The Department of Energy awarded Honeywell International Inc. a $368,663,580 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to build a 10 kiloton commercial-scale facility for the domestic production of lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI) salt. This new state-of-the-art lithium salt production facility will be co-located at Honeywell's existing property in Geismar, Louisiana and is expected to be the first...
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $78,368,475 Project Grant to Daikin Comfort Technologies North America Inc. under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253). The objective of the project is to expand domestic production of environmentally friendly "air-to-air" and "air-to-water" heat pumps that support decarbonization initiatives. The funding will be used to retrofit Daikin's production lines to advance...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Reclaim and Innovative Destruction Grants program (CFDA 66.047), will fund Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees) to reduce the time and cost of reclaiming HFC refrigerants in the U.S. The $1,500,000 award, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, will support Tees in designing and testing an intensified modular unit capable of separating complex...
This $2,295,005 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Reclaim and Innovative Destruction Grants program (CFDA 66.047) provides funding to the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Technology Institute (AHRTI) to implement a pilot project for innovative HFC destruction technology. The key activities under this grant include engaging stakeholders, soliciting private sector contractors, designing and constructing a...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253), supports the establishment of a domestic production capacity of at least 10,000 cold climate air-to-air heat pumps, 5,000 geothermal water-to-air heat pumps, and 100 high-capacity cold climate air-to-water heat pumps annually. These products are designed to provide an efficiency increase of 25-75% compared to...
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $21,708,597 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to Hydro-Temp Corporation, located in Pocahontas, Arkansas. The objective of this grant is to create a production capacity of at least 4,750 ground-source heat pumps per year at two factories located in disadvantaged communities, while reducing production costs by at least 45% of current pricing. This investment aims to...
This $31,579,011 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) will enable Modine Manufacturing Co. to expand its air-to-water heat pump manufacturing capabilities at its facility in Longview, Texas. The funding will support Modine's efforts to increase its production capacity from 80-ton to 300-ton heat pump units, helping to strengthen domestic manufacturing of...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $24,985,117.00, was granted by 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 primary goal of this project is to demonstrate that a heavy-duty hydrogen refueling station connected to existing and future commercial-scale hydrogen pipelines can result in cost-competitive hydrogen fuel for heavy-duty truck fleets in the Gulf...
The Department of Energy awarded a $10,901,604 Project Grant to Bitzer Scroll Inc. under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253). The objective of the project is for Bitzer Scroll Inc. to increase the production capacity of commercial scroll compressors by 50% at their facility in Syracuse, New York. This critical component is used in electric heat pump systems, and the funding aims to meet the increasing U.S. market demand....
The Department of Energy awarded a $51,739,839 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to A.O. Smith Corporation. The project will focus on developing, designing, and constructing two manufacturing lines specifically optimized for mass-producing heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) at a rate of 800 units per day per line. The goal is to accelerate affordable HPWH production and support the transition to...