Project Grant 1534664

This National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant of $273,920 was awarded to American Magnet Company, LLC on April 1, 2023 for completion by March 31, 2024. The grant is being used to demonstrate the feasibility of producing reduced-carbon emissions steel using super-pure iron ore powder and hydrogen under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). Specifically, the company is developing a process to directly reduce...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $1,788,621 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Illinois for the "HIGH EFFICIENCY, SOLID STATE MICROWAVE-POWERED HYDROGEN PLASMAS FOR USE IN DIRECT REDUCTION OF TACONITE ORE AND ORE CONCENTRATES IN A ROTARY KILN FURNACE" project. This 3-year project, with a start date of August 15, 2024, will develop a microwave-powered hydrogen plasma rotary kiln process for directly reducing iron ore...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to Limelight Steel Inc. under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084). The project aims to develop a laser furnace system that can thermally decompose low-grade iron ore to produce molten iron metal and steel in a more sustainable, energy-efficient, and cost-effective manner compared to existing green steel production technologies. The key...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to TPL LLC, a small disadvantaged business, to develop and test a novel reactor for fast iron carbonylation. This process aims to extract and purify iron, nickel, and other critical metals from mixed-material industrial wastes and ores more efficiently than current methods. The project will demonstrate the ability of the fast carbonylation reactor to...

This EAGER (Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research) award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) provides $300,000 to New York University (NYU) to develop a novel plasma-electrochemical approach for decarbonizing steel manufacturing. The project aims to eliminate the need for carbon-based reducing agents and fuels in steel production, which currently accounts for 20% of industrial CO2 emissions. Key activities include: 1) Establishing design principles for a...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science (CFDA 81.049 Office of Science Financial Assistance Program) provides $200,000.00 to Storagenergy Technologies Inc., a woman-owned small disadvantaged business, to conduct research on high-efficiency continuous electrolysis of iron ore for carbon-emission-free iron production. The research aims to deliver scientific innovations that promote U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness in the area of advanced...

The Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E), a program under the U.S. Department of Energy (CFDA 81.135), awarded a $2,872,216 Cooperative Agreement to Electrasteel Inc. on September 23, 2024 for the project titled "Low-Temperature Green Ironmaking from Unconventional Feedstocks." The purpose of this award is to develop an electrochemical and hydrometallurgical process to valorize low-grade iron ore feedstocks, such as steel slag, into iron metal and valuable minerals...

Molten Industries Inc. received a $256,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop a novel method for tuning the production of high-quality solid carbon using methane pyrolysis. The company will conduct research to better understand carbon precipitation and formation in methane pyrolysis reactors. This will include developing an improved thermo-chemical model and reactor design to enable better control over producing...

This SBIR Phase I Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $275,000 to Otoro Energy Inc. to develop a low-cost metal chelate flow battery for long-duration energy storage to support the electric grid. The project aims to develop a new flow battery chemistry using abundant minerals and materials sourced and manufactured in the U.S. The goal is to create a flow battery system capable of 10+ hour...

The Regents of the University of Minnesota received a $2,820,071 Cooperative Agreement award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under the DE-FOA-0003117 - Revolutionizing Ore to Steel to Impact Emissions (ROSIE) program. The award will fund a 3-year project titled "Ultrafast Hydrogen Microwave Plasma Reduction of Iron Ore" that aims to develop an innovative, fully electrified microwave hydrogen plasma process as a carbon-free approach to iron ore reduction. This...