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Approved Categorical Exclusions

Date	Title	Recipient Name	Location	DOE NETL Sponsor
2024-02-18	Developing New Tools to Expand Access to Plug and Charge Technology (205.06 KB)	Prime: EVgo Services LLC; Subs: None	El Segundo, CA	EE/TDC/EEM/Batteries and Battery Materials
2024-02-18	Chemically Immobilized Sulfur Cathodes for High Energy Density and Long Cycle life Li-S Cells (204.99 KB)	Prime: Coherent Corp; Subs: Ultralife Newark	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Batteries and Battery Materials
2024-02-18	Experimentally Validated Atomistic and Continuum Modeling of Li-S Batteries (204.92 KB)	Prime: The Regents of the University of California; Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Batteries and Battery Materials
2024-02-18	Improved 12 Volt Lead Acid Batteries for Safety-Critical Electric Vehicle Applications (203.79 KB)	Prime: East Penn Manufacturing Co.; Subs: None	Lyon Station, PA	EE/TDC/EEM/Batteries and Battery Materials
2024-02-18	High-Capacity Cathodes Based on Dual-Sourced Sulfur Cathode Materials, Rodrigo V. Salvatierra, 2893-1683 (206.84 KB)	Prime: Zeta Energy Corporation; Subs: Caterpillar, Inc.	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Batteries and Battery Materials
2024-02-20	De-ICEing -Battery Electric Salt/Snow (208.33 KB)	Prime: Navistar, Inc. Subs: None	Lisle, IL	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2024-02-20	Great River Corridor Collaboration (201.25 KB)	Prime: Minnesota Clean Cities Coalition / American Lung Association; Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2024-02-20	Resilience Evaluation and Enhancement of Charging Stations with Hierarchical Adaptive Restoration of Grids and Distributed Energ (200.94 KB)	Prime: Iowa State University Subs: AES, Argonne National Laboratory	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2024-02-21	Johnson Controls Heat Pump Defense Production Act Program (206.94 KB)	Prime: York International DBA Johnson Controls, Inc.; Subs: None	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/HQ/MESC-20
2024-02-29	Desalination of Produced Waters (184.77 KB)	National Energy Technology Laboratory	Pittsburgh, PA	FECM/RIC/ECE/Reaction Engineering Team
2024-02-26	Pittsburgh Analytical Laboratories (185.81 KB)	National Energy Technology Laboratory	Pittsburgh, PA	FECM/RIC/MEM/Materials Characterization Team
2024-02-26	Treatment of Produced Water for Beneficial Use with Concurrent Resource Recovery Utilizing Coal- and Waste Coal-derived Material (202.11 KB)	Prime: Ohio University Subs: CONSOL Innovations, Giner Labs, and Exergy Systems	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/RS/Advanced Remediation & Methane Mitigation Technologies
2024-02-29	Engineering Scale Testing of A High-Performance Solvent for Natural Gas Combined Cycle (NGCC) Flue Gas Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Capt (165.18 KB)	Prime: Susteon Inc Subs: National Carbon Capture Center; Trimeric Corp; Amines and Plasticizers; EI Group; The Equity Paradigm	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/Point Source Carbon Capture
2024-02-26	A Coupled Experimental and Mechanistic Modeling Approach to Virtual Prototyping Lithium-Sulfur Batteries (201.41 KB)	Prime: University of South Carolina Subs: University of Cincinnati, Ohio University	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Batteries and Battery Materials
2024-02-26	Clean Cities Midwest Expansion (201.47 KB)	Prime: Metropolitan Energy Center Subs: Multple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2024-02-26	Reducing Energy and Emissions of Primary Magnesium Metal Production via Continuous Aluminothermic Reduction of Magnesium Ore (204.62 KB)	Prime: Big Blue Technologies; Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Advanced Combustion and Materials
2024-02-26	Next Generation Advanced Electrolyte Systems for Radical Cost-Reduction of Seawater and Brine-Derived Magnesium Metal (205.8 KB)	Prime: Magrathea Metals Inc.; Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Advanced Combustion and Materials
2024-02-26	ChargeWest™@Scale: Revolutionizing Transportation in the Intermountain West (202.04 KB)	Prime: Utah Clean Cities; Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2024-02-26	Outreach, Education and Training on Equitable Electric School Bus Adoption: Clean Cities Coalition Electric School Bus Academies (201.43 KB)	Prime: World Resources Institute Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2024-02-26	High Power, Ultra-Low Emissions HD H2 Engine (206.04 KB)	Prime: MAHLE Powertrain, LLC; Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Advanced Combustion and Materials
2024-02-26	Innovative Integrated 3-in-1 Inverter/On Board Charger/Auxiliary DC Converter for Electrified Vehicles Applications (206.27 KB)	Prime: Ricardo Inc. Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Vehicle Electrification
2024-03-06	Assessment of Toughness in H-Containing Blended Gas Environments in High Strength Pipeline Steels (162.32 KB)	Prime: Colorado School of Mines Subs: SSAB Iowa; ArcelorMittal; Cleveland Cliffs; PRCI; Tallgrass; Sandia National LabPrime: Colorado School of Mines Subs: SSAB Iowa; ArcelorMittal; Cleveland Cliffs; PRCI; Tallgrass; Sandia National Lab	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/Resource Sustainability/Advanced Remediation and Methane Mitigation Technologies
2024-02-29	Accelerating Curbside EV Charging in Justice40 Communities (216.46 KB)	Prime: It's Electric Incorporated Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Facility and Workforce Assistance
2024-02-29	Project SYNC - Share Your eNroute Charge (217 KB)	Prime: Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia Subs: None	Richmond, VA	EE/TDC/EEM
