Cooperative Agreement DEAR0001314

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $274,724 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant to Mantel Capture, Inc. to optimize the composition of novel molten alkali metal borates for carbon dioxide capture. The goal of this project is to develop a molten salt-based carbon capture system that can be applied to hard-to-abate industries such as industrial heat, cement, steel, and hydrogen production. The research aims to reduce the melting point and working temperature of the...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.089) awarded a $1,619,426 Cooperative Agreement to RTX Corporation's Raytheon Technologies Research Center to advance the technology readiness level of an electrochemically activated oxygen sorbent and reactor system. The project aims to develop a scalable, efficient, and durable electrochemical oxygen separation technology to enable high-quality syngas production and carbon capture for hydrogen production...

The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded a $7,500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) program to Pioneer Energy Inc., a for-profit manufacturer based in Lakewood, Colorado. The award, made on January 15, 2025, aims to advance the company's Emission Control Treater (ECT) technology to a fully functional, commercially operating product (TRL 8) that addresses the design and operational challenges of...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded Susteon Inc., a minority-owned technology company, a $5,993,680 Cooperative Agreement under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) federal grant program. The project aims to conduct engineering-scale testing of Susteon's high-performance SUSTENOL solvent for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) power plant flue gas. The objective is to validate the solvent's...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $305,000 to Inertial Technologies, Inc. to develop a supersonic inertial separation system for capturing CO2 and H2O from industrial exhaust streams. The key products and services being developed include: Design, validation, and optimization of an axisymmetric swirling flow nozzle that can simultaneously freeze H2O and CO2 from industrial...

The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated $1.722 million under the Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA #81.089) for the project "Tunable Rapid-Uptake Aminopolymer Aerogel Sorbent for Direct Air Capture of CO2 (TRAPS)." Through this cooperative agreement awarded February 16, 2021 and set to be completed by March 31, 2023, Palo Alto Research Center will develop tunable rapid-uptake...

The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $6,042,305 cooperative agreement to 8 Rivers Capital, LLC for Phase 2 of the FLECCS program. The goal of the project is to demonstrate the UNO Mk 3 carbon capture process on natural gas combustion emissions at the National Carbon Capture Center in Alabama. This is intended to reduce technical risks and accelerate commercialization of the UNO Mk 3 process for gas turbines. The 3-year project period runs from...

The Southwest Research Institute received a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management to complete a conceptual design and optimization study of a commercial-scale Liquid Air Combined Cycle system integrated with a natural gas combustion turbine. The study will be carried out in collaboration with sub-awardee Pintail Power LLC. The award supports the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management's Fossil Energy Research...

The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded a $249,975 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 81.089 - Fossil Energy Research and Development) to Captura Corp. on December 20, 2023. The objective of this 23-month project is to develop a conceptual design for an integrated abiotic direct ocean capture (DOC) system capable of capturing up to 1,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year. The system design will include key components such as water intake/outfall,...

The Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy awarded Linde, Inc. a $1,498,778 cooperative agreement titled "Engineering Study of Svante's Solid Sorbent Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Technology at a Linde Steam Methane Reforming H2 Plant." The award period is from October 1, 2021 through November 30, 2023. Under this agreement, Linde will conduct an engineering study of Svante's solid sorbent carbon capture technology at one of Linde's steam methane reforming hydrogen plants. The...