awarded Tcpoly, Inc. a $982,483 cooperative agreement under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) from September 15, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The award will support Tcpoly's development of high thermal conductivity continuous fiber reinforced 3D printing materials. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research. This award advances those goals by funding research...

This $13,471,759 Cooperative Agreement, awarded 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 demonstrate a mechanically tough, chemically stable, high-performance proton exchange membrane (PEM) for water electrolyzers and fuel cells. The key objectives are to engineer a Nafion-based composite membrane that can be manufactured at gigawatt scale with proven...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports fundamental research by Arizona State University (ASU) to enable additive manufacturing of high-quality fiber-reinforced polymer composites through in-situ thermal polymerization of the matrix resin. The total award amount is $647,188 with a project period from November 1, 2024 to April 30, 2028. The research aims to develop a new composite manufacturing platform that uses a remote stimulus...

The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a $150,105,063 Cooperative Agreement under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to Metox International, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of advanced energy technologies. The purpose of this project is to expand domestic manufacturing of high-temperature superconducting wire by establishing a new advanced energy manufacturing facility, specifically in a coal community. The award will...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports a collaborative research project focused on developing intelligent scan sequence generation to reduce local overheating, distortion, and residual stress in laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing. The $250,000 award, spanning January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027, will enable researchers at the University of Pittsburgh to mathematically, numerically, and experimentally...