Project Grant DESC0020731

This $500,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports fundamental research at Clark University to develop scalable manufacturing methods for organic semiconducting nanoparticles with applications in energy storage. Principal Investigator will investigate the interplay of aerosol formation and vapor phase chemistry to control synthetic pathways for producing highly conductive nanoparticles through aerosol-based synthesis. The research aims to achieve mechanistic understanding of...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $300,000 EAGER (Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research) project grant under CFDA 47.041 (Engineering) to the University of Texas at Austin. The objective of this 2-year research effort, which commenced on May 1, 2024, is to develop a new class of porous nanolattice coatings with ultra-low thermal conductivity and low solar absorption. These advanced materials are essential for long-duration storage of high-temperature solar and industrial...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation provides $936,667 to Capacitech Energy, Inc. to develop self-powering textiles for electronic wearables under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program. The award seeks to advance an integrated energy capture, storage, and delivery technology incorporating advanced solar cells, supercapacitors, and power electronics into a single flexible unit (Supercell) connected to electronic loads. Design priorities...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project grant to Fourth Power, Inc., a minority-owned small business, to develop an energy storage technology that stores electricity as heat and converts it back to electricity using thermophotovoltaics (TPV). The goal is to create a low-cost battery system that can decouple power and energy, enabling discharge durations between 1-100 hours, which is not currently achievable with other...

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 $402,712 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) is funding a research project at the University of Missouri System to enhance the efficiency and reliability of calcium-based thermochemical energy storage systems. The goal is to improve the understanding of particle behavior and system dynamics in these energy storage technologies, which are critical for advancing renewable energy integration and ensuring a stable energy supply. The...

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...

This $250,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program will support the development of new anode materials for lithium-ion batteries using nickel sulfide-filled carbon nanotubes. Florida International University will scale production from research to bench and pilot scales, evaluate nickel sulfide-filled carbon nanotubes as additive materials for commercial graphite and silicon anodes, optimize loading ratios, and assess performance in...

TDA Research, Inc. was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to develop DENSE 3D NANOSCALE ELECTRODE BATTERIES WITH A CONFORMAL SOLID ELECTROLYTE. The award is being administered under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports basic research to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness....

This $418,716 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research aims to develop new ceramic materials for aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) with improved energy storage capabilities and cycling stability. The award, with a period of performance from August 2024 to July 2027, supports research at Drexel University to explore strategies for enhancing zinc-ion diffusion, suppressing cathode dissolution, and advancing electrochemical stability...