Project Grant DEEE0003772

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $199,894.00 to TDA Research, Inc. to develop a thermally stable nanoporous membrane for use in high-temperature PEM fuel cells. The award, which runs from July 2024 to April 2025, supports research and development of innovative materials science technologies that can advance U.S. energy and national security priorities. The Department of Energy's Office of...

The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $1,570,309 cooperative agreement to Carnegie Mellon University on May 2, 2022 with a projected completion date of July 31, 2025. The award will support development of ionomer-free electrodes for ultrahigh power density proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Specifically, the university aims to create a mixed conducting cathode support that eliminates the separate ionomer phase currently used in...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Directorate (CFDA 47.041) provides $489,134 to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska to develop and evaluate lignin-based ion-conducting polymers for use in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). The project aims to overcome ion transport limitations that currently restrict the performance and cost-effectiveness of PEMFCs, a promising technology for electric vehicles. Specifically, the researchers...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under CFDA 47.041 "Engineering" will advance the design and integration of atomically dispersed metal-site air cathodes for use in hydrogen proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). The $137,790 award, which runs from November 15, 2024 to December 31, 2025, supports collaborative research at Washington University to develop novel electrospun fibrous electrode architectures that can enhance PEMFC performance and...

This $519,236 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research supports research aimed at enhancing the durability of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). The primary goal is to develop robust Pt3Ni-based electrocatalysts with improved efficiency and longevity through techniques like transition metal doping and surface engineering. The award, with a project period from July 1, 2024 to June 30,...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $274,310 Project Grant to Falcon Fuel Cells Inc. under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to evaluate the maximum concentration of impurities in reformed ammonia and syngas fuels that will allow their high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cell technology to remain technically and commercially viable. This research aims to contribute to the displacement of fossil fuel combustion technologies,...

This $124,827 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems will fund research at the University of Texas at Dallas to understand and tailor the anode-electrolyte interfacial layers on lithium metal electrodes. The research aims to develop a new understanding of how the physical and chemical properties of protective layers affect the electrochemical performance and stabilization of lithium metal electrodes. By...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,883 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Treadstone Technologies, Inc., a for-profit company specializing in advanced materials and coating technologies for clean energy applications. The funding supports the development of precious-metal-free coatings for proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer bipolar plates, which are critical components in renewable hydrogen production...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Texpower EV Technologies, Inc. a $199,545 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop stabilizing coatings for high-nickel, cobalt-free cathodes employed in electric vehicles. The one-year award period runs from June 28, 2021 to June 27, 2022 and will support research harnessing atomic layer deposition techniques to tame ultrahigh energy cathodes through stabilizing coatings. The Office of...

The Analysis and Measurement Service Corporation was awarded a $199,705 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop methods to evaluate embedded sensor performance and reliability in transportation, cargo, and rigging (TCR) components. The grant period runs from June 28, 2021 through March 27, 2022 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Under this award, Analysis and Measurement Services will deliver products...