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Note: This document was created to add more detail to select regional project pulled from the leaked document. It is not an official DOE Document. Is accurate to the best of our knowledge.

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE

APPLICATION OF TRANSFORMATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 3 TONNE PER DAY CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE SYSTEM AT A STEEL PROCESS PLANT
NEW AWARD TO UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
DE-FE0032133

PUBLIC/STATE CONTROLLED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEFE0032133_089/

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE

NEGATIVE-EMISSIONS ENABLED DIRECT AIR CAPTURE WITH COUPLED ELECTRO-PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN AT A 5 KG-PER-HOUR SCALE

THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AN INTENSIFIED AND COST-EFFECTIVE NET NEGATIVE EMISSIONS PROCESS FOR THE DIRECT AIR CAPTURE (DAC) OF CARBON DIOXIDE AT A 5 KG-PER-HOUR SCALE.

PUBLIC/STATE CONTROLLED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEFE0032255_089/

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE

THE LONG-TERM VISION IS TO REINVENT UNDERSERVED, TRADITIONAL COAL COMMUNITIES IN APPALACHIAN STATES TO CARBON-NEGATIVE GREEN ENERGY HUBS VIA DIRECT AIR CO2 CAPTURE (DAC) AND STORAGE USING RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY (SOLAR, WIND, BIOMASS). EASTERN KY (EKY) WILL BE THE ANCHOR LOCATION WITH FUTURE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING WESTERN KY (WKY), WV, PA AND OTHER STATES.

PUBLIC/STATE CONTROLLED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEFE0032387_089/

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE

APPLICATION OF ENGINEERING SCALE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) CAPTURE TO GLASS PRODUCTION FACILITY.

THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED WORK IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE RECIPIENT’S CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) CAPTURE SYSTEM (CC) WITH SYNERGISTIC, TRANSFORMATIVE ELEMENTS, PROVEN AT THE BENCH AND ENGINEERING SCALES ON ELECTRICITY GENERATION POINT SOURCES USING PAST DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) FUNDING AT A SUITABLE INDUSTRIAL HOST SITE, UTILIZING A SLIPSTREAM WITH CO2 GENERATED FROM THE OXY-FUEL COMBUSTION AND THE CARBONATED MATERIALS IN THE RAW BATCH FEED.

PUBLIC/STATE CONTROLLED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEFE0032460_089/

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE

INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) – SO2-ROBUST CATALYTIC METHANE EMISSIONS ELIMINATION AT GAS ENGINE EXHAUST

THE OVERALL GOAL IS TO DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE A METHANE (CH4) EMISSION REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND FIELD TEST A PERMANENT INSTALLATION.

PUBLIC/STATE CONTROLLED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEFE0032668_089/

KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY

•DESIGN, BUILD AND COMMENCE OPERATION OF A SOLVENT-BASED POST COMBUSTION CARBON CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY TO SEPARATE CARBON EMISSIONS FROM AN EMISSIONS STREAM AT THE CANE RUN GENERATING STATION (APPROXIMATELY 67,000 TONNE-CO2/YEAR) AND VALIDATE AT LEAST 90% CARBON CAPTURE EFFICIENCY AND 95% CO2 PURITY UNDER REAL EXHAUST CONDITIONS.

•COMPLETE AT LEAST ONE (1) YEAR OF LARGE-SCALE PILOT TESTING OF A CARBON CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY UNDER REAL EXHAUST CONDITIONS (E.G., NORMAL STEADY-STATE AND FLEXIBLE OPERATIONS) COVERING THE FULL SPECTRUM OF PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS, MEETING KEY TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE TARGETS, AND COLLECT REQUIRED DATA TO QUANTIFY OTHER PROJECT BENEFITS OR NEGATIVE IMPACTS.

•DE-RISK CO2 CAPTURE FOR NATURAL GAS COMBINED CYCLE COMMERCIAL SCALE APPLICATION BY DESIGNING, BUILDING, OPERATING, AND ANALYZING THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ADVANCED HEAT-INTEGRATED CO2 CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY FROM NATURAL GAS COMBINED CYCLE FLUE GAS.

•VALIDATE THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY CO2 CAPTURE PROCESS UNDER A VARIETY OF DYNAMIC, REAL WORLD OPERATING CONDITIONS FROM A NATURAL GAS COMBINED CYCLE UNIT. PROCESS VALIDATION INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS ON DYNAMIC RESPONSIVENESS, SOLVENT KINETICS, AND OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY.

FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION (OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESS)

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DECD0000052_089/

BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE

CARBON STORAGE COMPLEX FEASIBILITY FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN
THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT OF THE TECHNICAL AND NON-TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF AN INTEGRATED CARBON STORAGE PROJECT IN THE SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN BASIN REGION. THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO ADVANCE COMMERCIALITY OF CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE (CCS) IN THE SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN BASIN WHILE SUPPORTING, PROMOTING, AND PROTECTING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY (DEIA); DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE (EJ) COMMUNITIES.

NONPROFIT WITH 501C3 IRS STATUS (OTHER THAN AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION)

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEFE0032312_089/

BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE

BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL): CARBON STORAGE COMPLEX FEASIBILITY IN PARADISE, KENTUCKY – CARBONSAFE PHASE II

THE PROJECT’S PRIMARY GOAL IS TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A COMMERCIAL-SCALE CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE
(CCS) PROJECT IN PARADISE, MUHLENBERG COUNTY, KENTUCKY, AT THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (TVA) PARADISE POWER PLANT.

PRIVATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEFE0032449_089/

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE

ENGINEERING-SCALE TESTING OF TRANSFORMATIONAL MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY FOR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE FROM NATURAL GAS COMBINED CYCLE FLUE GAS

THE OVERALL OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO 1) REPURPOSE AND MODIFY AN EXISTING ENGINEERING-SCALE SKID FOR A 5 TONNE PER DAY (TPD) ENGINEERING-SCALE CARBON CAPTURE SYSTEM USING THE RECIPIENT’S TRANSFORMATIONAL MEMBRANE IN COMMERCIAL-SIZE, SPIRAL-WOUND (SW) MEMBRANE MODULES, 2) CONDUCT FIELD TESTING ON NATURAL GAS COMBINED-CYCLE (NGCC) FLUE GAS AND DEMONSTRATE A CONTINUOUS, STEADY-STATE OPERATION FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO MONTHS, AND 3) GATHER NECESSARY DATA FOR FURTHER PROCESS SCALE-UP.

PUBLIC/STATE CONTROLLED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEFE0032467_089/

OFFICE OF MANUFACTURING AND ENERGY SUPPLY CHAINS (MESC)

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF HEAT PUMP COMPRESSORS AND HYDRONIC HEATING SYSTEMS.

FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION (OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESS)

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEMS0000062_089/

ECHOGEN POWER SYSTEMS (DELAWARE), INC.

CO2 HIGH TEMPERATURE HEAT PUMP (HTHP)

SMALL BUSINESS

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEEE0011192_089/

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE

COMPARED TO OTHER ENERGY SOURCES, PV SOLAR HAS A RELATIVELY LOW POWER DENSITY, MEANING IT REQUIRES A LARGE SURFACE AREA TO GENERATE COMPARABLE AMOUNTS OF ENERGY. AS A RESULT, THE INCREASING DEVELOPMENT OF UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR CAN PLACE LAND-USE STRAINS ON AGRICULTURAL LAND. AGRIVOLTAICS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REDUCE LAND USE IMPACTS OF UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR INSTALLATIONS BY STUDYING THE CO-LOCATION OF AGRONOMIC FORAGE (HAY) PRODUCTION WITHIN SOLAR FARMS IN THE MIDWEST AND DEVELOPING BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR ESTABLISHING FORAGES, INTEGRATING COMPLIMENTARY GRAZING STRATEGIES, MAXIMIZING SOIL HEALTH, AND UTILIZING PRECISION AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGIES AND EQUIPMENT TO MINIMIZE ERROR AND RISK.

PUBLIC/STATE CONTROLLED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEEE0010440_089/

