Award Number: DE-EE0009297, CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, Advanced Manufacturing Office, Location(s): OH, Office(s): Golden Field Office
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
March 16, 2021
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Award Number: DE-EE0009297
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Advanced Manufacturing Office
Location(s): OH
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to the University of Akron to design, develop, fabricate, and test a recyclable lightweight carbon fiber composite as well as perform techno-economic assessment and life cycle analysis of the product. The recipient would create a composite that is energy efficient to produce and retains most of its tensile strength after several recycling and reprocessing cycles. In addition, the material would allow for retrieval of the carbon fiber at the end of the product lifespan. The project would be completed over three Budget Periods (BPs) with a Go/No-Go Decision Point between each BP. This NEPA review is applicable to all three BPs.