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Approved Categorical Exclusions

ARRA	Date Sort ascending	Title	Recipient Name	Location	DOE NETL Sponsor
N	2016-01-19	Deepwater Permanent Subsea Pressure Compensated Chemical Reservoir Construction and Testing (154.64 KB)	Prime: RPSEA Sub: Argen Polymer, LLC	The Woodlands, TX	FE/TDIC/OG/UOG Team
N	2016-01-15	Pilot-Scale Testing of an Integrated Circuit for the Extraction of Rare Earth Minerals and Elements from Coal and Coal Byproduct (126.94 KB)	Prime: University of Kentucky Subs: Virginia Tech, West Virginia University, Eriez Manufacturing, Blackhawk Mining, Arch Coal	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/ETP
N	2016-01-12	Biogasification (134.72 KB)	NETL	Morgantown, WV	FE/RIC/GES/GGA Team
N	2016-01-07	High Yield and Economical Production of Rare Earth Elements from Coal Ash (210.57 KB)	Prime: Physical Sciences, Inc. Subs: Equinox Chemicals, University of Kentucky Research Foundation	Andover, MA Albany, GA Lexington, KY	FE/TDIC/Coal/ETP
N	2016-01-07	A Pollution Prevention and Economically Viable Technology for Separation of Rare Earth Elements from Power River Basin Coal Ashe (141.04 KB)	Prime: University of Wyoming Subs: West Virginia Research Corporation, Rochester Institute of Technology	Laramie, WY Morgantown, WV Rochester, NY	FE/TDIC/Coal/ETP
N	2016-01-06	MERC-1 Natural Gas Well Closure (118.54 KB)	TBD	Morgantown, WV	FE/Facility Operations/Engineering & Facilities Team
N	2015-12-24	Deepwater Methane Hydrate Characterization and Scientific Assessment (154.12 KB)	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	FE/TDIC/Oil and Gas/Natural Gas Team
N	2015-12-22	Investigation of Rare Earth Element Extraction from North Dakota Coal-Related Feedstocks (157.78 KB)	Prime: University of North Dakota Subs: Barr Engineering, North Dakota Geological Survey, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/Coal/ETP
N	2015-12-22	GATE Center for Electric Drive Transportation (141.45 KB)	Prime: University of Michigan Sub: San Diego State University	San Diego, CA	EE/TDIC/ETD/EERE Team
N	2015-12-17	Pressurized Pulse Combustion (PPC) (140.48 KB)	NETL (B-6, Room 105)	Morgantown, WV	FE/RIC/ECE/TST
N	2015-12-17	Small Molecule Associative CO2 Thickeners for Improved Mobility Control (147.6 KB)	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA	FE/SCNGO
N	2015-12-15	Development and Validation of a Turbulent Liquid Spray Atomization Submodel for Diesel Engine Simulations (102.82 KB)	Prime: Georgia Tech Research Corporation Subs: Argonne National Laboratory	Atlanta, GA Argonne, IL	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-12-14	MRCSP Phase III Task 1.6.1 Clearwater Effie #1 Well Characterization (299.58 KB)	Battelle	Guernsey Co., OH	FE/SCC/Storage Division
N	2015-12-14	Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership - Phase Three (Task Three) - Dover 33 Characterization Well (316.53 KB)	Battelle	Dover Township, Otsego County, MI	FE/SCC/Storage Division
N	2015-12-10	Southeast Alternative Fuel Demonstration Project (138.58 KB)	Triangle J Council of Governments	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-12-09	Wastewater Study for Overall Feasibility Study of IGCC to CTL Plant (171.6 KB)	Prime: Lummus Technology, Inc. Sub: Aquatech	Canonsburg, PA	FE/SCC/Major Projects Division
N	2015-12-08	Recovery of Rare Earth Elements (REEs) from Coal Ash with a Closed Loop Leaching Process (164.21 KB)	Battelle Memorial Institute	Columbus, OH	FE/SCC/Crosscutting Research Div
N	2015-12-04	Development of Best Practices and Risk Mitigation Measures for Deepwater Cementing in Oil-Based Mud and Synthetic-Based Mud (176.9 KB)	Prime: RPSEA Sub: CSI Technologies	Alaminos Canyon, Gulf of Mexico	FE/SCNGO
