| Topic 1: Scale-Up of Bench Applications |
| University of Alabama |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
Innovation and optimization of the Szego Mill for reliable, efficient, and successful up-scaling of the deacetylation and mechanical refining process for biofuel production |
$3,053,043 |
| University of North Dakota |
Grand Forks, ND |
Scale-Up of the Primary Conversion Reactor to Generate a Lignin-Derived Cyclohexane Jet Fuel |
$3,745,000 |
| Earth Energy Renewables, LLC |
Bryan, TX |
Scale-up and Qualification of Net-Zero Sustainable Aviation Fuels from Wet Waste |
$4,000,000 |
| Global Algae Innovations |
San Diego, CA |
Scale-up of Novel Algae Drying and Extraction Unit Operations |
$4,000,000 |
| North Carolina State University |
Raleigh, NC |
Scaling Up Biocrude Derived Anode Material (BDAM) |
$3,999,938 |
| Oregon State University |
Corvallis, OR |
Microchannel Reactor for Ethanol to n-Butene Conversion |
$4,000,000 |
| Research Triangle Institute |
Research Triangle Park, NC |
Integrated Separations to Improve Biocrude Recovery for Biofuels and Bioproducts |
$3,690,002 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology |
Atlanta, GA |
Conversion of 2,3-Butanediol to Biojet Fuel: Scale-up and Technoeconomic Analysis of Energy-Efficient Separations and Fermentative Diol Production |
$3,001,359 |
| Topic 2: Waste to Energy Strategies for the Bioeconomy |
| AMP Robotics |
Louisville, CO |
Artificial Neural Network for MSW Characterization |
$1,886,922 |
| Gas Technology Institute |
Woodland Hills, CA |
Decontamination of Non-recyclable MSW and Preprocessing for Conversion to Diesel |
$2,500,000 |
| UHV Technologies |
Lexington, KY |
Advanced Sensing for Characterization and Sorting of Non-Recyclable Plastics Using Sensor Fusion with Artificial Intelligence |
$2,500,000 |
| University of Cincinnati |
Cincinnati, OH |
High Precision Sorting, Fractionation, and Formulation of Municipal Solid Waste for Biochemical Conversion |
$2,089,767 |
University of Maryland –
College Park |
College Park, MD |
Innovative Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) Production with Microbial Electrochemical Technology (MET) Incorporation for Community-Scale Waste Valorization |
$1,985,230 |
| Princeton University |
Princeton, NJ |
Synergistic Thermo-Microbial-Electrochemical (T-MEC) Approach for Drop-In Fuel Production from Wet Waste |
$2,500,000 |
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign |
Champaign, IL |
Process Optimization and Real-Time Control for Synergistic Microalgae Cultivation and Wastewater Treatment |
$2,000,000 |
| Utah State University |
Logan UT |
Synergistic Municipal Wastewater Treatment Using a Rotating Algae Biofilm Reactor |
$1,877,735 |
| Topic 3: Algae Bioproducts and CO2 Direct-Air-Capture Efficiency |
| Global Algae Innovations |
San Diego, CA |
Production of Algae Biofuel and Bioproducts with CO2 Direct Air Capture |
$2,000,000 |
| Montana State University |
Bozeman, MT |
Transforming High pH/High Alkalinity Cultivation through Beneficial Microbiomes and Improved Pond Design |
$2,000,000 |
| Arizona State University |
Tempe, AZ |
ASU’s Polymer-enhanced Cyanobacterial Bioproductivity (AUDACity) |
$1,999,051 |
University of California –
San Diego |
La Jolla, CA |
Biomolecular Films for Direct Air Capture of CO2 |
$2,000,000 |
| MicroBio Engineering, Inc. |
San Luis Obispo, CA |
Microalgae Commodities Production with a Direct Air Capture Process |
$1,999,882 |
| Lumen Bioscience, Incorporated |
Seattle, WA |
Alkaline Carbon Capture and Expression-Streamlined Spirulina Cultivated in Air for Reliable Bioproducts, Oil, and Nutrition |
$2,000,000 |
| Duke University |
Beaufort, NC |
Development of High Value Bioproducts and Enhancement of Direct-Air-Capture Efficiency with a Marine Algae Biofuel Production System |
$1,967,473 |
| Topic 4: Bio-Restore: Biomass to Restore Natural Resources |
| University of Nebraska – Lincoln |
Lincoln, NE |
EXCHANGE: Expanding the Conversion of Habitat in the Northern Great Plains Ecosystem |
$3,200,000 |
| Mississippi State University |
Mississippi State, MS |
PoSIES: Populus in the Southeast for Integrated Ecosystem Services |
$2,035,602 |
| University of Florida |
Gainesville, FL |
Evaluation of Energycane for Bioenergy and Sustainable Agricultural Systems (EC-BioSALTS) |
$3,992,520 |
| Topic 5: Efficient Wood Heaters |
| NTRE Tech LLC |
North Canton, OH |
Advanced Low-Emission Residential Fluid-Bed Biomass Combustor |
$2,431,050 |
| Ohio State University |
Columbus, OH |
Simulation-Driven Design Optimization and Automation for Cordwood-Fueled Room Heaters |
$2,500,000 |
| Topic 6: Biopower and Products from Urban and Suburban Wastes: North American Multi-University Partnership for Research and Education |
| University of Michigan |
Ann Arbor, MI |
Integrated biochemical and electrochemical technologies (IBET) to convert organic waste to biopower via North American research and educational partnerships |
$5,000,000 |
| University of Wisconsin at Madison |
Madison, WI |
Multi-University Center on Chemical Upcycling of Waste Plastics (CUWP) |
$10,000,000 |
| Topic 7: Scalable CO2 Electrocatalysis |
| Dioxide Materials |
Boca Raton, FL |
Electrolyzers For CO2 Conversion from BioSources |
$2,500,000 |
| University of Delaware |
Newark, DE |
Electrochemical Production of Formic Acid from Carbon Dioxide in Solid Electrolytes |
$2,497,686 |
| Opus 12 |
Berkeley, CA |
PEM CO2 Electrolyzer Scaleup to enable MW-Scale Electrochemical Modules |
$2,500,000 |
