DEEE0011349
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
This project aims to accelerate the domestic manufacturing of Pajarito Powder’s (Pajarito) durable engineered catalyst support (ECS) materials and supported Pt (Pt/ECS) and Pt alloy-based catalysts (PTX/ECS where X = Ni or Co) from 30 g/day to 4 kg/day with the needed durability, quality, and reliability to facilitate the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) production target of 20,000 stacks per year.
This project will advance the technology readiness level of ECS and PTX/ECS production from 4 to 8.
The project team will deliver an improved production process that enhances sustainability of and reduces the carbon footprint of Pajarito’s manufacturing process while keeping the resulting catalysts cost competitive.
At production scale, Pajarito’s support and catalyst costs (not including platinum group metal (PGM) costs) will be reduced by > 90%, enabling greater market adoption.
Simultaneously, this project will provide real-world experience to 24 up-and-coming science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students.
The team will scale ECS to 2 kg/day and PTX/ECS to 4 kg/day and produce reliable, durable, consistent catalysts; innovate ECS and catalyst characteristics to further enhance performance and durability; and improve manufacturing sustainability and cost.
This project will advance the technology readiness level of ECS and PTX/ECS production from 4 to 8.
The project team will deliver an improved production process that enhances sustainability of and reduces the carbon footprint of Pajarito’s manufacturing process while keeping the resulting catalysts cost competitive.
At production scale, Pajarito’s support and catalyst costs (not including platinum group metal (PGM) costs) will be reduced by > 90%, enabling greater market adoption.
Simultaneously, this project will provide real-world experience to 24 up-and-coming science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students.
The team will scale ECS to 2 kg/day and PTX/ECS to 4 kg/day and produce reliable, durable, consistent catalysts; innovate ECS and catalyst characteristics to further enhance performance and durability; and improve manufacturing sustainability and cost.
Awardee
Funding Goals
BIL - HIGH VOLUME PRODUCTION AND VALIDATION OF ADVANCED PT AND PT ALLOY CATALYSTS ON ENGINEERED CARBON SUPPORTS
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Place of Performance
Albuquerque,
New Mexico
United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
Related Opportunity
DE-FOA-0002922
Pajarito Powder was awarded
Accelerating Domestic Manufacturing of Pajarito's ECS PTX Catalysts
Cooperative Agreement DEEE0011349
worth $8,450,000
from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in September 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Albuquerque New Mexico United States.
The grant
has a duration of 1 year and
was awarded through assistance program 81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development.
$2,500,000 (23.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 5/6/25
Period of Performance
9/1/24
Start Date
8/31/25
End Date
Funding Split
$8.4M
Federal Obligation
$2.5M
Non-Federal Obligation
$10.9M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEEE0011349
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEEE0011349
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI NOT AVAILABLE
Awardee Classifications
Small Business
Awarding Office
892434 GOLDEN FIELD OFFICE
Funding Office
892403 ENERGY EFFICIENCYRENEWABLE ENERGY
Awardee UEI
L93QEKTAGKY1
Awardee CAGE
6S2Q7
Performance District
NM-01
Senators
Martin Heinrich
Ben Luján
Ben Luján
Modified: 5/6/25