Cooperative Agreement FC2606NT42806

This $7,130,264 Cooperative Agreement awarded by 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 further develop Avium, LLC's catalyst technology for high-performance liquid alkaline electrolyzers. The key objectives are to: (1) optimize catalyst growth and electrode/separator design to achieve 2 A/cm2 at ≤1.7 V on a 100 cm2 electrolyzer, (2) develop 3D-modeled...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $7,500,000.00 and awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (CFDA 81.089 - Fossil Energy Research and Development), aims to demonstrate at-scale a methane oxidation catalyst (MOC) system with the longevity and performance required for widespread adoption in oil and gas applications utilizing natural gas engines. The project will use an electrically heated substrate to maintain the MOC in a...

This $17,547,861 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (under CFDA 81.086 - Conservation Research and Development) aims to advance solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) steam and co-electrolysis technologies from TRL 4 to TRL 6. The project will design, install, and demonstrate a 250 kW SOEC system integrated with an existing 1.6 million ton per year direct reduction of iron (DRI) facility in Toledo, OH. Key objectives...

This $7,495,491 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) is focused on developing ultra-low iridium loading and ultra-durable oxygen evolution reaction (OER) powder catalysts for proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolyzers. The project aims to integrate the OER powder catalysts into optimized half-cell architectures and evaluate them...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $9,279,968 Cooperative Agreement to the West Virginia University Research Corporation to design and build a hybrid microwave-assisted heating process (HMAP) for the calcination and sintering of solid-oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) materials and cells. The project aims to advance SOEC manufacturing by developing two specialized kiln systems - one for rapid calcination of electrode and electrolyte...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $5,437,559 Cooperative Agreement to Cabot Corp on October 1, 2024 under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The objective of this project is to develop a scalable and innovative manufacturing process to produce carbon catalyst supports for the oxygen reduction cathode in medium-duty vehicle/heavy-duty vehicle proton exchange membrane fuel cells (MDV/HDV PEMFCs). This will...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under the 81.135 Federal Grant Program, provides $4,275,642.00 to Columbia University for the development of a membrane-free electrochemical reactor ("electrolyzer") that can efficiently convert carbon dioxide into energy-dense liquid ethanol fuel. The key objectives of this 3-year project are to: 1) Develop a novel electrode assembly and state-of-the-art cathode catalysts to enable the...

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $12,499,583 Cooperative Agreement to ACS Industries Inc. under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The funding will support the development of an all-in-one anode pack manufacturing pilot line with three key components: 1) single-step diffusion bonding to integrate the porous transport layer, flow field, and bipolar plate; 2) single-pass in-line physical...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) provides $34,274,698 to Oxeon Energy LLC to address manufacturing process gaps and automate/increase the throughput of electrolyzer manufacturing capacity. The project aims to develop stable solid oxide electrolysis cells for low-cost hydrogen production, with a period of performance from September 1, 2024 to...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded Giner Inc. a $3,750,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program. The goal of this 1-year project is to develop a dual-recycle carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion platform tailored for the exclusive conversion of CO2 into ethylene (C2H4). The project aims to achieve high carbon efficiency, energy efficiency, C2H4 selectivity and productivity, and...