Project Grant DESC0022728

This Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), under the 81.135 CFDA program for Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. The $499,946 award to Exofusion, Inc. in Bellevue, WA is for a project to develop novel liquid metal plasma facing component alloys for use in fusion power plants (FPPs). The key products/services to be delivered include: Development of new materials optimized for core confinement and divertor plasma performance in FPPs....

Hyper TECH Research Inc. received a $413,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to support research and development of high critical current density and low ac loss niobium-tin superconductors for 16-20 Tesla fusion magnets through March 26, 2023. The award is being administered under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and...

This SBIR Phase I Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) aims to develop an ultra-compact neutron generator for advanced material detection systems. The $273,834 award to Nucleon Power Inc., a certified woman-owned small business, covers a 12-month project period ending on August 31, 2025. The proposed innovation is a novel neutron generator based on lithium niobate piezoelectric transformers...

Tibbar Plasma Technologies Inc. was awarded a $995,712 cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support development of a plasma heat engine for efficient production of fusion energy. The two-year award running from December 2021 through November 2023 will allow Tibbar Plasma to advance its technology for an innovative fusion energy generator with the potential to provide clean, sustainable power. As part of its mission to promote...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $199,856 to Diversified Technologies, Inc. to develop a liquid sodium electromagnetic pump. The award period runs from July 10, 2023 through April 9, 2024. Diversified Technologies, Inc. is a specialty electronics manufacturer that has previously received numerous DOE and Department of Defense contracts and grants for research, development, and...

This $265,965 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) supports research and development by Nearstar Fusion Inc., a for-profit organization, on a new approach to fusion energy for grid-based electric power. The project aims to perform computational modeling, analytical calculations, and design work to de-risk and establish a point design for a "hypervelocity gradient field fusion" concept. This...

The National Science Foundation awarded Avalanche Energy Designs Inc. a $274,890 Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant to characterize the fusion gain factor Q for their Orbitron micro-fusion reactor technology. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to use particle-in-cell code, experiments, and plasma loss mechanism analysis to optimize fusion gain factor modeling and enable mitigating solutions for future small-scale fusion reactor...

This $499,999 federal Project Grant awarded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under CFDA 81.135 supports the development of next-generation diode pump lasers for inertial confinement fusion (ICF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). The grant recipient, Fuceltech Inc. dba Princeton Innotech, is a minority-owned, for-profit small business focused on advanced semiconductor and photonic technologies. The objective is to increase the power density of the diode...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,926 Project Grant (CFDA 81.049) to Bridge 12 Technologies, Inc. on February 18, 2025. The grant supports the development of a 350 GHz, 0.25 MW robust gyrotron optimized for high volume production for net electric fusion reactors. Bridge 12 Technologies, a manufacturer of terahertz and microwave technology, will leverage their expertise in gyrotrons, traveling wave tubes, and EPR spectrometers to deliver this specialized device for...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $449,065.26 Project Grant to Marathon Fusion, Inc. on Sep 25, 2023 under CFDA program 81.135. The grant supports the creation of an integrated test environment for metal foil pumps in the fusion fuel cycle, with the goal of advancing fusion energy technologies to enhance U.S. energy security, reduce emissions, and bolster energy infrastructure resilience. The 21-month project period runs through May 24,...