N	2015-12-04	Development of Best Practices and Risk Mitigation Measures for Deepwater Cementing in Oil-Based Mud and Synthetic-Based Mud (176.9 KB)	Prime: RPSEA Sub: CSI Technologies	Alaminos Canyon, Gulf of Mexico	FE/SCNGO
N	2015-12-03	Zeolite Membrane Reactor for Pre-Combustion Carbon Dioxide Capture (115.43 KB)	Prime: Arizona State University Sub: Nexant	Tempe, AZ	FE/SCC/Capture Division
N	2015-12-02	Deployment of Microgrid Technologies in Alaska (139.14 KB)	Alaska Energy Authority	Anchorage, AK	OE/OEPM/EDTD
N	2015-12-02	Co-Extrusion (CoEx) for Cost Reduction of Advanced High-Energy-and-Power Battery Electrode Manufacturing (102.59 KB)	Prime: Palo Alto Research Center Subs: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Ford Motor Company	Palo Alto, CA Knoxville, TN Dearborn, MI	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-11-30	Conference Support: Gordon Research Conference on Natural Gas Hydrates Systems (192.1 KB)	Gordon Research Conferences - GRC	Kingston, RI Galveston, TX (Conference site) Additional sites TBD	FE/SCNGO
N	2015-11-24	Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership - Phase III (Delaware Geological Survey) (310.59 KB)	Prime: Battelle Sub: Delaware Geological Survey	Newark, DE	FE/SCC/Storage Division
N	2015-11-23	Hydrate Modeling & Flow Loop Experiments for Water Continuous and Dispersed Systems (130.76 KB)	Prime: RPSEA Subs: University of Tulsa, Colorado School of Mines	Tulsa, OK Golden, CO	FE/SCNGO
N	2015-11-20	Electrodeposition for Low-Cost Water-Based Electrode Manufacturing (100.15 KB)	Prime: PPG Industries Subs: Navitas Advanced Solutions Group, LLC, Argonne National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Allison Park, PA Ann Arbor, MI Argonne, IL Knoxville, TN	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-11-20	Qualification of Flexible Fiber-Reinforced Pipe for 10,000-Foot Water Depths (191.7 KB)	Prime: RPSEA Sub: ETA International	Bulverde, TX	FE/SCNGO
N	2015-11-19	High Fidelity Fast Running Multi-Scale Multi-Physics Battery Pack Software (France) (100.9 KB)	Prime: General Motors LLC Sub: ANSYS, Inc.	Lyon, France	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-11-19	High Fidelity Fast Running Multi-Scale Multi-Physics Battery Pack Software (101.88 KB)	Prime: General Motors LLC Subs: ANSYS, Inc., Esim LLC, National Renewable Energy Laboratory	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-11-16	Analytical Laboratories - (Building 25, Rooms 113 and 114) (159.75 KB)	NETL	Morgantown, WV	FE/ORD/CRSD
N	2015-11-09	Energy Savings Assessments (ESAs) - Penn State University (102.12 KB)	Prime: Penn State University Subs: University of Michigan, Oak Ridge National Laboratory	University Park, PA Ann Arbor, MI Knoxville, TN	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-11-09	Warm Syngas Cleanup Operational Testing at Tampa Electric Company’s Polk 1 IGCC (174.51 KB)	Prime: RTI International Sub: Tampa Electric Company - Polk Power Station	Research Triangle Park, NC Polk County, FL	FE/SCC/AESD
N	2015-11-09	Deepwater Methane Hydrate Characterization and Scientific Assessment (174.42 KB)	Prime: University of Texas - Austin Sub: Schlumberger Cameron Well Test Site	Cameron, TX	FE/SCNGO
