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Approved Categorical Exclusions

Date	Title	Recipient Name	Location	DOE NETL Sponsor Sort descending
2024-05-01	Southeast Clean Cities Network Expansion (592.74 KB)	Prime: Clean Cities Georgia; Subs: Several	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EERE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration
2024-06-12	The Mid-Atlantic Electrification Partnership: An Electrification Ecosystem of Intermodal Leadership and Intercity Travel (612.35 KB)	Prime: Virginia Energy Subs: Multiple	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	EERE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration
2024-06-20	LACE: Loans to Access Clean Evs (590.86 KB)	Prime: Forth Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple States	EERE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration
2024-04-18	Mid-Atlantic Electrification Partnership: An Electrification Ecosystem of Intermodal Leadership and Intercity Travel (610.3 KB)	Prime: KM Hotels Candlewood Suites Richmond - West Broad Subs: None	Richmond, VA	EERE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration
2024-12-09	Electric Vehicle Opportunities for the Northeast (596.96 KB)	Prime: Greater New Haven Clean Cities Coalition Subs: Several	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	EERE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration
2024-06-18	Sustainable Last Mile Delivery in Urban Cities (601.59 KB)	Prime: New York City and Lower Hudson Valley Clean Communities, Inc. Subs: Several	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EERE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration
2024-08-02	Rural Reimagined: Building an EV Ecosystem and Green Economy for Transforming Lives in Economically Distressed Appalachia (616.41 KB)	Prime: Tennessee Technological University; Subs: Multiple	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	EERE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration
2024-05-28	Mid-Atlantic Electrification Partnership: An Electrification Ecosystem of Intermodal Leadership and Intercity Travel (611.72 KB)	Prime: Virginia Department of Energy Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, MD	EERE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration
2024-10-25	Electric Vehicle Market Stimulation in Divested Economies (614.91 KB)	Prime: Lazer Logistics Subs: None	Carthage, MO	EERE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration
2024-04-29	Mid-Atlantic Electrification Partnership: An Electrification Ecosystem of Intermodal Leadership and Intercity Travel (608.92 KB)	Prime: Holiday Inn Express Richmond; Subs: None	Richmond, VA	EERE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration
2025-05-06	Multimodal/Drone Delivery Demonstration to Disadvantaged Communities and Mobility Challenged Populations (450.36 KB)	Prime: City of Arlington Subs: Several	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	EERE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration
2025-07-02	Rural Reimagined: Building an EV Ecosystem and Green Economy for Transforming Lives in Economically Distressed Appalachia (Contr (464.94 KB)	Prime: Tennessee Technological University Subs: Multiple	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	EERE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration / EEMS
2025-07-02	Rural Reimagined: Building an EV Ecosystem and Green Economy for Transforming Lives in Economically Distressed Appalachia (442.54 KB)	Prime: Tennessee Technological University; Subs: Multiple	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	EERE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration / EEMS
2025-05-09	Vessel Charging Infrastructure for Hybrid Passenger Cruise (448.33 KB)	Prime: South Coast AQMD Subs: Harbor Breeze Cruises NA	San Pedro, CA	EERE/TDC/EEM/Vehicle Electrification
2024-05-01	Zero-Emission Natural Fiber Composites (ZENC) for Fire-Detecting Fireproof EV Battery Enclosure (601.26 KB)	Prime: Columbia University, Carleton Laboratory Subs: Several	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EERE/TDC/EEM/Vehicle Electrification
2025-05-19	Resilient Recreation Centers (452.85 KB)	Prime: City of Providence Subs: Several	Providence, RI	EERE/TDC/EEM/Vehicle Electrification
2024-06-26	GaN-Enabled Dual Multilevel Inverter Integrated Electric Drive System (600.02 KB)	Prime: General Motors, LLC Subs: None	Stony Brook, NY	EERE/TDC/EEM/Vehicle Electrification
2024-10-09	Prentice EV Charger with Solar and Battery Storage (603.01 KB)	Prime: Dairyland Power Cooperative Subs: The Prentice Truck and Travel Center	Multiple Sites, WI	EERE/TDC/EEM/Vehicle Electrification
2024-09-11	Electric Vehicle Charging Hubs with Energy Storage and Floating Solar (427.51 KB)	Prime: Orlando Utilities Commission Subs: None	Orlando, FL	EERE/TDC/EEM/Vehicle Electrification
2025-07-25	Integrated Diagnostics for Interpretation of Doublet Heat-Sweep Efficiency (352.15 KB)	Prime: Texas Tech University; Subs: Neubrex Energy Services US, EGI, Tracerco	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EERE/TDC/RS/Advanced Remediation & Methane
2024-05-10	Characterizing and Optimizing Proppant Performance in EGS Reservoirs (135.33 KB)	Prime: Oklahoma State University; Subs: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh, University of Houston	Mutiple sites, Multiple states	EERE/TDC/RS/Advanced Remediation & Methane Mitigation Technologies
