Project Grant DESC0019672

Triton Systems, Inc. was awarded a $199,812 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop an anion exchange membrane for solar fuels generators. The grant period runs from February 22, 2021 through February 21, 2022. Under the award, Triton Systems will deliver an anion exchange membrane technology to enable more efficient solar-driven production of fuels through artificial photosynthesis processes....

Triton Systems, Inc. received a $199,933 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 22, 2021 to develop mixed-matrix anion exchange membranes for solar fuels generators. The award was made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. Triton Systems will utilize the funding over a 9-month...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program, CFDA 47.084, provides $550,000 to develop an advanced membrane-contact reactor system for fuel alcohol production from distributed biomass and natural gas resources. The awardee, Power Environmental Energy Research Institute of Covina, California, will design a highly efficient methanol production process using a sweep liquid-facilitated membrane contact reactor. This integrated reactor...

Dioxide Materials, Inc. was awarded a $1,306,482 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop high-performance alkaline membranes for solar driven carbon dioxide electrolyzers. The three-year award running from February 2021 through April 2024 will support Dioxide's efforts to design and test advanced membrane technologies optimized for electrolytic carbon dioxide reduction using solar power. The...

Ionomer Solutions LLC received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to fund research through September 30, 2022 related to optimizing liquid free ionomer binders for high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells for heavy duty vehicles. The award was provided through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform...

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...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $258,000 supports the commercialization of advanced bipolar membranes for water treatment and environmental applications through July 2023. Under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program, the University of Oregon will address key challenges to develop adhesive processes for durable bipolar membranes operating at commercial scale. The project aims to improve existing industrial processes like acid and base production for water...

Amsen Technologies LLC received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 22, 2021 to develop highly stable and flexible nanoporous membranes for non-aqueous redox flow batteries. The award was made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. Specifically, Amsen Technologies will leverage...

This $274,919 National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Project Grant to Evoloh, Inc. supports improving anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers through novel electrode geometry. The awardee will develop a simplified unified anode to replace conventional two-layer anodes in anion exchange membrane electrolyzers. By functionalizing the porous transport layer through etching, dealloying, and deposition techniques to increase electrochemically active surface area...

This three-year, $464,665 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Directorate (CFDA 47.041) will fund research at the University of Illinois to develop multifunctional zwitterionic solid polymer electrolytes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries. The grant supports molecular-level design of a series of lithium ion-conducting zwitterionic polyurethane electrolytes with excellent electrochemical and mechanical stability. Researchers will investigate the effect of...