The second release of FY 2024 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer awards includes 15 projects selected by the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office for R&D of hydrogen and fuel cell applications.
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office
September 5, 2024
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DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) selects 15 projects for R&D supporting hydrogen and fuel cell applications
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) this week announced its list of selectees for the second release of FY 2024 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards. With these selections, the SBIR program is providing $142 million for 123 small business projects across the country to facilitate energy research and development (R&D).
As part of this funding, HFTO selected the following 15 projects for R&D of hydrogen and fuel cell applications, with a total expected funding of approximately $17.1 million:
| Selectee | Award Amount | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Altex Technologies / San Jose, CA | $1,149,866 | Compact and Low-Cost Thermal Management for Heavy-Duty Vehicle Fuel Cells |
| Dioxide Materials / Boca Raton, FL | $1,150,000 | Alkaline Stable Membranes for Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers |
| eSpin Technologies / Chattanooga, TN | $1,150,000 | Non-PFSA Membranes from Sulfonated Polyphenylene Composites for Electrolyzers and Fuel Cells |
| Giner, Inc. / Newton, MA | $1,149,996 | Development of a Unitized Reversible Fuel Cell Stack for High Round-Trip Efficiency Energy Storage and Conversion |
| Giner, Inc. / Newton, MA | $1,149,999 | Durable, High-Performance Water Electrolyzer Operating on Impure Water Feedstock |
| Giner, Inc. / Newton, MA | $1,149,999 | Thermally Processible AEMs from Stereospecific Polypropylene |
| Kalsi Engineering / Sugar Land, TX | $1,149,929 | Development of Fast Response Flow Control Valve for Gaseous Hydrogen Fueling of Fuel Cell Vehicles |
| Kepner Products / Villa Park, IL | $1,150,000 | Liquid Hydrogen Fueling and Delivery Components |
| Lookin, Inc. / Los Angeles, CA | $1,130,212 | In-Line Quality Control with Terahertz Scanners for High-throughput Production of Low Temperature Fuel Cells and Electrolyzer MEAs |
| Mattiq, Inc. / Skokie, IL | $1,148,000 | Rapid Discovery and Optimization of Unitized Reversible Fuel Cell Catalysts |
| Nano-C, Inc. / Westwood, MA | $1,150,000 | Solution Based Nanostructured Carbon Coatings for Reusable, Corrosion Resistant, Stamped Metallic Bipolar Plates |
| NanoSonic, Inc. / Pembroke, VA | $1,150,000 | Novel Anion Conducting Poly (Carbazole) Membranes for Water Electrolyzers |
| Piasecki Aircraft / Essington, PA | $1,099,480 | Airborne Hydrogen Fuel Cell Propulsion System Dynamic Performance Model |
| RockeTruck, Inc. / Escondido, CA | $1,150,000 | Fuel Cell Integrated Power Electronics Module (FCIPEM) |
| TDA Research / Wheat Ridge, CO | $1,099,991 | Nanoporous Anion Exchange Membranes for Water Electrolyzers |
The SBIR program provides competitively selected grants for projects that have the potential for commercialization and meet DOE mission-specific R&D needs. Research topics are selected through the DOE SBIR/STTR Programs Office working collaboratively with HFTO and other DOE program offices.
Learn more about these selections.