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The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $274,310 Project Grant to Falcon Fuel Cells Inc. under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to evaluate the maximum concentration of impurities in reformed ammonia and syngas fuels that will allow their high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cell technology to remain technically and commercially viable. This research aims to contribute to the displacement of fossil fuel combustion technologies,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program supports Propel Aero, Inc.'s development of a high-energy sodium-air fuel cell power source. The $1,117,000 award, effective July 10, 2024 through January 9, 2026, aims to deliver a power system with a specific energy of 1,000 Wh/kg, continuous power of 500 W/kg, and electricity cost of $0.30/kWh. The foundational technology is a sodium-air fuel cell using a solid-state...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry aims to develop a new class of rechargeable battery that pairs sodium metal with nitrogen oxide (NOx) gases. The $300,000 award made under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research at The Ohio State University to establish the fundamental (electro)chemistry of these Na-NOx batteries, improve their stability, and design flow cell prototypes. Key objectives include...

Special Power Sources LLC received a $199,978 project grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a tubular, proton-conducting, ceramic reversible fuel cell for high-performance energy storage. The grant-funded project will support the design and testing of a reversible solid oxide fuel cell with tubular geometry and proton-conducting ceramic components to provide efficient energy storage capabilities....

Celadyne Technologies, Inc. received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to support research and development activities concluding on June 30, 2022. The award is being used by Celadyne Technologies to fund work on NANOCOATING FOR INCREASED NAFION MEMBRANE DURABILITY AND EFFICIENCY. Specifically, the company is developing nanocoating technologies aimed at improving the durability and efficiency of Nafion polymer membranes for use in fuel...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,500,000 from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) program (CFDA 81.135) was granted to Giner Inc. on July 22, 2024. Giner Inc., a Boston-based R&D firm, will develop a high-impact project to make a significant contribution to the rapid deployment of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell technology in aviation. The project aims to power fuel cells using "PowerPaste", a safe, stable, and non-flammable...

The National Science Foundation awarded Elektroda LLC a $253,773 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a low-cost bipolar plate for proton-exchange membrane fuel cells. The one-year project aims to reduce the cost of a key component in PEM fuel cells, which currently account for approximately 30% of total fuel cell stack costs. Specifically, Elektroda will demonstrate a novel carbon-based sheet material can be stamped into bipolar...

Nanosonic Inc. received a $200,000 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop NANO-LAYERED ELECTROSPUN IN-LINE FILTERS FOR HEAVY DUTY HYDROGEN FUELING STATIONS. The funding supported work conducted from June 2021 through March 2022 in Pembroke, Virginia to create advanced hydrogen fueling station filters using nanotechnology and electrospinning. The Office of Science program aims to...

This $255,700 National Science Foundation Project Grant supports the development of sodium-based solid-state batteries for stationary energy storage by Unigrid LLC. The company will advance a novel halide-based sodium solid-state electrolyte material with the goal of improving its ionic conductivity by one to two orders of magnitude. Additionally, the company will explore scalable room-temperature synthesis routes. This research aims to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy generation by...

This $282,020 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems will fund research at Northern Illinois University from October 2022 to September 2025. The research aims to advance understanding of reversible sodium hydrosulfide formation in hybrid electrolytes to enable high energy density sodium-sulfur battery technology. Specifically, the university will conduct fundamental studies using X-ray scattering...