Project Grant 1951216

This $269,334 National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant was awarded to Hplus Inc., a small disadvantaged business located in Santa Barbara, CA. The funding supports the development of an advanced porous transport layer (PTL) design for proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers to produce low-cost, energy-efficient green hydrogen. Key objectives include: (1) developing a numerical model to...

Through a $198,753 Project Grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science's Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), P H Matter LLC is conducting research and development on advanced alkaline electrolysis methods for producing hydrogen from impure water sources. As a small disadvantaged business, P H Matter leverages its expertise in areas like nanomaterials, electrochemistry, and clean energy systems to support the DOE's mission of delivering scientific discoveries and...

This $274,919 National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Project Grant to Evoloh, Inc. supports improving anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers through novel electrode geometry. The awardee will develop a simplified unified anode to replace conventional two-layer anodes in anion exchange membrane electrolyzers. By functionalizing the porous transport layer through etching, dealloying, and deposition techniques to increase electrochemically active surface area...

This STTR Phase I project from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) aims to develop an innovative approach for cost-efficient, renewable hydrogen generation using anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers (AEMWE). The $301,578 award to H2C Energy Inc. will fund research to discover advanced catalysts and electrolyzer components that are exceptionally efficient and durable, without relying on critical minerals like...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Cooperative Agreement, awarded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, provides $1,248,396 in funding to Evoloh, Inc. to develop advanced anodes for anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers. The project aims to create a novel, scalable "unified" anode that can dramatically reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of hydrogen production through water electrolysis. The key innovations include an anode...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $305,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Hydropore Technologies LLC on October 1, 2025. The project aims to develop a compact, portable device that generates clean hydrogen fuel using energy from sunlight or wind. The innovation addresses the limitation of conventional water electrolyzers, which require high-purity water and cannot produce hydrogen off-grid. Hydropore Technologies'...

P H Matter LLC will receive $500,000 from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to design an electrolysis stack prototype capable of withstanding ultra-high pressures under the agency's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy program (CFDA #81.135). The 24-month project grant aims to advance electrolysis technologies for producing hydrogen and oxygen at higher pressures safely using vessel-aided electrochemical compression methods. The prototype...

This $206,500 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Giner Inc., a small business R&D firm in Auburndale, MA. The grant funds the development of a PFAS-free polyolefin proton exchange membrane (PEM) for water electrolysis applications. The award has a period of performance from July 22, 2024 to July 21, 2025. The project aims to create advanced electrochemical technologies that can improve energy storage,...

This $499,989 fixed-amount Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) supports Origen Hydrogen Inc.'s project "Engineering of Scalable Platinum-Free Electrodes for Pure-Water AEM Electrolysis." The goal is to develop improved electrolysis technology without costly platinum catalysts to produce hydrogen from water more efficiently and affordably. ARPA-E's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy program (CFDA #81.135) aims to...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $205,515.00 Project Grant to Avium, LLC to conduct research on "In Situ Catalyst Deposition for Liquid Alkaline Impure Water Electrolysis" under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The project aims to develop innovative catalyst deposition techniques to improve the efficiency and performance of liquid alkaline water electrolysis, which is a critical technology for hydrogen production. The...