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Approved Categorical Exclusions

ARRA	Date	Title	Recipient Name	Location Sort ascending	DOE NETL Sponsor
N	2014-08-29	High Temperature CMC Nozzles for 65% Efficiency - Phase I (214.87 KB)	General Electric Company	Schenectady, NY	FE/SCC/AESD
N	2014-12-02	Microgrid Plant Control Design and Development (218.31 KB)	Prime: GE Global Research (GEGR) Sub: GE Energy Consulting	Schenectady, NY	OE/OEPM/EDTD
N	2014-11-14	Advanced Multi-Tube Mixer Combustion for 65% Efficiency - Phase I (219.17 KB)	General Electric Company (GE P&W)	Schenectady, NY	FE/SCC/AESD
N	2014-09-26	Expanding E85 Fueling Infrastructure (194.7 KB)	Prime: University of Tennessee Sub: Protec Fuel Management	Sarasota, FL	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2014-09-24	Nanoscale Interfacial Engineering for Stable Lithium Metal Anodes (146.78 KB)	Stanford University	Santa Clara, CA	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2021-08-25	Solutions to Droop and the Green Gap by Novel Carrier Injection (54.77 KB)	University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	EE/TDC/Energy Efficiency
N	2017-07-27	High Performance Green LEDs for Solid State Lighting (160.47 KB)	University of California	Santa Barbara, CA	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
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	2014-09-25	A Generic Microgrid Controller (225 KB)	Prime: University of California, Irvine (UCI) Sub: MelRok	Santa Ana, CA	OE/OEPM/EDTD
N	2017-08-22	DOE Sand Point Microgrid Project (formerly St. Paul Island, Alaska Microgrid) (139.64 KB)	TDX Power, Inc.	Sand Point, AK	OE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Delivery & Security Team
Y	2014-06-26	Characterization of Pliocene and Miocene Formations in the Wilmington Graben, Offshore Los Angeles, for Large-Scale Geologic Sto (148.73 KB)	GeoMechanics, Inc.	San Pedro, CA	FE/SCC/Storage Division
N	2022-10-03	Infrastructure Assessment for Technology Innovation, Development and Training in Carbon Management (142.24 KB)	Texas State University	San Marcos, TX	FECM/TDC/Carbon Management/Integrated Carbon Management
N	2015-09-02	Microalgae Commodities from Coal Plant Flue Gas CO2 (186.88 KB)	Prime: MicroBio Engineering Subs: Orlando Utilities Commission, University of Florida, Arizona State University	San Luis Obispo, CA Orlando, FL Gainesville, FL Mesa, AZ	FE/SCC/Capture Division
N	2022-02-10	Light, High Performance and Scalable Coal-Derived Composites for Construction (159.68 KB)	C-Crete Technologies	San Leandro, CA	FE/TDC/Advanced Coal and Carbon Management/Minerals Sustainability Team
N	2022-02-14	Low-Cost, Scalable Boron Nitride-Based Sorbents with Balanced Capacity-Kinetics (167.01 KB)	C-Crete Technologies	San Leandro, CA	FE/TDC/Advanced Coal and Carbon Management/Minerals Sustainability Team
N	2022-06-09	Low cost, Rapid and Scalable Microwave Coal Melt-Casting For Modular Carbon-Based Buildings (151.94 KB)	C-Crete Technologies	San Leandro, CA	FE/TDC/Carbon Management/Minerals Sustainability
N	2022-03-10	Hexagonal Boron Nitride Reinforced Multifunctional Well Cement For Extreme Conditions (181.77 KB)	C-Crete Technologies	San Leandro, CA	FE/TDIC/Natural Gas and Oil
N	2020-03-25	Improving Production in the Emerging Paradox Oil Play (177.54 KB)	University of Utah	San Juan County, UT	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2021-04-28	San Juan Basin CarbonSAFE Phase III: Ensuring Safe Subsurface Storage of CO2 in Saline Reservoirs (Stratigraphic well-new locati (173.91 KB)	Prime: New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology Subs: Multiple	San Juan County, NM	FE/TDC/Advanced Coal and Carbon Management/Carbon Utilization & Storage Team
N	2015-09-04	High Throughput Combinatorial Development of High Entropy Alloys for Light Weight Structural Applications (103.56 KB)	Prime: Intermolecular Inc. Subs: North Carolina State University, Ohio State University, Alcoa Technical Center	San Jose, CA Raleigh, NC Columbus, OH New Kensington, PA	EE/OEPM/PVTD
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	2014-07-25	High-Voltage LED Light Engine with Integrated Driver (154.65 KB)	Prime: Philips Lumileds Lighting Company Sub: Philips Lighting North America	San Jose, CA and Rosemont, IL	EE/OEPM/BETD
N	2019-02-26	High-Luminance LED Platform for Improved Efficacy in Directional Lighting (154.03 KB)	Lumileds	San Jose, CA	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2014-08-05	Next-Generation LED Package Architectures Enabled by Thermally Conductive Transparent Encapsulants (176.16 KB)	Prime: Momentive Performance Materials Quartz. Inc. Sub: Philips Lumileds Lighting Company	San Jose, CA	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2016-06-15	High-Efficacy High-Power LED for Directional Applications (109.03 KB)	Lumileds LLC	San Jose, CA	EE/TDIC/ETD/EERE Team
