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Approved Categorical Exclusions

ARRA	Date Sort ascending	Title	Recipient Name	Location	DOE NETL Sponsor
N	2018-04-03	University Coalition for Fossil Energy Research subaward - Methane Emissions Quantification (MEQ) of Compressor Stations (145.72 KB)	Prime: Penn State University Subs: Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Enervest Operating Company, CSE Corporation	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2018-03-30	Rare-Earth Elements in U.S. Coal-Based Resources: Sampling, Characterization, and Round-Robin Interlaboratory Study (236.85 KB)	Prime: University of North Dakota Sub: University of Kentucky - CAER	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies & Partnerships Team
N	2018-03-30	SOFC Prototype System Test (237.3 KB)	Prime: FuelCell Energy Sub: NRG Energy	Pittsburgh, PA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-03-29	Subtask 1.3 – Integrated CCS for North Dakota Ethanol Production (Activity 2) (138.98 KB)	Prime: University of North Dakota Subs: The CETER Group, Red Trail Energy, LLC, Schlumberger Carbon Services, Trimeric Corporation	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Storage Team
N	2018-03-26	Strategizing an Electric Energy Policy and Regulatory Framework in Puerto Rico (147.16 KB)	Prime: Southern States Energy Board Subs: Gerald R Hill, PhD, Inc., JS Held, Norava Consulting, Rafael Llompart, Smith Information Services	Multiple sites, Multiple states and Puerto Rico	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2018-03-26	Engineering Scale Demonstration of the Mixed Salt Process for CO2 Capture (219.21 KB)	Prime: SRI International Subs: Technology Centre, OLI Systems, Polytecnico di Milano	Multiple sites, Multiple states, Norway, and Italy	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-03-21	High Temperature Anode Recycle Blower for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell - Phase II (194.05 KB)	Prime: Mohawk Innovative Technology, Inc. Sub: FuelCell Energy, Inc.	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-03-20	UKy-CAER Heat-Integrated Transformative CO2 Capture Process for PC Power Plants (34.98 KB)	Prime: University of Kentucky Subs: EPRI, Carbon Clean Solutions USA, Huaneng Clean Energy Research Institute, Membrane Technology Research, UT-Austin, Koch Modular Process Systems, WorleyParsons,	Multiple sites, Multiple states and China	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-03-20	On-Demand Reactivity Enhancement to Enable Advanced Low Temperature Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engines (34.98 KB)	Prime: University of Minnesota Subs: Johnson-Matthey, Carnegie Mellon University	Multiple sites, Multiple states and United Kingdom	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-03-19	Reduced Precious Metal Catalysts for Methane and NOx Emission Control of Natural Gas Vehicles (34.92 KB)	Prime: University of Houston Subs: University of Virginia, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, CDTI	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-03-16	Tuscaloosa Marine Shale Laboratory (TMSL) (182.15 KB)	Prime: University of Louisiana at Lafayette Subs: Missouri University of Science & Technology, University of Oklahoma, University of Southern Mississippi, Los Alamos National Laboratory	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Oil & Gas G/Natural Gas Team
N	2018-03-16	Individual Electro-Hydraulic Drives for Off-Road Vehicles (36.29 KB)	Prime: Purdue University Subs: Bosch Rexroth, Case New Holland Industrial-Corporate Campus and Fargo Manufacturing Operation Plant	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-03-16	Expanding the Knock/Emissions/Misfire Limits for the Realization of Ultra-Low Emissions, High Efficiency Heavy Duty Natural Gas (34.98 KB)	Prime: Colorado State University Subs: Cummins Technical Center, Woodward, Inc.	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-03-14	Efficient, Compact, and Smooth Variable Propulsion Motor (34.89 KB)	Prime: University of Minnesota Subs: Milwaukee School of Engineering, Eaton Corporation, Bobcat Company	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2018-03-13	Making Coal Relevant for Small Scale: Modular Gasification for Syngas CHP (172.02 KB)	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Fairbanks, AK	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-03-12	Classification of Methane Emissions from Industrial Meters, Vintage vs. New Plastic Pipe, and Plastic-lined Steel and Cast Iron (167.57 KB)	Prime: Gas Technology Institute Subs: AECOM, GHD Services, Inc.	