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Approved Categorical Exclusions

ARRA	Date Sort ascending	Title	Recipient Name	Location	DOE NETL Sponsor
N	2016-11-17	Next Generation Transformers-Flexible Designs (169.28 KB)	Prime: ABB, Inc. Sub: University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Multiple sites, Multiple states	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2016-11-17	Modular Controllable Transformers for a Resilient Grid (174.6 KB)	Prime: Georgia Tech Subs: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Delta Star, Southern Company	Multiple sites, Multiple states	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2016-11-17	Substation Secondary Asset Health Monitoring and Management System (121.71 KB)	Prime: Electric Power Group Sub: American Electric Power	Multiple sites, Multiple states	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2016-11-17	Real Time Applications Using Linear State Estimation Technology (145.81 KB)	Electric Power Group Subs: Bonneville Power Administration, New York Power Authority	Multiple sites, Multiple states	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2016-11-16	A Novel Point Process Paradigm for Stochastic Modeling and Inversion of Microseismic Monitoring Data for CO2 Storage (130.34 KB)	Penn State University Sub: University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2016-11-15	Identification and Characterization of Illinois Basin Coal and Coal-Related Materials Containing High Rare Earth Element Concent (126.44 KB)	University of Kentucky	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies & Partnerships
N	2016-11-15	Optimization of Advanced Steels for Cyclic Operation through an Integration of Material Testing, Modeling and Novel Component Te (188.33 KB)	Prime: Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Sub: Structural Integrity Associates	Huntersville, NC	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies & Partnerships
N	2016-11-15	REE Identification and Characterization of Coal and Coal By-Products Containing High Rare Earth Element Concentrations (130.19 KB)	Prime: XLight Corporation Subs: Northern Analytical Laboratories, Rutgers University, David C. Uhrin Coalbed Methane Consulting	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies & Partnerships
N	2016-11-14	Heat Integration Optimization and Dynamic Modeling Investigation for Advancing the Coal Direct Chemical Looping Process (156.25 KB)	Prime: Ohio State University Sub: Babcock and Wilcox	Multiple sites, OH	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2016-11-10	A Low-Cost Technique for In-situ Stresses and Geomechanical Properties Measurement Based on Leak-off Tests and Caliper Logs (145.11 KB)	Prime: Penn State University Subs: University of Wyoming, University of Stavanger	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2016-11-08	REE Identification and Characterization of Coal and Coal By-Products Containing High Rare Earth Element Concentrations (147.3 KB)	Prime: Tetra Tech, Inc. Sub: Nexus-Geos, LLC	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies & Partnerships
N	2016-11-08	REE Identification and Characterization of Coal and Coal By-Products Containing High Rare Earth Element Concentrations (159.8 KB)	Prime: Tetra Tech, Inc. Subs: Nexus-Geos, LLC, West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies & Partnerships
N	2016-11-07	MFIX-DEM Enhancement for Industrially Relevant Flows (Phase 2) (112.58 KB)	Prime: University of Colorado Subs: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Particulate Solid Research, Inc.	Boulder, CO Golden, CO Chicago, IL	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies & Partnerships
N	2016-11-03	Building 31 Sample Preparation Laboratory (102.33 KB)	NETL, MEM	Albany, OR	FE/RIC/MEM/Materials Characterization Team
N	2016-11-03	Rare Earth Occurrence in Acid Mine Drainage Precipitates: Northern and Central Appalachia Coal Basins (146.27 KB)	West Virginia University	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies & Partnerships
N	2016-11-03	Converting CO2 and Methane to Fuels by Enhanced Plasmonic Effects in a Nanotemplated... (138.99 KB)	Prime: Penn State University Sub: Princeton University	Princeton, NJ	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2016-10-25	Advanced Ultrasupercritical (AUSC) Tube Membrane Development (130.76 KB)	Prime: Alstom Power, Inc. Sub: GE Power Services	Denver, CO	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships
N	2016-10-25	Identification of Residual Oil Zones in the Williston and Powder River Basins (118.22 KB)	UND EERC	Elkhorn Ranch Oil Field, ND	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Storage Team
N	2016-10-25	Efficient Reduction of CO2 in a Bipolar Electrochemical Cell (136.07 KB)	Penn State University	University Park, PA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2016-10-17	Development of Enabling Technologies for Chemical Looping Combustion and CLOU (168.8 KB)	University of Utah Sub: Reaction Engineering International	Multiple sites, UT	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2016-10-17	Subtask 6.2 – Investigation of Two CO2 Capture Strategy Concepts (147.71 KB)	UNDEERC	Grand Forks, ND	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2016-10-14	Catalytic Removal of Oxygen and Pollutants in Exhaust Gases from Pressurized Oxy-Combustors (131.13 KB)	Prime: University of Illinois Subs: Washington University, AECOM	Multiple sites, Mutliple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2016-10-14	Oxy-Combustion System Process Optimization (138.09 KB)	Prime: TDA Research Inc. Sub: University of California-Irvine	Multiple sites, Mutliple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2016-10-14	Technology Demonstration of a High Pressure Swirl Combustor (131 KB)	Prime: University of Texas-El Paso Sub: Air Liquide	Multiple sites, Mutliple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2016-10-14	Enabling Staged Pressurized Oxy-Combustion: Improving Flexibility and Performance at Reduced Cost (158.59 KB)	Prime: EPRI, Inc. Subs: Doosan Babcock Ltd, Air Liquide, Washington University	Multiple sites, Mutliple states and United Kingdom	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2016-10-11	Analytical Physics - Scanning Electron Microscope (109.47 KB)	NETL, MEM	Albany, OR	FE/RIC/MEM/Materials Characterization Team
