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Approved Categorical Exclusions

ARRA	Date	Title	Recipient Name	Location	DOE NETL Sponsor Sort ascending
N	2019-05-08	Natural Gas Hydrates in Permafrost and Marine Settings: Resources, Properties and Environmental Issues (277.92 KB)	Prime: US Geological Survey - Woods Hole, MA Subs: US Geological Survey -Denver, CO, Menlo Park, CA, and Santa Cruz, CA	Offshore Oregon and Washington	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2020-03-13	Modular System for Direct Conversion of Methane into Methanol via Photocatalysis (147.99 KB)	Prime: Stanford; University Sub: Susteon, Inc.	Stanford, CA; Cary, NC	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2020-01-09	The Eagle Ford Shale Laboratory: A Field Study of the Stimulated Reservoir Volume, Detailed Fracture Characteristics, and EOR (204.56 KB)	Prime: Texas A&M University (TEES) Sub: INPEX Eagle Ford, LLC	Multiple sites, TX	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-16	In-Situ Pipeline Coatings for Methane Emissions Mitigation and Quantification from Natural Gas Infrastructure (110.73 KB)	Prime: Oceanit Laboratories Sub: Rescue Pipeline Services, LLC	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-06-30	Fracture Diagnostics Using Low Frequency Electromagnetic Induction and Electrically Conductive Proppants (147.16 KB)	Prime: University of Texas - Austin Subs: E-Spectrum Technologies, Inc. and University of Texas - Austin Field Site	Multiple sites, TX	FE/TDIC/O&G/UOG Team
N	2022-03-10	Hexagonal Boron Nitride Reinforced Multifunctional Well Cement For Extreme Conditions (181.77 KB)	C-Crete Technologies	San Leandro, CA	FE/TDIC/Natural Gas and Oil
N	2017-05-31	Minerals Processing Laboratory (167.98 KB)	DOE NETL	South Park Township, PA	FE/TDIC/Materials Engineering & Manufacturing/Functional Materials Team
N	2016-07-11	Interagency Agreement - Clean Cities National Parks Initiative (157.08 KB)	National Park Service	Washington, DC	FE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2020-09-22	Collective Defense for Public Power OT Networks (CDP-OT) (172.19 KB)	American Public Power Association (APPA)	Arlington, VA	FE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery and Security Team
N	2020-09-24	Essence 2.0 Development and Deployment (178.93 KB)	National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)	Arlington, VA	FE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery and Security Team
N	2020-08-11	Co-optimization of Vehicle and Routes (CoVaR) to Improve Commercial Transportation System Efficiency (35.45 KB)	Prime: PACCAR Inc; Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery and Security Team
N	2020-11-04	CRISP Deployment (Task 5) from the Essence 2.0 Development and Deployment (175.36 KB)	National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)	Arlington, VA	FE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery and Security Team
N	2019-09-16	Preparedness and Mitigation for the GMD and EMP Impacts to the Electric Grid (242.79 KB)	EPRI	Charlotte, NC Knoxville, TN	FE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery and Security Team
N	2020-08-14	Preparedness and Mitigation for the GMD and EMP Impacts to the Electric Grid (202.07 KB)	Prime: EPRI; Sub: Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA - Office and Substation)	Multiple sites, TN	FE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery and Security Team
N	2019-02-05	State and Local Innovation and Analysis in Support of Long-Term Energy Planning and Policy (213.43 KB)	Prime: NARUC Sub: Institute for Market Transformation (IMT)	Washington, DC Denver, CO	FE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2020-06-29	Synthesis, Screening and Characterization of Novel Low Temperature Electrolyte for Lithium-Ion Batteries (145.56 KB)	US Army Research Lab	Adelphi, MD	FE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2019-06-14	Molecular-Level Understanding of Cathode-Electrolyte Interfaces (175.9 KB)	US Army Research Lab	Adelphi, MD	FE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2016-03-30	State & Local Innovation & Analysis in Support of Long-Term Energy Planning (139.4 KB)	NASEO	Arlington, VA	FE/TDIC/ETD/EDST
N	2016-01-21	Novel Membrane and Electrodeposition-Based Separation and Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Coal Combustion Residues (109.56 KB)	Prime: Duke University Subs: Yale University, University of Kentucky, Research Triangle Institute International	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/ETP
N	2016-01-21	Plasma Arc Gasification Based Rare Earth Element Recovery from Coal Fly Ash (132.14 KB)	Prime: Southern Research Institute Subs: Reaction Engineering International, University of Utah, ArcSec Technologies, Headwaters Resources	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/ETP
N	2016-01-20	Recovery of Rare Earth Elements (REEs) from Coal Mine Drainage (133.7 KB)	Prime: West Virginia University Subs: CONSOL Energy, Rosebud Mining Company, WV Dept of Environmental Protection, Mepco, LLC	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/ETP
N	2016-01-15	Pilot-Scale Testing of an Integrated Circuit for the Extraction of Rare Earth Minerals and Elements from Coal and Coal Byproduct (126.94 KB)	Prime: University of Kentucky Subs: Virginia Tech, West Virginia University, Eriez Manufacturing, Blackhawk Mining, Arch Coal	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/ETP
N	2016-01-07	High Yield and Economical Production of Rare Earth Elements from Coal Ash (210.57 KB)	Prime: Physical Sciences, Inc. Subs: Equinox Chemicals, University of Kentucky Research Foundation	Andover, MA Albany, GA Lexington, KY	FE/TDIC/Coal/ETP
N	2016-05-19	Advanced Control Architecture and Sensor Information Development for Process Automation, Optimization, and Imaging of Chemical L (133.23 KB)	Prime: Ohio State University Sub: Stanford University	Stanford, CA	FE/TDIC/Coal/ETP
