Project Grant DESC0018541

This three-year, $395,000 National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research Project Grant supports theoretical and computational research aimed at rationally designing novel hydrogen-rich superconductors. The principal investigator will use quantum mechanical calculations and first-principles modeling techniques to computationally predict crystal structures of hydrides that could be synthesized under pressure and study their electronic properties and superconducting potential. A focus...

This federal Project Grant award for $199,624.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) on July 22, 2024. The award supports the development of "MICROCRACK-RESISTANT RESIN SYSTEMS FOR CRYO-COMPRESSED HYDROGEN STORAGE" by Composite Technology Development, Inc. (CTD), a for-profit small business specializing in materials research and engineering. The project aims to advance materials solutions for high-performance...

P H Matter LLC will receive $500,000 from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to design an electrolysis stack prototype capable of withstanding ultra-high pressures under the agency's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy program (CFDA #81.135). The 24-month project grant aims to advance electrolysis technologies for producing hydrogen and oxygen at higher pressures safely using vessel-aided electrochemical compression methods. The prototype...

Global Research & Development Inc. was awarded a $206,500 project grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop ceramic in-line particle filters for heavy-duty hydrogen fueling stations. The grant funded the design and testing of filters intended to remove particulate contaminants from pressurized hydrogen fuel to ensure the safety and reliability of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and fueling...

TDA Research, Inc. was awarded a $250,000 project grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a novel sorbent-assisted steam methane reforming process for production of blue hydrogen. The process aims to produce hydrogen through steam methane reforming with integrated carbon capture and storage. TDA Research will conduct research and development activities at its facility in Wheat Ridge, Colorado from...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant (CFDA 81.049) to Hight-Tech, Inc., a for-profit company located in College Park, Maryland, to support the project "BREAKING SPEED BARRIERS: RAPID SINTERING OF MULTILAYER ALL-SOLID-STATE MICROBATTERIES". The grant, awarded on July 22, 2024, supports the development of innovative solutions in advanced materials research and ultrafast high-temperature processing technologies for energy storage applications,...

Through a $198,753 Project Grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science's Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), P H Matter LLC is conducting research and development on advanced alkaline electrolysis methods for producing hydrogen from impure water sources. As a small disadvantaged business, P H Matter leverages its expertise in areas like nanomaterials, electrochemistry, and clean energy systems to support the DOE's mission of delivering scientific discoveries and...

Numat Technologies, Inc. received a $199,297 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop evaporative emission control technologies for hydrogen. Specifically, the award funded the development of an adsorbent-based system to mitigate boil-off of hydrogen fuel in storage tanks, with the goal of advancing hydrogen as a clean energy alternative. The work was conducted from June 2021 through...

Solve Technology and Research, Inc. was awarded a $256,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop an Integrated Chemical and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Energy Storage technology. The one-year award running from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024 will support a Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I project to address energy storage innovation. The proposed solution aims to combine mechanical...

This $1.5 million project grant from the National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering, under the CFDA 47.079 program, will fund research into underground hydrogen storage solutions. Over four tasks, the University of California, Berkeley will investigate the scientific, economic, and social implications of geologic hydrogen storage to enable a transition to renewable energy sources. Specifically, the university will conduct experiments to understand chemical and...