Multiple sites, CO	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2018-03-12	A Process with Decoupled Absorber Kinetics and Solvent Regeneration (142.93 KB)	Prime: University of Kentucky Subs: Media & Process Technology, Inc., Smith Management Group, Trimeric Corporation, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-03-12	Mid IR Laser Sensor for Monitoring Coal Power Plant Performance & SO3 Monitoring (196.45 KB)	Prime: Opto-Knowledge, Inc. Subs: Fossil Energy Research Corp, Electric Power Research Institute, University of California Irvine	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies & Partnerships Team
N	2018-03-09	Flameless Pressurized Oxy-Combustion Large Pilot Design, Construction and Operation-Phase I (146.6 KB)	Prime: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) Subs: Sargent & Lundy, ITEA, EPRI, GE Global Research, Peter Reineck Associates	Multiple sites, Multiple states, Italy, and United Kingdom	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-03-08	Membrane-Sorbent Hybrid System for Post-Combustion Carbon Capture (229.73 KB)	Prime: TDA Research Subs: Membrane Technology & Research, Gas Technology Institute, University of California-Irvine, Technology Centre Mongstad	Multiple sites, Multiple states and Norway	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-03-07	Flue Gas Aerosol Pretreatment Technologies to Minimize PCC Solvent Losses (169.09 KB)	Prime: Linde Subs: University of Illinois, Washington University, Affiliated Construction Services, Abbott Power Plant, Illinois State Water Survey	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-03-07	Reducing LCOE for Coal Based Power Plants with Sealing Technology Improvements (138.79 KB)	Prime: GE Power Sub: GE Global Research Center	Greenville, SC Schenectady, NY Niskayuna, NY	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-03-07	10 MWe CDCL Large Pilot Plant Demonstration: Phase I Feasibility (181.22 KB)	Prime: Babcock & Wilcox Subs: Ohio State University, Dover Light & Power, Clear Skies Consulting, EPRI	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-02-27	Scale-Up of Coal-Based Supercritical CO2 Cycle Technology (175.43 KB)	Prime: University of North Dakota Sub: 8 Rivers Capital, LLC	Grand Forks, ND Durham, NC	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-02-27	Initial Engineering Design of a Post-Combustion CO2 Capture System for Duke Energy's East Bend Station Using Membrane-Based Tech (225.89 KB)	Prime: Electric Power Research Institute Subs: Membrane Technology & Research, Inc., Nexant, Inc.	Charlotte, NC Palo Alto, CA Union, KY Newark, CA San Francisco, CA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-02-26	Supercritical CO2 Primary Power Large-Scale Power Plant (145.35 KB)	Prime: Echogen Power Systems Subs: Electric Power Research Institute, Louis Perry & Associates, Paul Weitzel Technical Consulting, Siemens AG	Multiple sites, Multiple states, and Germany	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-02-26	B33 Steam Coil Replacement (236.54 KB)	Prime: Washington State University Sub: Virginia Tech Polytechnic Institute and State University	Blacksburg, VA	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2018-02-26	Data-Driven Modeling Preserving Controllable DER for Outage Management and Resiliency (AGGREGATE) (154.53 KB)	Prime: Washington State University Sub: Virginia Tech Polytechnic Institute and State University	Blacksburg, VA	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2018-02-23	Development and Bench-Scale Testing of a Novel Biphasic Solvent-Enabled Absorption Process for Post-Combustion Carbon Capture (220.14 KB)	Prime: University of Illinois Subs: University of Illinois - Abbott Power Plant, Trimeric Corporation	Champaign, IL Buda, TX	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-02-20	Large Pilot Testing of the MTR Membrane Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Process (172.68 KB)	Prime: Membrane Technology and Research (MTR) Subs: Trimeric, Electric Power Research Institute, Worley Parsons	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-02-15	In Situ Applied Coatings for Mitigating Gas Hydrate Deposition in Deepwater Operations (205.44 KB)	Prime: Colorado School of Mines Sub: Oceanit Laboratories	Golden, CO Honolulu, HI	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2018-02-15	Support for Methane Hydrate Research on the Alaska North Slope (167.39 KB)	Prime: Petrotechnical Resources of Alaska (PRA) Sub: NANA WorleyParsons (NWP)	Anchorage, AK	FE/TDIC/Oil & Gas G/Natural Gas Team
