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Approved Categorical Exclusions

ARRA	Date Sort ascending	Title	Recipient Name	Location	DOE NETL Sponsor
N	2019-02-04	Field Laboratory for Emerging Stacked Unconventional Plays in Central Appalachia (Task 7.0) (193.34 KB)	Prime: Virginia Polytechnic Institute Sub: EnerVest Operating, LLC	Blacksburg, VA Coeburn, VA	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2019-01-30	B28 Transfer Switch and Docking Station (179.12 KB)	Lee Jensen	Albany, OR	FE/LOC/FO/Engineering & Facility Operations Team
N	2019-01-30	TRANSENSOR (Smart Sensor for Monitoring the Health of Distribution Transformer) - Phase II (163.78 KB)	Prime: Palo Alto Research Ctr Subs: General Electric Grid Solutions, Consolidated Edison Co of New York	New York, NY	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2019-01-28	Organic Rankine Cycle Integration and Optimization for High Efficiency CHP Genset Systems (New test site) (37.02 KB)	Prime: ElectraTherm Sub: Merck & Co. Inc.	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2019-01-25	Watching Grid Infrastructure Stealthily Through Proxies (WISP) (369.66 KB)	Prime: United Technologies Research Center Subs: University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	Hartford, CT, Knoxville, TN Richland, WA	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2019-01-16	Integrated Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) for North Dakota Ethanol Production (Subtask 1.3: Activity 3) (147.63 KB)	Prime: University of North Dakota EERC Sub: Red Trail Energy, LLC	Multiple sites, ND	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Storage Team
N	2019-01-15	B24 MHD Ventilation (174.36 KB)	Mike Hayes	Albany, OR	FE/LOC/FO/Engineering & Facility Operations Team
N	2019-01-14	Multi-Unit Dwelling Plug-In Electric Vehicle Charging Innovation Pilots in Multiple Metropolitan Areas (41.03 KB)	Prime: Center for Sustainable Energy Subs: Multiple sites in IL, WA, UT, CA, OK, MD, VA, and NY	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-12-21	The Eagle Ford Shale Laboratory: A Field Study of the Simulated Reservoir Volume, Detailed Fracture Characteristics, and EOR Pot (345.3 KB)	Prime: Texas A&M University (TEES) Sub: WildHorse Resource Development	Caldwell, TX	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2018-12-19	Unique Nanotechnology Converts Carbon Dioxide to Valuable Products (180.37 KB)	Prime: WVU Research Corp. Subs: University of Pittsburgh, Longview Power, LLC	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-12-19	Demonstration of a 5 MVA Modular Controllable Transformer for a Resilient and Controllable Grid (366.24 KB)	Prime: Georgia Tech Research Corporation Subs: Delta Star, Clemson University, Southern Company, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Multiple sites, Multiple states	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2018-12-19	B-18 Demolition (353.12 KB)	N/A, TBD	Morgantown, WV	FE/LOC/FO/Engineering & Facilities Team
N	2018-12-18	Southwest Regional Partnership on Carbon Sequestration: Phase III Commercial-Scale Geologic CCUS Deployment (New Sub-Recipient) (358.7 KB)	Prime: New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology Sub: Wheaton College	Wheaton, IL	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Storage Team
N	2018-12-14	Development of Self-Assembly Isoporous Enabling Transformational Membrane Performance for Cost Effective Carbon Capture (139.55 KB)	Prime: Membrane Technology & Research, Inc. Sub: University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-12-14	Field Scale Testing of the Thermocatalytic Ethylene Production Process Using Ethane and Actual Coal Fired Flue Gas CO2 (141.09 KB)	Prime: Southern Research Institute Subs: National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC), 8 Rivers, Applied Research and Technology Commercialization	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-12-14	Synthetic Calcium Carbonate Production by CO2 Mineralization of Industrial Waste Brines (140.18 KB)	Prime: Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin Sub: University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-12-13	Ambassador Project (356.57 KB)	Prime: SEL Inc. Subs: Dragos, Juniper Networks	Multiple sites, Multiple states	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2018-12-12	An Intensified Electro-Catalytic Process for Production of Formic Acid from Power Plant CO2 Emissions (333.86 KB)	Prime: University of Kentucky Subs: Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)	Lexington, KY Ulsan, Korea	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-12-12	Modular Hybrid Solid State Transformer (H-SST) for Next Generation Flexible and Adaptable Large Power Transformer (LPT) (152.03 KB)	Prime: University of Texas at Austin Subs: Temple University, Argonne National Laboratory, United Technologies Research Center	Multiple sites, Multiple states	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2018-12-11	Coal Fired Power Plant Flue Gas CO2 Utilization for Production of Animal Feeds (193.41 KB)	Prime: MicroBio Engineering Subs: Cal-Poly Corporation, Orlando Utilities Commission, University of Central Florida	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-12-07	Innovative, Versatile, and Cost-Effective Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack Concept (163.84 KB)	Prime: University of California - San Diego Sub: OxEon Energy, LLC	North Salt Lake, UT	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-12-06	Sustainable Conversion of Carbon Dioxide and Shale Gas to Green Acetic Acid via a Thermochemical Cyclic Redoc Scheme (169.77 KB)	Prime: North Carolina State University Sub: Susteon Inc.	Raleigh, NC, Durham, NC	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-11-30	Project Corbomite (185.71 KB)	Prime: TDi Technologies Sub: EPRI	Multiple sites, Multiple states	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2018-11-30	Selective and Efficient Electrochemical Production of Neat Formic Acid from CO2 Using Novel PGM-Free Catalysts (336.89 KB)	Prime: University of Iowa Subs: University of Michigan, University of California - Santa Barbara	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-11-29	Production of Salable Rare Earth Products from Coal and Coal Byproducts in the U.S. Using Advanced Separation Processes - Phase (328.87 KB)	Prime: Marshall Miller & Associates Sub: Kentucky River Properties (KRP)	Yeaddiss on Cutshin Creek, Leslie County, KY	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies & Partnerships
