Project Grant DESC0023848

This $13,471,759 Cooperative Agreement was awarded on January 1, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The purpose of the award is to develop and demonstrate a high-performance, durable membrane for use in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells and water electrolyzers. The project aims to advance membrane performance, manufacturability, and reliability through...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $275,000 Project Grant to Piersica, Inc. under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop advanced polymer separator membranes for hybrid solid/liquid battery cells. The one-year project beginning September 15, 2022 aims to create a solid electrolyte with ionic conductivity comparable to liquid electrolytes currently used in lithium-ion batteries. The recipient will also develop a scalable solid separator using the...

This two-year, $202,433 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will support the development of composite solid electrolytes to enable high-energy, cost-effective all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries. Under the award, an assistant professor at the University of New Mexico will receive a fellowship to study the stability of electrode-electrolyte interfaces in solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries using composite electrolytes. A graduate...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems Engineering Directorate provides $419,999 to Rice University from October 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. The funding supports research to develop synthetic membranes for filtering per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water to below 70 parts-per-trillion, as well as education and training. Specifically, the awardee will design recognition sites for anionic...

This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a new class of highly conductive solid polymer separator membranes for advanced battery technologies. The project, led by Piersica, Inc., a small disadvantaged business, aims to scale up manufacturing of the separator membrane and demonstrate its functionality in a multilayer pouch cell prototype. The key...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $219,996 Project Grant to the University of Florida to develop new fundamental knowledge of membrane structures and performance. The project, which runs from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026, will utilize synthetic chemistry, polymer science, and advanced characterization techniques to design and study "doubly segmented ionenes," a new type of polymer membrane...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Dioxide Materials, Inc. a $200,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop fluorine-free membranes for proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers. The project aims to create new chemical value chains using carbon dioxide feedstock and renewable energy to obtain high-value fuels and chemicals. This award will support Dioxide Materials' research and development of technologies related to...

The National Science Foundation awarded Elektroda LLC a $253,773 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a low-cost bipolar plate for proton-exchange membrane fuel cells. The one-year project aims to reduce the cost of a key component in PEM fuel cells, which currently account for approximately 30% of total fuel cell stack costs. Specifically, Elektroda will demonstrate a novel carbon-based sheet material can be stamped into bipolar...

Innosense Corporation was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to support work on "ION-SELECTIVE MEMBRANE DERIVED FROM IONIC BLOCK COPOLYMERS WITH CONTROLLED NANOSTRUCTURE FOR NON-AQUEOUS REDOX FLOW BATTERIES." The funding is provided through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy...

Ionomer Solutions LLC received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to fund research through September 30, 2022 related to optimizing liquid free ionomer binders for high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells for heavy duty vehicles. The award was provided through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform...