DOE supports small businesses in hydrogen sector with $17.1 million in SBIR grants

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September 5, 2024

Department of Energy Announces $142 Million for Small Business Research and Development Grants—Including $17.1 Million for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Projects

DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) selects 15 projects for R&D supporting clean 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 the research and development (R&D) of clean energy.

As part of this funding, HFTO selected the following 15 projects for R&D of clean 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.