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Approved Categorical Exclusions

ARRA	Date Sort ascending	Title	Recipient Name	Location	DOE NETL Sponsor
N	2018-09-19	Elimination of Class 9 Hazards in Lithium-ion Recycling (36.27 KB)	Prime: OnTo Technology, LLC Subs: Eden Labs, LLC, Oregon State University	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-19	Modifications to Solar Titan 130 Combustion System for Efficient, High Turndown Operation (36.25 KB)	Prime: Southwest Research Institute Sub: Solar Turbines	San Antonio, TX San Diego, CA	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-19	Co-optimized PPCI - SI Engine System Demonstrator to Improve Fuel Economy while Meeting LEVIII Emissions (36.36 KB)	Prime: Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center, Inc. Subs: Michigan Technological University, Phillips 66	Superior Twp, MI Houghton, MI Bartlesville, OK	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-19	EVSE Innovation – Streetlight Charging in City Rights-of-Way (37.46 KB)	Prime: Metropolitan Energy Center Subs: Missouri S&T, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Kansas City Metropolitan Area	Multiple sites, MO and CO	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-19	A Hybrid Physics-based Data-Driven Approach to Model Damage Accumulation in Corrosion of Polymeric Adhesives (36.34 KB)	Prime: Michigan State University Subs: Multiple in MI and OH	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-19	Modular, Interoperable Extreme Fast Charging System with Direct Connection to Medium Voltage Grid (35.82 KB)	Prime: Electric Power Research Institute Subs: Multiple in WI, NC, CA, CO, and IL	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-18	High Speed Medium Voltage CHP with Advanced Grid Support (36.22 KB)	Prime: Clemson University Sub: TECO Westinghouse Motor Company	Charleston, SC Round Rock, TX	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-18	SiC Based Modular Transformer-less MW-Scale Power Conditioning System and Control for Flexible CHP System (65.06 KB)	Prime: The University of Tennessee Subs: Multiple sites in TN, NY, and NC	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-18	Converter-Interfaced CHP Plant for Improved Grid-Integration, Flexibility, and Resiliency (36.28 KB)	GE Global Research	Niskayuna, NY	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-17	FGD Effluent Management Using an Innovative Low-energy Biosorption Treatment System to Remove Key Contaminants (187.16 KB)	Prime: ES Engineering Services Sub: Southern Research	Orange, CA Cartersville, GA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2018-09-17	Flaring Issues, Solutions & Technologies - 2019 (359.07 KB)	Prime: Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) Subs: Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA), Richard Haut, Consultant	Houston, TX	FE/TDIC/Oil & Gas/Oil & Gas Natural Gas Team
N	2018-09-17	Integrated Boiler Management Through Advanced Condition Monitoring and Component Assessment (147.15 KB)	Prime: EPRI Subs: Sentek Instruments, Structural Integrity Associates, American Electric Power	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2018-09-17	Enabling Secure and Resilient XFC: A Software/Hardware-Security Co-Design Approach (36.27 KB)	Prime: Virginia Tech Subs: Multiple sites in GA, MA, UT, MI, CA, and IL	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-17	Cobalt-Free Cathodes for Next Generation Li-Ion Batteries (36.28 KB)	Prime: NexTech Materials, Ltd. dba Nexceris, LLC Subs: Ohio State University, Navitas Advanced Solutions Group, LLC	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-17	Enabling Extreme Fast Charging with Energy Storage (36.21 KB)	Prime: Missouri University of Science and Technology Subs: Multiple sites in MO, IL, and MI	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-17	Intelligent, Grid-Friendly, 1 MW Medium Voltage Extreme Fast Charger (35.22 KB)	Prime: North Carolina State University Subs: ABB Corporate Research, New York Power Authority (NYPA)	Multiples sites, NC and NY	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-13	Drones, Delivery Robots, Driverless Cars, and Intelligent Curbs for Increasing Energy Productivity of First/Last Mile Goods Move (36.34 KB)	Prime: Carnegie Mellon University Subs: Gascola Industrial Test Site	Multiple sites, PA	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-13	Understanding and Improving Energy Efficiency of Regional Mobility Systems Leveraging System-Level Data (34.86 KB)	Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, PA	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
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	2018-09-12	Cybersecurity for Grid Connected eXtreme Fast Charging (XFC) (36.13 KB)	Prime: ABB Inc. Subs: Idaho National Laboratory, APS Global	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-12	A Multi-Scale Computational Platform for Predictive Modeling of Corrosion in AI-Steel Joints (36.32 KB)	Prime: University of Michigan Subs: General Motors R&D, Optimal Process Technologies, LLC	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-12	Hybrid Heavy Duty Diesel Powertrain for Off-Road Applications (35.27 KB)	Prime: Caterpillar Inc. Subs: Multiple sites in MI, CO, TX, and MN	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-11	Multi-modal Energy-optimal Trip Scheduling in Real-time (METS-R) for Transportation Hubs (34.94 KB)	Purdue University	West Lafayette, IN	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-11	High-Performance Low-Cobalt Cathode Materials for Li-ion Batteries (36.25 KB)	Prime: Pennsylvania State University Subs: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-11	Mobility and Energy Improvements Realized through Prediction-based Vehicle Powertrain Control and Traffic Management (89.33 KB)	Prime: Colorado State University Subs: Western Michigan University, National Renewable Energy Laboratory	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-11	Demonstration of Improved CHP Systems Utilizing Improved Gas Turbine and sCO2 Cycles Using Additive Manufacturing (AM) Component (36.64 KB)	Prime: Siemens Corporation, Corporate Technology Subs: Siemens Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-11	Organic Rankine Cycle Integration and Optimization for High Efficiency CHP Genset Systems (36.22 KB)	Prime: ElectraTherm Subs: Integrated Biomass Resources	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-07	Multiscale Development and Validation of the Stainless Steel Alloy Corrosion (SStAC) Tool for High Temperature Engine Materials (36.76 KB)	Prime: University of Florida Board of Trustees Subs: Multiple sites in WI, MI, and ID	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-07	Co Free Cathode Materials and Their Novel Architectures (36.21 KB)	Prime: The Regents of the University of California, U.C. San Diego Subs: Multiple sites in CA and TX	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-06	Enhancing Oxygen Stability in Low-Cobalt Layered Oxide Cathode Materials by Three-Dimensional Targeted Doping (35.81 KB)	Prime: University of California, Irvine Subs: Multiple sites in VA, WA, and CA	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-09-04	ROTA-CAP: An Intensified Carbon Capture System Using Rotating Packed Beds (222.01 KB)	Prime: Gas Technology Institute Subs: Clean Carbon Solutions Ltd. (CCSL), National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC)	Multiple sites, Multiple states, London, UK	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-08-31	Cryogenic Carbon Capture Development (Subtask 11.3 - Field Test Site) (200.47 KB)	Sustainable Energy Solutions	Castle Dale, UT	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-08-30	CarbonSAFE Illinois Macon County (New Well Site) (230.39 KB)	Prime: University of Illinois Sub: Podolsky Oil Company	Mt. Auburn, IL	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Storage Team
N	2018-08-30	Development of Miniaturized High Temperature Multi Process Monitoring System (180.52 KB)	Prime: Reaction Engineering International Subs: PacifiCorp, University of Utah, Rhysics, Corrosion Management	Multiple sites, Multiple states, Korea, and United Kingdom	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2018-08-30	Trace Element Sampling and Partitioning Modeling to Estimate Wastewater Composition and Treatment Performance at Coal Generators (187.97 KB)	Prime: Carnegie Mellon University Subs: Duke University, University of Kentucky	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2018-08-28	Environmentally-Responsible and Inexpensive Anti-Corrosion Coating (139.65 KB)	Prime: LumiShield Technologies Sub: AECOM	Pittsburgh, PA Austin, TX	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-08-27	Development of a Pipe Crawler Inspection Tool for Fossil Energy Power Plants (220.99 KB)	Florida International University	Miami, FL	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2018-08-27	Marcellus Shale Energy and Environment Laboratory (MSEEL) (178.67 KB)	Prime: West Virginia University Sub: Northeast Natural Energy	Blacksville, WV	FE/TDIC/Oil & Gas/Natural Gas Team
N	2018-08-24	State-DOE Cooperation on Electricity Policy in the West (376.65 KB)	Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB)	Denver, CO	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2018-08-23	Hydraulic Fracture Test Site (Revised SOPO) (229.4 KB)	Prime: Gas Technology Institute Subs: University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at Austin - BEG, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., University of Pittsburgh	Des Plaines, IL Austin, TX Reagan County, TX Pittsburgh, PA	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2018-08-23	Building 94 - 2nd Floor Renovation Project (170.18 KB)	Not Procured Yet	South Park Township, PA	FE/LOC/FO/Research & Development Engineering & Facility Operations Team
N	2018-08-23	Building 94 - Room 103 Machine Learning Cluster Project (171.37 KB)	Not Procured Yet	South Park Township, PA	FE/LOC/FO/Research & Development Engineering & Facility Operations Team
N	2018-08-23	AI-Enabled Robots for Automated Nondestructive Evaluation and Repair of Power Plant Boilers (221.8 KB)	Prime: Colorado School of Mines Subs: Michigan State University, EnergyTech Inc., Xcel Energy, Inc.	Golden, CO East Lansing, MI Lakewood, CO Henderson, CO	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2018-08-23	Combustion Performance and Emissions Optimization Through Integration of a Miniaturized High Temperature Multi-Process Monitorin (179.45 KB)	Prime: Reaction Engineering International Subs: BEPC, University of Utah, EAPC, Rhysics, Corrosion Management	Multiple sites, Multiple states, Korea, and United Kingdom	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2018-08-21	Coal-Fired Power Plant Configuration and Operation Impact on Plant Effluent Contaminants Conditions (221.78 KB)	Prime: Lehigh University Sub: Western Kentucky University	Bethlehem, PA Bowling Green, KY	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2018-08-21	Development of Thermal Breakout Technology for Determining In Situ Stress (173.77 KB)	Prime: RESPEC Subs: Sanford Underground Research Facility, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Baker Hughes	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2018-08-21	Demonstrations of Holistic, Lower Cost/Energy Effluent Water Management Approaches for Coal-Fired Energy Plants (176.09 KB)	Prime: Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Subs: Golder Associates, Saltworks Technologies	Multiple sites, Multiple states and Canada	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2018-08-21	Rapid Design and Testing of Novel Gas-Liquid Contacting Devices for Post-Combustion CO2 Capture via 3D Printing: Modular Adapti (183.58 KB)	Prime: ION Engineering, LLC Subs: Sulzer Chemtech USA	Boulder, CO Tulsa, OK	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-08-20	Resident Research Associateship Program/Methane Hydrate Research Fellowship Program (148.99 KB)	National Academies of Science	Washington, DC	Office of S&T Career Management
N	2018-08-17	Building 1 2nd Floor Office Renovation (158.99 KB)	Lee Jensen	Albany, OR	FE/LOC/FO/Facility Ops Team