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| | Neighborhoods for a Sustainable Future (N4SF) | Maya Sunil | Clean Energy Advisor/Project Lead |
Non-Profit
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Building Efficiency
| Building-Integrated Micro-Solar and Smart Window Microclimates for Urban Agriculture | Investigator & Organizational Background
Maya Sunil serves as Clean Energy Advisor and Project Lead at Neighborhoods for a Sustainable Future (N4SF), a non-profit dedicated to advancing community-level energy resilience, building efficiency, and environmental justice. With extensive experience in community outreach, clean energy deployment, and urban sustainability initiatives, Ms. Sunil leads cross-sector projects focused on equitable technology adoption across residential and commercial sectors. N4SF works directly at the intersection of energy transition, local workforce engagement, and urban climate solutions.
Project Interest
N4SF is seeking to partner with DOE National Laboratories, academic institutions, and private industry collaborators to commercialize and deploy innovative building-integrated clean technologies. Specifically, our focus is on Building-Integrated Micro-Solar and Smart Window Microclimates for Urban Agriculture—a window-mounted, solar-assisted microclimate greenhouse attachment designed to enhance household energy performance while optimizing hyper-local indoor food production (herbs and leafy greens). We are interested in validating performance, microgrid integration, and thermal envelope impact for residential buildings, particularly in low-to-moderate-income and environmental justice communities.
Capabilities & Teaming Value
Community-Scale Pilot & Field Testing: Direct access to diverse urban housing environments for pilot demonstrations, baseline data collection, and real-world user feedback.
Building Efficiency & Energy Advisory: Deep technical expertise in building envelope optimization, Local Law compliance, and residential energy management.
Stakeholder & Deployment Partnerships: Proven ability to convene municipal agencies, community organizations, and housing providers to facilitate rapid technology adoption and commercial scaling.
Commercialization & Market Strategy: Expertise in translating lab-developed clean energy technologies into practical, scalable solutions tailored for urban residential integration. |
| NY |
| | University of Washington (UW) | Dr. Rachel Woods-Robinson | Senior Staff Scientist; LCA Hub |
Academic
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Other Energy Technologies
| Life cycle assessment (LCA) of pre-commercial materials & technology to inform R&D and scale-up | I lead life cycle assessment (LCA) for impact-aware R&D of emerging chemicals and technologies at UW's Washington Clean Energy Testbeds. My science-integrated approach draws on 10+ years in computational materials design, chemical synthesis, device prototyping and scale-up, connecting granular design choices to system-level impacts through thermodynamics and manufacturing realities. I also hold a joint appointment at the National Laboratory of the Rockies, was selected by DOE to serve on IEA PVPS Task 12, and serve on a SETAC-ACLCA working group on emerging-technology LCA.
We seek to join ARPA-E SCALEUP Ready teams as a funded LCA partner, helping emerging energy technologies advance toward commercial deployment. From pilot-scale design to manufacturing, we can for example benchmark against incumbents, evaluate environmental and supply-chain impacts under realistic scale-up scenarios, and identify opportunities to strengthen commercial differentiation. UW can participate as a subrecipient or fee-for-service provider, with no cost-share contribution anticipated. We can also support LCA content for full applications, technical milestones and commercialization pitches.
What sets us apart:
◆ Prospective LCA across TRLs 1–7, scaling from screening to detailed, ISO-aligned models as technologies mature
◆ Custom process and life cycle inventory (LCI) models for emerging technologies, materials and feedstocks absent from existing databases
◆ Hotspot, scenario and uncertainty analysis across energy, water, resources and supply chains to guide design and scale-up decisions
◆ Embedded at the open-access Testbeds, with no IP entanglement: iterative LCA alongside technology and process development
◆ Transparent, reproducible workflows using open-access data and shareable inventories
From insight to redesign:
In a DOE-funded critical-minerals recovery project, our LCA traced >95% of an impact to an unexpected process step. Our findings directly informed a redesign, identifying a pathway to >3× lower emissions now advancing toward pilot scale. Results like these also strengthen partners' grant applications and investment cases.
Flexible scope and budgets:
Our tiered approach starts with affordable screening or directional LCA, then expands to detailed, scale-up-informed analysis as technologies mature and project needs evolve.
Free scoping call: rwoodsr@uw.edu |
| WA |
| | Bekaert Corporation | Daniel Berkowitz | Mechanical Engineer |
Large Business
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Grid
| Conductors | Bekaert Energy & Utilities is interested in partnering with ARPA-E technology developers seeking an experienced industrial manufacturer to help scale innovative energy technologies toward commercial deployment. Bekaert is a global leader in steel wire transformation and coating technologies, with advanced manufacturing capabilities and a significant U.S. manufacturing presence.
