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Approved Categorical Exclusions

ARRA	Date Sort ascending	Title	Recipient Name	Location	DOE NETL Sponsor
N	2019-08-01	Low Emissions, Upgraded Utility Fuel from Low-Rank Coals (150.44 KB)	Prime: Thermosolv LLC Sub: Western Research Institute	Laramie, WY	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies & Partnerships Team
N	2019-07-31	B26 Ground Floor Retrofit (188.46 KB)	TBD	Morgantown, WV	FE/LOC/FO/Engineering & Facility Operations Team
N	2019-07-31	Development & Validation of Low-Cost, Highly-Durable, Spinel-Based Contact Materials for SOFC Cathode-Side Contact Application (150.83 KB)	Prime: Tennessee Technological University; Sub: Saint Gobain	Northborough, MA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2019-07-31	Demonstration of Proof of Concept Multi-Physics Approach for Near-Real-Time Remote Monitoring (154.77 KB)	Prime: University of Texas-Austin BEG Subs: University of Texas-Austin, University of North Carolina, Duke University	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2019-07-30	Phase II: UKY-CAER Heat Integrated Transformative CO2 Capture Process for Pulverized Coal Power Plants (194.2 KB)	Prime: University of Kentucky Sub: Carbon Clean Solutions USA, Carnegie Mellon University, EPRI, Wyoming Integrated Testing Center, Koch Modular Process Systems, Smith Management Group, Trimeric Corp, University of Texas - Austin, Worley Parsons	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2019-07-30	Anti-Biofouling Surface Treatments for Improved Condenser Performance for Coal-Based Power Plants (145.62 KB)	Prime: Research Triangle Institute Subs: Arkema, Agile Sciences	Multiple sites, NC	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2019-07-30	Bakken Rich Gas Enhanced Oil Recovery (133.21 KB)	University of North Dakota EERC	Grand Forks, ND Williams County, ND; Green Bay, WI	FE/TDIC/Oil & Gas/Unconventional Oil & Gas Team
N	2019-07-30	Natural Gas Hydrates in Permafrost and Marine Settings: Resources, Properties, and Environmental Issues (188.52 KB)	US Geological Survey - Woods Hole, MA	Offshore Greenland/Canada Denver, CO; Menlo Park, CA; Santa Cruz, CA	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2019-07-29	Improving EOR Performance Through Data Analytics and Next-Generation Controllable Completions (166.18 KB)	Prime: UND EERC Subs: UND EERC	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Oil & Gas/Natural Gas Team
N	2019-07-26	Concrete Thermal Energy Storage Enabling Flexible Operation Without Coal Plant Cycling (197.68 KB)	Prime: EPRI Subs: Bright Generation Holdings, Southern Company Services (NCCC)	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2019-07-26	Improving Turbine Efficiencies through Heat Transfer & Aerodynamic Research in the Steady Thermal Aero Research Turbine (START) (171.22 KB)	Prime: Penn State University Sub: Agilis Engineering, Inc.	Palm Beach Gardens, FL	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2019-07-26	Large-Volume Stimulation of Rock for Greatly Enhanced Fluids Recovery Using Targeted Seismic-Assisted Hydraulic Fracturing (159.14 KB)	Prime: Oklahoma State University Sub: University of Tulsa	Tulsa, OK	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2019-07-25	Field Evaluation of the Caney Shale as an Emerging Unconventional Play (175.89 KB)	Prime: Oklahoma State University Subs: Continental Resources, Oklahoma Geological Survey, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2019-07-24	Enabling Cost-Effective High-Quality Seismic Monitoring of Unconventional Reservoirs with Fiber Optics (173.29 KB)	Prime: MagiQ Technologies Inc Sub: SIGMA3 Inc.	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2019-07-24	Transient Efficiency, Flexibility, and Reliability Optimization of Coal-Fired Power Plants (179.78 KB)	Prime: GE Research Sub: GE Steam Power, Inc.	Niskayuna, NY, Windsor, CT	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies & Partnerships Team
N	2019-07-24	Optical Sensors Laboratory (148.08 KB)	NETL	Morgantown, WV	FE/RIC/ECE/Thermal Sciences Team
