Project Grant DESC0021784

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant awarded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $350,000 to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) for a 3-year project to develop new tools and frameworks for optimizing the operation and benefits of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in modern power grids. The project will create stochastic modeling approaches to address short-term BESS operations, BESS bidding strategies for ancillary...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program awarded a $135,956 project grant to South Dakota State University (SDSU) to develop a highly efficient, modular, and scalable power system that integrates photovoltaic, energy storage, and smart micro-inverter technologies. The goal is to create a novel power conversion system architecture and control capabilities to enable greater penetration of solar energy into the electric grid and support grid stability and resilience. The key...

Kineticcore Solutions LLC received a $254,820 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop affordable and environmentally sustainable energy storage solutions. The award period is from March 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023. Specifically, the company will test a 3D composite flywheel design for stationary grid-scale energy storage that could provide the long-term cost advantages of kinetic storage while making the technology more affordable...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Program awarded The Trustees of Princeton University's Office of Research and Project Administration a $338,926 Project Grant to conduct fundamental research on modeling and designing complex power magnetic components for electrical power converters. The goals are to develop systematic methods for modeling and designing multi-winding power magnetics, create software tools for optimal power magnetic design, and demonstrate the effectiveness of the...

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....

This $274,995 National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program Project Grant will support the development of a semi-active magnetic bearing for flywheel energy storage systems by Magma Space LLC. The magnetic bearing technology aims to enable high-speed flywheel energy storage systems for both space and terrestrial applications by overcoming limitations of lithium-ion batteries such as loss of energy capacity over time and stringent temperature control requirements....

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $179,996 to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York (RF SUNY) to develop new "biphasic charge carriers" for redox flow batteries (RFBs). The goal is to overcome limitations in energy density and materials availability for long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies like RFBs, which are critical for enabling greater use of renewable energy. The research...

Coolcad Electronics, LLC received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to support development of low-cost hybrid SiC/GaN-based single-stage microinverters with integrated planar magnetics technology. The project aims to deliver this technology by March 26, 2023. The award is being made through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to deliver scientific discoveries and tools...

This $255,700 National Science Foundation Project Grant supports the development of sodium-based solid-state batteries for stationary energy storage by Unigrid LLC. The company will advance a novel halide-based sodium solid-state electrolyte material with the goal of improving its ionic conductivity by one to two orders of magnitude. Additionally, the company will explore scalable room-temperature synthesis routes. This research aims to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy generation by...

This three-year, $144,994 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program aims to develop a cyber resilient virtual power plant network for growing power demands. Specifically, the award supports designing and implementing a 5G-enabled smart artificial intelligence-based microinverter for a pole-mounted solar power system with energy storage. This virtual power plant will be connected to low-voltage distribution networks and...