Project Grant DESC0018733

Energy Driven Technologies LLC received a $206,460 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop high-temperature refractory heat pipes for direct supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) Brayton cycle heat exchangers. The award was issued on July 8, 2025, with a completion date of July 7, 2026, and research is being conducted in State College, Pennsylvania. This one-year project supports...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,804 Project Grant on Jul 22, 2024 to Ceramic Tubular Products LLC, a for-profit limited liability company in Lynchburg, Virginia. The grant supports the "Development of a High Thermal Conductivity SiC Cladding Using a Method for Predicting Tubular Thermal Properties" under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). This research aims to advance innovative ceramic and composite materials for...

Solve Technology And Research, Inc. received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop additively manufactured hybrid thermal protection systems for supercritical carbon dioxide applications. The Office of Science aims to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness through scientific discoveries and tools. This award will...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Combustion Research & Flow Technology Inc. (Craft-Tech) on July 22, 2024 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant supports the development of "EFFICIENT AND ROBUST COMPRESSOR DESIGNS FOR SUPERCRITICAL CO2 POWER CYCLES". Craft-Tech, a small business specializing in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) services, will leverage its expertise in areas such as...

This $4,250,273 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (CFDA 81.089 - Fossil Energy Research and Development) funds a feasibility study for a 600+ mile, regional, commercial-scale, common carrier CO2 pipeline system. The "Gulf Coast Decarb System" (GCDS) project will assess the technical and economic viability of transporting supercritical anthropogenic CO2 from multiple sources to multiple sinks along the Gulf...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award provides $274,723 to Earthen Energy Inc. for the development of a Packed Bed Thermal Energy Storage (PB-TES) system using supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) as the heat transfer fluid. The project aims to create a scalable, cost-effective energy storage solution to improve grid stability and enable greater integration of renewable energy sources like wind and solar. Key objectives...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Sporian Microsystems, Inc. $256,491 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a spectroscopy-based, real-time fluid composition monitoring system for supercritical carbon dioxide-based power cycles. The project aimed to deliver a monitoring system to analyze fluid composition during power generation. Southwest Research Institute was provided a $24,000 sub-award to conduct consulting and testing in...

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $206,000.00 Project Grant (CFDA 81.049 - Office of Science Financial Assistance Program) to Faraday Technology, Inc., a subsidiary of Physical Sciences Inc., for the development of "ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR SCO2 AND MOLTEN SALT NUCLEAR REACTORS". The project aims to advance innovative heat exchanger technologies for use in supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) and molten salt nuclear reactor systems. Faraday...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Makai Ocean Engineering Inc. a $199,441 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a compact heat exchanger for next-generation concentrating solar power systems. The heat exchanger is intended to withstand the stringent operating conditions of Gen3 CSP technologies. Work on this project was conducted from June 2021 through March 2022 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The Office of Science aims to...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded Precision Combustion, Inc. a $206,374 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop "IMPROVED SIPH THERMAL PARTICLES FOR DECARBONIZATION OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTION." The award has a performance period from July 22, 2024 to March 21, 2025. Precision Combustion, Inc., a small for-profit research and development company located in North Haven, Connecticut, will utilize this funding to...