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 heterogeneous catalysts, solid materials that reduce the inherent energy needed to drive industrial-scale chemical reactions responsible for making everyday products and commodities.
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.
This Sixth Amended Determination follows the approval of additional funding, extended period of performance, and additional project milestones to support the project team's small-scale research and development activities to use and recycle carbon dioxide (CO2) to extract energy-relevant minerals, including nickel and magnesium, from iron- and aluminum-rich ore through carbonation with CO2, in progress under the Mining Innovations for Negative Emissions Resource Recovery (MINER) program.
The Nuclear Energy Waste Transmutation Optimized Now (NEWTON) program will support the research and development of technologies that enable the transmutation of used nuclear fuel to reduce the impact of storage in permanent disposal facilities.
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.