Project Grant DESC0020694

Paradigm Emissions Technologies, Inc. received a $256,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The grant funds research and development of a non-thermal plasma reactor system to destroy over 95% of particulate emissions from diesel exhaust. If successful, the technology has potential to reduce harmful particulate pollutants from diesel vehicle fleets...

The University of Southern California was awarded a $210,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems on August 1, 2021 to support research titled "Collaborative Research: Plasma-Enhanced Electrostatic Precipitation of Diesel Particulates Using High Voltage Nanosecond Pulses." The grant is part of the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), which aims to foster innovation in engineering research and...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $242,890 Project Grant to Stec Technology, Inc. under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a low thermal electro-emulsification solution to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions in marine diesel exhaust by 80% and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 30%. The goal of the project is to incorporate the emissions reduction technology into a fuel processing system that can be integrated into existing diesel...

This $600,000 National Science Foundation award through the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) funds research at the University of Minnesota from January 2023 through December 2025. The project will develop an understanding of plasma-catalyzed reactions in confined spaces to enable near ambient temperature NOx reduction for automotive cold start emissions. Researchers will examine reaction and transport phenomena impacting the coupling of plasma and catalytic chemistry within capillary...

The Regents of the University of California at Riverside received a three-year, $210,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The grant will support collaborative research on plasma-enhanced electrostatic precipitation of diesel particulates using high voltage nanosecond pulses from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2024. The University of California at Riverside will work to improve air quality and reduce harmful diesel emissions...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded a $149,646 Project Grant to Leonardo Academy Inc. under the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039). The grant will fund the retrofit of a diesel terminal tractor engine with a 100% electric engine, reducing emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbons in Wayne County, Michigan. This project supports the DERA program's goals of achieving diesel emissions...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $305,000 provides funding to Stellar Engine, a small business located in Los Altos, CA, to develop an advanced plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) processing technology. The technology utilizes nanosecond-scale high-voltage pulses to generate a micro-plasma that can efficiently deposit thin, conformal oxide and nitride films without using...

This $584,953 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research at Colorado State University (CSU) to develop a novel laser-driven plasma method for active combustion control called Continuous Optical Discharge. The project aims to enhance ignition, flame stability, and emissions control in engines by creating a tunable, non-intrusive plasma-based combustion control system that can operate across a range of engine conditions. Key...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) provides $747,000 in funding to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP). The goal is to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and exposure to diesel air toxics in Clark County and across Southern Nevada. The award will fund the replacement of several diesel-powered, freight delivery Class 8 trucks...

This $433,612 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at Colorado State University and the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology to advance understanding of plasma-assisted ammonia reforming for carbon-free fuel applications. The grant is funded through the NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), which aims to improve engineering innovation and research. Under the three-year award beginning December 2022, the researchers will experimentally validate ammonia plasma...