Our expertise includes advanced steel materials, wire transformation, coating technologies, product development, engineering, and manufacturing. In the energy sector, Bekaert manufactures steel cores for overhead transmission conductors, including advanced high-strength steel core solutions for high-temperature, low-sag conductors that can increase transmission capacity while utilizing existing infrastructure.
Bekaert is interested in partnering with SCALEUP Ready applicants whose technologies can benefit from manufacturing expertise, product industrialization, material and coating knowledge, production scale-up, or integration into U.S. energy infrastructure. Areas of particular interest include advanced conductors, grid modernization, transmission capacity expansion, resilient infrastructure, advanced steel and metallic materials, coatings, and domestic energy supply chains.
Bekaert can bring established manufacturing capabilities, materials expertise, engineering resources, R&D experience, and energy-market knowledge to a project team. Our goal is to complement innovative technologies with practical manufacturing experience that can help bridge the gap between technology development and scalable, reliable, and cost-competitive commercial production. |
| GA |
| | New Mexico Tech | Corey Leclerc | Professor of Chemical Engineering |
Academic
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Power Generation: Renewable
| | chemical process design, technoeconomic analysis, chemical process safety |
| NM |
| | Energy Storage Technologies, Inc. | Sudhakar Neti | President |
Small Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| Thermal Energy Storage | Energy Storage Technology (EST) offers a thermal energy storage platform that can reduce CO₂e emissions by capturing heat that would otherwise be wasted, or by storing heat generated when electricity is lower-cost or lower-carbon, and delivering that energy later to industrial or building loads.
The impact depends on the host application. As an illustrative reference case, EST’s feasibility study models a 3 MWhth commercial module delivering approximately 2.4 MWhth of useful heat per operating day over 240 days, or about 576 MWhth annually. If that useful heat displaced an 85%-efficient natural-gas boiler, the avoided direct combustion emissions would be approximately 120 metric tons of CO₂ per year. Actual impact would be calculated from the host site’s fuel source, operating schedule, efficiency, thermal losses and parasitic electricity use.
The larger opportunity is replication. Modular systems deployed across manufacturing districts, data centers and other thermal-energy users could convert otherwise wasted or poorly timed energy into useful heat while reducing fossil-fuel consumption and peak energy demand.
Energy Storage Technologies (EST) has received a license from Lehigh University for technology derived from $6M in DOE grants to develop a modular thermal battery platform that stores energy as heat and delivers it when a customer needs it. Rather than relying on a single storage architecture, EST can configure the system around the temperature, duration and operating requirements of the application.
Depending on the use case, the solution may use thermosyphon-enhanced sensible heat storage, phase-change materials (PCM), or a combination of the two. This flexibility enables potential applications from approximately 30°C to 450°C, ranging from HVAC, hot water and data-center heat recovery to industrial process heat. EST’s thermosyphon technology has already been demonstrated in a 150 kWhth prototype using thermosyphons embedded in an engineered concrete matrix. Testing demonstrated the ability to charge, store and discharge useful thermal energy. With funds raised we shall demonstrate our commercial product. |
| PA |
| | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Naveenkumar Rajendiran | Dr |
Academic
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Bioenergy
| TEA/LCA | I'm a Scientist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the USDA Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), specializing in techno-economic analysis (TEA) and life cycle assessment (LCA) of bio-based chemicals, materials, and conversion processes. My work covers biomass-to-products systems, molded pulp packaging, and biochar, with a focus on turning bench- and pilot-scale data into credible cost and environmental metrics that guide scale-up decisions.
I'm looking to join ASPECT teams as the TEA/LCA partner, working with industry and technology developers producing chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass, agricultural and forest residues, organic wet wastes, and other alternative feedstocks. Through UW–Madison, I can participate as a prime or subrecipient under Topic Area 1, or as a subrecipient under Topic Area 2. I can also help with concept paper and full application development.
Capabilities:
- Process modeling and mass/energy balances from experimental and pilot data
- Capital and operating cost estimation, minimum selling price, and discounted cash flow analysis
- Sensitivity, scenario, and Monte Carlo analysis to identify cost drivers and R&D targets
- Cradle-to-gate LCA following ISO 14040/14044
- Market and scale-up assessment supporting commercialization pathways
- Expertise in wood and agricultural residue feedstocks, pulping, and fiber processing through UW–Madison and FPL
I can help teams meet ASPECT's preliminary and detailed TEA/LCA requirements and build a strong case for cost competitiveness and environmental benefit at commercial scale. |
| WI |
| | flexgrid.cloud inc. | Sami Kibria | Co-Founder & CTO |
Individual
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Other Energy Technologies
| | FGC (flexgrid.cloud) designs and deploys prefabricated, commercial-grade compute modules that place AI compute, inference, and storage close to end users and data sources, in dense urban settings that the hyperscalers have skipped.