N	2016-10-03	Emission Inventories from Natural Gas Storage Facilities (116.29 KB)	Prime: University of Colorado - Boulder Subs: University of California - Davis, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Scientific Aviation	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-29	Characteristics of Gathering and Boosting Stations (119.18 KB)	Colorado State University	Fort Collins, CO	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-28	DOE Fuel Cell Test Facility (108.97 KB)	NETL	Morgantown, WV	FE/RIC/ECE/Innovative Energy & Water Processes Team
N	2016-09-27	Long-Term Methane Emissions Rate Quantification and Alert System for Natural Gas Storage Wells and Fields (180.97 KB)	Prime: GSI Environmental Subs: HARC, Colorado State University, Utah State University	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2016-09-27	Advanced Multi-Tube Mixer Combustion for 65% Efficiency - Phase II (161.21 KB)	Prime: General Electric Subs: GE Power, GE Global Research Center	Greenville, SC Schenectady, NY Niskayuna, NY	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2016-09-26	Technology for GHG Emission Reduction & Cost Competitiveness of Mil-Spec Jet Fuel Production Using CTL (173.61 KB)	Prime: Ceramatec, Inc. Subs: Sustainable Energy Solutions (SES), Brigham Young University	Orem, UT Provo, UT	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advance Technology Integration & Demonstration Team
N	2016-09-26	Advanced Simulation and Experiments of Strongly Coupled Geomechanics and Flow for Gas Hydrate Deposits: Validation and Field App (167.69 KB)	Prime: Texas A&M University Sub: Korea Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources (KIGAM)	College Station, TX Daejeon, South Korea	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-26	Bakken CO2 Storage and Enhanced Recovery Program Field Test (Phase IIB field test location) (138.71 KB)	University of North Dakota	Dunn County, ND	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Storage Team
N	2016-09-26	Self-Forming Thin Interphases and Electrodes Enabling 3-D Structured High Energy Density Batteries (37.37 KB)	Rutgers University	North Brunswick, NJ	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2016-09-22	Advanced Instrumentation for Methane Measurements at Compressor Stations (170.43 KB)	Prime: GSI Environmental Subs: HARC, Utah State University, Shape Ranch	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2016-09-22	Characterizing Impacts of Dry Coal Feeding in High Pressure Oxy-Coal Combustion Systems (153.34 KB)	Prime: Reaction Engineering International (REI) Subs: University of Utah, Southeast University, Corrosion Management, Ltd., Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)	Multiple sites, Multiple States, China, and United Kingdom	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2016-09-21	High Inlet Temperature Combustor for Direct Fired Supercritical Oxy-Combustion - Phase II (175.86 KB)	Prime: Southwest Research Instutite Subs: Thar Energy, LLC, GE Global Research, Georgia Tech, University of Central Florida	San Antonio, TX Pittsburgh, PA Niskayuna, NY Atlanta, GA Orlando, FL	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2016-09-21	Sensor Enabled Coatings for Methane Release Mitigation (112.4 KB)	PPG Industries, Inc. Subs: Gas Technology Institute (GTI), Research Triangle Park (RTP)	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-21	Development of Enabling Technologies for a Pressurized Dry Feed Oxy-Coal Reactor (139.43 KB)	Prime: Brigham Young University Sub: Reaction Engineering International	Multiple sites, UT	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2016-09-21	B-58 Roof and RTU Replacement (110.24 KB)	TBD	South Park Township, PA	FE/LOC/FO/Engineering & Facilities Team
N	2016-09-21	Multi-Stage and Multi-Timescale Robust Co-Optimization Planning for Reliable and Sustainable Power Systems (118.11 KB)	Prime: Clarkson University Subs: University of Chicago, University of Pittsburgh	Multiple sites, Multiple states	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2016-09-20	Classification of Methane Emissions from Industrial Meters, Vintage vs. New Plastic Pipe, and Plastic-lined Steel and Cast Iron (137.33 KB)	Prime: Gas Technology Institute Subs: AECOM, GHD Services, Inc., Washington State University	Des Plaines, IL Austin, TX Niagara Falls, NY Pullman, WA	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2016-09-20	Milford Site for Frontier Observatory for Geothermal Energy (FORGE) - Phase 2A (109.32 KB)	Prime: University of Utah Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2016-09-19	Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE): Fallon, NV - Phase 2A (152.43 KB)	Prime: Sandia National Labs Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2016-09-19	Advanced Microscopy and Spectroscopy for Probing and Optimizing Electrode-Electrolyte Interphases in High Energy Li Batteries (31.69 KB)	Prime: The Regents of the University of California; University of California, San Diego; Sub: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Multiple sites, CA	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2016-09-16	Clean Agent Fire Suppression System for B17 CT Scanner (112.14 KB)	Green World	Morgantown, WV	FE/LOC/FO/Engineering & Facilities Team
N	2016-09-16	In-Situ Pipeline Coatings for Methane Emissions Mitigation and Quantification from Natural Gas Infrastructure (110.73 KB)	Prime: Oceanit Laboratories Sub: Rescue Pipeline Services, LLC	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-16	Characterizing Ocean Acidification and Atmospheric Emission caused by Methane Released from Gas Hydrate Systems along the US Atl (148.67 KB)	Prime: University of Rochester Sub: US Geological Survey	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-16	Methane Mitigation Thermal Electric Generator (MMTEG) (144.01 KB)	Prime: Gas Technology Institute Sub: Kelly Space & Technology	Multiple sites, CA	FE/TDIC/OG/UOG Team