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DEAR0001918

Cooperative Agreement

Overview

Grant Description
3100-1507 QUEENS CARBON, INC., NEW AWARD
SCALEUP 2023

Project title: Cement decarbonization via engineered SCM production

This cooperative agreement is awarded to Queens Carbon, Inc.

Involves scaling up the Q-System to a pilot plant capable of producing 5-10 tonnes of SCM per day.

The goal is to demonstrate the economic and environmental viability of this technology and its ease of integration into existing cement production infrastructure for a project entitled, “Cement decarbonization via engineered SCM production.”
Awardee
Funding Goals
1. AN OPERATIONAL PILOT PLANT ONSITE AT A BUZZI UNICEM USA PLANT IN PENNSYLVANIA. 2. A TEA SHOWING PRODUCTION COSTS SIMILAR TO THE COST TO PRODUCE CEMENT VIA THE LEGACY PROCESS (IE, $40-70/TON). 3. AN LCA SHOWING CO2 REDUCTIONS OF 20-50% PER TONNE OF CEMENT. 4. A COMPLETED FEED STUDY FOR A FULL-SCALE DEMONSTRATION PLANT (1000 TONNE/DAY)
Place of Performance
Pine Brook, New Jersey United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
Queens Carbon was awarded Cement Decarbonization Pilot Plant Project Cooperative Agreement DEAR0001918 worth $14,500,000 from Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy in September 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Pine Brook New Jersey United States. The grant has a duration of 3 years and was awarded through assistance program 81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy. The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity SEEDING CRITICAL ADVANCES FOR LEADING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES WITH UNTAPPED POTENTIAL 2023 (SCALEUP 2023).

Status
(Ongoing)

Last Modified 9/16/24

Period of Performance
9/12/24
Start Date
9/11/27
End Date
36.0% Complete

Funding Split
$14.5M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$14.5M
Total Obligated
100.0% Federal Funding
0.0% Non-Federal Funding

Activity Timeline

Interactive chart of timeline of amendments to DEAR0001918

Additional Detail

Award ID FAIN
DEAR0001918
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
Small Business
Awarding Office
897030 ADVANCED RSRCH PROJ AGENCY ARPA-E
Funding Office
897002 ADVANCED RSRCH PROJ AGENCY ARPA-E
Awardee UEI
M837BJE9DQR1
Awardee CAGE
None
Performance District
NJ-05
Senators
Robert Menendez
Cory Booker
Modified: 9/16/24