Each unit is factory-built and rapidly deployable, sized for constrained or underutilized sites, such as, telecom exchanges, grid-edge, industrial parks, warehouses, commercial buildings etc., rather than in multi-hundred-megawatt greenfield campuses. Deployment takes weeks, not years, and scales unit by unit. We are finalizing the modular enclosure and power/cooling reference design, a repeatable electrical and thermal envelope that fixes footprint, power draw, and heat rejection per unit, so each new site is a known quantity rather than a bespoke engineering project.
A proprietary control plane federates every site into one logical cluster. North-south carries orchestration, scheduling, telemetry, and data sovereignty policy enforcement; east-west carries low-latency RDMA-class interconnect (RoCE v1), model and KV-cache replication, and locality-aware inference routing. Customers get one API, one namespace, and a single scheduling domain across the fleet.
What we hope to gain is exposure to ARPA-E-funded work in grid flexibility, distributed energy resources, power conversion, optoelectronics, and thermal management which form the core technologies we could integrate into our units. We hope to receive technical feedback on our modular design from DOE national labs, utilities, and investors who understand this intersection, and utility and grid-operator partners willing to pilot grid-edge compute.
We offer a near-term commercial deployment path. Our units are a repeatable, high-density platform where new power electronics, optical interconnect, and cooling technologies can be validated in the field, at real load, with a buyer sized to scale. |
| CA |
| | AEOLITECH, INC. | Leonard Esere | CEO |
Small Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| Cloud governance and auditable digital operations for energy technology scale-up | AEOLITECH, INC. seeks to participate as a software supplier and technical partner to teams scaling technologies previously funded by ARPA-E. Our product, PolicyCortex, supports cloud inventory, configuration assessment, policy enforcement workflows, approval-controlled remediation, evidence collection, and cloud cost accountability.
We can scope a bounded work package for the cloud environments and digital operations supporting an energy technology demonstration, including access governance, configuration drift review, operational evidence, and accountable changes. Initial technical scoping can use read-only assessment before any remediation permissions are considered.
We seek an ARPA-E-funded technology developer or project lead with the energy-domain expertise, experimental facilities, and scale-up project required by the NOFO. AEOLITECH offers complementary software and integration support. We do not claim a prior ARPA-E award, energy-device performance results, or an existing energy demonstration. Exact integrations, validation metrics, responsibilities, and delivery terms would be agreed with the project team. |
| TX |
| | Ramboll | Santiago Gonzalez Hernandez | Mr. |
Large Business
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Bioenergy
| Independent Technology Due Diligence Assessment | Independent technical and sustainability due diligence for technology developers advancing emerging climate tech & decarbonization technologies across all development stages from laboratory bench scale to first of-a-kind commercial scale-up. Leveraging expertise from 90+ independent technology due diligence reviews of novel energy startups, our support focuses on supporting developers avoid common scale up mistakes like underestimating cost and technical challenges while mis-prioritizing scale-up approach. Assessment is critical for scale-up strategy, capital raise support, and business to business communications. The assessment is tailored to the developer's needs, but commonly includes risk/red flag analysis, risk mitigation strategies, techno economic analysis, life cycle analysis, operations design to de-risk scale-up, and technology readiness level assessment. Ramboll was selected in 2024 as a Department of Energy (DOE) Commercialization Voucher provider to provide our technology due diligence services to CCUS startups.
Ramboll has worked for investors and individual start-up companies in novel decarbonization industries for over six years, industries such as carbon capture utilization and sequestration (CCUS), renewable fuels, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), chemicals, renewable energy, hydrogen, power to X (PtX), rare earth minerals, and sustainable materials. Ramboll’s core team has been working together on TDD of novel decarbonization technology developers for five years, supporting multiple investment fund clients with funds worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and completed 90+ technology due diligence assessments of leading decarbonization technology startups, particularly within the renewable fuel and hydrogen industries. This core team covers a range of areas including: biological and chemical processes, safety issues, process engineering, commercialization, sustainability, life cycle assessment and catalyst evaluation. In addition to our core team, we utilize Ramboll’s broad network of subject matter experts to provide technical analysis and on-site support.
The core technology diue diligence team is led by Dr. Abby Kirchofer, Dr. Shari Beth Libicki, Santiago Gonzalez Hernandez (M.S), and Fred Hencken (PE). |
| MA |
| | ADHERE GEAR Technology Corporation | Robert Eugene Buchanan Jr | Founder and CEO |
Small Business
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Grid
| Grid Modernization / High-Density Compute Infrastructure | ADHERE GEAR Technology Corporation (UEI: FKYUHMKTUL86 | CAGE: 8KA20) is a venture-backed infrastructure hardware and software company engineering factory-assembled, 2.5MW modular compute POD clusters designed to act as active grid-stabilizing shock absorbers for utility substations and microgrid networks. Technical Capabilities & Hardware Specs:2.5MW Modular Compute POD Cluster: Prefabricated, Tier IV (2N+1) fault-tolerant enclosures deployable on site in under 30 days. Autonomic Grid Shock Absorption: Governed by our proprietary POLARIS AI Control Plane, which monitors live utility telemetry and autonomously modulates power draw, executing real-time peak shaving, frequency regulation, and dynamic load shedding. 40MWh BESS Storage Integration: Directly coupled with battery energy storage systems to buffer grid voltage sags and supply spikes without interrupting active GPU workloads. Advanced Thermal Management: Closed-loop liquid cooling accommodating 150kW to 250kW+ per rack, achieving sub-1.2 PUE and near-zero water waste (<0.02 WUE). Engineering Maturity & Manufacturing Readiness:Completed LOD-300 MEP/civil design sets and LOD-400 Digital Twin simulation models. Completed LOD-300 engineering for a 15MW, 100% clean-energy microgrid-powered automated manufacturing facility to rapidly scale production upon field validation. Commercial Pipeline & Teaming Interest:Active commercial pipeline and executive demos completed with Southern Company / Alabama Power, Iberdrola / Avangrid, and Accenture. Seeking prime applicants, utilities, project developers, and national labs to co-locate and field-demonstrate a 2.5MW grid-interactive compute asset with $4M non-federal cost-share leverage. |
| OR |
| | Ramboll | Santiago Gonzalez Hernandez | Mr. |
Large Business
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Bioenergy
| Independent Technology Due Diligence Assessment | Independent technical and sustainability due diligence for technology developers advancing emerging climate tech & decarbonization technologies across all development stages from laboratory bench scale to first of-a-kind commercial scale-up. Leveraging expertise from 90+ independent technology due diligence reviews of novel energy startups, our support focuses on supporting developers avoid common scale up mistakes like underestimating cost and technical challenges while mis-prioritizing scale-up approach. Assessment is critical for scale-up strategy, capital raise support, and business to business communications. The assessment is tailored to the developer's needs, but commonly includes risk/red flag analysis, risk mitigation strategies, techno economic analysis, life cycle analysis, operations design to de-risk scale-up, and technology readiness level assessment. Ramboll was selected in 2024 as a Department of Energy (DOE) Commercialization Voucher provider to provide our technology due diligence services to CCUS startups.
Ramboll has worked for investors and individual start-up companies in novel decarbonization industries for over six years, industries such as carbon capture utilization and sequestration (CCUS), renewable fuels, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), chemicals, renewable energy, hydrogen, power to X (PtX), rare earth minerals, and sustainable materials. Ramboll’s core team has been working together on TDD of novel decarbonization technology developers for five years, supporting multiple investment fund clients with funds worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and completed 90+ technology due diligence assessments of leading decarbonization technology startups, particularly within the renewable fuel and hydrogen industries. This core team covers a range of areas including: biological and chemical processes, safety issues, process engineering, commercialization, sustainability, life cycle assessment and catalyst evaluation. In addition to our core team, we utilize Ramboll’s broad network of subject matter experts to provide technical analysis and on-site support.
The core technology diue diligence team is led by Dr. Abby Kirchofer, Dr. Shari Beth Libicki, Santiago Gonzalez Hernandez (M.S), and Fred Hencken (PE). |
| MA |
| | RoborQ Inc. | Tommy Nichols Jr. | CEO & Founder |
Small Business
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Building Efficiency
| Industrial Edge Computing, Autonomous Telemetry Ingestion, and Manufacturing Efficiency | RoborQ Inc. (CAGE: 109L7 / UEI: CHXFSA79J339) is a bootstrapped, veteran-owned American deep-tech manufacturing and industrial software company. We develop and deploy standalone, 100% air-gapped edge-AI computing servers (Preempt) and non-repudiable quality compliance platforms (Core) engineered for harsh, high-throughput manufacturing and industrial environments.
CORE CAPABILITIES & TECHNICAL MOAT:
1. High-Speed Deterministic Dynamic Ingestion: Custom edge hardware nodes (Edgar) sampling raw analog telemetry with 5ms latency profiles. Operates completely non-invasively with 0% impact on PLC scan cycles.
2. Air-Gapped Offline Intelligence: Local, zero-hallucination state-space embedding models operating fully disconnected within strict host facility VPCs or SCIF perimeters. Eliminates cloud latency, external cyber vulnerabilities, and enterprise IT cloud-blocking.
3. Autonomous Maintenance & Quality Workflows: Ingests real-time machine physics and technical SOPs to autonomously draft, CAPA reports, MRO work orders, and Purchase Orders locally with human-in-the-loop validation.
4. Rapid Deployment: "Empty Vessel" architecture provisioned via Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP), allowing non-invasive site integration in under 48 hours without cloud egress.
TEAMING INTEREST:
RoborQ seeks prime contractors, industrial energy consortiums, advanced manufacturing OEMs, and national laboratory teams bidding under the ARPA-E SCALEUP program. We offer proven, TRL 7 operational prototype edge-computing hardware and software infrastructure to serve as the local telemetry capture, predictive maintenance, and energy efficiency verification engine for large-scale industrial scaling demonstrations.
CURRENT VALIDATION:
Active pilot deployments in high-tonnage automotive stamping (Reliant Industries, Sterling Heights, MI) and validated under DoD/federal pipelines (TRL 7 on Golden Dome, DARPA MXO submission, and CMMC Level 1 affirmed in SPRS). |
| MI |
| | FlowRoot | Alex Grahm | Product Manager |
Small Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| | With a direct background in Science and an ability to excel in multiple fields over many years. I specialize specifically in narrative systems thinking with a hybrid background spanning cryptographic problem‑solving, intelligence‑style analysis, and mythic‑technical storytelling. My work blends creative foresight with operational discipline, producing insights and frameworks that map directly onto real‑world complexity—particularly in environments where ambiguity, adversarial behavior, and long‑horizon strategy converge.
He has developed and solved multi‑layer puzzle architectures modeled on intelligence tradecraft, including PK‑series cryptographic sets and CIA‑style challenge frameworks. These exercises sharpened his ability to reverse‑engineer hidden structures, identify signal within noise, and construct high‑fidelity models of adversarial systems—capabilities directly applicable to threat analysis, red‑team ideation, and scenario design.
As a speculative‑fiction writer, I build worlds the way analysts build operational environments: through causal mapping, behavioral modeling, and structured narrative logic. And stories function as simulations—testing how systems break, adapt, or evolve under pressure. This dual skillset allows me to translate complex technical or geopolitical concepts into clear, actionable narratives for decision‑makers.
Grahm’s work emphasizes disciplined curiosity, pattern recognition, and the ability to synthesize disparate data streams into coherent strategic insight. He is particularly effective in roles requiring creative intelligence, structured analysis, and high‑ambiguity problem solving, with a track record of producing frameworks that support mission‑focused teams operating in constrained, high‑stakes environments. |
| TX |
| | Correlated Magnetics Research, LLC (d/b/a Polymagnet) | Adam Bandel | Capture Manager |
Small Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| SCALEUP Ready — component supply and manufacturing scale-up partner | Correlated Magnetics Research, LLC (d/b/a Polymagnet) is a U.S. small-business manufacturer of programmable permanent magnets and the magnetizing equipment that makes them. Huntsville, AL and Austin, TX; 100+ issued U.S. patents; all magnetization performed on U.S. soil, no foreign ownership, control or influence.
We are registering as a component supplier and manufacturing scale-up partner. We are not proposing our own technology under this NOFO.
We write magnets as arrays of discrete coded field domains ("maxels"), so force-vs-distance, alignment, latching and keyed engagement are engineered, not inherent to the material. Against a conventional magnet of the same size and grade, our bench measurements show 2.7-3.4x attach force and 2.2-2.6x shear. Read as material efficiency: the same delivered force from substantially less rare earth. Flux concentration yields at least 4x the force density of the magnet material itself, and 20x or more when low-cost ferrite supplies the flux, while removing over 90% of conventional back-iron weight.
Where we fit a scale-up team:
- Motors, generators, actuators - axial-flux and radial rotor magnetics, field shaping for efficiency and thermal management, rare-earth reduction at constant torque.
- Non-contact torque and shear coupling across a sealed barrier - magnetic gears and hermetic drives with no contact, wear, lubrication or particulates. We measured 19.5 N/cm2 shear stress and demonstrated +40% shear and +200-500% coupling torque density under a U.S. Navy program.
- Zero-power latching, passive vibration isolation, switchable holding, magnetic position sensing.
- Post-installation magnetization - magnetizing the part after assembly, removing strong-magnet handling from the production line.
Manufacturing: we design and build our own magnetizing equipment and already operate machines at partner and customer sites, so a design moves from prototype to production without re-tooling around a third party. We also run an in-house characterization lab: field scanning at 0.1 mm resolution and real-world parallel-aligned pull testing, not idealized datasheet figures.
Federal past performance: NASA Armstrong, patterned SmCo magnets for a cryogenic fluid coupler, validated -180 to +140 C with five of five commanded in-flight releases ($808K, sole source); U.S. Navy/ONR SBIR Phase II, magnetic torque transfer ($748K).
UEI FKFQN4XLYLP4, CAGE 68HW5 |
| AL |
| | HybriMet LLC | Joe Hensel | Sr Program Mgr |
Small Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| | Core Competency: Ultra-high temperature, corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant Metal Matrix Ceramic Composites (MMCs) for extreme molten salt environments.
1. Technology Overview & Capability
HybriMet LLC designs and manufactures proprietary Metal Matrix Ceramic Composites (MMCs) engineered specifically for hard wear surfaces, rotating machinery, and bearing assemblies operating in extreme environments. Our structural composites are engineered to maintain mechanical integrity, extreme hardness, and dimensional stability at continuous operating temperatures up to 750°C.
2. Technical Specifications & Validated Data
Unlike theoretical material concepts, HybriMet’s composite materials have been empirically validated in active, extreme conditions. We possess existing static corrosion and wear data demonstrating exceptional survivability and low degradation rates in both:
• Chloride Salt Environments (Critical for next-generation Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) and industrial thermal storage systems).
• Fluoride Salt Environments (Critical for Gen IV Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) and nuclear fuel recycling loops).
3. Target Component Applications
Our material formulation directly solves the most frequent mechanical failure points in high-temperature liquid metal and salt loops, including:
• High-temperature journal bearings
• Pump foot bearings, shaft wear sleeves and guide bearings
• Dynamic valve seats, seals for flow control applications
4. Partnering Objectives
HybriMet LLC is actively seeking to join consortiums or prime proposals for current ARPA-E (HORNIG, IGNIITE 2026) and DOE Office of Nuclear Energy / Solar Energy Technologies Office solicitations. We are equipped and flexible to participate as either:
• Subcontractor / Sub-tier Vendor: Providing custom-machined MMC components, bearings, or custom wear-coatings tailored to a prime contractor’s primary system design.
• Joint-Venturer / Co-Prime: Collaborating with national laboratories or system integrators to scale dynamic component testing from benchtop to operational pilot loops. |
| OH |
| | Verdigris Group | Carolyn Yarina | Principal and Co-Founder |
Small Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| | Verdigris Group is a boutique consulting firm that guides both start-ups and established businesses through the complexities of technology fundraising and scale-up. This includes identifying and filling key staff positions, establishing core business and manufacturing practices, securing facilities and key equipment, conducting cutting-edge research and development, and procuring funding through private financing and public grant writing.
Verdigris Group provides critical assistance to their teaming partners and lowers barriers to progress by applying years of combined experience and expertise. Verdigris’ subject matter experts (SMEs) have wide-ranging backgrounds, from managing and operating businesses to conducting cutting-edge research in biology, materials science, and other core technical disciplines. Principal and Co-founder, Carolyn Yarina, has expertise in building brands as demonstrated by receiving over 50 company awards, 26 direct personal awards, and 80 global press features. Awards include Forbes 30 under 30 and features in CBS 60 Minutes, USA Today, and the Smithsonian. She has a strong technical foundation, is the lead inventor on 3 patents, and has a B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan. Through the extensive network of its founders and staff, Verdigris can help companies find sites to pilot their technology and fill gaps in technical, financial, and managerial expertise.
Previously, Verdigris’s staff has assisted startups with improving their internal structure, developing more cohesive business plans, identifying and addressing technical hurdles, and pitching their ideas to investors. This includes start-up companies, such as Impetra, a bio-mining startup, as well as statewide fellowship programs for rising entrepreneurs, such as “Founder Forward,” which help drive economic growth across the state of Michigan.
Verdigris Group has also assisted well-established customers in the mining sector focused on critical energy material production, matching them with key innovations that affect their bottom lines and future strategic directions. This has had tremendous positive effects on local and nationwide technological ecosystems creating jobs and advancement opportunities in both rural and urban areas. Through this work, Verdigris fosters the connections that have fuel innovations in energy material production and supply chain resilience. |
| MI |
| | Acoustic Dynamics | Tonya Mcfall | Founder & Lead Innovator |
Small Business
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Building Efficiency
| | Acoustic Dynamics: Advanced Thermal Infrastructure
Background & Capabilities:
Acoustic Dynamics is an R&D-focused innovator dedicated to solving the thermal-throttling bottleneck in AI-scale high-performance computing. We specialize in the Acoustic Dynamic Manifold, a proprietary hardware solution that utilizes optical-acoustic fusion to provide precision, rack-scale cooling.
Our core capabilities include:
Hardware Innovation: Development of advanced fluidic manifold geometry for proactive, solid-state thermal management.
Systems Integration: Architecting cooling solutions that bridge the gap between high-density compute and facility-level infrastructure.
T2M (Technology-to-Market): Strategic roadmap for IP development, manufacturing scalability, and performance validation in high-growth data center environments.
Interest:
We are seeking collaborative partnerships to move our technology from bench-scale design to pilot-level validation. We are specifically interested in teaming with:
Academic Research Labs: Partners with expertise in fluid dynamics, heat transfer modeling, or advanced materials science to validate performance metrics.
Data Center Infrastructure Leaders: Organizations developing next-generation AI cooling hardware, liquid-cooling loops, or rack-scale energy frameworks.
ARPA-E Program Teams: Established project teams seeking innovative hardware components to integrate into broader energy-resilience or grid-stability research.
Our goal is to integrate Acoustic Dynamic technology into existing rack-scale frameworks to increase compute-to-power efficiency and improve infrastructure resilience. We bring a proactive approach to interdisciplinary collaboration, bridging the gap between cutting-edge physics and industrial deployment. |
| GA |
| | Acoustic Dynamics | Tonya Mcfall | Founder & Lead Innovator |
Small Business
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Building Efficiency
| | Acoustic Dynamics: Advanced Thermal Infrastructure
Background & Capabilities:
Acoustic Dynamics is an R&D-focused innovator dedicated to solving the thermal-throttling bottleneck in AI-scale high-performance computing. We specialize in the Acoustic Dynamic Manifold, a proprietary hardware solution that utilizes optical-acoustic fusion to provide precision, rack-scale cooling.
Our core capabilities include:
Hardware Innovation: Development of advanced fluidic manifold geometry for proactive, solid-state thermal management.
Systems Integration: Architecting cooling solutions that bridge the gap between high-density compute and facility-level infrastructure.
T2M (Technology-to-Market): Strategic roadmap for IP development, manufacturing scalability, and performance validation in high-growth data center environments.
Interest:
We are seeking collaborative partnerships to move our technology from bench-scale design to pilot-level validation. We are specifically interested in teaming with:
Academic Research Labs: Partners with expertise in fluid dynamics, heat transfer modeling, or advanced materials science to validate performance metrics.
Data Center Infrastructure Leaders: Organizations developing next-generation AI cooling hardware, liquid-cooling loops, or rack-scale energy frameworks.
ARPA-E Program Teams: Established project teams seeking innovative hardware components to integrate into broader energy-resilience or grid-stability research.
Our goal is to integrate Acoustic Dynamic technology into existing rack-scale frameworks to increase compute-to-power efficiency and improve infrastructure resilience. We bring a proactive approach to interdisciplinary collaboration, bridging the gap between cutting-edge physics and industrial deployment. |
| GA |
| | Center for Future Energy Systems at RPI | Brian Apkarian | Director of Business Development |
Academic
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Other Energy Technologies
| | The Center for Future Energy Systems (CFES) is located on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY.
Our center is one of New York State's 15 designated Centers for Advanced Technology, with over 20 research faculty and support staff. Our mission is to pair the talent and resources of a world-leading research university with industry innovators to move technology from the lab to the marketplace for an energy-sustainable future. Our focus is decarbonization through three research thrusts: clean electricity, electrification, and hydrogen an electrochemical energy conversion. |
| NY |
| | Geospatial Technology Associates INC | Mark Vandenabeele | CEO |
Small Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| | Geospatial Technology Associates, Inc. (GTA) provides advanced hyperspectral data exploitation, geologic interpretation, and material identification capabilities for energy, mining, critical minerals, environmental, and defense applications. GTA specializes in converting complex spectral, geospatial, and subsurface-related datasets into actionable information that supports exploration, resource characterization, monitoring, and decision-making.
GTA’s core expertise includes hyperspectral mineral detection and mapping, geology and geochemistry support, data science, remote sensing analytics, and advanced software tools for identifying material composition across large areas. The company’s patented technology and third-generation analytical software are designed to improve the accuracy, speed, and interpretability of hyperspectral and geospatial data products.
For the Advanced Stimulation and Enhanced Recovery Technologies opportunity, GTA can support teams by providing critical mineral and geologic characterization, remote and field-scale monitoring concepts, baseline and change-detection analysis, spectral mineral mapping, data fusion, and decision-support tools for low-permeability subsurface resource projects. GTA’s capabilities are especially relevant to projects involving critical minerals, geothermal systems, unconventional resource characterization, environmental monitoring, and validation of field-scale technology performance.
