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Approved Categorical Exclusions

ARRA	Date Sort ascending	Title	Recipient Name	Location	DOE NETL Sponsor
N	2015-07-23	Optimization of Advanced Steels for Cyclic Operation through an Integration of Material Testing, Modeling and Novel Component Te (150.47 KB)	Prime: Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Subs: Babcock & Wilcox, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Wyman-Gordon Forgings	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/SCC/Crosscutting Research Division
N	2015-07-22	Chemical Looping Combustion with O2 Uncoulping Small Pilot Operation & Testing (119.01 KB)	Prime: University of Utah Sub: Amaron Energy	Salt Lake City, UT	FE/SCC/AESD
N	2015-07-22	High-Efficiency Thermal Integration of Closed Supercritical CO2 Brayton Power Cycles with Oxy-Fired Heaters (146.44 KB)	Prime: Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Subs: Alstom, DHI, Howden, Echogen Power Systems	Multiple sites, Multiple states, Korea, and the United Kingdom	FE/SCC/AESD
N	2015-07-22	Pulse Detonation Engine for Advanced Oxy-Combustion of Coal-Based Fuel for MHD (135.79 KB)	Oregon State University	Corvallis, OR	FE/SCC/AESD
N	2015-07-22	Developing and Validating Pressure Management and Plume Control Strategies in the Williston Basin through a Brine Extraction and (440.83 KB)	Prime: Univ North Dakota EERC Subs: GE Global Research Center, GE Global Research, Schlumberger Carbon Services	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/SCC/Storage Division
N	2015-07-22	Task 6 - Management and Reporting (187.66 KB)	UNDEERC	Grand Forks, ND	FE/SCC/Capture Division
N	2015-07-21	Alaska North Slope Methane Hydrate Resource Evaluation (169.1 KB)	PRA	Multiple sites, AK	FE/SCNGO
N	2015-07-21	Understanding Transient Combustion Phenomena in Low-NOx Gas Turbines (161.29 KB)	Prime: Penn State University Sub: GE Global Research	University Park, PA Schenectady, NY	FE/SCC/AESD
N	2015-07-21	Interfacing MFIX with PETSc and HYPRE Linear Solver Libraries (159.76 KB)	Prime: University of North Dakota Sub: University of Utah	Grand Forks, ND Salt Lake City, UT	FE/SCC/Crosscutting Research Division
N	2015-07-21	Verification of Capillary Pressure Functions and Relative Permeability Equation (152.5 KB)	Arizona State Univ	Tempe, AZ	FE/SCNGO
N	2015-07-17	Enabling Technologies for Oxy-fired Pressurized Fluidized Bed Combustor (136.34 KB)	Prime: Aerojet Rocketdyne Subs: NRCan Canmet ENERGY, Linde	Los Angeles, CA Nepean, Canada Murray Hill, NJ	FE/SCC/AESD
N	2015-07-16	Modified Thermoresponsive Hyperbranched Polymers for Improved Viscosity and Enhanced Lubricity of Engine Oils (162.07 KB)	Prime: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Subs: Energetics, Inc., University of California - Merced	Washington, DC Merced, CA	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-07-16	Self-Regulating Surface Chemistry For More Robust Highly Durable Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathodes (114.96 KB)	MIT	Cambridge, MA	FE/SCC/AESD
N	2015-07-15	Enhancing High Temperature Anode Performance with 2° Anchoring Phases (114.73 KB)	Montana State University	Bozeman, MT	FE/SCC/AESD
N	2015-07-10	Offshore CO2 Storage Resource Assessment of the Northern Gulf of Mexico (Tx-LA) (103.64 KB)	Prime: U Texas at Austin BEG Sub: Southern States Energy Board	Austin, TX, Peachtree Corners, GA	FE/SCC/Storage Division
N	2015-07-10	High-Temperature, Low NOx Combustor Concept Development (199.62 KB)	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, GA	FE/SCC/AESD
