| Lead Organization | Partners | Project Title | City | State | DOE Funding | Cost Share | Total Cost |
| Topic Area 1, Subtopic 1.1: Innovative Iron and Steelmaking Processes | |||||||
| Antora Energy Inc. | EVRAZ North American, Colorado School of Mines, ArcelorMittal USA, National Renewable Energy Laboratory | High-efficiency solid-state waste heat recovery for iron and steelmaking | Golden | CA | $2,000,000.00 | $500,000.00 | $2,500,000.00 |
| Colorado School of Mines | National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories | Maximizing Scrap Recycling by Designing Cu Tolerant Steel Compositions | Golden | CO | $2,238,996.00 | $559,749.00 | $2,798,745.00 |
| Cornell University | Reaction Engineering International | Integrated Reuse and Co-Utilization of Slag, Sludge and Dust With Inherent Heavy Metal Capture and Nanoscale Calcium Carbonate Production as an Enhanced Fluxing Agent in Steel Plants (INSIGHT) | Ithaca | NY | $1,226,921.00 | $309,553.00 | $1,536,474.00 |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | Praxair Inc. a Linde Group, Big River Steel, Commercial Metals Company, Gerdau North America, Nucor Steel, CIX Inc., Colorado School of Mines | Intelligent Dynamic EAF Advisory System (IDEAS) for Improving EAF Operating Efficiency | Rolla | MO | $5,227,988.00 | $2,261,107.00 | $7,489,095.00 |
| Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth | Nucor Steel, ArcelorMittal | Enhancement of Iron Ore Pellet Chemistry to Allow More Efficient Natural Gas Based Direct Reduced Iron Production and Subsequent Conversion of the Metalized Product to Gangue Free Metallic Nodules and Pig Iron | Duluth | MN | $2,112,619.00 | $528,825.00 | $2,641,444.00 |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory | United States Steel Corporation, Allied Mineral Products Inc., Reno Refractories Inc., American Metallurgical Services Company, LLC, Minerals Manufacturing Corporation, National Energy Technology Laboratory, University of Alabama at Birmingham | Use of Novel Refractory Design and Installation Techniques for Improved Energy Efficiency in Iron and Steel and Other Energy Intensive Industries | Oak Ridge | TN | $1,000,000.00 | $354,000.00 | $1,354,000.00 |
| Purdue University Northwest - Steel Manufacturing Simulation and Visualization Consortium | ArcelorMittal USA, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Praxair Inc. a Linde Company, Purdue University, U.S. Steel | Integrated Virtual Blast Furnace for Real-time Energy Efficiency Improvement | Hammond | IN | $7,048,766.00 | $2,008,623.00 | $9,057,389.00 |
| Topic Area 1, Subtopic 1.2: Enhanced Efficiency of Drying Processes | |||||||
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Solenis LLC, Kimberly-Clark Corp., Sandia National Laboratories | Advanced Multiphase (MP) forming for enhanced efficiency of drying paper, tissue and other fiber composite products | Atlanta | GA | $2,999,673.00 | $749,919.00 | $3,749,592.00 |
| Saint-Gobain | Georgia Tech Research Corporation | Advanced Techniques for Energy Input Reduction in Gypsum Wallboard Drying | Northborough | MA | $2,282,705.00 | $571,167.00 | $2,853,872.00 |
| University of Minnesota | RAPID Manufacturing Institute, Electric Power Research Institute, Savannah River National Laboratory | Integrated Radio Frequency and Ultrasonics with Conventional Processes for Efficient Water Removal in Pulp and Paper and Other Biomaterial Applications | St. Paul | MN | $2,364,209.00 | $852,488.00 | $3,216,697.00 |
| Topic Area 1, Subtopic 1.3: Machine Learning to Increase Efficiencies in the Manufacturing of Large-Scale, High-Rate Aerostructures | |||||||
| Argonne National Laboratory | GKN Aerospace, Edison Welding Institute, GE Research | Probabilistic Machine Learning for Rapid Large-Scale and High-Rate Aerostructure Manufacturing (PRISM) | Lemont | IL | $1,930,410.00 | $500,600.00 | $2,431,010.00 |
| Edison Welding Institute | GE Research, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory | In-Process Monitoring for Reduced EB-DED NDT Costs | Columbus | OH | $2,040,709.00 | $512,899.00 | $2,553,608.00 |
| Raytheon Technologies Research Center | Collins Aerospace Systems, Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Multi-Source Machine Learning and Thermoplastics Enhanced Aerostructure Manufacturing (mTEAM) (P.E00.0506) | East Hartford | CT | $2,399,981.00 | $599,996.00 | $2,999,977.00 |
| Spirit AeroSystems Inc. | Texas Research Institute, Northern Illinois University, Argonne National Lab | Framework and Tool for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Enabled Automated Non-Destructive Inspection of Composite Aerostructures Manufacturing | Wichita | KS | $2,193,972.00 | $548,493.00 | $2,742,465.00 |