N	2015-11-03	Highly Integrate Wide Bandgap Power Module for Next Generation Plug-In Vehicles (101.34 KB)	Prime: General Motors LLC Subs: CPES, Cree	Pontiac, MI Kokomo, IN Blacksburg, VA Research Triangle Park, NC	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-11-03	Development of a Physics-Based Combustion Model for Engine Knock Prediction (101.46 KB)	Prime: Ohio State University Subs: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Ohio Supercomputer Center	Columbus, OH Oak Ridge, TN Knoxville, TN	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-11-03	Development and Multiscale Validation of Euler-Lagrange Based Computational Methods for Modeling Cavitation within Fuel Injector (100.33 KB)	Prime: Trustees of Boston University Sub: Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Boston, MA Oak Ridge, TN	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-11-03	Low Cost Manufacturing of Advanced Silicon-Based Anode Materials (84.81 KB)	Prime: EnerG2 Subs: HJE Company, Inc., Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, University of Washington, Battery Innovation Center	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-10-29	MERC-1 Natural Gas Well Production Enhancement (140.34 KB)	TBD	Morgantown, WV	FE/OIO/SOD
N	2015-10-28	Advanced Manufacturing Processes for Next Generation Electrolytes and Salts (100.22 KB)	Prime: CoorsTek Fluorochemicals, Inc. Sub: Colorado School of Mines	Arvada, CO Golden, CO	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-10-28	650V SiC Integrated Power Module for Automotive Inverters (101.32 KB)	Prime: Delphi Automotive Systems Sub: Cree	Kokomo, IN Research Triangle Park, NC	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-10-27	Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) - Energy Emergency Response (127.12 KB)	Washington State Department of Commerce	Olympia, WA	OE/OEPM/EDTD
N	2015-10-27	Multiphase Flow Analysis Lab (126.34 KB)	NETL	Morgantown, WV	FE/ORD/CSED
N	2015-10-23	Extension of HPHT DP Sensor and Virtual Flowmeter Tasks of Project (135.41 KB)	Prime: RPSEA Subs: Letton Hall Group, Innoveering, LLC	Houston, TX Ronkonkoma, NY	FE/SCNGO
N	2015-10-23	Affordable Rankine Cycle Waste Heat Recovery for Heavy Duty Trucks (100.59 KB)	Prime: Eaton Corporation Subs: Argonne National Laboratory, Kettering University, Modine Manufacturing Company, Mississippi State University, AVL Powertrain Engineering, Inc., Shell Global Solutions	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-10-15	Energy Savings Assessments (ESAs) - New York (98.58 KB)	Prime: Analysis and Design Application Co. Ltd. Subs: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratory, LG Chemical Power Inc., Tesla Motors Inc., Battery Design LLC, Analysis and Design Application Co. Ltd., University of Colorado,	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-10-15	Geoscience Laboratory (117.19 KB)	DOE-ORD	Albany, OR	FE/ORD/ENSD
N	2015-10-15	Functionally Designed Ultra-lightweight Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites Door Assembly (100.12 KB)	Prime: Clemson University Subs: University of Delaware, Honda R&D	Greenville, SC Newark, DE Raymond, OH	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-10-09	Development and Validation of Physics-Based Sub-Models of High Pressure Supercritical Fuel Injection at Diesel Conditions (102.97 KB)	Prime: University of Alabama Sub: Argonne National Laboratory	Tuscaloosa, AL Argonne, IL	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-10-09	High-EFficiency Cost-Optimized Spark-Ignited Natural Gas (HECO-SING) Engines (103.23 KB)	Prime: Robert Bosch LLC Subs: Quantitative Laser Diagnostics Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	Farmington Hills, MI Ann Arbor, MI Richland, WA	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-10-09	Evaporation Sub-Model Development for Volume of Fluid (eVOF) Method Applicable to Spray-Wall Interaction Including Film Characte (103.56 KB)	Prime: Michigan Technical University Subs: Argonne National Laboratory, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth	Hancock, MI Argonne, IL North Dartmouth, MA	EE/OEPM/PVTD