Cooperative Agreement FRRRD000510

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was awarded a $2,328,897 cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to develop a Multiscale Porous High-Temperature Heat Exchanger Using Ceramic Co-Extrusion. The goal of the project is to design a novel ceramic heat exchanger capable of operating over 1,200°C for aerospace applications. MIT will work with sub-awardees General Electric Company and Purdue University to develop a high...

Under a $3,230,673 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086), Purdue University is leading the development and validation of a technology that enables cost-effective utilization of spark-ignited hydrogen (H2) combustion engines in off-road vehicles. The project aims to create a high energy-efficient hybrid excavator powered by a hydrogen combustion engine. As sub-awardees, Cummins Inc. and Bosch Rexroth...

This $812,500 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), aims to develop an integrated cascaded heat exchanger system that can efficiently generate both electricity through a supercritical CO2 Brayton cycle and industrial process heat. Key objectives include improving particle-side heat transfer, demonstrating the primary heat exchanger design,...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $625,000 Project Grant to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) to design a hydrogen fuel cell battery-electric locomotive for common rail switching applications. This grant, provided under EERE's Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), aims to accelerate the research and development of key rail technologies, such as hydrogen fuel cell locomotives, to...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) provides $3,611,961 to Dumarey USA LLC to develop a high-power, ultra-low emissions heavy-duty hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine. The project aims to create an engine with high specific power (over 100% of a diesel engine), high efficiency (at least 44% parity with a diesel baseline), and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) aims to demonstrate the viability and positive impacts of an innovative mechanical vapor recompression steam-generating heat pump (MVR SGHP) technology. The $15,316,593 project, awarded to Skyven Technologies, Inc., seeks to address the standardization and economy-of-scale challenges that have prevented broad adoption...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award for $4,688,123.00, granted by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086), is supporting the development of a CO2 high-temperature heat pump (HTHP) system. The primary awardee, Echogen Power Systems (Delaware), Inc., is a for-profit technology company based in Akron, Ohio that specializes in advanced energy technologies, particularly...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $3,204,167 Cooperative Agreement to Czero Inc. under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program. The objective of this 21-month project is to build and test a novel modular hydrogen compressor featuring hydraulic actuation. This compressor prototype will be capable of compressing hydrogen from 120 to 875 bar at a rate of 2.5 kg/min, with a stretch goal of 3.75 kg/min at...

Atmoszero, Inc. was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) under the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy program (CFDA #81.135). The two-year grant will support the development of heat pump technologies to decarbonize industrial steam production. Over 25% of U.S. manufacturing energy consumption is used to generate process steam, totaling nearly 4 quadrillion BTUs annually. While electrification could help...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,955 Project Grant to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant, awarded on July 22, 2024, supports the development of "Compact Additive SCO2 Heat Exchangers" with a project period ending on April 21, 2025. As part of this effort, PSI has subcontracted with Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to collaborate on the research and development work. SwRI, a...