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Approved Categorical Exclusions

ARRA	Date Sort ascending	Title	Recipient Name	Location	DOE NETL Sponsor
N	2018-08-17	Biomass Feed Preparation Lab (Revised CX) (183.21 KB)	NETL	Morgantown, WV	FE/RIC/ECE/Thermal Sciences Team
N	2018-08-17	Identification of Faults Susceptible to Induced Seismicity (224.08 KB)	Prime: University of Illinois Subs: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sandia National Laboratories	Champaign, IL Cambridge, MA Albuquerque, NM	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Storage Team
N	2018-08-16	Smart Methane Emission Detection System Development (Revised CX) (190.07 KB)	Southwest Research Institute	San Antonio, TX	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2018-08-15	Sorption Enhanced Mixed Matrix Membranes for H2 Purfication & CO2 Capture (Revised CX - Location Change) (170.34 KB)	Prime: University of Buffalo Subs: University of Kentucky - CAER, Helios - NRG	Buffalo, NY Lexington, KY East Amherst, NY	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-08-15	A Robotics Enabled Eddy Current Testing System for Autonomous Inspection of Heat Exchanger Tubes (169.09 KB)	University of Missouri	Columbia, MO	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2018-08-10	Refining Principal Stress Measurements in Reservoir Underburden in Regions of Induced Seismicity Through Seismological Tools, La (164.25 KB)	Prime: Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Subs: United States Geological Survey (USGS), Oklahoma Geological Survey, Southern Company, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Palo Alto, CA Pasadena, CA Norman, OK Birmingham, AL Livermore, CA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Storage Team
N	2018-08-10	Enhancing Steam-Side Heat Transfer via Microdroplet Ejection Using Inorganic Coatings (143.7 KB)	Prime: Nelumbo, Inc. Sub: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Hayward, CA Berkeley, CA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies & Partnerships Team
N	2018-08-10	Remote Methane Sensor for Emissions Using Chirped-laser Dispersion Spectroscopy (164.21 KB)	Princeton University	Princeton, NJ	FE/TDIC/OG/Oil and Gas Natural Gas Team
N	2018-08-09	Advancing Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Through Increased Mass Transfer and Lower Degradation (198.56 KB)	Prime: University of Kentucky Sub: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Lexington, KY Livermore, CA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-08-08	Boosting Reliability of the State of Stress Characterization and Prediction in CO2 Storage Reservoirs Using Machine Learning and (242.04 KB)	Prime: New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology Subs: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratory	Multiple sites, NM	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Storage Team
N	2018-08-07	Multi-Functional Distributed Fiber Sensors for Pipeline Monitoring and Methane Detections (175.67 KB)	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2018-08-07	Sidewalk Repair and Parking Lot Milling, Paving, and Sealing (184.94 KB)	FSS	Pittsburgh, PA	FE/LOC/FO/Research & Development Engineering & Facility Operations Team
N	2018-08-07	Creep Laboratory (136.79 KB)	NETL, MEM	Albany, OR	FE/RIC/MEM/Structural Materials Team
N	2018-08-07	Supercritical Materials Research Facility (formerly USC Autoclave) (136.92 KB)	NETL, MEM	Albany, OR	FE/RIC/MEM/Structural Materials Team
N	2018-08-06	B26 Electrochemistry Lab (136.7 KB)	NETL, SMT	Albany, OR	FE/RIC/MEM/Structural Materials Team
N	2018-08-01	Measuring Spatial Distribution of In-situ Stress in Deep Geologic Formations (180.36 KB)	Prime: Battelle Memorial Institute Subs: Core Energy, University of Pittsburgh, SINTEF	Multiple sites, Multiple states and Norway	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Storage Team
N	2018-08-01	Phase II - Minimizing Cr-Evaporation from Balance of Plant Components by Utilizing Cost-Effective Alumina Forming Austenitic Ste (155.42 KB)	Prime: West Virginia University Sub: Bloom Energy	Sunnyvale, CA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-07-31	Computationally Guided Design of a Multiple Impurity Tolerant Electrode (138.51 KB)	Prime: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Sub: Boston University	Multiple sites, MA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-07-31	Digital Twin Model for Advanced Manufacture of a Rotating Detonation Engine Injector (138.59 KB)	Prime: Southwest Research Institute Subs: Georgia Institute of Technology, Aerojet Rocketdyne	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies & Partnerships Team
N	2018-07-30	Natural Gas Hydrates in Permafrost and Marine Settings: Resources, Properties and Environmental Issues (161.79 KB)	Prime: US Geological Survey - Woods Hole, MA Subs: US Geological Survey -Denver, CO, Menlo Park, CA, and Santa Cruz, CA	US Atlantic Margin	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2018-07-27	Highly Loaded Sulfur Cathode and Coated Separator for High Rate Li-Sulfur Batteries (36.96 KB)	Prime: Cornell University Subs: EIC Labs, NAVAIR	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-07-27	Enhancing Coking Tolerance and Stability of SOFC Anodes Using Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) of Oxide Thin Films (121.98 KB)	Prime: University of Pennsylvania Sub: Lehigh University	Philadelphia, PA Bethlehem, PA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-07-24	Multi-constituent Airborne Contaminants Capture with Low Cost Oxide Getters and Mitigation of Cathode Poisoning in Solid Oxide F (141.01 KB)	Prime: University of Connecticut Sub: Alfred University	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-07-24	Multi-Gas Sensors for Enhanced Reliability of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Operation (137.56 KB)	Prime: GE Global Research Subs: SUNY Polytechnic Institute, GE Fuel Cells	Multiple sites, NY	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-07-24	Next Generation Durable, Cost Effective, Energy Efficient Tubular SOFC (168.18 KB)	Prime: Atrex Energy, Inc. Subs: West Virginia University, University of South Carolina	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-07-20	Offshore Gulf of Mexico Partnership for Carbon Storage-Resources and Technology Development (Revised Project Scope) (154 KB)	"Prime: University of Texas - Austin Subs: Texas A&M University, Aker Solutions, and Lamar University"	Multiple sites, TX	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Storage Team