BIL - SCALEUP AND DEMONSTRATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURE ELECTROLYSIS TECHNOLOGY

THE PRIMARY PROJECT GOAL IS FOR NEXCERIS TO COMMERCIALIZE ITS HIGH TEMPERATURE ELECTROLYSIS STACK TECHNOLOGY, IN SUPPORT OF DOE’S MISSION TO DECARBONIZE ENERGY AND FUELS PRODUCTION IN THE U.S. THE THREE MAJOR OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO: (1) ESTABLISH PILOT SCALE SOLID OXIDE CELL MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES AT CURRENT CHEMICALS; (2) ESTABLISH AUTOMATED STACK MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY AT NEXCERIS; AND (3) EXPAND STACK TESTING CAPACITY AT NEXCERIS AND ACHIEVE AT LEAST 30,000 HOURS OF CUMULATIVE STACK DURABILITY TESTING. WE WILL WORK TO REDUCE CELL MANUFACTURING COSTS BY DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING IMPROVED CERAMIC PROCESSING APPROACHES, REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CELL MANUFACTURING PROCESS STEPS AND OVERALL PROCESSING TIME, AND TO IDENTIFY LOW-COST KILN FURNITURE OPTIONS. TECHNO-ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT WORK WILL BE PERFORMED TO CONFIRM THAT STACK MANUFACTURING COST WILL BE LESS THAN $100/KW AT GIGAWATT PRODUCTION SCALE AND HOW THE PROPOSED STACK AND SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY CAN ACHIEVE HYDROGEN PRODUCTION COST OF LESS THAN $1/KG.
IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR INDUSTRY AND UNIVERSITY PARTNERS, WE WANT TO ACHIEVE HIGHLY AMBITIOUS TARGETS FOR IMPROVING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESS (DEIA) WITHIN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND WORKPLACES. EXECUTION OF OUR COMMUNITY BENEFITS PLAN WILL BE IMPORTANT FOR ADVANCEMENT OF HYDROGEN PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND OR TRAINING AND EDUCATING THE FUTURE WORKFORCE.

SMALL BUSINESS

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEEE0011306_089/

INTEGRATING REVERSE A2O AND ANAMMOX WITH ARRESTED ANAEROBIC DIGESTION TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE EMISSION FROM WATER RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITIES

SMALL BUSINESS

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEEE0010993_089/

• OPTIMIZE THE THROUGHPUT, INCREASE CAPACITY BY 5X, AND CONFIRM THAT CATALYST PRODUCTION IS COMMERCIALLY COMPETITIVE (EXPECTED OUTCOME IS 5 KG/DAY PRODUCTION THROUGHPUT WITH NON-PLATINUM CATALYST PROCESSING COSTS <$5,000/KG FOR >100 KG ORDERS).
• DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF PLATINUM RECYCLING WITH SCRAP CATALYST MATERIAL TO ENSURE PRODUCTION WILL BE ECONOMICAL (EXPECTED OUTCOME IS <1% OF PROCESSED PLATINUM IS LOST).
• CHARACTERIZE THE MATERIALS EXTENSIVELY AT BOL AND EOL FOR CURRENT SCALE AND FULL PRODUCTION SCALE BATCHES TO GENERATE A DATA PORTFOLIO TO SHARE WITH CUSTOMERS.
• VALIDATE PERFORMANCE IN MEA TESTING AT CUSTOMER AND THIRD-PARTY SITES, INCLUDING M2FCT.
• ESTABLISH A REPUTATION FOR HIGH QUALITY AND OBTAIN ISO-9001 CERTIFICATION.
• SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF A DIVERSE WORKFORCE IN HISTORICALLY NATURAL GAS PRODUCING REGION WHILE ALSO MEETING DOE’S JUSTICE 40 GOALS.

SMALL BUSINESS

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEEE0011348_089/

SELECTIVE, DURABLE, AND ENERGY-EFFICIENT ELECTROLYZER FOR CARBON DIOXIDE TO ETHYLENE CONVERSION

PUBLIC/STATE CONTROLLED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEEE0010836_089/

DEVELOPING A COST-OPTIMAL, EQUITABLE APPROACH TO BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS IN OHIO’S LARGE CITIES

PUBLIC/STATE CONTROLLED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEEE0010953_089/

BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ESTABLISH A FOUNDATION FOR A CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE (CCS) HUB IN SELECTED PARTS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF (OCS) FROM VIRGINIA TO MASSACHUSETTS. THE PROJECT WILL ASSIST INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITIES IN EVALUATING VIABILITY OF MULTIPLE DESIGN SCENARIOS.

NONPROFIT WITH 501C3 IRS STATUS (OTHER THAN AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION)

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEFE0032407_089/

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE

ENGINEERING-SCALE DESIGN AND TESTING OF TRANSFORMATIONAL MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY FOR CO2 CAPTURE FROM CEMENT GAS

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WILL DESIGN AND TEST AN ENGINEERING-SCALE CARBON CAPTURE SYSTEM AT THE HOLCIM US CEMENT PLANT IN HOLLY HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA.

