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Approved Categorical Exclusions

Date Sort ascending	Title	Recipient Name	Location	DOE NETL Sponsor
2023-02-06	Apex – Integrated Sustainable Battery Active Material Production Plant (CX Tasks) (208.3 KB)	Ascend Elements, Inc.	Westborough, MA	FECM/TDC/EEM/Advanced Combustion and Materials
2023-02-02	Aluminum Critical Mineral Production via Landfill Mining (212.43 KB)	Michigan Technological University	Houghton, MI	FECM/TDC/CM/Integrated Carbon Management
2023-02-01	Improved Microalgal Carbon Utilization Efficiency via CO2 Electro-conversion (164.3 KB)	Prime: Dioxide Materials Subs: NREL, Algix, AZCati	Multiple states, Multiple sites	FECM/TDC/CM/CO2 Removal & Conversion Team
2023-01-31	Direct Air Capture (178.26 KB)	National Energy Technology Laboratory	Pittsburgh, PA	FECM/RIC/ECE/Reaction Engineering Team
2023-01-31	Assortment of REEs and CMs in Coal and Coal Ash in U.S. Gulf Coast (221.58 KB)	University of Texas Austin	Austin, TX	FECM/TDC/RS/AR&MMT
2023-01-22	San Juan College Electric Vehicle Technician Certification Program (163.59 KB)	San Juan College	Farmington, NM	FECM/TDC/EE&M/Vehicle Electrification
2023-01-22	Programmatic Collaboration with State Legislatures for BIL (169.5 KB)	National Conference of State Legislatures	Denver, CO	FECM/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
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
2023-01-17	High Temperature Laboratory (188.47 KB)	National Energy Technology Laboratory	Albany, OR	FECM/RIC/MEM/SM Team
2023-01-17	WMU Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Secure, Efficient and Sustainable Energy Technology (195.98 KB)	Prime: Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo, MI	FECM/TDC/EDS/R&D Team
2023-01-17	Adaptive Second-Use Battery Utilization with Different Degradation Levels for EV Charging Stations and Power Grid Support and Re (59.34 KB)	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL	FECM/TDC/EEM/Advanced Combustion Materials
2023-01-17	Mid-Atlantic Electrification Partnership (66.33 KB)	Prime: VA Dept of Mines, Minerals and Energy Sub: City of Martinsville Virginia	Martinsville, VA	FECM/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2023-01-17	Second-life Battery in Mobile EV Charging Application for Rural Transportation (45.93 KB)	Tennessee Tech University	Cookeville, TN	FECM/TDC/EEM/Advanced Combustion Materials
2023-01-17	Second-Life Battery Microgrid Demonstration Enabled by Advanced State of Health Tracking (45.08 KB)	RePurpose Energy	Fairfield, CA	FECM/TDC/EEM/Facility and Workforce Assistance
2023-01-16	Affordable Mobility Platform (AMP) (217.03 KB)	Forth	Multiple states, multiple sites	FECM/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2023-01-16	EVSE Innovation – Streetlight Charging in City Rights-of-Way (221.21 KB)	Prime: Metropolitan Energy Center Subs: Missouri S&T, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Kansas City Metropolitan Ar	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2023-01-16	An Environmentally Sustainable Solution to Completely Recycle and Upcycle Lithium-Ion Battery Components (59.08 KB)	Princeton NuEnergy	Bordentown, NJ	FECM/TDC/EEM/Batteries and Battery Materials
2023-01-13	Oakland U Cybersecurity Center (165.14 KB)	Prime: Automation Alley Subs: Oakland University	Multiple Sites, Michigan	FECM/TDC/EDS/R&D Team
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
2023-01-12	Cultivation-Ready Improved Algae Strains (CRIAS) for Increased Carbon Utilization Efficiency (200.08 KB)	Prime: MicroBio Engineering Subs: New Mexico State University, California Polytechnic State University, Heliae Development, Los Alamos National Laboratory	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/CO2 Removal & Conversion Team
2023-01-12	Modular reactor for co-generation of liquid chemicals and electricity (185.85 KB)	Prime: Kansas State University Subs: University of Oklahoma	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/Integrated Carbon Managment
2023-01-09	Emerging Threat – Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ET-ISAC) (228.06 KB)	Prime: University of Arkansas- Little Rock Subs: University of Arkansas- Fayetteville, Forge Institiute	Multiple Sites, Arkansas	FECM/TDS/EDS/R&D Team
2022-12-21	Eco-Friendly High-Performance Carbon Building Material Development from Coal (132.98 KB)	Prime: University of Wyoming Sub: Behrens Consulting, LLC	Laramie, WY	FE/TDIC/Coal/Enabling Technologies and Partnerships Team
2022-12-21	Coal Basin Climate Project (177.98 KB)	Prime: Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE) Subs: Delta Brick & Climate Co., Coal Basin Pitkin County, Bowie #1 Mine	Multiple states, Multiple sites	FECM/TDC/RS/Advanced Remediation and Methane Mitigation Technologies
2022-12-16	Powder River Basin CORE-CM: Advancing Strategies for Carbon Ore, Rare Earth Element, and Critical Mineral Resource Development i (177.22 KB)	Prime: University of Wyoming Subs: Battelle Memorial Institute, BSI, Campbell County, Energy Capital Economic Development, Gillette College, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MBMG	Multiple sites, multiple states	FECM/TDC/RS/Advanced Remediation and Methane Mitigation Technologies
2022-12-14	Programmatic Collaboration with State Governors for BIL (173.14 KB)	National Governors Association	Washington, DC	FECM/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2022-12-09	Programmatic Collaboration with State Energy Officials for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (193.36 KB)	Prime: National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2022-12-09	Hydrogen Production from High-Volume Organic Construction and Demolition Wastes (200.16 KB)	Prime: EERC, UND Subs: Simonpietri Enterprises LLC, Washington State University	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TCD/CM/Hydrogen with Carbon Management
2022-12-08	Programmatic Collaboration with State Energy Regulators for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (191.05 KB)	Prime: National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Subs: National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, Hunterston Consulting, Plugged In Strategies, Alison Silverstein Consulting	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	FECM/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2022-12-07	Photosynthesis-Driven Microalgal System to Mitigate Carbon Dioxide Emission from Power Plant Flue Gases (179.94 KB)	Prime: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Subs: HY-TEK Bio, Argonne National Laboratory, New Jersey Institute of Technology	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/CO2 Removal & Conversion Team
2022-12-07	Spirulina Production on Flue Gas (199.3 KB)	Prime: Global Algae Innovations Subs: University of California Santa Cruz, Algae4All	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	FECM/TDC/CORC Team
2022-12-07	Demonstration of Utility Managed Smart Charging for Multiple Benefit Streams (215.77 KB)	Prime: Exelon Corporation Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/EEM/Vehicle Electrification
2022-12-06	Affordable Mobility Platform (AMP) (216.01 KB)	Forth	Multiple states, multiple sites	FECM/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2022-12-06	EV Market Stimulation in Divested Economies (217.46 KB)	Prime: Metropolitan Energy Center Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration-EEMS