The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Novoreach Technologies, LLC, a minority-owned small business located in Midland, MI. The project, titled "HIGH PERFORMANCE SYNTHETIC SAND FOR IMPROVED ENERGY PRODUCTION AND SUSTAINABILITY," will focus on developing advanced synthetic sand materials to enhance energy production and sustainability. The project has a period of...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $248,978 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Optimabiome LLC, a minority-owned small business located in Rockville, Maryland. The grant, with a performance period from July 2024 to April 2025, supports the development of a "Composite Solid Sorbent Solvent Matrix for Capture of CO2 from Mobile Systems." This research project aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national...
This $250,000 Project Grant was awarded on July 10, 2023 by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Media And Process Technology Inc., a minority-owned, for-profit manufacturer. The funding supports the company's research and development of reactive carbon capture processes to produce on-site green chemicals, through absorbent recycling. Specific efforts include bench-scale testing of ceramic membranes, modules,...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $224,806 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Carbonsilvanus CO. (doing business as Carbon-Smart Infrastructure) on July 22, 2024. The project, titled "CARBON-SMART LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATES SYNTHESIZED FROM WASTE BIOMASS AND PONDED ASH: SEQUESTERING AIRBORNE CO2 AND UPCYCLING WASTE ALKALI," aims to develop carbon-smart lightweight aggregates synthesized from waste biomass and...
Nextech Materials, LTD. DBA Nexceris was awarded a $206,500 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support work on the REVERSIBLE SOLID OXIDE SYSTEM DESIGN WITH INTEGRATED FOSSIL ASSETS project. The Office of Science grant aims to fund scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security. Under this award, Nexceris will deliver products...
The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Physical Sciences Inc. a $199,899 project grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support research related to Lake Erie algae biochar agricultural application. The one-year grant running from June 2022 to June 2023 will fund work to develop methods for applying biochar derived from algal biomass to agricultural lands, with the goal of improving soil health and nutrient retention. The Office of Science...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $249,995 Project Grant to Carbon Ridge, Inc., a for-profit organization based in Santa Monica, California, to support research and development of carbon capture and storage technologies for maritime vessels. The funding, awarded on July 22, 2024 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), will enable Carbon Ridge to advance innovative solutions that can potentially transform scientific understanding and...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $275,000 Project Grant to Carbon Solutions LLC under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The grant will support development of a decision-support tool to identify carbon dioxide capture opportunities across the United States energy sector from 2023-2024. The tool aims to facilitate the country's transition to net-zero carbon emissions through profiling capturable CO2 streams and providing the break-even capture cost,...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $200,000.00 to Eion Corp in Princeton, NJ to quantify enhanced rock weathering rates through geo-tracer measurement and use the data for chemistry-informed feature engineering and modeling. The award commenced on Jul 22, 2024 and is set to be completed by Jul 21, 2025. The goal of this research project is to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security...
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...