The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $206,500 Project Grant to V-Glass Inc. under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to eliminate commercialization barriers of affordable vacuum windows. The grant, awarded on July 22, 2024, supports a research project with a completion date of January 21, 2025. The project aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries in emerging...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,999 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to The Mackinac Technology Company located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The grant funding will support the development of rubber attachments for zero energy windows, with a performance period from July 22, 2024 to July 21, 2025. This research aligns with the Office of Science's mission to deliver scientific discoveries that advance U.S. energy,...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $174,853,241 Project Grant to Nanograf Corporation under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253). The grant will fund the complete retrofit of an existing facility to establish a state-of-the-art 2,500-ton per year Silicon Monoxide (SiO) anode manufacturing facility in Flint, Michigan. This project aims to strengthen the domestic battery supply chain, enhance national security, and...
This federal 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 provide $45,306,144 to help small and medium-sized automotive facilities in Michigan currently producing internal combustion engine vehicle components modernize their capabilities to manufacture electric vehicle equipment. The award aims to strengthen domestic manufacturing and energy supply chains needed to...
Ludlum Measurements, Inc., Division VPI Technology, received a $199,997 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to develop inflatable low-cost exterior window attachments. The funding supports work under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) through the completion date of May 26, 2023. The Office of Science's mission is to deliver scientific discoveries and major scientific tools to transform understanding of nature and...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $45,133,953 Cooperative Agreement under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) to Libbey Glass LLC to consolidate four existing regenerative air-fired furnaces into two larger oxy-hybrid furnaces. This project aims to demonstrate the first domestic deployment of oxy-hybrid glass furnace technology, which allows the flexible use of electricity to replace up to 80% of gas combustion for glass melting. The project will also adopt...
The Department of Energy awarded General Motors LLC a $1,400,560,224 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to convert an existing vehicle assembly facility located in Lansing, Michigan to electric vehicle (EV) production. The grant, awarded on January 1, 2025, will enable the expansion of domestic EV production, components, and materials. The project aims to strengthen U.S. manufacturing and energy supply...
The Department of Energy has awarded a $2,600,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253). The objective of this 3-year project, titled "Project DIAMOND" (Distributed, Independent, Agile Manufacturing on Demand), is to support small to medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) in Michigan in adopting smart manufacturing technologies. The funding will enable MSF to...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a $20,000,000 Project Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117) to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (DLARA). The grant aims to develop policies for Building Energy Performance Standards (BPS), focusing on data collection, stakeholder engagement, and establishing energy performance baselines. This project, titled...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $2,857,374 Cooperative Agreement to the Glass Manufacturing Industry Council (GMIC) under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program. The goal of this 2-year award, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to February 28, 2026, is to conduct research and development on advanced electric melting technologies to decarbonize the commercial glass...