NONPROFIT WITH 501C3 IRS STATUS (OTHER THAN AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION)

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEFE0032463_089/

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SERVICE CORPORATION

BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL): AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER (AEP) ADVANCED DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ADMS) AND DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (DERMS) INITIATIVE

THE ADMS AND DERMS INITIATIVE PROJECT SEEKS TO IMPLEMENT AN ADVANCED DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (“ADMS”) WITH AN OPERATIONAL DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (“DERMS”) MODULE AND A DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM NETWORK (“DSN”) THAT CAN DELIVER IMPROVED GRID UTILIZATION, BETTER STORM RESPONSE AND RESILIENCE, AND BENEFITS IN CAPITAL PRODUCTIVITY AND SAFETY FOR AEP’S EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS.

FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION (OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESS)

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEGD0000926_089/

OFFICE OF MANUFACTURING AND ENERGY SUPPLY CHAINS (MESC)

INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) DOMESTIC MOBIS NORTH AMERICA - OHIO (MNA-OH) PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE (PHEV) AND MUSE BATTERY SYSTEM ASSEMBLIES (BSA) CONVERSION

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO CONVERT THE EXISTING PLANT FROM AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE (ICE) ONLY COMPLETE CHASSIS ASSEMBLY PLANT INTO A PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE (PHEV) PLANT, CAPABLE OF ASSEMBLING UP TO 98,000 UNITS ANNUALLY WITH AN ESTIMATED 53,900 UNITS OF PHEVS; AND CONVERSION OF A NEW PLANT TO MANUFACTURE BATTERY SYSTEM ASSEMBLIES (“BSA(S)” OR “BATTERY PACKS”), FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF UP TO 231,000 BSAS ANNUALLY WHICH WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO 2026 MODEL YEAR PHEVS.

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEMS0000091_089/

1. CONSOLIDATE FOUR EXISTING REGENERATIVE AIR-FIRED FURNACES INTO TWO LARGER OXY-HYBRID FURNACES WITH SIMILAR CAPACITY TO THE ORIGINAL FOUR TO DEMONSTRATE AND COMMENCE OPERATIONS OF THE FIRST DOMESTIC DEPLOYMENT OF OXY-HYBRID GLASS FURNACE TECHNOLOGY, WHICH ALLOWS THE FLEXIBLE USE OF ELECTRICITY TO REPLACE COMBUSTION AS THE ENERGY SOURCE FOR MELTING GLASS BY 20% UP TO 80%.

2. ADOPT INDUSTRY LEADING OXYGEN FIRED FURNACE TECHNOLOGY, WHICH INCREASES THE OXYGEN CONTENT FROM 21% UP TO 90% BY REPLACING AMBIENT AIR FEED WITH AN OXYGEN SOURCE DURING NATURAL GAS COMBUSTION CYCLES.

3. DISSEMINATE FINDINGS FROM THIS PROJECT TO THE U.S. GLASS INDUSTRY THROUGH INDUSTRY CONFERENCES AND OTHER FORUMS.

4. REDUCE CO2 EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH GAS COMBUSTION IN THE GLASS MELTING PROCESS UP TO AT LEAST 45% (WITH ELECTRIC MELTING AT 20%) AND UP TO 90% (WITH ELECTRIC MELTING AT 80%) COMPARED TO LIBBEY’S 2022 BASELINE.

5. REDUCE CARBON INTENSITY OF THE TOLEDO, OHIO FACILITY BY AT LEAST 25% AND UP TO 50% AGAINST LIBBEY’S 2022 BASELINE.

FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION (OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESS)

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DECD0000091_089/

OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC

OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC. (“OWENS-ILLINOIS” OR “O-I”) WILL IMPLEMENT A FIRST-IN-MARKET COMBINATION OF FURNACE TECHNOLOGIES (THE “FURNACE TECHNOLOGY STACK”) THAT REDUCE CARBON INTENSITY (CI) BY 20-40%, COMPARED TO GLASS PRODUCED ON A BASELINE FURNACE, AS PART OF A FULL RETROFIT OF A FURNACE AT A MANUFACTURING SITE IN ZANESVILLE, OH (“PROJECT FACILITY”). THE FURNACE TECHNOLOGY STACK INCLUDES A GAS/OXY-FUEL SYSTEM, OPTIMELT™ HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM, RAW MATERIAL PRE-HEATING, 20-30% ELECTRIC BOOST, AND ELECTRIC FOREHEARTH CONVERSION. THE PROJECT DEMONSTRATES THE COMMERCIAL FEASIBILITY AND FUNCTIONALITY OF THE FURNACE TECHNOLOGY STACK’S COMBINATION OF TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL SERVE AS A FOUNDATION TO DRIVE INDUSTRY TRANSFORMATION TOWARDS DECARBONIZATION BY IMPROVING ADOPTION OF THESE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, O-I WILL IMPROVE AIR QUALITY FOR NEARBY COMMUNITIES, ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITIES AND WORKERS TO PURSUE PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS AND COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AGREEMENTS, AND PROMOTE WORKERS’ RIGHTS AND EQUITY.

FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION (OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESS)

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DECD0000093_089/

APPALACHIAN RENEWABLE POWER SYSTEMS LTD.

DIVERSIFYING ON-FARM INCOME IN APPALACHIA: QUANTIFYING THE INTEGRATION OF BEEF CATTLE GRAZING AND PHOTOVOLTAICS

A. PROJECT OBJECTIVES
THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF SOILS, FORAGES, CATTLE, AND ENERGY PRODUCTION FROM COLOCATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) SYSTEMS IN PASTURES GRAZED BY BEEF CATTLE IN APPALACHIA.

SMALL BUSINESS

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEEE0011415_089/

BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) – CREATING RELIABLE AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ENERGY FOR CUSTOMERS THROUGH THE ENERGY TRANSITION THROUGH WEST VIRGINIA/MARYLAND SMART GRID

THE CREATE PROJECT WILL DEPLOY SMART GRID TECHNOLOGY ON APPROXIMATELY 50 DISTRIBUTION CIRCUITS INCREASING LOAD TRANSFERABILITY, AUTOMATED SWITCHING, SCADA CONTROL, AND CIRCUIT CAPACITY. CREATE WILL ADVANCE ELECTRIFICATION BY RECONDUCTORING LINES TO INCREASE CAPACITY, UPGRADING SYSTEM COMPONENTS TO SUPPORT VOLATILE LOADS, AND ENABLING BIDIRECTIONAL FLOW OF ELECTRICITY. THESE UPGRADES WILL SUPPORT EXPANDING ELECTRIFICATION IN TRANSPORTATION, BUILDINGS, DER ADOPTION, AND RENEWABLES THROUGH STRENGTHENED CIRCUIT TIES, DISTRIBUTION AUTOMATION, AND RESILIENCY INVESTMENTS. BY INVESTING IN CIRCUIT TIES AND RECLOSERS ACROSS THE GRID, THE SYSTEM WILL BE ABLE TO AUTOMATICALLY REROUTE POWER AROUND FAULTS, USING ADJACENT CIRCUITS, TO MINIMIZE CUSTOMERS IMPACTED BY DISRUPTIVE EVENTS.

FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION (OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESS)

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEGD0001016_089/

ADVANCED COOLING TECHNOLOGIES INC

INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) – EFFICIENT COMPACT COMBUSTORS FOR METHANE MITIGATION (ECOMM)

THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO MATURE THE TECHNOLOGY BY DEMONSTRATING ITS LONG-TERM OPERATION, MATERIAL DURABILITY, AND SUSTAINED PERFORMANCE FOR DIFFERENT METHANE EMISSIONS CONTROL APPLICATIONS IN THE OIL & GAS SECTOR AND CREATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES TO BENEFIT COMMUNITIES AND PREPARE A QUALIFIED WORKFORCE NEEDED FOR THE FUTURE, BROAD APPLICATION OF THE TECHNOLOGY.

FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION (OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESS)

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEFE0032676_089/

AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS, INC

ULTRA-CRYOPUMP FOR HIGH-DEMAND TRANSPORTATION FUELING

FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION (OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESS)

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEEE0008819_089/

PLUG IN PHILLY AIMS TO CREATE A DIVERSE, HIGHLY SKILLED WORK FORCE TO SUPPORT THE EV INDUSTRY IN PHILADELPHIA BY UPSKILLING LOW-INCOME, NON-WHITE, AND FEMALE WORKERS. THE PROJECT INCLUDES A WIDE COMMUNITY OUTREACH STRATEGY AND A WRAP-AROUND PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES STIPENDS AND SUPPORT SERVICES DESIGNED TO ESTABLISH GREATER AWARENESS OF EMERGING ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT (EVSE) RELATED JOBS.

