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Energy Dept. Awards $13 Million in Small Business Grants
Pennsylvania Ag Connection - 05/24/2018

As part of a $34 million announcement by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) research and development projects, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) will fund 87 new projects across 34 states, totaling nearly $13 million in funding.

DOE technology offices award Phase I grants to small businesses that demonstrate technical feasibility for innovations during the first phase of their research. Most Phase I awards are for $150,000 for less than one year. If completed successfully, Phase I projects are eligible for Phase II. Phase II funding awards provide up to $1 million or up to $1.5 million, depending on the technology, and an award known as a sequential Phase II award can provide up to an additional $1 million.

Nine EERE technology offices are funding 10 Phase I topic areas (Advanced Manufacturing I & II, Bioenergy, Buildings, Fuel Cells, Geothermal. Solar, Vehicles, Water, and Wind) across 29 subtopics. In Pennsylvania, EERE-funded projects include:

- Christian Schafmeister of Merion Station, $150,000, will develop software and a "Molecular Lego" for designing large molecules that sense, assemble, and purify other molecules with many applications, including new medicines.

- Media and Process Technology Inc of Pittsburgh, $149,993, to enhance ceramic membrane hydrothermal liquefaction process will permit conversion of wet wastes, such as sewage sludge, from a costly disposal problem into high value biofuels and biochemicals.

- BuildSimHub Inc., Wexford, $148,141, to address the lack of quality control for building energy models that has hurt construction schedules, causing $300 million annual loss for the architecture, engineering, and construction industry. An automatic quality management system is being developed to help design professionals, facility managers, and code reviewers stay on schedule, saving time and cost.


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