Project Grant 200833610189291

This $275,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development, modeling, and validation of a novel technology to enhance the efficiency of anaerobic digestion for biogas generation from organic waste. The project, led by Elif Environmental LLC, aims to leverage microwaves and electromagnetic fields to improve anaerobic fermentation efficiency by at least 20% across a range of...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $360,000 to the University of Tennessee to develop innovative microbial communities capable of converting organic waste into renewable biogas through a process known as electro-methanogenesis. The key objectives are to: Build robust electro-methanogenic microbial communities by continuously switching the direction of electricity, enabling both organic-consuming and biogas-producing microorganisms to...

The University of California, Davis will demonstrate a system for biomass recycling and creation of ammonia fertilizer to optimize its existing digester system under a $299,627 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The project addresses the EPA's Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants program, which promotes integrated solid waste management solutions. UC Davis will accept food waste to test innovative infrastructure for renewable natural gas conversion and...

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...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $346,482.60 Project Grant to Renewable Energy Group, Inc. on April 12, 2021 under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (CFDA 10.867). The grant will support Renewable Energy Group's production of advanced biofuels through April 12, 2022. The Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels aims to ensure expanding production of advanced biofuels by providing payments to eligible producers. Renewable Energy Group will use the grant...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $330,687.73 Project Grant to Renewable Energy Group, Inc. on July 1, 2022 under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (CFDA 10.867). The grant will support the production of advanced biofuels through July 1, 2022. The Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels aims to ensure expanding production of advanced biofuels by providing payments to eligible producers. Renewable Energy Group, Inc. will use the grant funding to produce...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $252,509 to the University of Miami to develop, demonstrate, and commercialize a natural gas storage and separation system for renewable fuels. The project aims to create a tank system that can store and deliver low-pressure carbon dioxide and methane from biogas, enabling the use of renewable natural gas on a larger scale. Key objectives include investigating gas co-adsorption and...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.135), is a multi-institutional collaboration between Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), GTI Energy, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Propane Education and Research Council (PERC), and industrial partner SHV Energy. The $3,784,848 award, with a performance period from September 2024 to September 2027, aims to demonstrate a 5kW...

Integrated Lipid Biofuels LLC was awarded a $650,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The two-year award will support the company's efforts to develop a process for converting organic waste into biopolymers by synergizing anaerobic digestion and synthetic biology techniques. The SBIR Program aims to stimulate technological innovation through the investment of federal...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) supports the development of a novel bioprocess to produce n-butanol, an industrial solvent and advanced biofuel, from low-cost agricultural residues such as corn stalk. The $175,000 award to Bio-Missions LLC, a for-profit, veteran-owned limited liability company, aims to...