Project Grant DESC0024760

HYQ Research Solutions, LLC was awarded a $998,104 Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop high dielectric constant materials for accelerating 1.5T magnetic resonance imaging. The two-year award will support the company's efforts to increase MRI signal-to-noise ratio by over 50% and cut scan times in half through incorporating high dielectric constant materials into clinical imaging coils. This novel...

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...

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...

Corepower Magnetics Inc. received a $199,421 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to commercialize power dense nanocomposite based rare earth-free axial flux motors. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 81.049, aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. This award...

Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC was awarded a $2,927,391.72 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to develop a "Pulsed High Temperature Superconducting Central Solenoid for Revolutionizing Tokamaks." The award was made under ARPA-E's Focus Area for Revolutionary Enabling Technologies for Electricity (BETHE) program on October 1, 2020 for a performance period concluding August 30, 2023. The goal of the BETHE program...

Corepower Magnetics Inc. received a $4.6 million cooperative agreement award from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to support development of a scaled inline processing facility for permeability engineered nanocrystalline magnetics. The three-year award running from March 2023 through March 2026 aims to advance Corepower's ability to produce enhanced magnetic materials through a streamlined manufacturing process. ARPA-E's Advanced Research Projects...

The federal Project Grant award, valued at $200,000.00 and effective from February 18, 2025 to November 17, 2025, was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Advanced Conductor Technologies LLC (Act), a small business manufacturer based in Boulder, Colorado. The grant supports Act's research and development of advanced superconducting wire, cable, and magnet technologies, with a focus on CORC (Conductor on Round Core) cables and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) award to Purdue University for $526,878 provides funding for the development of a magnetically integrated electric drive system with a rare-earth-free motor. The project aims to eliminate the need for expensive rare-earth permanent magnets in electric motors and generators used in diverse industries like electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, and industrial processes. The research involves optimizing the motor design,...

The Department of Energy awarded Corepower Magnetics Inc. a $19,974,887 Cooperative Agreement under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to establish a 10,000-ton-per-year soft magnetic amorphous metal production facility. The objective is to boost domestic supply chain resilience for transformers and motors used in the power grid and electric vehicle applications. The award has a performance period from March 15, 2025 to...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Program awarded The Trustees of Princeton University's Office of Research and Project Administration a $338,926 Project Grant to conduct fundamental research on modeling and designing complex power magnetic components for electrical power converters. The goals are to develop systematic methods for modeling and designing multi-winding power magnetics, create software tools for optimal power magnetic design, and demonstrate the effectiveness of the...