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
2024-12-19	Midland Underground Laboratory for Testing Improved Production in Unconventional Reservoirs Plus Organic-rock Storage Efficiency (369.91 KB)	Prime: GTI Energy Subs: Projeo Corp, University of Texas, HighPeak Energy	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	EERE/TDC/RS/Advanced Remediation & Methane Mitigation Technologies
2024-03-29	Cutting-edge application of machine learning, geomechanics, and seismology (111.44 KB)	Prime: University of Utah Subs: University of California Berkeley	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EERE/TDC/RS/Advanced Remediation & Methane Mitigation Technologies
2024-07-09	Design and Implementation of a Novel Multi-frac Stimulation Concept in Utah FORGE Principal Investigators (109.44 KB)	Prime: University of Oklahoma Subs: None	Norman, OK	EERE/TDC/RS/Advanced Remediation & Methane Mitigation Technologies
2024-03-27	Thermal Resettable Straddle System (120.12 KB)	PetroQuip	Waller, TX	EERE/TDC/RS/Advanced Remediation & Methane Mitigation Technologies
2024-03-27	Integrating Tracer Huff-Puff Tests and Geomechanical Analysis (111.73 KB)	Prime: Cal State University Long Beach; Subs: University of Oklahoma	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EERE/TDC/RS/Advanced Remediation & Methane Mitigation Technologies
2024-04-09	Chemical Stimulation Concepts for the FORGE EGS Reservoir Using an in-Situ Generation (133.24 KB)	Prime:National Renewable Energy Laboratory Subs: BHET, Colorado School of Mines, Thermochem Inc	Multiple,MULTI	EERE/TDC/RS/Advanced Remediation & Methane Mitigation Technologies
2024-04-09	A Novel Linear Sensing Array and Machine Learning Approach for Determining Geothermal Heat Sweep Efficiency (105.51 KB)	Prime: Sandia National Laboratory Subs: LANL, New Mexico Tech, PNNL, U. of Texas El Paso	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EERE/TDC/RS/Advanced Remediation & Methane Mitigation Technologies
2024-04-16	Probabilistic Estimation of Seismic Response Using Physics-Informed Recurrent Neural Networks (111.93 KB)	Prime: Global Technology Connection; Subs: Idaho National Laboratory, Georgia Tech	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EERE/TDC/RS/Advanced Remediation & Methane Mitigation Technologies
2024-03-23	High-Temperature Testing of Proppants for EGS (121.1 KB)	Prime: Stevens Institute of Technology Subs: Colorado School of Mines, University of Texas	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EERE/TDC/RS/Advanced Remediation & Methane Mitigation Technologies
2025-03-04	Lithium Resources in Nevada (454.19 KB)	Prime: Board of Regents, NSHE, obo Desert Research Institute Subs: Several	Multiple Sites, NV	FAC/FA/Team B
2025-03-04	Grid Interactive Micro-Distributed Refrigerated Display Case (461.3 KB)	Prime: COPELAND Subs: None	Lexington, NC	FAC/FA/Team D
2025-03-04	Electric Vehicle Market Stimulation in Divested Economies (464.66 KB)	Prime: Metropolitan Energy Center Subs: Several	Multiple Sites, KS	FAC/FA/Team D
2025-11-12	Environmental Geochemistry Lab (402.31 KB)	NETL Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA	FE
2025-12-12	Operations of the ASURE Cold Flow Unit (PAN 0547) (412.9 KB)	Steven Rowan, NETL	Morgantown, WV	FE
2025-12-17	Operations of the B3 Reactor Laboratory (408.23 KB)	David Hopkinson	Morgantown, WV	FE
2026-02-18	Driving Domestic Rare Earth Mining Through Value-Added Advanced Alloys (400.98 KB)	Prime: Loukus Technologies, Inc.; Subs: Ames National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Calumet, MI	FE
2026-02-19	NETL-MGN Fenced Storage Area Replacement (MOSF0013) (431.97 KB)	NETL Morgantown	Morgantown, WV	FE
2026-02-23	B4, B17, and B22A Roof replacements (419.86 KB)	NETL Morgantown	Morgantown, WV	FE
2025-10-29	Pittsburgh Spectroscopy and Electrochemistry Lab (386.86 KB)	Douglas Kauffman	Pittsburgh, PA	FE
2025-10-30	Decommissioning of Chemical Looping Reactor (402.15 KB)	Justin Weber, RP, National Energy Technology Laboratory	Morgantown, WV	FE
2025-12-09	A Domestic Critical Material Solution: Abundant Graphite Anode Substitute for Lithium Batteries (383.08 KB)	Prime: Semplastics EHC, LLC; Subs: CONSOL Innovations, LLC and CBATT Innovations, LLC	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	FE
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
2024-07-10	Lab Scale Burner (164.82 KB)	NETL - Morgantown	Morgantown, WV	FE/RIC/ECE/ASIT
2024-11-26	Low Emissions Combustor Test and Research Facility (LECTR) (171.44 KB)	NETL	Morgantown, WV	FE/RIC/ECE/Thermal Sciences Team
2024-04-23	NETL Off-Site Geophysical and Sampling Operations (207.33 KB)	Prime: National Energy Technology Laboratory	South Park Township,PA	FE/RIC/GES/Geo-Analysis & Mon Team
2024-12-23	Geomechanics and Flow Lab (352.7 KB)	Prime: NETL Subs: None	South Park, PA	FE/RIC/GES/Geochemistry Team
2024-12-13	Functional Materials Synthesis Laboratory (369.96 KB)	National Energy Technology Laboratory	Pittsburgh, PA	FE/RIC/MEM/Functional Materials Team
2024-03-29	Functional Materials Synthesis Laboratory (152.57 KB)	National Energy Technology Laboratory	Pittsburgh, PA	FE/RIC/MEM/Functional Materials Team