Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a process to break down and measure critical mineral elements in electronic waste (e-waste) and the development of cost-effective extraction methods of critical minerals and materials.
The Galvanizing Leaps in Advanced Super INsulating Glass (GLASING) program supports small-scale research and development of high-performance Insulated Glass Units (IGU) to improve the energy performance of windows in new and existing buildings.
This Fourth Amended Determination follows the approval of additional funding, extended period of performance, change of project performers, and additional project milestones to support the project team's small-scale research and development activities to continue testing and improving their hydrokinetic turbine power generator.
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a direct photosynthetic production approach towards aromatic intermediate products as reactants in the production of plastics and polyurethane foams.
This Amended Determination follows the approval of additional funding, extended period of performance, a new teaming partner, and new project milestones to support the project team's small-scale, research and development activities of an alloy that can meet critical property requirements, such as operation at very high temperatures (750°C or higher), for use in liquid-fueled molten salt reactors and fluoride-salt cooled high temperature reactors.
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a complete after-treatment package system for existing lean- and ultra-lean burn natural gas engines used for power generation, aiming to significantly increase methane conversion efficiency by over 99 percent.
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a sensorless, bearingless electric motor and drive system capable of high-speed operation in compressor applications for industrial and commercial use.
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.
The Realize Energy-rich Compound Opportunities Valorizing Extraction from Refuse waters - (RECOVER) program seeks to create new ways to extract critical metals and ammonia from domestic wastewater.
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of high-entropy materials (HEM) to replace conventional cesium-based coatings associated with negative hydrogen ion sources in fusion reactors, focusing on improving the durability and stability of surfaces for neutral beam injection.