This Fourth Amended Determination follows the approval of additional funding, extended period of performance, a new project team member, and additional project milestones to support the project team's small-scale research and development activities to further advance a chip-level direct two-phase impingement jet cooling solution to enhance overall thermal performance while reducing pumping power under the Cooling Operations Optimized for Leaps in Energy, Reliability, and Carbon Hyperefficiency for Information Processing Systems Program (COOLERCHIPS) Program.
This Third Amended Determination follows the approval of additional funding, extended period of performance, change of project location, and new project milestones to support the project team's small-scale research and development activities to enable microbial production of methanol from methane feedstock, in progress under the Optimized Flexible Fuels using Grid-free Reactors with Intermittent Delivery (OFF GRID, formerly GREENWELLS) Program.
The Cooling Operations Optimized for Leaps in Energy, Reliability, and Carbon Hyperefficiency for Information Processing Systems 1.5 (COOLERCHIPS 1.5) Program consists of projects selected from the first phase of the COOLERCHIPS program for additional funding, extended period of performance, and new project milestones to continue development of water-free, advanced cooling systems for high-power data centers demanded by artificial intelligence (AI).
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of non-volatile solid refrigerants for use in heat exchangers and cooling systems.
The Reliable Ore Characterization with Keystone Sensing (ROCKS) program supports small-scale research and development projects to advance cutting-edge technologies in drilling, sensing, and analytical technologies to enable rapid, high-resolution, and cost-effective assessment of rare earth elements (REE) in ore deposits.
DOE proposes to construct, operate, and decommission a temporary compacted soil liner/cap test pad, which will include a soil borrow area, within the industrialized area at the Paducah Site located near Kevil in McCracken County, Kentucky.
The Magnetic Acceleration Generating New Innovations and Tactical Outcomes (MAGNITO) program supports the small-scale research and development of stronger magnets to improve energy productivity, reduce the cost of electricity generation, and enable smaller, lighter motors for U.S. industry and transportation.
The Catalytic Application Testing for Accelerated Learning Chemistries via High-throughput Experimentation and Modeling Efficiently (CATALCHEM-E) program supports the small-scale research and development of hetergeneous catalysts, solid materials that reduce the inherent energy needed to drive industrial-scale chemical reactions responsible for making everyday products and commodities.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to GE Vernova Operations LLC, DBA GE Vernova Advanced Research Center (GE Vernova) to develop and mature polymeric add-on technology for improved hydropower operation.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to administer Congressionally Directed Spending to the University of Tulsa (UT) for the advancement of advancement of extreme-environment materials for energy and aerospace applications.