Cooperative Agreement DENE0009030

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,804 Project Grant on Jul 22, 2024 to Ceramic Tubular Products LLC, a for-profit limited liability company in Lynchburg, Virginia. The grant supports the "Development of a High Thermal Conductivity SiC Cladding Using a Method for Predicting Tubular Thermal Properties" under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). This research aims to advance innovative ceramic and composite materials for...

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...

Cerium Laboratories LLC was awarded a $206,400 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to develop silicon nitride protective coatings for accident tolerant fuels through April 28, 2023. The award is being administered 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 security and economic competitiveness. Cerium Laboratories will leverage its...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program (CFDA 81.135) provides $1,802,500.00 to develop a tungsten-ceramic composite material that meets performance requirements for use as a plasma-facing component (PFC) in fusion energy systems. The key objectives are to achieve specific targets for irradiation-induced embrittlement (fracture toughness >30 MPa√m) and swelling. The prime awardee is the University of...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) aims to accelerate the domestic manufacturing of Pajarito Powder's durable engineered catalyst support (ECS) materials and supported Pt and Pt alloy-based catalysts. The $10,950,000 award will advance the technology readiness level of ECS and catalyst production from 4 to 8, scaling...

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 federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided 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), will fund the design and construction of a hybrid microwave-assisted heating process (HMAP) for the calcination and sintering of solid-oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) materials and cells. The $9,279,968 award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will result...

This $2.8 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) will fund the PIONEERING A CERMET WASTE FORM FOR DISPOSAL OF WASTE STREAMS FROM ADVANCED REACTORS (PACE-FORWARD) project led by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The three-year project aims to develop and demonstrate to Technology Readiness Level 6 a high-density, durable ceramic-metal (cermet) waste form suitable for immobilizing all types of wastes from...

This $1,249,705 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of multi-principal element alloy (MPEA) fillers for cost-effective and tough brazing of turbine engine components. The project aims to promote U.S. manufacturing independence by displacing precious metal consumption in the $5.5B global brazing filler market through the use of more abundant MPEA materials. Key objectives...

This $640,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy through the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) supports nuclear energy safety analysis and fuel performance modeling at the University of Tennessee from October 2021 through September 2024. The University will perform safety analysis of high-burnup fuel for a Westinghouse 4-loop pressurized water reactor, encompassing normal operation, anticipated operational...