This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Reclaim and Innovative Destruction Grants program (CFDA 66.047) provides $3,473,895 to the University of Washington to evaluate and demonstrate HFC destruction via alkaline hydrolysis (AH) technology. The key objectives are to: Investigate HFC destruction chemistry under AH conditions, including modifying a lab-scale AH reactor, studying reaction kinetics and byproducts, and optimizing the AH...
This $2,295,005 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Hydrofluorocarbon Reclaim and Innovative Destruction Grants program (CFDA 66.047) supports the Air-Conditioning, Heating And Refrigeration Technology Institute, Inc. (AHRTI) in developing and testing an innovative technology to chemically convert and destroy hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning. The key activities funded through...
This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Reclaim and Innovative Destruction Grants program (CFDA 66.047) provides $3,180,000 in funding to the Regents of the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside). The objective is to reduce HFC emissions, which are potent greenhouse gases, through the development and implementation of a cost-effective metal oxide catalyst that facilitates the hydrolysis of HFC molecules. The project involves...
This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Reclaim and Innovative Destruction Grants program (CFDA 66.047) provides $1,500,000 to Texas A&M University Engineering Experiment Center (Tees) to develop and validate technologies to reduce the time and cost of reclaiming HFC refrigerants in the U.S. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year award include: Designing and testing an intensified modular unit capable of...
This Project Grant award for $20,104,032 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) will fund a comprehensive effort to retrofit 785 affordable housing units in Washington, D.C. to improve indoor air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and enhance community resilience. The key activities include upgrading building systems to eliminate on-site fossil fuel use, installing energy-efficient...
The University of Dayton received a $443,734 project grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development under the Office of Research and Development Consolidated Research/Training/Fellowships program. The purpose of the project is to conduct bench-scale experimental research to determine the effects of critical thermal treatment variables, including temperature and residence time, on the destruction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances with one to eight...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $5,300,000 Project Grant under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) to the Energy Innovation Center Institute, Inc. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The grant funding will support the institute's creation of workforce development activities that benefit disadvantaged communities and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants. Key activities include conducting emissions audits of...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Federal Grant Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act provides $5,044,509 in funding to Health Research, Inc. (HRI) to build capacity for indoor air quality (IAQ) and greenhouse gas reduction (GHGR) initiatives in K-12 schools across New York State and nationally. The key products and services to be delivered...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports a collaborative research project on plasma-assisted dehalogenation of persistent halogen-containing waste streams. The $422,719 award to Clarkson University, spanning September 2023 through August 2027, aims to develop innovative plasma-based processes for recycling or fully mineralizing halogenated waste components like chlorofluorocarbons, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...
This $994,407 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development, under the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program (CFDA 66.509), will fund the design, testing, and deployment of affordable particle filtration systems for evaporative coolers to reduce wildfire smoke exposures among agricultural workers and low-income families in California. The Public Health Institute will lead the effort to design an effective yet inexpensive filter...