| University of Tennessee: Knoxville | Third Wave Systems, Manufacturing Laboratories Inc., Oak Ridge National Laboratory MDF, GKN Aerospace:, Raytheon Technologies Research Center | Physics-Guided Machine Learning (PGML) for Improved Aerostructure Manufacturing | Knoxville | TN | $1,551,195.00 | $390,848.00 | $1,942,043.00 |
| Topic Area 1, Subtopic 1.4: Integrated Additive Manufacturing Processes for Advanced Wind Blade Production | |||||||
| Colorado State University | Owens Corning, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Arkema Inc., Vestas Blades America | Additive Manufacture of Fiber Reinforced Composites for Novel Internal Wind Blade Structure with Radically Reduced Tooling Requirements | Fort Collins | CO | $2,000,000.00 | $514,250.00 | $2,514,250.00 |
| GE Research | Oak Ridge National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, LM Wind Power, GE Renewable Energy | Additive and Modular Enabled Rotor Blades and Integrated Composites Assembly (AMERICA) | Niskayuna | NY | $3,999,771.00 | $2,655,422.00 | $6,655,193.00 |
| National Renewable Energy Laboratory | Vanderbilt University, The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation, Ingersoll Machine Tools, Additive Engineering, TPI Composites | Additive Manufactured Wind Blade Core Structure Enabling Thermal Welding of Advanced Large Blades | Golden | CO | $2,000,000.00 | $524,575.00 | $2,524,575.00 |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory | University of Maine, Orbital Composites Inc. | On-Site, High-Throughput Manufacturing of Wind Blade Tips with Large Scale Continuous Fiber Additive Manufacturing | Oak Ridge | TN | $4,026,254.00 | $1,006,600.00 | $5,032,854.00 |
| Sandia National Laboratories | Stratasys Direct Manufacturing, Wetzel Wind Energy Services | Additive Manufactured, System Integrated Tip for Wind Turbine Blades | Albuquerque | NM | $2,000,000.00 | $500,000.00 | $2,500,000.00 |
| University of Maine | TPI Composites, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Inc., Ingersoll Machine Tools Inc., Techmer PM LLC, Oak Ridge National Laboratory | MEGAPRINT: Using the World's Largest 3D Printer for Precision Manufacturing of Large Modular Wind Blade Tooling | Orono | ME | $2,835,116.00 | $708,926.00 | $3,544,042.00 |
| University of Michigan | Raytheon Technologies, TPI Composites, Penn State University Park | Robot-Based Additive Manufacturing of Lego-Type Modular Molds for Wind Blades | Ann Arbor | MI | $2,697,007.00 | $691,516.00 | $3,388,523.00 |
| Topic Area 1, Subtopic 1.5: Reducing Cost of Production of Ceramic Matrix Composites Used in High-Temperature Applications | |||||||
| Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems at Clearfield Utah | Air Force Research Lab | Automated Manufacturing of High Throughput and Low Cost Ceramic Matrix Composites | Dayton | OH | $1,754,505.00 | $744,931.00 | $2,499,436.00 |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, Pratt & Whitney, Honeywell International Inc., COI Ceramics Inc. | Continuous Scalable Process for Domestic Production of SiC Fibers for Low-Cost Ceramic Matrix Composites | Oak Ridge | TN | $2,000,000.00 | $604,937.00 | $2,604,937.00 |
| Penn State University Park | 3D Systems: Dr. Jared Blecher; Solar Turbines: Sudhakar Bollapragada | Vat Thermal- and Photo-Polymerization Additive Manufacturing for SiC-Based CMCs | University Park | PA | $2,000,000.00 | $500,009.00 | $2,500,009.00 |
| Robocasting Enterprises, LLC | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Reducing the Cost of CMC Fabrication via Continuous Fiber Additive Manufacturing and Advanced PIP | Albuquerque | NM | $3,000,000.00 | $750,000.00 | $3,750,000.00 |
| Spirit AeroSystems Inc. | Starfire Systems, ZYP Coatings, National Institute for Aviation Research, Fiber Materials Inc., Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Continuous Fiber Silicon Carbide Ceramic Composite Manufacturing: A Low Cost Polymer Infiltration Process, Evaluation, and Industrialization | Wichita | KS | $2,538,894.00 | $634,724.00 | $3,173,618.00 |
| Topic Area 2, Subtopic 2.1: Advanced Chemical Manufacturing R&D | |||||||
| E2H2NANO, LLC | University of South Carolina, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York | Compact Catalytic Membrane Reactor for One-Step High-Efficiency Ammonia (NH3) Synthesis at Moderate Temperatures and Pressures | Pittsford | NY | $1,945,854.00 | $490,074.00 | $2,435,928.00 |
| Forge Nano Inc. | Oregon State University, Idaho National Laboratory | Catalyst Active Site Design by ALD for Advanced Chemical Manufacturing | Thornton | CO | $4,000,000.00 | $1,000,000.00 | $5,000,000.00 |
| Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | Siemens Energy USA, Total American Services | Advanced Design and Manufacturing of CO2 Electrolyzers for Flexible and Efficient Ethylene Production | Livermore | CA | $3,000,000.00 | $960,000.00 | $3,960,000.00 |
