Project Grant DESC0020018

Am Batteries Inc. received a $256,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a solvent-free manufacturing process for lithium-ion battery electrodes. The goal of the one-year project beginning February 1, 2022 is to design, manufacture, and operate a continuous feed dry spraying system to optimize fabrication of thicker battery electrodes without solvents. This novel...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), aims to develop a high-volume production process and equipment to rotary emboss flexible graphite bipolar plates (BPPs) for fuel cells. The primary objective is to establish a production line capable of manufacturing 2,400 BPP plates per hour, with a target cost of $5/kW and a durability of...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, totaling $172,163, supports research at Rowan University from July 2022 to February 2023 related to the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The grant funds research to enhance lithium-ion battery performance and longevity through developing a new manufacturing process to generate scientific knowledge. The process applies an extremely thin, electrically conductive...

Volexion Inc. was awarded a $199,961 project grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to develop conformal graphene-based coatings for no-cobalt, high-performance lithium-ion batteries. The project supports the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness through basic research. Under this award,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), under the Department of Energy's 81.135 Federal Grant Program, provides $900,000 in funding to Solid Energies Inc. to develop a new generation of ultra-safe, high-energy/power-density, long-cycle-life solid-state lithium-air batteries (SSLABs) for aircraft applications. The project aims to create a novel class of polymer composite solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) that can be produced via scalable...

The University of Akron received a $500,000 project grant award from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop novel lithium-ion batteries with adaptive designs for improved safety, range, and payload capacity. The two-year award will support research and development of 3D printing technologies to manufacture lithium-ion battery components with complex, freeform shapes without traditional geometric limitations. This is intended to...

The Department of Energy awarded Solid Power Operating, Inc. a $110,000,000 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to expand the continuous production of sulfide-based solid electrolyte materials for advanced all-solid-state batteries. The project aims to simultaneously increase electrolyte production capacity and significantly reduce the electrolyte cost, while prioritizing employee welfare, community...

The University of Illinois, Chicago was awarded a $1,300,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to develop all solid-state Li-air technology for green high-performance transport. The project aims to advance the field of Li-air battery systems to manufacture batteries with energy density and power density exceeding 1,000 Wh/kg, 1,000 Wh/L, and 1,500 W/kg, targeting the requirements for all-electric aviation. Key...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Arizona State University provides $620,013 to conduct fundamental research on additive manufacturing of novel structural batteries made with carbon fiber reinforced composites. The goal is to develop a novel coextrusion-based 3D printing process to integrate energy storage and structural load bearing functions into a single lightweight material for applications like electric transportation....

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded The Dow Chemical Company a $386,595,646 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to demonstrate the technoeconomic viability of onshoring domestic manufacturing of low-carbon electrolyte solvents for lithium-ion battery production. The project aims to create new value streams for electrolyte solvents and strengthen the nation's self-reliance for electric vehicle battery...