Project Grant 2438020
- This $367,840 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the Regents of the University of Michigan on July 15, 2024. The award will fund a collaborative research project to investigate the molecular structures and electrochemical activity of supersaturated electrolytes for high-energy-density redox flow batteries, which are a promising technology for large-scale and long-duration energy storage to support the integration of renewable...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) in the amount of $258,304 supports research to develop new biphasic charge carriers for redox flow battery (RFB) energy storage systems. The goal is to create a new generation of RFBs capable of storing intermittent renewable energy from solar and wind power. The research focuses on designing novel chemical compounds that can store electric power in both soluble and solid forms, addressing...
- This $330,643 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports collaborative research at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth focused on designing solid booster and electrolyte materials for redox-targeting flow batteries. The project aims to address limitations of redox flow batteries, a promising energy storage technology, by developing novel solid charge storage materials that can be used in conjunction with liquid electrolytes to...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $433,886 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Michigan under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The five-year award will support research into increasing the charge delocalization of ion-exchange membranes to enhance ionic conductivity and selectivity for treating highly impaired waters via electrodialysis. Specifically, the grantee will systematically...
- This $268,134 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), aims to develop new chemical compounds called "biphasic charge carriers" that can store electric power for use in redox flow batteries (RFBs). The research will focus on linking the fundamental chemical properties of these charge carriers to their function in small-scale working batteries, with the goal of developing design principles for a new generation of batteries...
- This $550,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) will support research at the University of Michigan to develop a novel zero-gap bipolar membrane electrolysis system. The goal is to simultaneously convert two types of waste - nitrate and glycerol - into useful products, ammonia and formate, respectively, through energy-efficient electrochemical reactions....
- This federal Project Grant award of $375,299, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the CFDA 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, supports research to advance the understanding of nanostructure, ion affinity, and mobility in polymer membranes. The research aims to enable the design of improved polymer membranes for sustainable applications such as reverse osmosis water purification, chemical flow batteries, and lithium recovery....
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to advance the understanding of supersaturated electrolytes for high energy density flow batteries. The $249,999 award to the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. will investigate the molecular structure and electrochemical activity of vanadium and iron metal ions in concentrated electrolyte solutions through three research tasks: Identifying the structure of vanadium complexes in...
- This Project Grant award of $654,993 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research to develop selective membranes from lipid-polyelectrolyte complexes. The goal is to create synthetic membranes that can facilitate the selective separation of specific molecules, enabling applications like clean water production and safe pharmaceutical manufacturing. This interdisciplinary effort combines materials synthesis, molecular simulation, and machine...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $570,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the Regents of the University of Michigan - Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, doing business as the University of Michigan. The grant supports collaborative research to develop high-throughput screening methods for exploring novel electrolyte materials to enable the next generation of rechargeable batteries. The key activities include: (1) utilizing advanced...
This federal Project Grant award of $650,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) seeks to investigate a new class of positively charged hydrocarbon membranes with exceptionally high charge densities for use in vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs). The research will focus on understanding the transport properties and stability of these ultra-high charge density (UHCD) anion exchange membranes in concentrated sulfuric acid and vanadium electrolyte solutions. By identifying key relationships between membrane structure and performance, the project aims to generate fundamental knowledge that supports domestic innovation in electrochemical technologies for grid-scale energy storage. The award, with a period of performance from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2028, will be carried out by the Regents of the University of Michigan.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $650.0k | 8/15/25 |