N	2019-07-22	The Fundamental Creep Behavior Model of Gr.91 Alloy by Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Approach (171.21 KB)	Prime: Florida International University Sub: Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Worcester, MA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies & Partnerships Team
N	2019-07-18	Mitigation of Alkali Promoted Ash Deposition and Emissions from Coal Combustion (158.41 KB)	Prime: Barr Engineering Co. Subs: University of North Dakota, Institute of Energy Studies, Microbeam Technologies, MLJ Consulting, Envergex, Minnkota Power Cooperative - Milton R. Young Station (host site)	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2019-07-18	Replacement of Boiler #3 in B39 (180.04 KB)	TBD	Morgantown, WV	FE/LOC/FO/Engineering & Facility Operations Team
N	2019-07-16	North Dakota Integrated Carbon Storage Complex Feasibility Study (Seismic source evaluation) (129.61 KB)	University of North Dakota EERC	Oliver County, ND	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Storage Team
N	2019-07-16	Ash Fouling Free Regenerative Air Pre-Heater for Deep Cyclic Operation (170.96 KB)	Prime: University of Kentucky Sub: E.W. Brown Power Station	Lexington, KY Harrodsburg, KY	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2019-07-15	Characterization of Arsenic and Selenium in Coal Fly Ash to Improve Evaluations for Disposal and Reuse Potential (139.96 KB)	Duke University	Durham, NC	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2019-07-12	All-Digital Sensor System for Distributed Downhole Pressure Monitoring in Unconventional Fields (175.16 KB)	Prime: Clemson University Subs: Oklahoma State University, Quest LLC	Clemson, SC Stillwater, OK	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2019-07-09	Flameless Pressurized Oxy-Combustion Large Pilot Design, Construction and Operation - Phase II (147.89 KB)	Prime: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) Subs: Sargent & Lundy, EPRI, GE Global Research, University of Wyoming, ITEA	Multiple sites, Multiple states, and Italy	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2019-07-09	Fully Distributed Acoustic and Magnetic Field Monitoring via a Single Fiber Line (171.48 KB)	Prime: Virginia Tech Sub: Sentek Instrument, LLC	Blacksburg, VA	FE/TDIC/Oil & Gas/Natural Gas Team
N	2019-07-08	Advanced Model Development for LES of Oxycombustion and sCO2 Power Cycles (171.21 KB)	Georgia Tech Research Corporation	Atlanta, GA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2019-07-08	Deep Analysis Net with Causal Embedding for Coal-Fired Power Plant Fault Detection and Diagnosis (DANCE4CFDD) (188.77 KB)	Prime: GE Research Subs: EPRI, Southern Company Services	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2019-07-08	B17 Back-up Generator (176.5 KB)	TBD	Morgantown, WV	FE/LOC/Facility Operations/Engineering & Facility Ops Team
N	2019-07-05	Demonstration of Multi-Gamma Based Sensor Technology For As-Fired Coal Property Measurement (178.9 KB)	Prime: Microbeam Technologies Sub: Energy Technologies Inc., Rochester Institute of Technology, Otter Tail Power Company - Coyote Station	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2019-07-05	Site Forklift & Charging Station Project (184.96 KB)	Ron Tatom	Albany, OR	FE/LOC/Facility Operations/Engineering & Facility Ops Team
N	2019-07-05	Building 1 Sidewalk Construction Project (194.66 KB)	Mike Hayes	Albany, OR	FE/LOC/Facility Operations/Engineering & Facility Ops Team
N	2019-07-05	B23/24 Cooling Tower Replacement (190.12 KB)	Lee Jensen	Albany, OR	FE/LOC/Facility Operations/Engineering & Facility Ops Team
N	2019-07-05	South Site Electrical Upgrades (183.04 KB)	Lee Jensen	Albany, OR	FE/LOC/Facility Operations/Engineering & Facility Ops Team
