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Mission Power Corp. 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 develop a low-cost, high frequency inverter for utility-scale photovoltaic systems. The grant will support Mission Power Corp.'s work to design and test a prototype inverter at its Potsdam, New York facility between June 2022 and March 2023. By funding this research and development effort, the DOE aims to advance...

The Department of Energy has awarded a $103,636,574 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to Allete, Inc. (d/b/a Minnesota Power) to design and build two voltage source converter (VSC) high-voltage direct current (HVDC) terminal stations capable of delivering 1,500 megawatts. The goal of this 5-year project, spanning from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, is to enhance the reliability, resilience, and flexibility of the U.S. electric...

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...

This Project Grant award of $182,265, provided by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), supports Lehigh University's research into a novel high-current conversion technology for distributed energy resources (DERs). The project aims to develop a modular, multiphase interleaved high-current conversion system using wide bandgap semiconductor devices. Key innovations include resonant circuit topologies, integrated magnetics, and advanced modeling and control to achieve...

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 $400,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to develop novel bidirectional high-power DC-DC onboard electric vehicle battery chargers with ultra-high power density and scalability operating over 1 megahertz. The research aims to address key gaps including designing and demonstrating 1.2 kilovolt gallium nitride field-effect transistors for high-frequency power converters operating over 800 volts and 1...

The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), a program under the Department of Energy, has awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (University of Nebraska) under CFDA Program 81.135. The grant funding will support the University of Nebraska's development of a first-of-its-kind 10 kV high-frequency press-pack (HFPP) silicon carbide MOSFET module, referred to as "METAPAK." This module is intended to enable novel high-frequency HVDC...

This $40,200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (CFDA 20.823 Port Infrastructure Development Program) will fund a comprehensive infrastructure project at the Port of Oakland in California. The key components include: Replacing an existing electrical substation and circuit with a new state-of-the-art substation and circuit to support increased electric power needs for port operations, including heavy duty trucks, yard tractors, and cold...

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...

AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES, A BOEING COMPANY, RECEIVED A $1,874,838 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FROM THE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY-ENERGY (ARPA-E) UNDER THE PROPEL 1K PROGRAM TO DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE ALUMINUM-AIR ENERGY STORAGE AND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM. THE GOAL IS TO MEET ARPA-E'S TARGETS FOR ZERO-EMISSION, HIGH-ENERGY DENSITY, AND HIGH-EFFICIENCY ENERGY STORAGE TO ENABLE ELECTRIFICATION ACROSS HEAVY-DUTY TRANSPORTATION SECTORS LIKE AVIATION, RAIL, MARITIME, AND TRUCKING. AURORA IS...