N	2016-01-07	A Pollution Prevention and Economically Viable Technology for Separation of Rare Earth Elements from Power River Basin Coal Ashe (141.04 KB)	Prime: University of Wyoming Subs: West Virginia Research Corporation, Rochester Institute of Technology	Laramie, WY Morgantown, WV Rochester, NY	FE/TDIC/Coal/ETP
N	2015-12-22	Investigation of Rare Earth Element Extraction from North Dakota Coal-Related Feedstocks (157.78 KB)	Prime: University of North Dakota Subs: Barr Engineering, North Dakota Geological Survey, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/ETP
N	2016-07-06	Advanced Ultra-supercritical (AUSC) Component Testing (133.61 KB)	Prime: Energy Industries of Ohio Sub: Arc Applications	York, PA	FE/TDIC/Coal/ETP
N	2016-01-22	Rare Earth Metals Extraction (REME) (164.37 KB)	Neumann Systems Group	Colorado Springs, CO	FE/TDIC/Coal/ETP
N	2016-01-21	Economically Viable and Environmentally Benign High Performance Technology to Recover Rare Earth Elements from Coal By-Products (110 KB)	Tusaar Corporation	Lafayette, CO	FE/TDIC/Coal/ETP
N	2016-06-24	ICME for Creep of Ni‐Base Superalloys in Advanced Ultra‐Supercritical Turbines (160.51 KB)	Ohio State University	Columbus, OH	FE/TDIC/Coal/ET&P Team
N	2016-03-08	University Coalition for Fossil Energy Research (110.93 KB)	Prime: Penn State University Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/ET&P
N	2018-09-12	Novel Steam Condenser with Loop Thermosyphons and Film-Forming Agents (34.94 KB)	Prime: Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. Sub: Suez Water Technologies and Solutions	Lancaster, PA Trevose, PA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2019-08-30	Rare Earth Element Extraction and Concentration at Pilot-scale from North Dakota (203.7 KB)	Prime: University of North Dakota Subs: Barr Engineering, Microbeam Technologies, Rare Earth Salts	Grand Forks, ND Minneapolis, MN Beatrice, NE	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2020-12-10	Low Cost Sulfur Thermal Storage for Increased Flexibility and Improved Economics of Fossil-Fueled Electricity Generating Units (150.49 KB)	Prime: Element 16 Sub: Advisian/Worley Group	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2019-10-02	Development and Testing of an Integrated AMD Treatment and Rare Earth/Critical Mineral Plant (179.09 KB)	Prime: West Virginia University Sub: Virginia Tech	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2021-01-20	Titanium-Cerium Electrode-Decoupled Redox Flow Batteries Integrated With Fossil Fuel Assets for Load-Following, Long-Duration... (169.37 KB)	Prime: Washington University; Sub: Giner, Inc.	St. Louis, MO Newton, MA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2020-10-30	High-Performance, Hybrid Polymer Membrane for Carbon Dioxide Separation from Ambient Air (173.25 KB)	Prime: InnoSense LLC Sub: University of Utah	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2020-06-09	Unsupervised Learning Based Interaction Force Model For Nonspherical Particles (127.98 KB)	Ohio State University	Columbus, OH	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2020-12-15	Development of an Advanced Hydrogen Energy Storage System using Aerogel in a CFC (139.53 KB)	Prime: Southwest Research Institute; Subs: Air Liquide, University of Central Florida, NASA Kennedy Space Center	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2020-07-20	General Drag Model for Assemblies of Non-Spherical Particles Created with Artificial Neural Networks (967.21 KB)	University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio, TX	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2020-08-13	FGD Effluent Management Using an Innovative Low-energy Biosorption Treatment System to Remove Key Contaminants (203.95 KB)	Prime: Montrose Water and Sustainability Services Inc; Sub: Enova Water	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2020-10-30	Converting Domestic US Coal into High-Value Graphene Materials (133.66 KB)	Prime: Universal Matter, Ltd; Sub: University of Missouri	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2019-08-30	Developing a Novel Ultrafine Coal Dewatering Process (153.76 KB)	Prime: Penn State University Sub: Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, VA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2020-07-20	High-Accuracy and High-Stability Fiber-Optic Temperature Sensors for Coal Fired Advanced Energy Systems (221.71 KB)	Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2021-01-22	Advanced Dry Cooling with Integrated Enhanced ACC and Thermal Energy Storage (202.21 KB)	Prime: University of Cincinnati: Sub: Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2019-08-30	Computer vision and machine learning making the processing-microstructureproperty connection in heat resistant alloys (151.69 KB)	Prime: Penn State University Sub: Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, PA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2017-12-05	Ultrasonic Measurements of Temperature Profile and Heat Fluxes in Coal-Fired Power Plants (190.38 KB)	University of Utah (multiple locations)	Salt Lake City, UT Castle Dale, UT	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2019-09-05	Additive Manufacturing of Circumferentially Embedded Optical Probe Modules for In Situ Monitoring of Coal-Fueled Steam Turbines (186.49 KB)	Prime: Clemson University Sub: General Electric Power	Clemson, SC Greenville, SC	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2020-02-26	Coal as Value-Added for Lithium Battery Anodes (138.6 KB)	Semplastics EHC LLC	Orlando, FL	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2020-08-28	Facilitating Implementation of High-Volume Fly Ash Use in Precast Concrete Construction to Increase Beneficial Utilization (209.73 KB)	Prime: Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT); Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team