2024-02-29	Leveraging Low-Income Electricity Discounts to Unlock Equity at Public EV Charging (202.75 KB)	Prime: GRID Alternatives Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM
2024-02-29	Transforming Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Wastes into Recyclable Structural Automotive Components (205.89 KB)	Prime: Washington State University Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Vehicle Electrification
2024-03-06	Assessment of Toughness in H-Containing Blended Gas Environments in High Strength Pipeline Steels (162.32 KB)	Prime: Colorado School of Mines Subs: SSAB Iowa; ArcelorMittal; Cleveland Cliffs; PRCI; Tallgrass; Sandia National Lab	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/Resource Sustainability/Advanced Remediation and Methane Mitigation Technologies
2024-03-06	Strategic Distribution System Modernization for Resilience and Wildfire Safety (206.74 KB)	Missoula Electric Cooperative	Multiple sites, MT	GDO/TDC/EDS/Demonstration and Deployment
2024-03-06	Broad River Electric-System Improvement/Self-Healing (199.42 KB)	Prime: Santee Cooper, SC Sub: Broad River Electric	Cowpens, SC	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response and SLTT
2024-03-06	Building the Smart Grid of the future through the COOPERATIVE ENERGY ECOSYSTEM (219.29 KB)	Tri-State Generation and Transmission	Multiple sites, Multiple states	GDO/TDC/EDS/Demonstration and Deployment
2024-03-05	Converting CO2 and Alkaline Solid Wastes to Carbon-Negative Alternative Cement (134.45 KB)	Prime: Washington University Subs: Missouri University Sci & Tech, GTI EnergyPrime: Washington University Subs: Missouri University Sci & Tech, GTI Energy	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/CO2 Removal & Conversion Team
2024-03-05	Advanced Metering Infrastructure (158.99 KB)	City of Caliente	Caliente, NV	GDO/TDC/EDS/Demonstration and Deployment
2024-03-07	Testing and Developing Ionic Liquids and Associated Methods for Extraction, Separation, or Refinement of CMs from Coal-based R.. (199.78 KB)	Prime: Howard University; Sub:University of Wyoming	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/Integrated Carbon Management
2024-03-01	Tri-State Carbon Capture and Storage Hub (257.7 KB)	Prime: Southern States Energy Board; Sub:Projeo Corporation; Tenaska Sequestration Services; West Virginia University; West Virgina Geologic and Economic Survey; Ohio State University	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/Large Scale Storage
2024-03-05	Customer Battery Energy Sharing (CBES) pilot project (167.23 KB)	Prime: COR3 Subs: LUMA Energy ServCo	Multiple sites, PR	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response and SLTT
2024-03-04	ROTA-CAP: Engineering-Scale Carbon Capture Technology for Industrial Iron and Steel Production (186.77 KB)	Prime: Gas Technology Institute (GTI) Energy Subs: US Steel; Holcim; Enbridge; Allegheny Science&Technology Corp (AST)	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/Point Source Carbon Capture
2024-03-01	Analytics and Control for Driving Capital Efficiency (ACDC) (184.87 KB)	Virginia Electric and Power Company	Multiple sites, Multiple states	GDO/TDC/EDS/Demonstration and Deployment
2024-02-29	Development of Low-Density Fe-Mn-Al Multi-Principal Element Alloys for Lightweighting Automobile Structural Components (205.97 KB)	Prime: University of Tennessee Sub: Purdue University	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Advanced Combustion and Materials
2024-02-29	Coupled Multi-Scale Modeling and Diagnostics for Lithium-Sulfur Battery Design (205.17 KB)	Prime: Colorado School of Mines Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, CO	EE/TDC/EEM/Batteries and Battery Materials
2024-02-29	MonaLiSa: Mechanistic Modeling and Analytics of Li-S Batteries (205.44 KB)	Prime: Purdue University Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Batteries and Battery Materials
2024-03-04	Rural Modernization Program (158.27 KB)	Union Electric Company	Multiple sites, MO	GDO/TDC/EDS/Demonstration and Deployment
2024-03-06	Charting a Path Forward: Energy and Economic Transition Pathways for Utah’s Coal Country (204.9 KB)	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, UT	FECM/TDC/CM/Integrated Carbon Management
2024-03-08	Plasma-Assisted Conversion of CO2-Containing CH4 into Value Added Chemicals (147 KB)	Prime: North Carolina A&T University Sub: University of Wyoming	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/Integrated Carbon Management
2024-03-05	Electric Vehicle Charging Hubs with Energy Storage and Floating Solar (216.14 KB)	Prime: Orlando Utilities Commission Subs: None	Orlando, FL	EE/TDC/EEM/Vehicle Electrification
2024-03-06	Improve Public Power's Emergency Management Processes (204.04 KB)	APPA	Oklahoma City, OK	CESER/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2024-03-07	JEA Enhanced Grid Cybersecurity Threat and Vulnerability Management (169.62 KB)	Jacksonville Electric Authority	Jacksonville, FL	CESER/TDC/EDS/Research and Development
2024-02-29	Demonstration and Deployment – Electric Construction Vehicles (211.15 KB)	Prime: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, PA	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2024-02-29	Long-Life Lithium-Sulfur Batteries for Future EVs (204.99 KB)	Prime: Lyten Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Batteries and Battery Materials
2024-03-11	Laurens Commission of Public Works Grid Resilience (185.61 KB)	Prime: Santee Cooper, SC Sub: Laurens Commission of Public Works	Laurens, SC	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response and SLTT
2024-03-11	York Electric - Legion (195.42 KB)	Prime: Santee Cooper, SC Sub: York Electric Cooperative, Inc	York County, SC	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response and SLTT