Project Grant 83603201

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded a $199,992 Project Grant to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (Act) under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a "Thermally Enhanced Obstructed Flow Board for Hot Spot Mitigation". The project aims to design and produce advanced thermal management solutions such as heat pipes, cold plates, and cooling systems for aerospace, defense, and energy applications. Act, a for-profit manufacturer of...

This NSF Convergence Accelerator program award to Cornell University, funded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), will develop bio-inspired solar collection skins for buildings to increase energy generation from integrated photovoltaic systems. The $650,000 grant, awarded on January 15, 2024, will leverage nature-inspired design principles and advanced manufacturing techniques like kirigami and 3D printing to create adaptable solar panel surfaces that...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program awarded a $135,956 project grant to South Dakota State University (SDSU) to develop a highly efficient, modular, and scalable power system that integrates photovoltaic, energy storage, and smart micro-inverter technologies. The goal is to create a novel power conversion system architecture and control capabilities to enable greater penetration of solar energy into the electric grid and support grid stability and resilience. The key...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems Project Grant, titled "ASCENT: ULTRA-COMPACT PV MICROINVERTERS WITH INTEGRATED ACTIVE POWER DECOUPLING", will provide $1,500,000 in funding from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2027. The project aims to develop transformative solar micro-inverters enabled by innovative circuit topologies, control techniques, sensors, and electro-thermal co-design. Key innovations include single-stage...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), awarded a $5,197,154 cooperative agreement to First Solar, Inc. on February 1, 2025. The principal project goal is to demonstrate a high-performing 4-terminal perovskite/CIGS tandem solar module with at least 27% efficiency, passing durability specifications, and achieving at least 26% power conversion efficiency after 6 months of...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded $200,000 to Ntre TECH LLC through its Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support the PULSED FLUIDIZED BED DESIGN FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE, SOLIDS TO SCO2, HEAT EXCHANGE FOR CONCENTRATED SOLAR APPLICATIONS project. This Project Grant funding will allow Ntre TECH LLC to develop a pulsed fluidized bed design to enable high-temperature heat exchange between solids and supercritical carbon dioxide for use in concentrated...

The University of Oklahoma, through its Office of Research Administration, was awarded a $525,141 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development program) to design, implement, and evaluate the performance of a solar-geothermal district heating and cooling (Sol-GDHC) system in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The project aims to gain a better understanding of the financial and environmental...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $105,194 EAGER (EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research) grant to the University of Pittsburgh to develop a novel semiconductor-metal-semiconductor (S-M-S) multilayer film as an interconnect for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells. The project aims to design an interconnect with high electrical conductivity and optical transparency to enhance the performance of these tandem solar...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $1,000,000 to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Georgia Tech) aims to develop recyclable perovskite solar cells with minimal environmental impact and low production costs. The project will investigate the chemical and mechanical interactions in halide perovskite solar cells to enable the recovery, reuse, and recycling of device components. Key objectives include understanding the chemical reactions and...

The University of Dayton Research Institute has been awarded a $425,309 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The project will develop scalable performance and optimization tools for particle-to-SCO2 heat exchangers and commercial-scale trough designs in multi-stage falling particle receivers for concentrating solar power (CSP) applications....