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Approved Categorical Exclusions

ARRA	Date Sort ascending	Title	Recipient Name	Location	DOE NETL Sponsor
N	2016-09-16	Automated High Power Permanent Borehole Seismic Source Systems for Long-Term Monitoring of Subsurface CO2 Containment and Storag (128.88 KB)	GPUSA (previously approved) Sub: Carbon Management Canada (CMC)	Newell County, Alberta, Canada	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Storage Team
N	2016-09-16	Comprehensive Assessment of On-and Off-Board Vehicle-to-Grid Technology Performance and Impacts on Battery and the Grid (35.9 KB)	Prime: Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Subs: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, CurrentWays, Flex Power Controls, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, FCA US LLC, Kitu Systems, Inc.	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2016-09-16	Bi-Directional Wireless Power Flow for Medium Duty Vehicle Grid Connectivity (35.75 KB)	Prime: United Parcel Service Subs: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Tennessee	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2016-09-16	Cost Effective 6.5% Silicon Steel Laminate for Electric Machines (38.42 KB)	Prime: Iowa State University Subs: United Technologies Research Center, University of Delaware	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2016-09-15	Building 25 Laboratory Renovations (146.56 KB)	TBD	Morgantown, WV	FE/LOC/FO/Engineering & Facilities Team
N	2016-09-13	A Multi-Scale Experimental Investigation of Flow Properties in Coarse-Grained Hydrate Reservoirs During Production (112.68 KB)	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-13	Smart Methane Emission Detection System Development (136.28 KB)	Southwest Research Institute	San Antonio, TX	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-13	Self-Assembling Rechargeable Li Batteries from Alkali and Alkaline-Earth Halides (36.26 KB)	Prime: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Subs: Carnegie Mellon University, 24M Technologies, Inc.	Multiple, MA, PA	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2016-09-13	High Speed Hybrid Reluctance Motor Utilizing Anisotropic Materials (33.63 KB)	Prime: General Motors LLC; Sub: Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2016-09-13	Corrosion Protection and Dissimilar Metal Joining for Next Generation Lightweight Vehicles (35.01 KB)	Alcoa Inc.	Alcoa Center, PA	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2016-09-13	Interfacial Engineering and Modeling of High Energy Li Batteries (52.91 KB)	University of Washington	Seattle, WA	EE/TDC/Energy Efficiency
N	2016-09-12	Wallace Road and B-922 Parking Lot Erosion Control Project (132.33 KB)	TBD	South Park Township,PA	FE/LOC/FO/Engineering & Facilities Team
N	2016-09-12	Cryogenic Carbon Capture Development (112.33 KB)	Prime: Sustainable Energy Solutions Subs: Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Brigham Young University	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Capture Team
N	2016-09-12	Novel Seal Design for Effective Methane Emissions Mitigation from Reciprocating Compressors (155.88 KB)	Prime: Southwest Research Institute Subs: NextSeal AB	San Antonio, TX Stockholm, Sweden	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-12	Grid Modernization Index (GMI) (136.51 KB)	Prime: GridWise Alliance Subs: Navigant Consulting, Clean Edge, Inc., Optimal Grid Solutions	Washington, DC Boulder, CO Portland, OR Raleigh, NC	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2016-09-12	Natural Gas Hydrates in Permafrost and Marine Settings: Resources, Properties and Environmental Issues (261.22 KB)	US Geological Survey	Baltic Sea	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-12	Building 2 Air Conditioning Unit 2 Replacement (140.21 KB)	TBD	Morgantown, WV	FE/LOC/FO/Engineering & Facilities Team
N	2016-09-09	Multi-Functional Distributed Fiber Sensors for Pipeline Monitoring and Methane Detections (194.68 KB)	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2016-09-09	Automated High Power Permanent Borehole Seismic Source Systems for Long-Term Monitoring of Subsurface CO2 Containment and Storag (137.36 KB)	Prime: GPUSA Sub: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Chatsworth, CA Berkeley, CA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Storage Team
N	2016-09-09	Remote Methane Sensor for Emissions Using Chirped-laser Dispersion Spectroscopy (178.43 KB)	Princeton University	Princeton, NJ	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2016-09-09	Impacts of Clays on the Compressibility and Permeability of Sands during Methane Extraction from Gas Hydrate (113.71 KB)	US Geological Survey	Woods Hole, MA	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-09	Field Validation of MVA Technology for Offshore CCS: Novel Ultra-High-Resolution 3D Marine Seismic Technology (P-Cable) (277.74 KB)	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX Tomakomai, Japan	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Storage Team
N	2016-09-09	RBDMS, FracFocus, States First, and Produced Water Initiatives for FY16 (117.61 KB)	Prime: Ground Water Protection Council Subs: ALL Consulting, Virtual Engineering Solutions, Coordinate Solutions, Troy Web Consulting	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-09	Impacts of Clays on the Compressibility and Permeability of Sands during Methane Extraction from Gas Hydrate (121.46 KB)	Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge, LA	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-09	Midwest EVOLVE (Midwest Electric Vehicle Opportunities: Learning, eVents, Experience) (36.01 KB)	Prime: American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest; Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2016-09-09	In-situ Diagnostics of Coupled Electrochemical-Mechanical Properties of Solid Electrolyte Interphases on Lithium... (34.88 KB)	Prime: General Motors LLC; Subs: Brown University, Michigan State