STATE GOVERNMENT

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEEE0011252_089/

PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

MAXIMIZING WORKFORCE FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IN PENNSYLVANIA.

STATE GOVERNMENT

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEEE0010941_089/

EAST PENN MANUFACTURING CO.

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS: TO DEVELOP A 12-VOLT ABSORBENT GLASS MAT AUXILIARY LEAD ACID BATTERY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE APPLICATION THAT HAS TWICE THE SERVICE LIFE OF THE CURRENT SIMILAR BATTERY TYPES AT A REDUCED COST.

FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION (OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESS)

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEEE0011170_089/

THIS PROJECT WILL ENHANCE AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR LOW-CARBON CONCRETE BINDER COMMERCIALIZATION, TO TEST LOW-CARBON NON-ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENTS THAT CAN DECARBONIZE THE CEMENT AND CONCRETE INDUSTRIES BY ADVANCING LOW TEMPERATURE CALCINED CLAYS WITH A 50% LOWER CARBON FOOTPRINT THAN TRADITIONAL CEMENT. THE RESEARCH TEAM WILL FOCUS ON FIVE KEY OBJECTIVES: (1) RESEARCH ULTRASONICATION PROCESSING AS A CONTAMINANT SEPARATION AND CLAY BENEFICIATION PROCESS FOR LOW-GRADE KAOLIN (LGK) AND BLENDED CALCINED CLAYS. (2) PRODUCE CALCINED CLAYS AT APPRECIABLE QUANTITIES FOR ANALYSIS AND CONCRETE BATCHING USING THE ULTRASONICATION-CALCINATION-GRINDING PROCESS. (3) INVESTIGATE CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF NATURALLY OCCURRING CLAYS AS COMPARED TO ULTRASONICALLY PROCESSED CLAYS, BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER CALCINATION. (4) TEST AND QUANTIFY THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND DURABILITY PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE MIX DESIGNS UTILIZING CALCINED CLAYS. (5) QUANTIFY THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF CALCINED CLAYS IN TERMS OF THE DOE’S METRICS AND TO DETERMINE AN OPTIMAL TRADE-OFF POINT TO MAXIMIZE DESIRABLE PROPERTIES.

PRIVATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEEE0011220_089/

OUTDOOR AUTONOMOUS MANIPULATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS (O-AMPP)

SMALL BUSINESS

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEEE0009327_089/

NATURAL REFRIGERANT, ENERGY EFFICIENT, INDUSTRIAL HIGH TEMPERATURE HEAT PUMP

SMALL BUSINESS

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEEE0010863_089/

TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO EVALUATE WHEN AND HOW THE INFLUENCE OF LSS SITING PRACTICES, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY PERCEPTIONS AND BELIEFS ABOUT LSS, AFFECT COMMUNITY SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION FOR LOCAL LSS PROJECTS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF PROJECTS FROM PLANNING TO COMPLETION.

PRIVATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEEE0011468_089/

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

ADVANCING TURBINE TECHNOLOGIES FOR RELEVANT INLET TEMPERATURE PROFILES IN THE STEADY THERMAL AERO
RESEARCH TURBINE (START) LAB

THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INVESTIGATE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES TO MEET THE GOAL OF SIMPLE CYCLE
GAS TURBINE EFFICIENCY INCREASING TO 67% WHILE EXPANDING POTENTIAL RANGES OF FUELS AND COMBUSTOR DESIGNS.
SPECIFICALLY, THIS PROJECT WILL EVALUATE THE USE OF HIGH TEMPERATURE MATERIALS, NAMELY CERAMIC MATRIX
COMPOSITES (CMCS) WITH THE INTENTION OF REDUCING THE NEED FOR TURBINE COOLING AIR, WHICH IS A PARASITIC
LOSS IN TERMS OF EFFICIENCY.

