Award Number: DE-EE0009249, CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, Fuel Cell Technologies Office, Location(s): CA, Office(s): Golden Field Office
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
November 17, 2020
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Award Number: DE-EE0009249
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Fuel Cell Technologies Office
Location(s): CA
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to University of California Irvine (UCI) to develop and test a novel solid oxide fuel cell device for use in the production of direct reduced iron (DRI). A prototype system would be developed which would interface a Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell (SOEC) system with a computer-based setup designed to simulate a traditional DRI furnace. The project would be completed over three Budget Periods (BPs) with a Go/No-Go Decision Point in between each BP.