Project Grant 2236036
- 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'...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Cornell University to design, develop, and optimize a sustainable electrolytic system for green hydrogen production from seawater using natural sunlight. The overarching goal is to achieve high solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency and clean water production with seawater as the sole input. A sub-award of this grant was made to Michigan State University to focus on key...
- This $600,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant awarded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research by Professor Shannon Boettcher of the University of Oregon to develop a fundamental understanding of advanced alkaline water oxidation catalysts for green hydrogen production. The key objectives are to: (1) study the structure and properties of Fe-based active sites that drive high catalytic activity; (2) derive chemical descriptors to explain...
- Colorado School of Mines was awarded a $408,664 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop an advanced membrane distillation process for desalinating and recycling complex wastewaters. Through computational fluid dynamics modeling and bench-scale experiments, the School will work to harness buoyancy-driven instabilities to improve mixing within membrane...
- This $210,000 Project Grant from the Division of Chemistry within the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program will support collaborative research between professors at Oregon State University and the University of California, Riverside. The project aims to investigate the correlation between water electrolysis and the chemical environment in aqueous electrolytes, with the goal of expanding the stability of water-based energy storage...
- 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 Project Grant award of $476,208 from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports collaborative research by Professors Ji and Fang of Oregon State University, in partnership with Professor Greaney of the University of California, Riverside. The research aims to understand the correlation between water electrolysis and the chemical environment in aqueous electrolytes, with the goal of expanding the stability of water-based electrolytes...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) is focused on developing a membrane-based process for recovering hydrogen from ammonia. The goal is to enable more efficient and cost-effective hydrogen production as an alternative fuel or chemical feedstock. The $509,694 award to The Ohio State University (OSU) aims to tune the kinetics and stability of an oxygen-permeable membrane-catalyst system. This will allow for higher ammonia conversion...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $175,000 Project Grant to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to support research under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The project aims to advance a sustainable chemistry-based approach for extracting lithium ions from hypersaline aqueous brines, which have lower lithium-ion concentrations compared to other alkali metal cations. The...
- This $649,989 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a portable, membrane-free water purification and monitoring system by Iowa State University of Science and Technology. The overarching goal is to create a fit-for-purpose solution to address water insecurity in regions with limited infrastructure and frequent water quality issues due to climate change or natural...
This $750,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) supports research at Oregon State University toward developing a circular economy model for mining green hydrogen and critical materials from seawater. The award period is from December 15, 2022 through November 30, 2023. Oregon State University will lead a consortium including Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, Mempro USA LTD, and Espiku LLC to converge multidisciplinary expertise under circular economy principles. The goal is to accelerate development of two integrated prototypes: a mineral-water separation reactor and downstream electrolyzer to produce hydrogen from reduced-salinity effluent using renewable energy. The research also aims to engage local stakeholders and create training programs on innovative circular concepts. If successful, this work could establish a sustainable process for large-scale hydrogen deployment and extraction of lithium and rare earth elements critical to U.S. supply chains from the Earth's abundant seawater resources.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $750.0k | 12/14/22 |
GrantNumber | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
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S2404AAS | Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station | Project Grant 2236036 | $80.0k | 4/4/23 | |
S2404ADS | Mempro USA LTD | Project Grant 2236036 | $40.0k | 2/17/23 | |
S2404ABS | Espiku Inc. | Project Grant 2236036 | $40.0k | 2/17/23 |