Cooperative Agreement W911W61520012

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...

The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $1,874,838 Cooperative Agreement to Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, to develop an innovative aluminum (Al) air energy storage and power generation (ESPG) system. The goal is to meet ARPA-E's PROPEL 1K program targets for zero-emissions, high energy density, and high efficiency to enable electrification across the aviation, rail, maritime, and trucking industries. The project team, which includes the University of...

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...

Sublime Systems, Inc. was awarded a $498,253 project grant from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy to develop an alternative process for lime production using renewable electricity. The goal of the project is to produce lime, a key ingredient in cement, through an electrochemical synthesis method instead of using fossil fuels. This new production method aims to create lime with exceptional purity, consistency, and reactivity to enable next-generation low-carbon...

Innio Waukesha Gas Engines Inc. was awarded a $2.23 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) program. The project aims to develop an ultra-low methane slip reciprocating engine that will reduce methane emissions by 82% while maintaining engine effectiveness over the lifetime of the engine. In addition, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compound, and formaldehyde emissions will be decreased with no effect on nitrogen oxide...

This $3.75 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program will support the augmentation of the Chrono computer simulation platform at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from July 2022 through June 2025. Chrono is an open-source simulation engine used across multiple fields to model interactions between mechanical systems, environments, and humans in applications like lunar rover engineering, vehicle design, wind turbines,...

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) provides $425,309 to the University of Dayton Research Institute to develop scalable performance and optimization tools for narrow-channel designs in particle-to-SCO2 heat exchangers and for commercial-scale trough designs in multi-stage falling particle receivers for concentrating solar power (CSP)...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) Project Grant, awarded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), aims to develop research infrastructure to enhance human training through AI-driven task environments integrating humans with virtual scene simulations and multi-modal sensorimotor interactions. The $150,000 award to The Pennsylvania State University will fund research to: 1) establish an edge-assisted mixed-reality infrastructure...

Optical Engines, Inc. received a $400,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to support development of fiber amplifier technology for ultra-large-mode-area ultrafast laser arrays. The project will be completed by March 26, 2023. The award is being administered under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports scientific discoveries and major scientific tools to transform understanding of nature and advance...

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded Concepts Nrec, LLC a $187,146 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) on February 12, 2024. The grant supports the development of cost-effective rotating beam collectors for high-power x-ray applications, leveraging Concepts Nrec's expertise in turbomachinery design and engineering. The project aims to improve designs and manufacturing methods for more cost-effective rotating beam collectors...