N	2018-07-20	Computational Tools for Additive Manufacture of Tailored Microstructure and Properties (166.63 KB)	United Technologies Research Center	East Hartford, CT	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies & Partnerships Team
N	2018-07-20	A Lizard-inspired Tube Inspector (LTI) Robot (225.62 KB)	Prime: New Mexico State University Sub: Arizona State University	Las Cruces, NM Tempe, AZ	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies & Partnerships Team
N	2018-07-20	Universal Solvent Viscosity Reduction via Hydrogen Bonding Disruptors (218.68 KB)	Prime: Liquid Ion Solutions Subs: Carbon Capture Scientific LLC, Carnegie Mellon University"	Pittsburgh, PA Bethel Park, PA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-07-20	Chromium Tolerant, Highly Active and Stable Electrocatalytic Internal Surface Coating for Cathode of Commercial SOFCs (147.17 KB)	Prime: West Virginia University Sub: Atrex Energy	Morgantown, WV Walpole, MA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-07-20	Bench-Scale Development of a Transformative Membrane Process for Pre-Combustion CO2 Capture (218.74 KB)	Bench-Scale Development of a Transformative Membrane Process for Pre-Combustion CO2 Capture	Prime: Membrane Technology Research, Inc. (MTR) Subs: University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (UND EERC), Susteon, Inc.	Multiple sites, Multiple states
N	2018-07-20	High-Performance Circuit Pastes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Applications (144.38 KB)	Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-07-19	Bakken Rich Gas Enhanced Oil Recovery (145.9 KB)	University of North Dakota EERC	Grand Forks, ND Williams County, ND	FE/TDIC/Oil & Gas/Unconventional Oil & Gas Team
N	2018-07-19	B31 Fracture Mechanics Testing Laboratory (137.78 KB)	NETL,RIC,MEM	Albany, OR	FE/RIC/MEM/SM Team
N	2018-07-17	Techno-Economic Analysis of an LGFCS MWe-Class SOFC System (283.94 KB)	Prime: LG Fuel Cell Systems Inc. Sub: Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems Ltd.	North Canton, OH Derby, UK	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-07-17	Development of Carbon Molecular Sieves Hollow Fiber Membranes based on Polybenzimidazole Doped with Polyprotic Acids with Superi (138.02 KB)	Prime: University of Buffalo Subs: Trimeric Corporation, Los Alamos National Laboratory	Buffalo, NY Buda, TX Los Alamos, NM	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-07-17	Integrated Computational Materials and Mechanical Modeling for Additive Manufacturing of Alloys with Graded Structure Used in Fo (170.82 KB)	Prime: University of Pittsburgh Sub: United Technologies Research Center	Pittsburgh, PA East Hartford, CT	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2018-07-17	Robust Highly Durable Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathodes (182.36 KB)	Prime: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sub: Saint-Gobain	Cambridge, MA Northborough, MA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-07-16	Sputtered Thin Films for High Power, Efficient, and Low-cost Commercial SOFCs (227.91 KB)	Redox Power Systems	College Park, MD	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-07-13	Cost-Effective, Thin-Film SOFCs for Reliable Power Generation (191.42 KB)	Prime: University of South Carolina Sub: Chemtronergy LLC	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-07-13	Transformational Membranes for Pre-combustion Carbon Capture (256.04 KB)	Prime: The Ohio State University Subs: Microdyn-Nadir US Inc., American Electric Power	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-07-11	Cyber Secure Sensor Network for Fossil Fuel Power Generation Assets Monitoring (195.15 KB)	Siemens Corporation, Corporate Technology	Princeton, NJ	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies & Partnerships Team
N	2018-07-11	ICME for Advanced Manufacturing of Nickel Superalloy Heat Exchangers with High Temperature Creep Plus Oxidation Resistance for S (166.73 KB)	Prime: DNV GL USA Sub: Ohio State University	Multiple sites, OH	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies & Partnerships Team
N	2018-07-11	Development of High Performance SOFCs with a Superior Stability for Reliable and Durable Power Systems (168.01 KB)	University of Louisiana	Lafayette, LA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-07-10	High Temperature PBI Hollow Fiber Membrane Technology for Pre-Combustion CO2 Capture Process (166.63 KB)	Prime: SRI International Subs: University of Kentucky Research Foundation, PBI Performance Products, Inc., Enerfex, Inc.	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-07-10	Tuning Surface Stoichiometry of SOFC Electrodes at the Molecular and Nano-scale for Enhanced Performance and Durability (218.95 KB)	University of Maryland	College Park, MD	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-07-10	B42 Renovation (184.28 KB)	Joseph P. Kanosky	Morgantown, WV	FE/LOC/FO/Engineering & Facilities Team
N	2018-07-10	Investigation of REE Extraction from North Dakota Coal-Related Feedstocks (Phase 2) (128.22 KB)	Prime: University of North Dakota Sub: Microbeam Technologies, Inc.	Grand Forks, ND	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
N	2018-07-03	Wabash CarbonSAFE (159.56 KB)	Prime: University of Illinois Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Storage Team
N	2018-07-03	Methane Mitigation Thermal Electric Generator (MMTEG) - Task 6.0 (220.78 KB)	Prime: Gas Technology Institute Subs: Kelly Space & Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Multiple sites, CA	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team