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Approved Categorical Exclusions

Date	Title	Recipient Name	Location	DOE NETL Sponsor
2023-01-12	Modular Fuel Cells Providing Resiliency to Data Centers and Other Critical Power Users (151.93 KB)	Prime: Aris Energy Solutions Subs: National Energy Technology Laboratory, West Virginia University, Gaia Energy Research Institute, National Aeronautics and Space Administration/West Virginia University (NASA/WVU)	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/HQ
2023-01-21	Electric Future for America's Rural Mobility Stakeholders (E-FARMS) (208.32 KB)	Forth	Portland, OR	FECM/TDC/EEM/Batteries and Battery Materials
2023-02-28	Filer City BiCRS Net-Negative Study (141.88 KB)	Prime: CMS Enterprises Subs: Sargent & Lundy, ION Clean Energy, TES Filer City	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/Integrated Carbon Management
2023-03-09	Analytical Sample Preparation Laboratory (140.46 KB)	National Energy Technology Laboratory	Albany, OR	FECM/RIC/MEM/Structural Materials Team
2023-03-24	Combustion Performance & Emissions Optimization Through Integration of a Miniaturized High Temperature Multi-Process Monitoring (141.57 KB)	Prime: Reaction Engineering International Subs: BEPC, University of Utah, EAPC, Rhysics, Corrosion Management	Multiple sites, Multiple states, Korea, and United Kingdom	FECM/TDC/CM/Integrated Carbon Management
2023-04-09	Mid-Atlantic Electrification Partnership: An Electrification Ecosystem of Intermodal Leadership and Intercity Travel (216.45 KB)	Prime: VA Dept of Energy Subs: Jon Henry General Store	New Market, VA	FECM/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2023-04-18	Laser Spectroscopy Lab (133.37 KB)	National Energy Technology Laboratory	Morgantown, WV	FECM/RIC/ECE/Thermal Sciences Team
2023-05-10	Bringing Alaska's CORE-CM Potential into Perspective (161.88 KB)	Prime: University of Alaska, Fairbanks Sub: Alaska Division of Geologic and Geophysical Surveys	Multiple sites, AK	FECM/TDC/Resource Sustainability/Advanced Remediation and Methane Mitigation Technologies
2023-05-17	Storage Complex Feasibility for Commercial Development in Southeastern Michigan (262.69 KB)	Prime: Battelle Memorial Instititute; Subs: DTE Energy, Stratum Reservoir, Seimax Tech, Atwell	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/Carbon Transport & Storage
2023-06-07	Detailed Measurement Informed Methane Emission Inventory of the Haynesville Shale Basin (179.28 KB)	Prime: GTI Energy Sub: PNNL, Chesapeake Energy	Des Plaines, IL;Richland, WA;Oklahoma City, OK	FECM/TDC/Resource Sustainability/Advanced Remediation and Methane Mitigation Technologies
2023-06-20	Electromagnetic Component Fabrication and Testing Laboratory (193.72 KB)	National Energy Technology Laboratory	Pittsburgh, PA	FECM/RaIC/MEM/Functional Materials Team
2023-06-22	Engaging Neighbors about Electric Vehicles in Underserved Places (EVEN-UP) (215.68 KB)	Prime: Frontier Energy Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2023-07-06	Multi-Scale Integrated Monitoring System for Enhancing Methane Emission Detection, Quantification & Prediction (180.87 KB)	Prime: University of Oklahoma; Sub: Coterra Energy; Devon Energy; EnLink Midstream	Norman, OK; Houston, TX; Oklahoma City, OK; Dallas, TX	FECM/TDC/Resource Sustainability/Advanced Remediation and Methane Mitigation Technologies
2023-07-14	Consortium to Assess Northern Appalachia Resource Yield (CANARY) of CORE-CM for Advanced Materials (172.72 KB)	Prime: Penn State University; Subs: Corsa Coal ; Prime: Penn State University; Subs: Corsa Coal	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/Resource Sustainability/Advanced Remediation and Methane Mitigation Technologies
2023-07-20	Programmatic Collaboration and Coordination with State Energy Regulators (OE) (169.88 KB)	Prime: National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Subs: StrategenPrime: National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Subs: Strategen	Multiple sites, Multiple states	OE/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response and SLTT
