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.
The Technologies to Emend and Obviate SYnthetic Nitrogen's Toll on Emissions (TEOSYNTE) program supports projects that focus on plant and microbial bio-design strategies that reduce the need to apply synthetic nitrogen fertilizer on corn and sorghum fields while maintaining crop yields.
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a molten salt methane pyrolysis technology to produce low cost, low carbon intensity hydrogen by using a newly developed process and catalyst to decompose methane into hydrogen and solid carbon.
The 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.
This Amended Determination addresses the small-scale research and development activities of a 10-KV high-frequency press-pack silicon-carbide metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor module solution for HVDC and MVDC.
The DC-GRIDS program supports the small-scale research and development of more compact and cost-effective power electronics converters for direct current (DC) transmission to transport electricity over longer distances with less electricity lost.
The ROCKS program supports small-scale research and development projects to advance drilling, sensing, and analytical technologies to enable rapid, high-resolution, and cost-effective assessment of rare earth elements (REE) in ore deposits.
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a novel recyclable thermoset resin and a closed-loop recycling technology for the purpose of enabling fully recyclable fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites.
The DC-GRIDS program supports the small-scale research and development of more compact and cost-effective power electronics converters for direct current (DC) transmission to transport electricity over longer distances with less electricity lost.
This Amended Determination addresses the small-scale research and development activities of an optically powered ultra-high-speed (OPUS) wound-field synchronous generator (WFSG) for use in uncrewed aircraft.