Project Grant DESC0025133

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 $256,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of binderless electrode manufacturing using nano-layered coatings deposited through an ultrasonic nozzle-free spray coating technique. Funded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the awardee Nanoresearch Inc. will investigate process-structure-property relationships to validate this new coating method for scaling production of binderless electrodes. Specifically, the company will design surfactant removal...

Sitration, Inc. was awarded a $320,000 project grant from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy to develop a new type of conductive nanomembrane filtration technology for selectively extracting lithium from existing lithium-ion battery recycling processes. The grant aims to support the Agency's objectives of advancing clean energy technologies and supporting the President's goals for the Department of Energy. Sitration will utilize the 18-month funding period...

The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $1,368,459 Cooperative Agreement to Hight-Tech, Inc. on December 9, 2024 under CFDA 81.135 for the project "Rapid Surface Graphitization of Carbon Anode for In Situ Regeneration of Batteries." The project aims to develop a simple approach to generate a stable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) amenable to in-situ regeneration by coupling the modification of the surface of graphite powders using...

Vuronyx Technologies LLC was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop ultra fast calcination of lithium ion battery cathode materials. The one-year project period runs from June 27, 2022 to June 26, 2023 and is focused on delivering faster calcination techniques for lithium ion battery cathode materials through Vuronyx's work in Woburn, Massachusetts. The Office of Science...

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...

Ampcera Inc. received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to support research and development efforts concluding on March 27, 2022. The award was provided through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which aims to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness through basic scientific research. Specifically, the funding will support Ampcera's work to...

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Albemarle U.S., Inc. a $147,126,520 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to retrofit a domestic manufacturing facility to produce up to 50 metric tons per annum of lithium metal anode for next-generation lithium-ion batteries. This project, funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, aims to support the production of materials for the light and non-light duty...

The Department of Energy awarded a $20,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to Sparkz Inc. to establish the first domestic production of battery-grade iron (III) phosphate (FePO4) at commercial scale in West Virginia. This critical precursor material is essential for the production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active material, which supports the growth of the U.S. lithium-ion...

This $255,976 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of a novel lithium-ion battery cathode chemistry by Nanodian, Inc. to enable lower cost and safer energy storage solutions. Specifically, the company will advance a nanostructured lithium manganese oxide (LiMn2O4 or ND-LMO) cathode material that is expected to provide approximately 30% lower cost per kilowatt-hour compared to incumbent nickel manganese cobalt oxide chemistries. This new material aims to improve...