Project Grant DEFG0207ER84799

The National Science Foundation awarded Elektroda LLC a $253,773 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a low-cost bipolar plate for proton-exchange membrane fuel cells. The one-year project aims to reduce the cost of a key component in PEM fuel cells, which currently account for approximately 30% of total fuel cell stack costs. Specifically, Elektroda will demonstrate a novel carbon-based sheet material can be stamped into bipolar...

This $299,289 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports the development of novel non-precious metal catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction by researchers at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The collaborative team will synthesize metal complexes supported on carbon nanotube and graphene materials and evaluate them as catalysts for oxygen reduction in proton exchange...

Nanosonic Inc. received a $200,000 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop NANO-LAYERED ELECTROSPUN IN-LINE FILTERS FOR HEAVY DUTY HYDROGEN FUELING STATIONS. The funding supported work conducted from June 2021 through March 2022 in Pembroke, Virginia to create advanced hydrogen fueling station filters using nanotechnology and electrospinning. The Office of Science program aims to...

The National Science Foundation awarded Domcat Technologies LLC a $255,551 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop scalable synthesis routes for durable, low-platinum-content fuel cell catalysts and membrane electrode assemblies. The goal of the project is to demonstrate a commercially viable catalyst technology for hydrogen fuel cells through nanoengineering the metal composition and synthesis scalability of catalysts containing a...

Celadyne Technologies, Inc. received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to support research and development activities concluding on June 30, 2022. The award is being used by Celadyne Technologies to fund work on NANOCOATING FOR INCREASED NAFION MEMBRANE DURABILITY AND EFFICIENCY. Specifically, the company is developing nanocoating technologies aimed at improving the durability and efficiency of Nafion polymer membranes for use in fuel...

The National Science Foundation awarded $275,000 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program to FC Renew, LLC to develop a renewable platinum catalyst for fuel cell applications. The 12-month project grant aims to establish proof-of-concept for an in-stack electrocatalyst renewal approach that enables reuse of once end-of-life fuel cells. By renewing the platinum electrocatalyst without removing it from the vehicle, the technology has potential to significantly...

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,...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) EAGER (Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research) grant, under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $166,000 to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) to investigate the structural and electronic properties of a novel catalyst design consisting of palladium (Pd) single-atoms supported on carbon nanotubes with 8-member polynitrogen strands (Pd1-N8/CNT). This catalyst system has shown improved selectivity for the hydrogenation of...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $180,000 Project Grant titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NEW ANODIC CATALYSTS FOR WATER OXYGEN EVOLUTION USING HYBRID SOLID-STATE MATERIALS" to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). This 3-year grant, effective August 1, 2023, will fund research to develop new carbon-supported catalytic materials for efficient electrochemical water oxidation. The goal...

This $256,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of binderless electrode manufacturing using nano-layered coatings deposited through an ultrasonic nozzle-free spray coating technique. Funded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the awardee Nanoresearch Inc. will investigate process-structure-property relationships to validate this new coating method for scaling production of binderless electrodes. Specifically, the company will design surfactant removal...