P H Matter LLC will receive $500,000 from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to design an electrolysis stack prototype capable of withstanding ultra-high pressures under the agency's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy program (CFDA #81.135). The 24-month project grant aims to advance electrolysis technologies for producing hydrogen and oxygen at higher pressures safely using vessel-aided electrochemical compression methods. The prototype...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $205,515.00 Project Grant to Avium, LLC to conduct research on "In Situ Catalyst Deposition for Liquid Alkaline Impure Water Electrolysis" under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The project aims to develop innovative catalyst deposition techniques to improve the efficiency and performance of liquid alkaline water electrolysis, which is a critical technology for hydrogen production. The...
This $269,334 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of an advanced proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer technology by Hplus Inc., a small disadvantaged business in Santa Barbara, CA. The project aims to improve the efficiency of polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolyzers to reduce the cost of producing green hydrogen, a key technology for decarbonizing the...
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $199,764 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Hywatts, Inc. in Wilmington, DE. The objective of the grant is to develop a novel water electrolyzer for hydrogen production using an intermediate temperature membrane. The project period runs from July 22, 2024 to April 21, 2025. The research aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries...
This Cooperative Agreement award from 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) will demonstrate Power to Hydrogen LLC's (P2H2) advanced liquid alkaline-based electrolyzer cell design at a commercial scale of 250-kW stack modules. The $6,602,155 award will focus on developing a domestic supplier base capable of gigawatt-scale manufacturing techniques for key electrolyzer...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science has awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under CFDA 81.049, the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program, to Ecolectro Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business and manufacturer, to develop ultrathin alkaline membranes with excellent hardness and gas barrier properties. The goal is to achieve low ionic resistance and mechanical failure in high temperature water electrolyzers, in support of clean energy technologies. Ecolectro Inc. has...
The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, awarded a $206,500 Project Grant to Giner Inc., a small business R&D firm in Auburndale, MA, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant supports the development of a PFAS-free polyolefin PEM membrane for water electrolysis, with a project period from July 2024 to July 2025. This research aims to advance U.S. energy and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries in the...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Alternative Energy Materials, LLC, a small for-profit limited liability company based in Pullman, Washington. The grant funds research and development focused on durability testing of vanadia and yttria co-doped zirconia electrode materials for use in electrolyzer systems. The project aims to advance the performance and reliability of...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $7,495,491 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to 3M Company. The two-year project, effective October 1, 2024, aims to develop ultra-low iridium loading and ultra-durable oxygen evolution reaction (OER) powder catalysts for proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolyzers. The expected outcome is to reduce the amount of iridium needed...
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Volta Energy Inc. on July 10, 2023, under the DOE Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant will fund the development of an integrated water electrolyzer with a pervaporation membrane system to process impure water feeds. This research aligns with the Office of Science's mission to advance energy, economic, and national security through scientific discoveries and...