Project Grant DESC0024982

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Arizona State University provides $620,013 to conduct fundamental research on additive manufacturing of novel structural batteries made with carbon fiber reinforced composites. The goal is to develop a novel coextrusion-based 3D printing process to integrate energy storage and structural load bearing functions into a single lightweight material for applications like electric transportation....

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) project grant award of $279,105 to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) aims to develop transformative solutions for enhancing the capabilities of electric vehicle battery management systems. The key products to be delivered include: An interconnected electro-thermal-aging model of a lithium-ion battery pack to better understand the interplay between electrical, thermal, and aging behavior and their impact on...

The University of Akron received a $500,000 project grant award from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop novel lithium-ion batteries with adaptive designs for improved safety, range, and payload capacity. The two-year award will support research and development of 3D printing technologies to manufacture lithium-ion battery components with complex, freeform shapes without traditional geometric limitations. This is intended to...

The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) awarded the University of Delaware a $3,060,498 cooperative agreement under the ARPA-E program (CFDA #81.135) on September 13, 2022 to develop efficient manufacturing of lightweight composite architected structures for transportation vehicles through September 12, 2025. Under the award, the University of Delaware will lead a consortium to develop and commercialize Composite Architected Materials Processing (CAMP), a...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $321,634 project grant to Cornell University to develop next-generation lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries capable of operating at practical temperatures. The university is collaborating with industry partners Saft Batteries and Nikola Motors to address key barriers for Li-S battery performance, including improving the electrolyte and mitigating capacity loss from polysulfide shuttling. The research aims to enable...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, totaling $172,163, supports research at Rowan University from July 2022 to February 2023 related to the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The grant funds research to enhance lithium-ion battery performance and longevity through developing a new manufacturing process to generate scientific knowledge. The process applies an extremely thin, electrically conductive...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award to Aluminio Inc. will focus on researching and developing specialized aluminum foils as a low-cost, lightweight alternative to replace copper current collectors in lithium-ion batteries. The $274,723 grant, awarded on September 15, 2023, aims to demonstrate the feasibility of using specialized aluminum foils that can achieve the necessary electrochemical properties, adhesion, and weldability for...

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...

Am Batteries Inc. received a $256,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a solvent-free manufacturing process for lithium-ion battery electrodes. The goal of the one-year project beginning February 1, 2022 is to design, manufacture, and operate a continuous feed dry spraying system to optimize fabrication of thicker battery electrodes without solvents. This novel...

This three-year, $322,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Directorate (CFDA 47.041) will support fundamental research at the University of Utah to harness mechanics for the design of all-solid-state lithium batteries. The research aims to investigate how mechanics can be used to achieve uniform and stable plating and stripping of lithium in the anode, addressing challenges such as non-uniform deposition that can cause fracture and capacity drop. The university...