N	2014-07-16	Distributed Wireless Antenna Sensors for Boiler Condition (184.55 KB)	Prime: University of Texas Arlington Sub: Univ. of California San Diego	San Diego, CA	FE/SCC/Crosscutting Research Division
N	2015-01-16	Development of Advanced High-Performance Batteries for 12V Start-Stop Vehicles (232.02 KB)	Prime: USABC Sub: Maxwell Technologies, Inc.	San Diego, CA	EE/OEPM/PVTD
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	2019-08-27	Composite Solid Ion Conductor with Engineered Lithium Interface (42.03 KB)	Wildcat Discovery Technologies, Inc.	San Diego, CA	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2014-09-23	Additive Manufacturing of Fuel Injectors (184.97 KB)	Prime: Edison Welding Institute Sub: Solar Turbines, Inc.	San Diego, CA	FE/SCC/Crosscutting Research Division
N	2017-03-30	San Pedro Bay Ports Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle and Hybrid Electric Vehicle ZECT Demonstration (add sub-recipient to Summary CX) (6.01 MB)	Prime: South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Sub: Hydrogenics USA, Inc.	San Diego, CA	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2021-02-01	V2G Electric School Bus Commercialization Project (37.41 KB)	Prime: Blue Bird Body Company; Sub: Nuvve Corporation	San Diego, CA	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
N	2021-05-20	Development of Design Practices for Additively Manufactured Micro-Mix Hydrogen (167.81 KB)	Prime: San Diego State University Sub: Solar Turbines	San Diego, CA	FE/TDC/Advanced Coal and Carbon Management/Innovative Energy Systems 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	2018-09-19	Modifications to Solar Titan 130 Combustion System for Efficient, High Turndown Operation (36.25 KB)	Prime: Southwest Research Institute Sub: Solar Turbines	San Antonio, TX San Diego, CA	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy 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	2017-12-07	Particle Separator for Improved Flameless Pressurized Oxy-Combustion (178.5 KB)	Prime: Southwest Research Institute Subs: GE Research Center, Electric Power Research Institute, ITEA	San Antonio, TX Niskayuna, NY Charlotte, NC Palo Alto, CA Gioia del Colle, Italy	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2018-06-11	Turbocompound Reheat Gas Turbine Combined Cycle (181.15 KB)	Prime: Southwest Research Institute Sub: Hanwha Power Systems	San Antonio, TX Houston, TX Pangyo, South Korea	FE/TDIC/Coal/Advanced Energy Systems Team
N	2014-09-19	High Inlet Temperature Combustor for Direct Fired Supercritical Oxy-Combustion (216.6 KB)	Southwest Research Institute	San Antonio, TX	FE/SCC/AESD
N	2018-08-16	Smart Methane Emission Detection System Development (Revised CX) (190.07 KB)	Southwest Research Institute	San Antonio, TX	FE/TDIC/OG/Unconventional Oil and Gas Team
N	2020-07-20	General Drag Model for Assemblies of Non-Spherical Particles Created with Artificial Neural Networks (967.21 KB)	University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio, TX	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships 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	2014-09-08	Reduced Petroleum Use through Easily-Reformed Fuels and Dedicated EGR (192.03 KB)	Southwest Research Institute	San Antonio, TX	EE/OEPM/PVTD
N	2014-09-16	High Temperature Heat Exchange Design and Fabrication for Systems with Large Pressure Differentials (190.56 KB)	Prime: Thar Energy LLC Sub: Southwest Research Institute	San Antonio, TX	FE/SCC/AESD
N	2021-08-04	Titanium-Cerium Electrode-Decoupled Redox Flow Batteries Integrated With Fossil Fuel Assets for Load-Following, Long-Duration En (177.72 KB)	Prime: Washington University Sub: University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio, TX	FE/TDC/Advanced Coal and Carbon Management/Minerals Sustainability Team
N	2014-09-12	Development of a Thin Film Primary Surface Heat Exchanger for Advanced Power Cycles (216.52 KB)	Southwest Research Institute	San Antonio, TX	FE/SCC/AESD
N	2014-10-16	Mechanisms for Methane Transport and Hydrate Accumulation in Coarse-Grained Reservoirs (242.13 KB)	Southwest Research Institute	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	FE/SCNGO
N	2017-09-12	WestSmart EV: Western Smart Plug-in Vehicle Community Partnership (35.66 KB)	Prime: PacifiCorp Subs: Maverick Gas Station, Utah State University	Salt Lake City, UT Washington, UT Fillmore, UT Logan, UT	EE/TDIC/ETD/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Team
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	2017-12-05	Ultrasonic Measurements of Temperature Profile and Heat Fluxes in Coal-Fired Power Plants (190.38 KB)	University of Utah (multiple locations)	Salt Lake City, UT Castle Dale, UT	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team