Award Amount: Up to $70 million in federal funding over the next five years, subject to appropriations
Description
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of Arizona State University to lead the seventh Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute. EPIXC will mobilize a coalition of private companies, National Labs, universities, labor unions, and community partners and will allocate up to $70 million in federal funding over the next five years* for research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) projects to electrify process heating and decarbonize the industrial sector. EPIXC will advance President Biden climate goals to build an industrial sector that is more resilient, efficient, and competitive and set the United States on a path to net-zero emissions by 2050.
EPIXC joins DOE’s six other Manufacturing USA Institutes which have the unique ability to convene our nation’s brightest minds and create an innovation ecosystem to solve the country’s toughest manufacturing challenges. EPIXC partners represent a wide variety of industries and include researchers, equipment manufacturers, and technology implementers. This multisector coalition will bridge the gap between research and commercialization to move novel electrification processes out of the lab and into the market.
EPIXC is funded through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office. Learn more about EPIXC and DOE’s other Manufacturing USA Institutes and how they are working to connect people, ideas, and technology to make U.S. industries more competitive and strengthen our national security.