University, and University of Kentucky	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2016-09-09	Advancing PEV Adoption in New England (34.99 KB)	Plug In America, LLC	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2016-09-09	USAMP Low-Cost Mg Sheet Component Development and Demonstration Project (33.64 KB)	Prime: United States Automotive Materials Partnership LLC (USAMP); Subs: Multiple in MI, IL, PA, OH, MA, and FL	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2016-09-07	Characterizing Baselines and Change in Gas Hydrate Systems using EM Methods (120.32 KB)	Prime: University of California-San Diego/Scripps Institution of Oceanography Subs: US Geological Survey, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Multiple sites, Multiple states, and Offshore Gulf of Mexico	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-07	Improving Transportation Efficiency Through Integrated Vehicle, Engine, and Powertrain Research - SuperTruck II (35.48 KB)	Prime: Daimler Trucks North America (Corporate Building 2) Subs: Cleveland Truck Manufacturing Plant, Detroit Diesel Corporation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory NTRC, Michelin Americas Research Company	Portland, OR, Cleveland, NC, West Detroit, MI, Knoxville, TN, Greenville, SC	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2016-09-07	Cummins-Peterbilt SuperTruck II Projects (36.92 KB)	Prime: Cummins, Inc. (Cummins Technical Center) Subs: Eaton Innovation Center, Eaton Proving Grounds, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Peterbilt Motors Company	Columbus, IN, Southfield, MI, Marshall, MI, Knoxville, TN, Denton, TX	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2016-09-07	Economical and Engineering Aspects of Proactive Demand Participation: Centralized versus Bilateral Control Structure (145.91 KB)	Prime: University of California-Riverside Sub: Washington State University	Multiple sites, Multiple states	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2016-09-07	Models and Strategies for Optimal Demand Side Management in the Chemical Industries (149.21 KB)	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2016-09-07	Rotating Detonation Combustion for Gas Turbines -- Modeling and System Synthesis to Exceed 65% Efficiency Goal (146.99 KB)	Prime: Aerojet Rocketdyne Subs: Southwest Research Institute, University of Michigan, Purdue University, University of Central Florida, University of Alabama	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2016-09-07	Building 26 Cafeteria Renovation (136.51 KB)	TBD	Morgantown, WV	FE/LOC/FO/Engineering & Facilities Team
N	2016-09-07	Flexible Service Contracting for Risk Management within Integrated Transmission and Distribution Systems (147.98 KB)	Prime: Iowa State University Sub: University of Chicago	Multiple sites, Multiple states	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2016-09-07	Wound Field and Hybrid Synchronous Machines for EV Traction with Brushless Capacitive Rotor Field Excitation (34.99 KB)	Prime: Illinois Institute of Technology Subs: Atieva,, Inc., University of Wisconsin-Madison	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2016-09-07	A High Specific Output Gasoline Low Temperature Combustion Engine (35.08 KB)	General Motors LLC	Pontiac, MI	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2016-09-07	Multifunctional, Self-Healing Polyelectrolyte Gels for Long-Cycle Life, High-Capacity Sulfur Cathodes in Li-S Batteries (35.84 KB)	Prime: University of Washington Sub: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	Multiple sites, WA	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2016-09-07	High Conductivity and Flexible Hybrid Solid State Electrolyte (33.56 KB)	University of Maryland	College Park, MD	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2016-09-07	Training for Cost-Effective, Code-Compliant, Maintenance Facilities (32.89 KB)	Gas Technology Institute	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/Energy Efficiency
N	2016-08-30	State and Local Innovation and Analysis in Support of Long-Term Energy Planning and Policy (306.85 KB)	NCSL	Denver, CO Washington, DC	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2016-08-30	Charged Wellbore Casing Controlled Source Electromagnetics (109.66 KB)	Prime: Colorado School of Mines Subs: University of Utah, US Geological Survey	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Storage Team
N	2016-08-30	A Nonconventional CO2-EOR Target in the Illinois Basin (110.28 KB)	University of Illinois	Richland County, IL	FE/TDIC/Coal/Carbon Storage Team
N	2016-08-30	10 MWe Coal Direct Chemical Looping Large Pilot Plant: Pre-FEED Study (187.36 KB)	Babcock & Wilcox Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states, and United Kingdom	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2016-08-30	State and Local Innovation and Analysis in Support of Long-Term Energy Planning and Policy (327.23 KB)	NGA Center for Best Practices	Washington, DC	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2016-08-30	Management of Risk and Uncertainty through Optimized Co-Operation of Transmission Systems and Micro Grids with Responsive Loads (140.4 KB)	Prime: Cornell University Sub: Smith College	Ithaca, NY Northampton, MA	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
N	2016-08-30	Engineering Metal Oxide Nanomaterials for Fiber Optical Sensor Platforms (136.5 KB)	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies & Partnerships
N	2016-08-30	Dual Phase Soft Magnetic Laminates for Low-Cost, Non/Reduced-Rare-Earth Containing Electrical Machines (35.37 KB)	Prime: GE Global Research Subs: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, UQM Technologies, Carpenter Technology Corp	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2016-08-30	Temperature-Following Thermal Barrier Coatings for High Efficiency Engines (35.7 KB)	Prime: HRL Laboratories, LLC Sub: General Motors Propulsion Systems R&D	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team