N	2019-07-03	Environmental Validation of Materials and Design Concepts to Enable Operational Flexibility of Existing Coal Power Plants (173.89 KB)	Prime: Siemens Corporation Subs: Cranfield University, Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Charlotte, NC Cranfield, UK Oak Ridge, TN	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2019-07-01	Phase II: Large Pilot Testing of Linde-BASF Advanced Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Technology at a Future Coal-Fired Power Plant (169.49 KB)	Prime: University of Illinois Sub: Linde LLC, Affiliated Engineers, Affiliated Construction Services, CWLP Power Plant, LEDD, LENA, BASF	Multiple sites, Multiple states and Germany	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2019-06-28	Developing CO2-EOR and Associated Storage within the Residual Oil Zone Fairways of the Powder River Basin, Wyoming (186.92 KB)	Prime: University of Wyoming Sub: Advanced Resources International, Inc., Melzer Consulting	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Storage Team
N	2019-06-28	Plasma Ignition Stabilization Technology to Improve Existing Coal Boiler (146.39 KB)	Prime: GE Steam Power, Inc. Subs: GE Boiler Deutschland GmbH, Rocky Mountain Power - Hunter Plant	Windsor, CT Stuttgart, Germany Castle Dale, UT	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2019-06-28	Blockchain Empowered Provenance Framework for Sensor Identity Management and Data Flow Security in Fossil-Based Power Plants (165.22 KB)	Prime: Old Dominion University Sub: University of Texas at El Paso	Suffolk, VA Laramie, WY	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2019-06-27	Integrated Turbine Component Cooling Designs Facilitated by Additive Manufacturing and Optimization (135.49 KB)	Prime: University of Texas at Austin Sub: The Pennsylvania State University	Austin, TX State College, PA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2019-06-27	Geomechanics and Flow Lab (169.33 KB)	Richard E. Spaulding	Pittsburgh, PA	FE/RIC/GES/Geochemistry Team
N	2019-06-27	Development of Additive Manufacturing for Ceramic Matrix Composite Vanes (160.21 KB)	Prime: Penn State University Sub: University of Wyoming	State College, PA Laramie, WY	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2019-06-27	TEA Optimization of Advanced Energy Plants with Integrated Thermal, Mechanical, and Electro-Chemical Storage (171.39 KB)	Prime: West Virginia University Sub: Texas A&M University	Morgantown, WV College Station, TX	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2019-06-26	A Multiphysics Multiscale Simulation Platform for Damage, Environmental Degradation, & Life Prediction of CMCs in Extreme Env. (148.83 KB)	Prime: Arizona State University Sub: United Technologies Research Center (UTRC)	Tempe, AZ East Hartford, CT	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2019-06-26	Flexible Coal Power Plant Operation with Thermal Energy Storage Utilizing Thermosiphons and Cementitious Materials (167.7 KB)	Prime: Lehigh University Sub: Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc.	Bethlehem, PA Lancaster, PA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2019-06-24	An Effective Quality Assurance Method for Additively Manufactured Gas Turbine Metallic Components via Machine Learning (135.91 KB)	Prime: University of Pittsburgh Sub: Georgia Tech	Pittsburgh, PA Atlanta, GA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2019-06-24	Pressure Gain, Stability, and Operability of Methane/Syngas Based RDEs Under Steady and Transient Conditions (141.63 KB)	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2019-06-21	Site Security Services (267.09 KB)	Diversified Protection	NETL: Albany, OR Morgantown, WV Pittsburgh, PA	FE/LOC/FO/Security & ERO
N	2019-06-20	Incorporating Blockchain/P2P Technology into an SDN-Enabled Cybersecurity System to Safeguard Fossil Fuel Power Generation Syste (179.68 KB)	University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, ND	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2019-06-18	Phase II: Large Pilot Testing of MTR Membrane Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Process (Phase II Downselect) (184.6 KB)	Prime: Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. (MTR) Subs: Trimeric, Wyoming Integrated Test Center, Sargent & Lundy	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2019-06-18	The Application of IN740H Alloy for Enhancement of Operational Flexibility of Power Plants (159.75 KB)	Prime: North Carolina A&T State University Sub: University of North Carolina - Charlotte	Greensboro, NC Charlotte, NC	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team