N	2015-07-10	Advancing Pressure Gain Combustion in Terrestrial Turbine Systems (217.67 KB)	Purdue University	West Lafayette, IN	FE/SCC/AESD
N	2015-07-09	Flue Gas Water Vapor Latent Heat Recovery for Pressurized Oxy-Combustion (311.97 KB)	Prime: Gas Technology Institute Subs: Media and Process Technology Inc., Florida International University, and SmartBurn, LLC	Des Plaines, IL Pittsburgh, PA Miami, FL Madison, WI	FE/SCC/AESD
N	2015-07-09	Improved InGaN LED System Efficacy and Cost via Droop Reduction (110.55 KB)	Prime: Lumileds, LLC Subs: MIT, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories	San Jose, CA Cambridge, MA Upton, NY Albuquerque, NM	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-07-09	Revolutionizing Turbine Cooling with Micro-Architectures Enabled by DMLS (109.28 KB)	Ohio State University	Columbus, OH	FE/SCC/AESD
N	2015-07-09	Advanced Polyolefin Separators for Li-ion Batteries used in Vehicle Applications (138.6 KB)	Prime: USABC Subs: Amtek, Farasis Energy Inc.	Lebanon, OR Haywawrd, CA Ganzhou, China	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-07-07	B-922 West Office Renovation: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Floors (124.45 KB)	TBD	South Park Twp, PA	FE/OIO/SOD
N	2015-07-07	A Joint Experimental/Computational Study of Non-Idealities in Practical Rotating Detonation Engines (136.85 KB)	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	FE/SCC/AESD
N	2015-07-07	Southeast Alternative Fuel Demonstration Project (160.38 KB)	Triangle J Council of Governments	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-07-02	N2 Dewar Pad Renovation and Building 73 Demolition (116.41 KB)	Vantage Corporation	South Park Township, PA	FE/OIO/Site Operations Division
N	2015-07-01	Design/Fab/Characterization of Near Surface Embedded Cooling Channel w ODS Layer (143.07 KB)	Prime: The University of Pittsburgh Sub: West Virginia University	Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV	FE/SCC/AESD
N	2015-07-01	Effect of Mixture Concentration Inhomogeneity on Detonation Properties (109.84 KB)	Penn State University	University Park, PA	FE/SCC/AESD
N	2015-07-01	Snake River Plain Field Laboratory for Enhanced Geothermal Systems Development (229.76 KB)	Prime: Idaho National Lab Subs: University of Idaho/CAES, University of Wyoming, Boise State University, Geothermal Resource Group, NREL, LLNL, Geohydro, EGI/University of Utah	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/SCNGO
N	2015-07-01	Milford Site for Frontier Observatory for Geothermal Energy (FORGE) (158.46 KB)	Prime: University of Utah Subs: Utah Geological Survey, Temple University, Geothermal Resource Group, Ben Barker, Duane C. Winker	Salt Lake City, UT Philadelphia, PA Palm Desert, CA Windsor, CA Pagosa Springs, CO	FE/SCNGO
N	2015-06-25	Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy - Coso, CA (Phase One) (213.07 KB)	Prime: Sandia National Lab Subs: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, University of Nevada - Reno, Department of the Navy, United States Geological Survey, GeothermEx, Inc.	Berkeley, CA Reno, NV China Lake, CA Menlo Park, CA Richmond, CA	FE/SCNGO
N	2015-06-25	Integrated Flue Gas Purification and Latent Heat Recovery for Pressurized Oxy-Co (118.22 KB)	Washington University	St. Louis, MO	FE/SCC/AESD
N	2015-06-25	Integrated Plastic Substrates for OLED Lighting (138.18 KB)	Prime: Sinovia Technologies Subs: Solvay OLED,Solvay USA Inc., Vitriflex, Eastman Kodak, Stanford Nanocharacterization Lab	Foster City, CA Pittsburgh, PA Bristol, PA San Jose, CA Rochester, NY Stanford, CA	EE/OEPM/BETD
