Project Grant DESC0020801

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program aims to develop a dual-recycle carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion platform capable of converting CO2 into ethylene (C2H4) with high carbon efficiency, energy efficiency, selectivity, and productivity. The $3,750,000.00 award to Giner Inc., a small business R&D firm in Massachusetts, will fund the...

This $150,000 federal grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports collaborative research between Brown University and the University of Connecticut to develop an innovative system for direct air capture and electrochemical conversion of CO2 to ethanol and other liquid fuels. The project aims to create a novel cellulose-based membrane system integrated with cobalt nanosheet catalysts on graphene to efficiently capture CO2 from air...

This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, supports the development of a light-based, energy-generating carbon removal process. The $274,094 award to Banyu Carbon Inc. aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by sequestering or reusing captured carbon dioxide. Key objectives include improving the resistance of the proprietary photoacid catalyst to degradation and replacing expensive...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $2,697,458 Cooperative Agreement to North Carolina State University to develop a highly dynamic, distributed off-grid system that converts renewable power, water, and CO2 into transportable and sustainable fuels. The project aims to address the limited grid capacity for intermittent renewable power by creating an innovative CO2-to-Liquids (CTL) system with high turndown ratios and rapid...

This $15,213,183 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086), supports the project "Decarbonizing EAF Steelmaking by Using CO2-Sourced Graphite Electrodes in EAF Steelmaking." The objective is to conduct comprehensive research, development, and deployment of innovative technologies to advance energy efficiency, decarbonization, and sustainable...

New Iridium, Inc. received a $1 million cooperative agreement award from the National Science Foundation under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop light-driven chemical processes for converting captured carbon dioxide into terephthalic acid. Specifically, the company will work to mature photocatalysis technology to activate carbon dioxide for production of the commodity chemical at bench and engineering scales. Through high-throughput experimentation and...

This two-year, $250,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support the development of an innovative low-temperature approach to convert captured carbon dioxide emissions into calcium and magnesium carbonates using a vortex-flow driven process. Specifically, Cornell University will advance the fundamental aspects of reactor engineering and tuning of multiphase chemical interactions to chemically regenerate carbon dioxide-loaded solvents,...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded C-Crete Technologies LLC a $2,500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.089). The project aims to develop a low-cost, high-yield, and scalable process to mineralize carbon dioxide (CO2) into a specialized formulation of carbon-negative concrete. C-Crete Technologies will apply advanced synthesis, green chemistry, and standard concrete testing and scale-up...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Carbon To Stone, Inc. in Ithaca, NY. The award supports a one-year project that aims to develop reactive CO2 capture and mineralization methods using alkaline industrial residues to produce sustainable construction materials. The project's objective is to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded a $210,526 Cooperative Agreement to Washington State University (WSU) to develop a dynamic carbon dioxide (CO2) hydrogenation process that converts CO2 and hydrogen (H2) into liquid hydrocarbons using renewable energy sources. The project aims to address the challenge of energy intermittency from off-grid renewable power by leveraging advanced metal alloy catalysts and induction heating to enhance the...