N	2018-11-28	Marcellus Shale Engineering and Environmental Lab (MSEEL) - New Well Site (187.34 KB)	Prime: WVU Sub: Northeast Natural Energy	Core, WV	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2018-11-28	Development of Passive NC/Nox Trap Catalysts for Low Temperature Gasoline Applications (36.53 KB)	BASF Corp.	Iselin, NJ	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-11-20	Novel Process for CO2 Conversion to Fuel (337.91 KB)	Prime: TDA Research Sub: University of California - Irvine	Wheat Ridge, CO Golden, CO Irvine, CA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-11-20	Novel Charfuel® Coal Refining Process 18 TPD Pilot Plant Project for Co-Producing an Upgraded Coal Product, And Commercially Ava (337.1 KB)	Carbon Fuels, LLC (at Hazen Research pilot plant)	Golden, CO	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-11-20	MFIX-Exa: Performance Prediction of Multiphase Energy Conversion Devices with Discrete Element, Two-Fluid, and Particle-in-Cell (181.45 KB)	Prime: NETL RIC Sub: University of Colorado, Boulder	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/Science & Technology Strategic Plans & Programs/Strategic Partnerships/University & National Lab Partnerships
N	2018-11-19	Design of Transition-Metal/Zeolite Catalysts for Direct Conversion of Coal-derived CO2 to Aromatics (338.46 KB)	Georgia Tech Research Corporation	Atlanta, GA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-11-16	Electrocatalytic Processing of CO2 and Wet Shale Gas into Valuable Products (103.94 KB)	Ohio University	Athens, OH	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-11-14	Low Load Boiler Operation to Improve Performance of Existing Coal Plants (140 KB)	Prime: Alstom Power, Inc. Sub: Santee Cooper (Cross Generating Station)	Windsor, CT Pineville, SC	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-11-07	Pilot-Scale Testing of HHS Process to Produce Value-Added Products from Waste Coals (180.88 KB)	Prime: Minerals Refining Company Sub: Virginia Tech	Corbin, KY Blacksburg, VA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-11-07	A Scalable Process for Upcycling CO2 and Coal Residues into Construction Products (169.65 KB)	Prime: UCLA Subs: Susteon Inc. and Wyoming Integrated Test Center (ITC)	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-11-06	Methane Mitigation Thermal Electric Generator (MMTEG) (141.95 KB)	Prime: Gas Technology Institute Sub: Morrison Applied Sciences	Hesperia, CA	FE/TDIC/Oil & Gas/Natural Gas Team
N	2018-11-05	CO2-to-Fuels Through Novel Electrochemical Catalysis (170.18 KB)	Colorado School of Mines	Golden, CO	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-11-05	Technology Integration to Gain Commercial Efficiency for the Urban Goods Delivery System, Meet Future Demand for City Passenger (38.04 KB)	Prime: University of Washington Subs: Multiple sites in WA and OH	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-11-05	Integrating Microtransit with Public Transit for Coordinated Multi-Modal Movement of People (146.62 KB)	Prime: Ford Motor Company Subs: Multiple sites in MI, NY, and CA	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-11-02	Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 from Coal into Fuels and Chemicals Using a Modified PEM Electrolyzer (139.59 KB)	Opus 12 Inc.	Berkeley, CA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-10-31	Cybersecurity for the Operational Technology (OT) Environment (CYOTE) (448.61 KB)	Southern Company (Georgia Power HQ, Alabama Power HQ, Gulf Power HQ, Mississippi Operations Center)	Atlanta, GA Birmingham, AL Pensacola, FL Gulfport, MS	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2018-10-30	Enabling Secure and Resilient XFC: A Software/Hardware-Security Co-Design Approach (36.82 KB)	Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, VA	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-10-29	Nondestructive CT Imaging Laboratory (364.5 KB)	NETL	Morgantown, WV	FE/RIC/GES/Reservoir Engineering Team
N	2018-10-26	Southeast Alternative Fuel Deployment Partnership (39.64 KB)	Prime: Center for Transportation and the Environment Subs: Waste Management and Clean Energy	Birmingham, AL	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-10-25	Modular Chemical Functionalization of External Surfaces of Porous Metal-Organic Framework Filler Particles (361.11 KB)	Prime: Penn State University Subs: NETL Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh	South Park Township, PA Pittsburgh, PA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-10-24	Modifications to Solar Titan 130 Combustion System for Efficient, High Turndown Operation (35.11 KB)	Prime: Southwest Research Institute Sub: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.	Palo Alto, CA	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-10-23	Support for Methane Hydrate Research on the Alaska North Slope (Task 8) (364.51 KB)	Prime: Petrotechnical Resources of Alaska (PRA) Sub: British Petroleum (BP) Exploration Alaska	North Slope Boro, AK	FE/TDIC/Oil & Gas G/Natural Gas Team
N	2018-10-23	Modifications to Solar Titan 130 Combustion System for Efficient, High Turndown Operation (35.14 KB)	Prime: Southwest Research Institute Sub: University of California, Irvine	Irvine, CA	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-10-23	Modifications to Solar Titan 130 Combustion System for Efficient, High Turndown Operation (35.12 KB)	Prime: Southwest Research Institute Sub: Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, GA	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-10-23	Transportation Energy Analytics Dashboard (TEAD) (36.25 KB)	Prime: University of Maryland Subs: National Renewable Energy Laboratory	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team