| Savannah River National Laboratory | Bechtel Corporation, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Induction Food Systems, RAPID Manufacturing Institute, Electric Power Research Institute, University of South Carolina: Columbia | Thermocatalytic Ethylene Production using Targeted RF Induction Heating | Aiken | SC | $3,510,000.00 | $1,917,187.00 | $5,427,187.00 |
| Texas Tech University | The Shepherd Chemical Company, Idaho National Lab | Designing a Methane Dehydroaromatization (MDA) Process for Feedstock Flexibility and High-On-Stream Time via Dynamic Kinetic and Thermodynamic Control | Lubbock | TX | $2,631,932.00 | $659,054.00 | $3,290,986.00 |
| University of Houston | KX2 Development, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, University of Virginia, Idaho National Laboratory | Resilient Ammoxidation of Small Hydrocarbons (R-ASH) Using Forced Dynamic Operation for Maximal Flexibility | Houston | TX | $2,916,874.00 | $729,219.00 | $3,646,093.00 |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia | Chemtronergy, LLC, Idaho National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | Efficient CO2 and Natural Gas Refinery for Ethylene Production | Columbia | SC | $2,000,000.00 | $500,000.00 | $2,500,000.00 |
| Topic Area 2, Subtopic 2.2: Dynamic Catalyst Science with Data Analytics | |||||||
| Idaho National Laboratory | University of Houston, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Georgia Institute of Technology, Clariant Corporation | Catalyst Evaluation for Deactivation and Remediation (CEDAR): Development of Robust Materials and Resilient Processes via Transient Measurement and Data-Driven Multiscale Models | Idaho Falls | ID | $5,000,000.00 | $1,536,062.00 | $6,536,062.00 |
| Topic Area 3, Subtopic 3.1: Integrating Carbon Capture and Utilization into Industrial Processes | |||||||
| Mosaic Materials Inc. | John Parks, The Environmental Genome Initiative | Developing Low-Cost Manufacturing Processes for an Ultra-High Capacity Carbon Capture Material | Alameda | CA | $2,284,000.00 | $571,000.00 | $2,855,000.00 |
| North Carolina State University | University of California | Integrating Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration into Chemical Pulp Mills | Raleigh | NC | $1,014,054.00 | $259,000.00 | $1,273,054.00 |
| Northern Illinois University | Angstrom Advanced Inc., University of North Texas, Argonne National Laboratory | Scalable Integration of CO2 Capture and Electrocatalytic Conversion to Organic Liquids | DeKalb | IL | $1,974,828.00 | $493,760.00 | $2,468,588.00 |
| Palo Alto Research Center Inc. (PARC) | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | Sorbents Tailored for Emission Abatement in Manufacturing (STEAM) | Palo Alto | CA | $1,574,269.00 | $400,000.00 | $1,974,269.00 |
| Praxair Inc. | None | Decarbonization of Hydrogen Production by Flameless Oxidation | Tonawanda | NY | $975,000.00 | $325,000.00 | $1,300,000.00 |
| Research Triangle Institute | CEMEX Inc., Carbon Clean Solutions USA Inc., Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Intensified Water-Lean Solvent CO2 Capture System for Cement Flue Gas | Research Triangle Park | NC | $5,000,000.00 | $2,993,034.00 | $7,993,034.00 |
| ReSource Chemical Corp. | None | Performance-Advantaged Chemicals and Materials Made from Lignocellulose and CO2 | Palo Alto | CA | $2,000,000.00 | $500,000.00 | $2,500,000.00 |
| Solidia Technologies | LafargeHolcim, FLSmidth, CRH | An Innovative Process for Direct Utilization of CO2 in Solid Synthetic Pozzolan Production | Piscataway | NJ | $2,100,000.00 | $522,742.00 | $2,622,742.00 |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Giner Inc., University of Cincinnati, Idaho National Laboratory: | Modular Reactors for the Capture and Electro-Conversion of CO2 in Various Industrial Processes to Value-Added Chemicals | Lafayette | LA | $3,200,000.00 | $808,475.00 | $4,008,475.00 |
| Topic Area 3, Subtopic 3.2: Flexible CHP Demonstration in a District Energy System Integrated with a Renewably Fueled Municipal Generating Station | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Linde-Praxair, District Energy - St. Paul | Flexible Natural Gas/Hydrogen CHP system | Peoria | IL | $5,000,001.00 | $6,705,620.00 | $11,705,620.00 |
| Clemson University | TECO Westinghouse Motor Company, National Renewable Energy Laboratory | Megawatt Scale, Multi-Source Heat Recovery System with a Flexible Grid Interconnect | Charleston | SC | $4,000,599.00 | $2,292,938.00 | $6,293,537.00 |
| Totals = | $123,597,102.00 | $44,747,322.00 | $168,344,423.00 | ||||
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