2023-08-03	Surface-based Methane Monitoring and Measurement Network Pilot Demonstration: Project Astra Phase II (237.43 KB)	Prime: University of Texas-Austin Subs: Environmental Defense Fund, ExxonMobil, GTI, Pioneer Natural Resources, and Schlumberger	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/Resource Sustainability/Advanced Remediation and Methane Mitigation Technologies
2023-08-11	Charging Infrastructure Interconnection Simplification Resource (CIISR): A National Effort to Streamline the Grid Interconnect.. (202.6 KB)	Prime: Electric Power Research Institute Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2023-08-22	Charged by Public Power - Community Voices & Community Choice (206.26 KB)	Prime: Marin Clean Energy Subs: None	San Rafael, CA	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2023-08-30	Enabling Secure and Resilient XFC: A Software/Hardware-Security Co-Design Approach (208.41 KB)	Prime: Virginia Tech Sub: Purdue University	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Vehicle Electrification
2023-07-05	Integrated Methane Monitoring Platform Extension (167.5 KB)	Prime: Piedmont Natural Gas/Duke Energy; Sub: Colorado State University, Fayetteville State University	Charlotte, NC; Fort Collins, CO;Fayetteville, NC	FECM/TDC/Resource Sustainability/Advanced Remediation and Methane Mitigation Technologies
2023-09-21	University of Tulsa – CO2 Transportation and Storage (257.37 KB)	University of Tulsa	Tulsa, OK	FECM/TDC/CM/Carbon Transport & Storage
2023-10-17	TRACER: Electrochemical Removal of Carbon Dioxide from Oceanwater (170.73 KB)	Prime: University of California Davis Sub: University of California Los Angeles, University of California Santa Barbara, University of Rhode Island, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/CO2 Removal and Conversion
2023-10-31	Minerals Processing Laboratory (139.48 KB)	National Energy Technology Laboratory	Pittsburgh, PA	FECM/RIC/MEM/Materials Characterization Team
2023-11-14	Cuyahoga County Utility Microgrid Design Project (186.64 KB)	Cuyahoga County	Euclid, OH;Brooklyn, OH	FECM/TDC/EDS/Demonstration and Deployment
2023-12-05	Nondestructive CT Imaging Laboratory (168.75 KB)	National Energy Technology Laboratory	Morgantown, WV	FECM/RIC/GES/Reservoir Engineering
2023-12-07	Rural Reimagined: Building an EV Ecosystem and Green Economy for Transforming Lives in Economically Distressed Appalachia (216.7 KB)	Prime: Tennessee Technological University Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2023-12-27	Acidic Water Pollution Cleanup and Community Economic Development Through Domestic Production of Critical Minerals for National (171.49 KB)	Prime: Penn State University Sub: Pinnacle Ozone Solutions	University Park, PA Cocoa, FL	FECM/TDC/CM/Minerals Sustainability
2024-02-01	Membrane Hybrid Process for Deep Decarbonization of Industry (134.32 KB)	Prime: Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. Sub: Argos USA; TDA Research; Sargent & Lundy; Trimeric Corporation	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/Point Source Carbon Capture
2024-02-17	Advanced Characterization of Wastewaters with a Focus on the Environment & Economics (218.29 KB)	Prime: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Sub: Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Hanson Professional Service Inc.	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/Minerals Sustainability Team
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
2024-02-29	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
2024-03-10	Affordable Mobility Platform (AMP) (216.43 KB)	Prime: Forth Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2024-03-29	Real-Time Robust Adaptive Traffic Light System and Reservoir Engineering with Machine- Learning-Based Seismicity Forecasting and (148.14 KB)	Prime: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Sub: University of California-Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EERE/TDC/RS/Advanced Remediation & Methane Mitigation Technologies
