The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Corepower Magnetics Inc. a $19,974,887 Cooperative Agreement under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to establish a 10,000-ton-per-year production capacity for soft magnetic amorphous metal. This advanced materials manufacturing facility aims to boost domestic supply chain resiliency for transformers and motors used in power grid and electric vehicle applications. The project, which...
Mission Power Corp., doing business as Mission Drives, received a $206,500 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to support development of a planar magnetic solution for vehicle chargers. The project is scheduled to be completed by March 26, 2023. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 81.049, supports basic research to deliver scientific discoveries and tools...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to develop a magnetically integrated electric drive system with a rare-earth-free motor. The $526,878 project, awarded to Purdue University, seeks to optimize the motor design to eliminate the need for expensive rare-earth permanent magnets. The research involves co-designing the motor and inverter for high torque density and thermal performance, as well as accurately quantifying motor...
Corepower Magnetics Inc. received a $4.6 million cooperative agreement award from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to support development of a scaled inline processing facility for permeability engineered nanocrystalline magnetics. The three-year award running from March 2023 through March 2026 aims to advance Corepower's ability to produce enhanced magnetic materials through a streamlined manufacturing process. ARPA-E's Advanced Research Projects...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science has awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Fluxmagic, Inc., a for-profit manufacturing company based in Portland, Oregon, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant funding will support Fluxmagic's research and development of "MAGNETIC GEARS FOR OCEAN GENERATORS", focused on advancing magnetic gear and drivetrain technologies for offshore renewable energy applications, particularly in the ocean and wind...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science has awarded a $206,500 Project Grant to Mission Power Corp., doing business as Mission Drives, to support research and development of a magnet power supply for a tokamak fusion system. This award, provided under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), aims to advance power electronics and magnetics technologies that can strengthen U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. As an SBA-certified HUBZone firm, Mission...
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $199,869 Project Grant (CFDA 81.049) to Diversified Technologies, Inc. of Bedford, MA on February 18, 2025. The grant supports the development of "Cryogenic Power Control for HTS and LTS Combined Magnets", a research and development project aimed at advancing energy and scientific discovery priorities. Diversified Technologies, a small business manufacturer of specialty electronics, will leverage its expertise in solid state...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,496 Project Grant to Ampx Technologies, Inc. under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a cost-effective multi-port solar power conversion unit based on wide bandgap devices and planar magnetics. The project aims to advance solar power conversion technologies through innovative research and development, with a focus on designing a novel solar power conversion solution that leverages emerging wide...
Ierus Technologies Inc. was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 21, 2023 to develop a multiphysics motor design software package using the Multiphysics Finite Element Method (MFEM) library. The award is part of the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA No. 81.049), which supports scientific discoveries and major scientific tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security. Under the...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $206,497.00 to CF Technologies, Inc. to conduct research and development on chromatographic separation of rare earth elements. CF Technologies, a for-profit manufacturer and small disadvantaged business, specializes in CO2 extraction, fractionation, separation and chromatography. Through this one-year grant awarded on July 10, 2023, the company will research and...