N	2015-06-24	Stable, High Efficiency White Electrophosphorescent Organic Light Emitting Devices by Reduced Molecular Dissociation (144.89 KB)	Prime: University of Michigan Subs: Universal Display Corporation, University of Southern California	Ann Arbor, MI Ewing, NJ Los Angeles, CA	EE/OEPM/BETD
N	2015-06-24	Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy - Newberry Volcano, OR (Phase One) (206.33 KB)	Prime: Pacific Northwest NL Subs: Oregon State Univ, AltaRock Energy, The Ardell Group, and PLS Environmental	Richland, WA Corvallis, OR Seattle, WA Bend, OR	FE/SCNGO
N	2015-06-24	Utica Shale Energy and Environmental Laboratory (USEEL) (field site change) (225.75 KB)	Ohio State University	Flushing Twp, OH	FE/SCNGO
N	2015-06-24	Characterizing Impacts of High Temperatures and Pressures in Oxy-Coal Combustion Systems (148.63 KB)	Prime: Reaction Engineering Sub: University of Utah	Murray, UT Salt Lake City, UT	FE/SCC/AESD
N	2015-06-23	Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy - Fallon, NV (Phase One) (239.49 KB)	Prime: Sandia National Labs Subs: GeothermEx, Lawrence Berkeley NL, Dept. of the Navy, Ormat Nevada Inc., Univ. of Nevada-Reno, United States Geologic Survey	Albuquerque, NM Richmond, CA Berkeley, CA China Lake, CA Fallon, NV Reno, NV Melo Park, CA	FE/SCNGO
N	2015-06-23	Real-Time In-Situ CO2 Monitoring (RICO2M) Network for Sensitive Subsurface Areas in CCS (170.66 KB)	Prime: Intelligent Optical Systems Sub: University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX Medina County, TX	FE/SCC/Storage Division
N	2015-06-23	Advanced Analytical Methods for Air and Stray Gas Emissions and Produced Brine Characterization (178.35 KB)	Prime: RPSEA Sub: GSI Environmental, Inc./TAMU IRNR	Dimmit County, TX	FE/SCNGO
N	2015-06-18	Natural Gas Hydrates in Permafrost and Marine Settings: Resources, Properties and Environmental Issues (232.04 KB)	US Geological Survey	Svalbard, Norway	FE/SCNGO
N	2015-06-18	Access Control Expansion (134.26 KB)	Facility Support Services	Pittsburgh, PA	FE/OIO/Site Operations Division
N	2015-06-17	Mechanical Properties at the Protected Lithium Interface (145.49 KB)	Oak Ridge National Lab	Oak Ridge, TN	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-06-17	Dual Functional Cathode Additives for Anodeless Li-S Battery Technology (124.59 KB)	Brookhaven National Lab	Upton, NY	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-06-17	Building 37 Bottled Gas Storage Facility (189.82 KB)	TBD	Albany, OR	FE/OIO/Site Operations Division
N	2015-06-17	Mechanical Properties at the Protected Lithium Interface (138.88 KB)	Prime: Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) Subs: University of Tennessee, University of Michigan	Oak Ridge, TN Knoxville, TN Ann Arbor, MI	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-06-17	Dual Functional Cathode Additives for Anodeless Li-S Battery Technology (126.37 KB)	Prime: Brookhaven National Lab Sub: Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, NY	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2015-06-16	Identification and Mitigation of Droop Mechanism in GaN-Based LEDs (110.96 KB)	UC Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	EE/OEPM/BETD
N	2015-06-16	Methods to Enhance Wellbore Cement Integrity With Microbially-Induced Calcite Precipitation (156.49 KB)	Prime: Montana State University Sub: University of Alabama at Birmingham	Birmingham, AL	FE/SCNGO/NGOPMD
N	2015-06-15	Investigation of Autoignition of High Pressure SCO2 Oxy-Combustion (152.77 KB)	Georgia Tech Research Corporation	Atlanta, GA	FE/SCC/AESD
N	2015-06-15	Morgantown Bulk Salt Storage Shed and Building 24 Overhead Door Installation (122.34 KB)	TBD	Morgantown, WV	FE/OIO/Site Operations Division