The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to New Iridium, Inc., a for-profit company based in Boulder, Colorado, for the "DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL LIGHT-ACTIVATED PROCESS FOR BIO-ACETIC ACID PRODUCTION" project. This grant, which was awarded under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), aims to support New Iridium's research and development efforts in creating innovative light-driven chemical processes to convert carbon...
New Iridium, Inc. received a $1 million cooperative agreement award from the National Science Foundation under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop light-driven chemical processes for converting captured carbon dioxide into terephthalic acid. Specifically, the company will work to mature photocatalysis technology to activate carbon dioxide for production of the commodity chemical at bench and engineering scales. Through high-throughput experimentation and...
This $250,000 Project Grant was awarded on July 10, 2023 by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Media And Process Technology Inc., a minority-owned, for-profit manufacturer. The funding supports the company's research and development of reactive carbon capture processes to produce on-site green chemicals, through absorbent recycling. Specific efforts include bench-scale testing of ceramic membranes, modules,...
The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Dioxide Materials, Inc. a $200,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop fluorine-free membranes for proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers. The project aims to create new chemical value chains using carbon dioxide feedstock and renewable energy to obtain high-value fuels and chemicals. This award will support Dioxide Materials' research and development of technologies related to...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science (CFDA #81.049) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Advanced Energy Materials LLC, doing business as Adem, to develop an intensified process for capturing carbon dioxide from air and converting it into methanol. This federal grant supports Advanced Energy Materials' research and development efforts to advance clean energy technologies and sustainable chemistry. As a minority-owned and economically disadvantaged woman-owned small business, Advanced...
The Department of Energy Office of Science has awarded a $249,997 Project Grant to Redshift Energy, Inc., a for-profit small disadvantaged business, for the "Conversion of CO2 and Methane to Syngas in Catalytic-Free Plasma Process" project. This grant is funded through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports the Office of Science's mission to deliver scientific discoveries and major scientific tools to transform our understanding of nature and...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $206,500 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Max-Ir Labs Incorporated, a woman-owned small business based in Dallas, Texas. The grant supports the development of an "Inorganic Carbon Monitoring System for Enhanced Carbon Capture in Wastewater Treatment Facilities". The project aims to create advanced sensor technologies using infrared spectroscopy and chemical detection...
Dioxide Materials, Inc. was awarded a $1,306,482 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop high-performance alkaline membranes for solar driven carbon dioxide electrolyzers. The three-year award running from February 2021 through April 2024 will support Dioxide's efforts to design and test advanced membrane technologies optimized for electrolytic carbon dioxide reduction using solar power. The...
The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Twelve Benefit Corporation a $206,500 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support development of hyperbranched polymer-electrolyte membranes for carbon dioxide conversion to solar fuel. The grant period runs from February 14, 2022 through February 13, 2023. Under the award, Twelve Benefit Corporation will develop advanced membrane technologies aimed at improving carbon dioxide conversion...
Greenway Energy LLC was awarded a $198,152 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support research on "NOVEL DENSE-PBI MEMBRANES FOR PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL HYDROGEN PRODUCTION" from February 14, 2022 through June 30, 2023. The Office of Science's mission is to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic...