DEFE0032667
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – High-efficiency, durable low-temperature catalytic methane oxidation system for on-site natural gas generators powering liquid natural gas compressors.
The project goal is to propose a commercially scalable project plan to dramatically improve the catalytic activity and stability of palladium-based catalysts in a catalytic oxidation system for achieving “near zero emissions” of methane from natural gas generators at gas wells.
The objective is to dramatically improve the catalytic activity and stability of palladium-based catalysts for methane oxidation by engineering palladium sites and support materials synergistically with atomic precision using high-temperature shock technique.
The project goal is to propose a commercially scalable project plan to dramatically improve the catalytic activity and stability of palladium-based catalysts in a catalytic oxidation system for achieving “near zero emissions” of methane from natural gas generators at gas wells.
The objective is to dramatically improve the catalytic activity and stability of palladium-based catalysts for methane oxidation by engineering palladium sites and support materials synergistically with atomic precision using high-temperature shock technique.
Funding Goals
THE PURPOSE OF THIS FOSSIL ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT (FECM) ON BEHALF OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT TITLED, “INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) – METHANE EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM OIL AND GAS METHANE MONITORING AND MITIGATION”, IS TO MAKE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO A VARIETY OF ENTITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF MITIGATING METHANE EMISSIONS FROM MARGINAL CONVENTIONAL WELLS (MCWS) AND OTHER OIL AND NATURAL GAS ASSETS; ACCELERATING THE COMMERCIALIZATION, SCALE-UP AND APPLICATION OF INNOVATIVE METHANE EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES; AND ADVANCING THE CHARACTERIZATION AND REDUCTION OF METHANE EMISSIONS THROUGH MULTI-SCALE, MEASUREMENT-INFORMED DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Riverside,
California
92521-0217
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Regents Of The University Of California At Riverside was awarded
IRA: High-Efficiency Methane Oxidation System
Cooperative Agreement DEFE0032667
worth $6,000,000
from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Riverside California United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years 8 months and
was awarded through assistance program 81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development.
$1,500,000 (20.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – Methane Emissions Reduction Program Oil and Gas Methane Monitoring and Mitigation.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 5/28/25
Period of Performance
1/15/25
Start Date
9/30/28
End Date
Funding Split
$6.0M
Federal Obligation
$1.5M
Non-Federal Obligation
$7.5M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEFE0032667
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEFE0032667
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Public/State Controlled Institution Of Higher Education
Nonprofit Without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other Than An Institution Of Higher Education)
Hispanic-Serving Institution
Nonprofit Without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other Than An Institution Of Higher Education)
Hispanic-Serving Institution
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892404 FOSSIL ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT
Awardee UEI
MR5QC5FCAVH5
Awardee CAGE
4W611
Performance District
CA-39
Senators
Dianne Feinstein
Alejandro Padilla
Alejandro Padilla
Modified: 5/28/25