Project Grant DESC0023856

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...

This $13,471,759 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), aims to develop and demonstrate a mechanically tough, chemically stable, high-performance proton exchange membrane (PEM) for water electrolyzers and fuel cells. The key objectives are to engineer a Nafion-based composite membrane that can be manufactured at gigawatt scale with proven...

The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $1,570,309 cooperative agreement to Carnegie Mellon University on May 2, 2022 with a projected completion date of July 31, 2025. The award will support development of ionomer-free electrodes for ultrahigh power density proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Specifically, the university aims to create a mixed conducting cathode support that eliminates the separate ionomer phase currently used in...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program, CFDA 47.084, provides $550,000 to develop an advanced membrane-contact reactor system for fuel alcohol production from distributed biomass and natural gas resources. The awardee, Power Environmental Energy Research Institute of Covina, California, will design a highly efficient methanol production process using a sweep liquid-facilitated membrane contact reactor. This integrated reactor...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $6,223,777 Cooperative Agreement to Ionomr Innovations Inc. on January 1, 2025 under the Renewable Energy Research and Development Program (CFDA 81.087). The goal of this project is to: 1) Establish and improve U.S.-based manufacturing capacity for PEMION non-PFSA ionomers and membranes, validate scalability, and increase production volume; and 2) Demonstrate a fully PFSA-free catalyst coated membrane...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under the 81.135 Federal Grant Program, provides $4,275,642.00 to Columbia University for the development of a membrane-free electrochemical reactor ("electrolyzer") that can efficiently convert carbon dioxide into energy-dense liquid ethanol fuel. The key objectives of this 3-year project are to: 1) Develop a novel electrode assembly and state-of-the-art cathode catalysts to enable the...

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...

Supercool Metals LLC was awarded a $198,871 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to develop durable bulk metallic glass catalysts for medium- and heavy-duty proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. The grant 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 advance U.S. energy and economic security. Through this...

Celadyne Technologies, Inc. received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to support research and development activities concluding on June 30, 2022. The award is being used by Celadyne Technologies to fund work on NANOCOATING FOR INCREASED NAFION MEMBRANE DURABILITY AND EFFICIENCY. Specifically, the company is developing nanocoating technologies aimed at improving the durability and efficiency of Nafion polymer membranes for use in fuel...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $7,631,551 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to Ionomr Innovations Inc., a small disadvantaged business located in Rochester, NY. The primary objective of this award is to establish domestic manufacturing capacity for high-performance and durable anion exchange membranes (AEMs) that exceed the performance of incumbent liquid alkaline...