2024-03-25	Identify and characterize New Mexico CO2 storage locations. (170.34 KB)	Prime: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Subs: Los Alamos National Lab, General Electric - Niskayuna	Socoro, NM; Los Alamos, NM; Schenectady, NY	FECM/TDC/CM/Carbon Transport & Storage
2024-04-03	Mid-Atlantic Electrification Partnership: An Electrification Ecosystem of Intermodal Leadership and Intercity Travel (610.37 KB)	Prime: Food City Subs: None	Wise, VA	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2024-04-15	Renewable Energy and Vehicle Integration for a Vibrant Energy Future (REVIVE) (170.48 KB)	Prime: Corvias Military Living Subs: GM Defense	Fort Riley, KS	OE/TDC/EDS/Demonstration and Deployment
2024-04-18	Cyber Attack Detection and Accommodation (ADA) Technology Demonstration (Tasks One and Two) (179.88 KB)	Prime: GE Research Subs: None	Niskayuna, NY	CESER/TDC/EDS/Research & Development
2024-05-08	Vermont Long Duration Energy Storage Demonstration Project (190.38 KB)	Prime: Nomad Transportable Power Systems, Inc.; Subs: Green Mountain Power	St. Johnsbury, VT	CESER/TDC/EDS/Research and Development
2024-05-20	Strategic Management and Resource Recovery Transformation (SMAR2T): Recovery of Water and Elements of Interest from Produced... (171.42 KB)	Texas Tech University	Lubbock, TX	FECM/TDC/RS/Advanced Remediation & Methane Mitigation Technologies
2024-06-11	AGILE: Algal GHG Reduction by Increasing CO2 Utilization and Lowering Emissions (141.84 KB)	Prime: University of Illinois Subs: Global Algae Innovations, City Water, Light, and Power (CWLP)	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	FECM/TDC/CM/CO2 Conversion
2024-06-26	Critical Mineral Analytical Training Center (171.91 KB)	Prime: University of California, Riverside; Subs: None	Multiple sites, CA	FECM/TDC/RS/Minerals Sustainability
2024-07-01	ZT-CARD: Zero Trust integrated Real-Time Cybersecurity Situational Awareness and Attack Resilience for DER Networks (188.12 KB)	Prime: Iowa State University; Subs: Arizona State University, Central Iowa Power Cooperative, Elastic Cloud Services, Argonne National Laboratory	Multiple sites, Multiple states	CESER/TDC/EDS/Demonstration & Deployment
2024-07-09	CO2 Conversion to Products Using Algae (146.21 KB)	Prime: Helios-NRG, LLC; Subs: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Bozeman Fish Technology Center	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	FECM/TDC/CM/Carbon Conversion Team
2024-07-30	Data Driven Reliable and Resilient Operation of Active Trans and Distribution (193.1 KB)	Prime: Arizona State University; Subs: Commonwealth Edison Company, Electric Power Group, LLC	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	OE/TDC/EDS/Research & Development
2024-08-16	Lab Testing and Utility Deployment of Digital Twins for Real-Time Cyber Attack (184.08 KB)	Prime: Electric Power Research Institute Subs: Turbine Logic, FoxGuard Solutions, Southern Company, Pennsylvania State University	Multiple sites, Multiple states	CESER/TDC/EDS/Research & Development
2024-09-04	MNA-OH PHEV Conversion and MUSe Battery System Assembly Plant Construction (398.67 KB)	Prime: American Autoparts Inc Subs: Mobis North America	Toledo, OH	MESC
2024-09-11	A Manufacturing Conversion of Commercial Trucks from Fossil Fuel to Zero Emissions for Volvo Group's Mack and Volvo Brands (605.31 KB)	Prime: Volvo Technology of America, LLC Subs: Several	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	EERE/MESC
2024-09-20	Dynamic Modular Microgrids: Real Time and Packetized Microgrid Implementation (DyM-MG) (354.3 KB)	Prime: Purdue University Subs: Grey Snow Management Solutions, Iowa Tribe of Kansas & Nebraska, General Electric, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Oregon State University	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	OE/TDC/EDS/Demonstration & Deployment
2024-10-31	Project CleanMI (407.78 KB)	Prime: Western Michigan University Subs: Mann + Hummel USA Inc	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	FECM/TDC/CM/CO2 Removal and Conversion
2024-11-21	Mobile Emissions Laboratory (1.28 MB)	Prime: NETL - Pittsburgh Subs: Mobile Emissions Trailer at NCCC	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	FECM/RIC/GES/Mobile Emissions Laboratory