PUBLIC/STATE CONTROLLED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEFE0032232_089/

MACHINE LEARNING ENHANCED LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY (LIBS) FOR AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF HYDROGEN PRODUCING GASIFIERS.
THE PROJECT’S OVERALL OBJECTIVE IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF LIBS INTEGRATED WITH MACHINE LEARNING (ML) DESIGNED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF FEEDSTOCK STREAMS INTO ENTRAINED-FLOW AND FLUIDIZED BED GASIFIER SYSTEMS THAT PRODUCE CLEAN HYDROGEN WITH BIOMASS, WASTE PLASTICS, AND LEGACY COAL WASTE AS THE FEEDSTOCKS. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, THE RESEARCH TEAM WILL FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC
OBJECTIVES AND CRITICAL FACTORS: (1) ASSEMBLING A MATERIAL INVENTORY AND DEVELOPING SAMPLING PROCEDURE; (2) DESIGNING AND ASSEMBLING LIBS SYSTEM FOR STATIC AND DYNAMIC CONDITIONS; (3) DEVELOPING AND VALIDATING ML ALGORITHMS FOR LIBS DATA PROCESSING; (4) INSTALLING LIBS+ML SYSTEMS ON ONE ENTRAINED-FLOW AND ONE FLUIDIZED BED GASIFIER; (5) INTEGRATING LIBS+ML OUTPUTS INTO GASIFIER CONTROL SYSTEMS; AND (6) PERFORMING A TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS (TEA).

PRIVATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEFE0032542_089/

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY PARK

INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) – COMMUNITY-ORIENTED METHANE AND CO-POLLUTANT EMISSION MEASUREMENTS IN THE APPALACHIAN REGION (COMPEAR)

THIS PROJECT WILL MEASURE EMISSIONS OF METHANE AND CO-EMITTED SPECIES IN AND AROUND CJ/EJ COMMUNITIES IN THE APPALACHIAN REGION. THE PROJECT WILL USE BOTH MOBILE AND STATIONARY MEASUREMENTS AND WILL EMPLOY A UNIQUELY COMMUNITY-ORIENTED MEASUREMENT STRATEGY. CHEMICAL FINGERPRINTING WILL BE A CENTRAL ELEMENT OF THE PROJECT METHODOLOGY. CHEMICAL FINGERPRINTING WILL IMPROVE BOTH METHANE SOURCE ATTRIBUTION AND CO-EMITTED SPECIES INVENTORIES, OFTEN A HIGH PRIORITY CONCERN FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE PROJECT WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY AND INDUSTRY ADVISORY GROUPS AND HEALTH SCIENCES PROFESSIONALS TO MAXIMIZE COMMUNITY BENEFITS OF THE STUDY.

PUBLIC/STATE CONTROLLED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEFE0032698_089/

CHATTANOOGA AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO RE-IMAGINE AND RE-EVALUATE ALL ASPECTS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, TECHNOLOGY, AND BUSINESS MODELS FOR MID-SIZE CITIES, SUCH AS THE CITY OF CHATTANOOGA, WITH A FOCUS ON IMPROVING SUSTAINABILITY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, MOBILITY ACCESS, AND FINANCIAL VIABILITY IN AN EQUITABLE MANNER. AVAILABILITY.

CITY OR TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENT

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEEE0011188_089/

COLLABORATIVE COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING ENABLED MODULAR SHELLS FOR LARGE WIND BLADES

NONPROFIT WITH 501C3 IRS STATUS (OTHER THAN AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION)

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEEE0011006_089/

SILICON RANCH CORPORATION

INTEGRATED PV SYSTEM DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT PLATFORM FOR THE CO-OPTIMIZATION OF REGENERATIVE CATTLE GRAZING AND PV SOLAR GENERATION

SMALL BUSINESS

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEEE0009373_089/

NEW AWARD TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE ENTITLED THE OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE: A PARTNERSHIP OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AND OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR
INTERDISCIPLINARY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN EMERGING ENERGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

PUBLIC/STATE CONTROLLED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEEE0009177_089/

THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL): VIRGINIA CARBONSAFE STORAGE

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE VIRGINIA CARBONSAFE STORAGE PROJECT ARE TO: (1) DEMONSTRATE THAT SUBSURFACE SALINE FORMATIONS WITHIN THE STORAGE COMPLEX CAN STORE COMMERCIAL VOLUMES OF CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) SAFELY AND PERMANENTLY; (2) CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN THAT INCLUDES DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY, JUSTICE40 INITIATIVES, AND ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AND JOB CREATION CONSIDERATIONS; (3) DEVELOP INFRASTRUCTURE FRAMEWORK FOR A CO¬¬2 STORAGE HUB; (4) ESTABLISH A RIGOROUS RISK REGISTRY AND CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; (5) EXECUTE A COMPREHENSIVE SIT CHARACTERIZATION PLAN TO SUPPORT AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL (UIC) CLASS VI PERMIT FOR THE COMMERCIAL PROJECT; AND (6) EVALUATE THE OVERALL COMMERCIALITY OF A REGIONAL SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA STORAGE COMPLEX.