N	2018-02-13	Hexagonal Boron Nitride Reinforced Multifunctional Well Cement For Extreme Conditions (159.11 KB)	Prime: C-Crete Technologies Sub: Schlumberger	Stafford, TX Sugar Land, TX	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2018-02-12	Energy Efficient GO-PEEK Hybrid Membrane Process for Post-Combustion CO2 Capture (161.91 KB)	Prime: Gas Technology Institute Sub: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy, NY	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-02-12	Building 19 Air Line Project (183.83 KB)	TBD	Morgantown, WV	FE/LOC/FO/Engineering & Facilities Team
N	2018-02-12	Southeast Regional Carbon Storage Partnership: Offshore Gulf of Mexico (175.35 KB)	Prime: Southern States Energy Board Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Storage Team
N	2018-02-12	2018 Oklahoma Seismicity Workshop (143.77 KB)	University of Oklahoma	Norman, OK	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2018-02-08	Large Pilot Testing of Linde/BASF Advanced Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Technology at a Coal-Fired Power Plant (254.89 KB)	Prime: University of Illinois (ISGS, ISTC) Subs: Linde LLC, Affiliated Engineers, Affiliated Construction Services, CWLP Power Plant, Abbott Power Plant, LENA, BASF	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2018-02-08	Intelligent Sensor Develop and Demonstration for Distribution System with DER (231.82 KB)	Prime: University of Texas-Austin Sub: Wood County Electric Cooperative	Multiple, TX	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2018-02-05	Field Laboratory for Emerging Stacked Unconventional Plays in Central Appalachia (207.88 KB)	Virginia Polytechnic Institute	Blacksburg, VA	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2018-01-31	The Eagle Ford Shale Laboratory: A Field Study of the Simulated Reservoir Volume, Detailed Fracture Characteristics, and EOR Pot (191.94 KB)	Prime: Texas A&M University (TEES) Subs: WildHorse Resource Development; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Stanford University	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2018-01-30	Demolition of Buildings 9, 11, 27, and 27A (176.63 KB)	To Be Competed	Morgantown, WV	FE/LOC/FO/Engineering & Facilities Team
N	2018-01-29	Hydraulic Fracture Test Site II (HFTS2) - Delaware Basin (178.28 KB)	Prime: Gas Technology Institute Subs: University of Texas at Austin - Bureau of Economic Geology; Desert Research Institute; Stanford National Accelerator Laboratory	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2018-01-24	High Temperature Gas Sensor for Coal Combustion System (157.9 KB)	Prime: West Virginia University Subs: KWJ Engineering, Longview Power, Los Alamos National Lab	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies & Partnerships Team
N	2018-01-24	CarbonSAFE Illinois - Macon County (170.44 KB)	Prime: University of Illinois Sub: Podolsky Oil Co.	Fairfield, IL	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Storage Team
N	2018-01-24	FORGE Roadmap (172.13 KB)	Science & Technology Policy Institute (STPI)	Washington, DC	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2018-01-24	Site Administrative Support Services Contract for DOE HQ-OE (172.47 KB)	TBD	Washington, DC	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2018-01-24	Subsurface Sensor Deployment in Deep Wells for Carbon Storage and Geothermal Wellbore Environments (148.44 KB)	Prime: NETL RIC Sub: University of Illinois	Champaign, IL	FE/RIC/GES/Field Monitoring Team
N	2018-01-24	Embedded Sensor Technology Suite for Wellbore Integrity Monitoring (138.51 KB)	NETL RIC	Pittsburgh, PA Morgantown, WV	FE/RIC/GES/Field Monitoring Team
N	2018-01-22	Fabrication Laboratory (112.18 KB)	Paul Jablonski	Albany, OR	FE/RIC/MEM/Structural Materials Team