The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Hifunda LLC $206,500 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop robust, standardized high-temperature molten chloride salt reference electrodes from February to November 2021. Hifunda will provide inorganic composite potting material for high-temperature electromagnets and additively-manufactured adsorbent beds for carbon dioxide removal, leveraging its expertise in high-temperature composites and inorganic...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $206,500 Project Grant to Hifunda LLC, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business in Salt Lake City, Utah, to develop a radiation shield for high-temperature liquid sodium pumps. This funding was provided through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports fundamental scientific research across multiple disciplines to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities. Hifunda...
This Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), provided $206,500 to Hifunda LLC of Salt Lake City, Utah. The funding supported research and development of thermal expansion matched glass frits for sealing assemblies used in alpha detection from June 28, 2021 to March 27, 2022. Specifically, the awardee developed castable inorganic composite potting materials for high-temperature electromagnets and...
The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded a $200,000 project grant to Nusenics, LLC, a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The purpose of this one-year grant, awarded on July 10, 2023, is to develop a fiber-optic sensor system for multi-point pressure and temperature measurement. This project supports the Office of Science's mission to deliver scientific discoveries and major scientific tools that...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $206,500 Project Grant to Storagenergy Technologies Inc., a woman-owned small disadvantaged business located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The grant supports the company's research and development of an eco-friendly electroextraction process to extract lithium metal from brines, as part of the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). This grant-funded project aims to advance scientific understanding and develop innovative...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $206,250 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Partow Technologies LLC, a small business in Carlsbad, California. The 10-month grant, awarded on February 18, 2025, supports the development of fiber-optic electro-optic sensors for non-destructive electron beam diagnostics. The research aims to create new sensor technology based on lithium niobate modulators to characterize electron beams,...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,728 Project Grant to Unigrid Inc., a minority-owned, for-profit business located in San Diego, CA, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant supports the development of advanced sodium-ion batteries with high energy density. The project aims to advance U.S. energy and technological capabilities through transformative scientific discoveries in materials research. The award term is one year, with...
The Project Grant award of $199,989 from the Department of Energy Office of Science to Innosys, Inc. will support the development of a split laser sensor for harsh environment sensing applications. The award, made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), will run from February 14, 2022 through February 13, 2023. The Office of Science's mission is to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $248,978 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Optimabiome LLC, a minority-owned small business located in Rockville, Maryland. The grant, with a performance period from July 2024 to April 2025, supports the development of a "Composite Solid Sorbent Solvent Matrix for Capture of CO2 from Mobile Systems." This research project aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant (CFDA 81.049 - Office of Science Financial Assistance Program) to STF Technologies LLC, a small business based in Newark, Delaware. The grant is funding the development of a modified Wilhelmy apparatus for efficient molten salt surface tension measurement. This research project aims to advance scientific understanding and measurement capabilities for high-temperature fluid properties, which is relevant to various...