Project Grant DESC0023996

The University of Houston received a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E), CFDA 81.135, to scale up its advanced metal organic chemical vapor deposition (A-MOCVD) process and manufacture 600-meter-long REBCO conductors. The project aims to develop low-cost, high-rate fabrication of high-performance, uniform REBCO conductors that demonstrate 5x the critical current of today's industry tapes. The project period is from January 16,...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded a $5,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to High Temperature Superconductors, Inc. (HTSI) on April 15, 2024 under the ARPA-E program (CFDA 81.135). The funding will support HTSI's efforts to increase production speeds of high-temperature superconducting coated conductors by 5 to 10 times the current levels, while simultaneously reducing their cost by a factor of ten. This project aims to advance the...

The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded Metox International, Inc. a $3,000,000 cooperative agreement on May 1, 2024 to develop low-cost MOCVD HTS wire technology. This award supports Metox's efforts to dramatically lower the manufacturing costs of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) wire by improving equipment throughput, material efficiency, and wire performance. The goal is to ensure a large domestic supply of low-cost HTS wire that can enable...

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...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $255,938 Project Grant to Metox International, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The grant aims to develop technology for the next generation of high-temperature superconducting wire production that will increase the throughput and quality of power transmission. The research focuses on improving the conversion efficiency of precursor material into high-temperature...

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 ultra-high thermal conductivity magnetic electrical insulation and radiation resistant aluminum yttrium barium copper oxide (YBCO) cables 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...

Structured Materials Industries, Inc., doing business as Structured Materials, received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to develop highest throughput lowest product cost metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) superconductor wire production tools. The project is being carried out in Piscataway, New Jersey through April 26, 2023. The award was made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049),...

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $150,105,063 Cooperative Agreement under the CFDA 81.253 Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program to Metox International, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of advanced energy technologies. The purpose of this project is to expand domestic manufacturing of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) wire by establishing a new advanced energy manufacturing facility, specifically located in a coal community. The...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded Brookhaven Technology Group Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S corporation, a $199,881 Project Grant on February 12, 2024 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The funding supports the development of low-cost structural high-current high-field REBCO (rare-earth barium copper oxide) cable, which has potential applications in energy innovation and fusion magnet development. Brookhaven Technology Group...

Advanced Conductor Technologies LLC (ACT) received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to develop HYBRID ACCELERATOR MAGNETS BASED ON DOG BONE SHAPED CORC; WIRE INSERTS FOR OPERATION BEYOND 20 T. The period of performance for this award is from June 28, 2021 through May 31, 2022. The award was made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049). This program supports basic research to deliver scientific...