FC Renew, LLC

FC Renew, LLC is a small, for-profit limited liability company registered in SAM.gov, specializing in clean technology solutions and renewable energy research. Based in Knoxville, Tennessee, the company focuses on innovative technologies in fuel cell catalyst development, precious metal recovery, and electrocatalyst renewal for advanced energy applications. As a small disadvantaged business, FC Renew has successfully secured federal contracts and grants from multiple agencies, demonstrating expertise in cutting-edge research and development within the clean technology and renewable energy sectors.

Through federal contract awards, FC Renew has primarily engaged in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I and Phase II contracts with the Department of the Army. The company's contract work is characterized by research-oriented projects set aside for small businesses, with a total contract value of $1,980,750.93 across two identified awards. These contracts are focused on clean technology research, specifically in the "XTECH / SBIR CLEAN TECH OPEN TOPIC COMPETITION" area. The contracts are definitive in nature and support continued research and development efforts in technological innovation, with a particular emphasis on extending and improving clean technology solutions.

FC Renew has secured multiple federal grants, predominantly from the National Science Foundation and the Office of Science, totaling approximately $1,525,000. These grants are concentrated on advanced fuel cell technologies, with a specific focus on platinum catalyst renewal and recycling. The grant projects aim to address critical challenges in hydrogen fuel cell technology, including extending operational lifetimes, reducing ownership costs, and developing innovative in-situ processes for catalyst renewal. Key research objectives include developing methods to extend fuel cell operational lifetimes from 150,000 to 1.2 million miles, implementing AI-driven models for catalyst optimization, and creating processes for renewing degraded platinum catalysts within hydrogen fuel cell stacks without disassembly.