STATE GOVERNMENT

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEFE0032445_089/

THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) - DATA CENTER FLEXIBILITY AS A GRID ENHANCING TECHNOLOGY

THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS AWARD WILL ADDRESS THREATS TO U.S. GRID RELIABILITY AND RESILIENCE CHALLENGES POSED BY RAPID GROWTH IN DATA CENTER ELECTRICITY LOADS AND HELP REDUCE DATA CENTER LOAD IMPACTS ON LOCAL AND REGIONAL GRIDS, THUS IMPROVING RELIABILITY AND RESILIENCE FOR BOTH DATA CENTERS AND GRID OPERATORS. THROUGH THE PROPOSED APPROACHES THE RECIPIENT WILL ALSO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM BASELINE DATA CENTER POWER SUPPLY CONFIGURATIONS.

STATE GOVERNMENT

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEGD0000969_089/

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE (ICE) MECHANICS’ INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) REPAIR: A NATIONAL FRANCHISE TRAINING MODEL FOR DIVERSIFYING THE EXPERTISE OF TODAY’S AUTO TECHNICIAN

THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AND CONDUCT A PILOT LAUNCH OF A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (IHES) AND CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS (CTES) THAT WILL PROVIDE A SUSTAINABLE, STANDARDIZED, HYBRID ONLINE/IN-PERSON TRAINING. THE TRAINING WILL FOCUS ON EV MAINTENANCE FOR THE CURRENT AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN WORKFORCE THAT WORK OUTSIDE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER (OEM) DEALERSHIP NETWORKS AND/OR THOSE WORKERS SEEKING TO TRANSITION FROM LEGACY ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION JOBS TO NEW GREEN ENERGY JOBS.

PUBLIC/STATE CONTROLLED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEEE0010628_089/

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION

THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON INTEGRATING HIGH-TEMPERATURE SOLID OXIDE ELECTROLYSIS (HTSE) WITH SOLAR CONCENTRATOR-TES TO GENERATE HYDROGEN FOR FURTHER USE IN SYNGAS AND OTHER FUEL PRODUCTION. THE PROPOSED WORK WILL DESIGN AND VALIDATE AN INNOVATIVE SYSTEM PROTOTYPE FOR PRODUCING GREEN HYDROGEN USING THE ADDITION OF SOLAR HEAT SUPPLY IN HOT STEAM GENERATION FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE ELECTROLYSIS. THE TARGET LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE IS “TIER 2. DEVELOP, DESIGN, DE-RISK”. THE PROJECT WILL START FROM A TYPICAL TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL (TRL) 3, WITH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES.

NONPROFIT WITH 501C3 IRS STATUS (OTHER THAN AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION)

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEEE0011496_089/

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION

STORAGE TANK EMISSIONS ASSESSMENTS IN THE MARCELLUS (STEAM) TO ACQUIRE NEW KNOWLEDGE WITH SCIENCE (TANKS)

THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE IS TO ACQUIRE NEW, SCIENCE-BASED KNOWLEDGE TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL UNDERSTANDING OF METHANE AND OTHER EMISSIONS FROM STORAGE TANKS AT UPSTREAM AND MIDSTREAM OIL AND NATURAL GAS SITES IN PORTIONS OF THE APPALACHIAN BASIN, WHICH ARE KNOWN TO CONTRIBUTE TO METHANE AND VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) EMISSIONS THAT IMPACT LOCAL AND GLOBAL AIR QUALITY.

PUBLIC/STATE CONTROLLED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEFE0032299_089/

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION

INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) – RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF THE METHANE MITIGATION SYSTEM

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSED WORK IS THE CONTINUED RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT PROTOTYPE METHANE MITIGATION SYSTEMS (MMS) AT ACTIVE NATURAL GAS COMPRESSION SITES. SUCCESSFUL DEPLOYMENT WILL SERVE AS CASE STUDIES TO BOLSTER COMMERCIALIZATION EFFORTS AND HIGHLIGHT TO INDUSTRY THE IMMEDIATE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS BENEFITS AND WILL OCCUR ON MEDIUM AND LARGE DISPLACEMENT ENGINES (3500 AND 3600 SERIES).

NONPROFIT WITH 501C3 IRS STATUS (OTHER THAN AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION)

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_DEFE0032663_089/