The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded Dynaflow, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, a $199,742 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant, awarded on July 22, 2024, supports Dynaflow's research on the production and extraction of high-value wax esters and lipids from the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica using cavitation-enhanced hot water extraction. This innovative research project aims to develop advanced...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Global Algae Innovations, Inc. on July 22, 2024. The grant supports the company's research on aqueous algae oil extraction and the development of non-isocyanate polyurethanes (NIPU) derived from the extracted algal lipids. Key activities under the grant include: 1) Conducting high-throughput screening tests to optimize algal lipid extraction efficiency under varying...
The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Global Algae Innovations, Inc. $200,000 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop algae-based non-isocyanate polyurethanes from June 27, 2022 to June 26, 2023. The award will support generating polymer formulations using samples of crude algal oils from Global Algae Innovations and simulated algal oils to determine the impact of impurities. Polaris Renewables LLC will receive a sub-award to calculate the...
This $184,180 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) supports Atlantic Biomass, LLC in Frederick, MD to develop low-cost production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) from perennial feedstocks using simultaneous ball milling and enzyme hydrolysis. The funding, awarded on July 22, 2024, will support this innovative technology research with a targeted completion date of August 22, 2025. The Office of Science's...
Materials Modifications Inc. received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to support work concluding on March 26, 2023. The grant was awarded under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security through scientific discoveries and tools. Through this funding, Materials Modifications Inc. will work to recover critical...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $200,000.00 to Airflow Sciences Corp, a for-profit engineering consulting firm, to develop a Geothermal Flow Rate and Liquid/Vapor Fraction Measurement System. The award, effective February 12, 2024, supports the company's expertise in computational fluid dynamics, physical testing, and instrumentation development to address challenges in geothermal...
This Project Grant award for $200,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), will support the co-development of wave energy and modular floating desalination technology. The award was made to Dehlsen Associates, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company located in Santa Barbara, California. The project aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries in...
The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded a $249,952 Project Grant to Microbeam Technologies Incorporated, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for their work on "DECHLORINATION OF MIXED-PLASTICS FEEDSTOCK WITH LOW TEMPERATURE PYROLYSIS FOR DOWNSTREAM GASIFICATION AND HYDROGEN PRODUCTION" under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The funding supports Microbeam's research and development activities related to developing techniques for...
Microbio Engineering Inc., a for-profit organization, was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science's Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to conduct research and development on using the fast-growing microalga Porphyridium cruentum as an alternative protein source. The project aims to advance sustainable technologies in renewable energy, biofuels, bioproducts, and carbon capture through Microbio Engineering's expertise in algae cultivation, genetic...
The $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), funded waste biomass valorization through strategic partnerships by 525 Solutions, Inc. in Tuscaloosa, AL from June 2021 through March 2022. The Office of Science aims to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security through scientific discoveries and tools. This award supported 525 Solutions' work valorizing waste...