OCO INC — Department of Energy SBIR Phase II: T
OCO INC — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Energy.
- Amount
- $253,984
- Agency
- Department of Energy · ARPA-E
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- T
- Solicitation
- DE-FOA-0001954
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- WA
- Period
- 2021-07-20 → 2022-07-19
Description
The project goal is to build a 4’ tall device that converts recycled carbon dioxide, water and renewable electricity into a widely used chemical, formic acid. The work, for the first-time innovates through the integration of multiple innovative electrolyzer components and materials into a single novel design. The purpose is to develop the first industrially-relevant process that uses CO2 as a feedstock to make products, rather than to emit it as a by-product of making other products, in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance the energy efficiency and security of the United States and world.