DEEE0010869
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
The goal of the project is to develop a pilot scale system integrating a methane pyrolysis reactor with a direct-reduced-iron shaft furnace capable of producing 400 kg/day of direct reduced iron.
Successful system integration should result in significant energy intensity savings of ~0.4MWH/ton-DRI or ~36% relative through heat integration compared to a non-integrated system.
Thus, the project focuses on the removal of carbon from the system at high temperatures in a cyclone to deliver H2 at >1000¿ to a shaft furnace, the recovery of heat from the shaft furnace, and the recycling of unreacted H2.
Successfully removing carbon from the system as a solid should enable significant carbon dioxide emissions reductions of up to 85% for the production of steel in an electric arc furnace (EAF).
Successful system integration should result in significant energy intensity savings of ~0.4MWH/ton-DRI or ~36% relative through heat integration compared to a non-integrated system.
Thus, the project focuses on the removal of carbon from the system at high temperatures in a cyclone to deliver H2 at >1000¿ to a shaft furnace, the recovery of heat from the shaft furnace, and the recycling of unreacted H2.
Successfully removing carbon from the system as a solid should enable significant carbon dioxide emissions reductions of up to 85% for the production of steel in an electric arc furnace (EAF).
Awardee
Funding Goals
THE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING OFFICE (AMO) PLAYS A LEADING ROLE IN INCREASING ENERGY EFFICIENCY ALONG WITH DECARBONIZING THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR. AMO DRIVES THE INNOVATION AND DEPLOYMENT THAT CAN LEAD TO A MORE RESILIENT, ROBUST, AND COMPETITIVE DOMESTIC CLEAN ENERGY MANUFACTURING SECTOR THAT PROVIDES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. AS PART OF ITS INDUSTRIAL EFFICIENCY AND DECARBONIZATION EFFORTS, AMO SUPPORTS APPLIED RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION (RD&D) TARGETING THE REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS FROM HIGH EMITTING INDUSTRIAL SECTORS AND THROUGH CROSS-SECTOR TECHNOLOGIES RELEVANT ACROSS MULTIPLE INDUSTRIAL SECTORS. SIGNIFICANT DECARBONIZATION OF THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR IS ESSENTIAL TO ACHIEVING THE OVERALL GOAL OF ECONOMY-WIDE DECARBONIZATION BY 2050 AND CREATING GOOD PAYING JOBS; WHILE ENSURING THAT U.S. INDUSTRY REMAINS GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE AND PRODUCTION IS NOT TRANSFERRED TO LOCATIONS WITH HIGHER CARBON EMISSIONS.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Place of Performance
Oakland,
California
94607
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 09/30/24 to 12/31/25.
Molten Industries was awarded
Methane Pyrolysis Reactor for DRI Production
Cooperative Agreement DEEE0010869
worth $5,391,728
from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in October 2023 with work to be completed primarily in Oakland California United States.
The grant
has a duration of 2 years 2 months and
was awarded through assistance program 81.086 Conservation Research and Development.
$1,350,817 (20.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization FOA.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 4/29/25
Period of Performance
10/1/23
Start Date
12/31/25
End Date
Funding Split
$5.4M
Federal Obligation
$1.4M
Non-Federal Obligation
$6.7M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEEE0010869
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEEE0010869
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Small Business
Awarding Office
892434 GOLDEN FIELD OFFICE
Funding Office
892403 ENERGY EFFICIENCYRENEWABLE ENERGY
Awardee UEI
PME2C5MYJ691
Awardee CAGE
8SU93
Performance District
CA-13
Senators
Dianne Feinstein
Alejandro Padilla
Alejandro Padilla
Budget Funding
| Federal Account | Budget Subfunction | Object Class | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Energy Programs, Energy (089-0321) | Energy conservation | Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) | $5,391,728 | 100% |
Modified: 4/29/25