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DEAR0001127

Cooperative Agreement

Overview

Grant Description
Carnegie Mellon University: New Award

Control Number: 1970-1544

Project Title: High Energy Density Modular Heat Exchangers through Design, Materials, Processing, and Manufacturing Innovations.

Carnegie Mellon University will coordinate to change what is possible in heat exchanger technology for ARPA-E by delivering a 900 °C, 250 BAR ultra-performance heat exchanger enabled by additive technology (UPHEAT).
Funding Goals
CMU REQUESTS $1,000,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDS. WITH THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS, THE CMU AND UC DAVIS TEAM WILL BUILD ON THE DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS OF THE 3D-PRINTED PIN-AND-PLATE DESIGNS TO DEVELOP A HIGH EFFICIENCY, ROBUST POWER OXIPERATOR (PROX) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PRABHU ENERGY (PEL). THE APPLICATION OF THE PROX WILL BE IN REMOTE OIL & GAS FIELDS WHERE EXCESS GAS (METHANE) WOULD OTHERWISE BE VENTED OR FLARED AND POWER GENERATION IS VALUABLE FOR DRIVING PUMPS ETC. THE CURRENTLY DEVELOPED PIN-ARRAY 100 CFM OXIPERATOR, ADAPTED TO PRESSURIZED OPERATION WITH COTS TURBOCHARGERS WILL BE DESIGNED AS AN ADAPTATION FROM THE CURRENT NETL-SUPPORTED EFFORT. SUCH PROX UNITS WILL BE PROTOTYPED AT THE OUTSET OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT SO THAT THEY ARE READY FOR IN-FIELD TESTING IN THE LATTER HALF OF THE PROJECT. OVERALL, THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE AN ENTIRELY NEW CATEGORY OF HEAT EXCHANGER THAT CAN ADDRESS HARD-TO-ABATE METHANE.
Place of Performance
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 09/15/22 to 09/15/26 and the total obligations have increased 75% from $2,608,925 to $4,561,235.
Carnegie Mellon University was awarded UPHEAT: High Energy Density Heat Exchanger Innovations Cooperative Agreement DEAR0001127 worth $3,183,700 from Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy in September 2019 with work to be completed primarily in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania United States. The grant has a duration of 7 years and was awarded through assistance program 81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy. $1,377,535 (30.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources. The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity HITEMMP.

Status
(Ongoing)

Last Modified 9/24/24

Period of Performance
9/16/19
Start Date
9/15/26
End Date
88.0% Complete

Funding Split
$3.2M
Federal Obligation
$1.4M
Non-Federal Obligation
$4.6M
Total Obligated
70.0% Federal Funding
30.0% Non-Federal Funding

Activity Timeline

Interactive chart of timeline of amendments to DEAR0001127

Subgrant Awards

Disclosed subgrants for DEAR0001127

Transaction History

Modifications to DEAR0001127

Additional Detail

Award ID FAIN
DEAR0001127
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Private Institution Of Higher Education
Awarding Office
897030 ADVANCED RSRCH PROJ AGENCY ARPA-E
Funding Office
897002 ADVANCED RSRCH PROJ AGENCY ARPA-E
Awardee UEI
U3NKNFLNQ613
Awardee CAGE
97668
Performance District
PA-14
Senators
Robert Casey
John Fetterman

Budget Funding

Federal Account Budget Subfunction Object Class Total Percentage
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Energy Programs, Energy (089-0337) Energy supply Research and development contracts (25.5) $4,367,400 100%
Modified: 9/24/24