GTA is interested in partnering with organizations developing advanced stimulation, enhanced recovery, sensor, modeling, and field-validation technologies where improved geologic understanding, mineral identification, data analytics, and scalable interpretation of subsurface-related information can strengthen project outcomes and accelerate real-world deployment. |
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| | X-wave Innovations, Inc. | Dan Xiang | VP |
Small Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| | X-wave Innovations, Inc. (XII) is a Research and Development (R&D) firm dedicated to providing innovative solutions and products for federal and commercial customers in energy, defense, aerospace, and transportation. We conduct both cutting-edge R&D and technology transitioning. From creative solutions to state-of-the-art technologies, we provide our customers with the most effective results today. XII excels in designing, manufacturing, and selling our turn-key solutions to customers. We also provide consulting and development services for public and private entities. From creative solutions to state-of-the-art technologies, we provide our customers with the most effective results today. Our core technologies include:
• Sensor/Sensing Technologies
• Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
• Signal/Image Processing and Data Analysis
• Advanced Material Processing
Our mission is to provide innovative solutions, services, and products for our customers. Our activities in R&D and engineering have created an impressive portfolio of intellectual property which constantly grows. With established partnerships with leading research institutes, universities, and primary commercial companies, together we are able to deliver innovative solutions in a timely manner. |
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| | Loyola University Chicago | Gilbert Michaud | Assistant Professor |
Academic
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Power Generation: Renewable
| | I am a faculty member at Loyola University Chicago and lead the Michaud Energy Policy Research Group (MEPRG) within the School of Environmental Sustainability. My research focuses on the policy, planning, economic, and workforce implications of renewable and advanced energy deployment, with a particular expertise in solar and wind energy. While much of our work is centered in Chicago and the Midwest, we maintain collaborations and projects across the US and internationally.
Our group has extensive experience conducting economic impact analyses and workforce-related assessments for large-scale solar and other renewable energy developments nationwide. This includes evaluating job creation, regional supply chain effects, tax revenue impacts, local economic spillovers, and broader community and policy implications associated with clean energy investments. We have worked with utilities, nonprofit organizations, economic development entities, and public agencies on applied research projects related to the energy transition.
We have completed funded projects for organizations including American Electric Power (AEP), Dayton Power & Light, Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy, Solar United Neighbors, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and several other regional development organizations. Additional applied research projects have been supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Economic Development Administration, and other federal and state agencies.
As a DOE teaming partner, I am particularly interested in collaborations focused on clean energy workforce development, regional economic analysis, energy planning, and the economic impacts of renewable and advanced energy technologies. Our group brings capabilities in mixed-methods policy research, stakeholder engagement, economic impact modeling, survey research, and program evaluation. |
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| | Uplift Geosystems | Han Zong | Lead Chemical Engineer |
Small Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| | Uplift Geosystems is developing advanced electrodialysis devices that reduce cost, minimize waste, and improve safety in metallurgical processes. We use cutting-edge bipolar membranes and innovative reactor designs to deliver electrodialysis devices that provide best-in-class output acid concentrations and energy efficiency. Our technology enables regeneration of acids and bases across a wide range of leaching and separation applications, including those for rare earth elements (REE), nickel, and magnesium. |
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| | BW&CO | Robert Wegner | CRO |
Small Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| | BW&CO Consulting helps emerging technology companies secure and execute non-dilutive funding from federal agencies, state programs, foundations, and strategic public-sector partners. BW&CO supports clients across the full funding lifecycle, including opportunity identification, funding strategy, proposal development, stakeholder outreach, submission support, and post-award positioning.
BW&CO brings a systematic, data-informed approach. Rather than relying only on individual consultant experience, BW&CO applies lessons learned from 3,000+ funded proposals representing $3B+ in awards. This gives clients pattern recognition across agencies, technical domains, review criteria, and award pathways.
Services include identifying and prioritizing funding opportunities; proposal writing, review, and editing; technical and commercialization positioning; budget and milestone support; stakeholder outreach strategy; and monitoring across funding sources.
Key Differentiators
1. Unmatched Funding Experience
BW&CO applies lessons learned from 3,000+ funded proposals and $3B+ awarded to every engagement. While traditional consultants often rely on limited individual experience, BW&CO brings insight from thousands of successful funding efforts. One client with former senior defense leaders relies on BW&CO because the firm provides funding intelligence and competitive positioning they cannot replicate.
2. Front Door + Back Door Approach
Traditional consultants often focus only on the published solicitation. BW&CO also analyzes underlying funding dynamics, including agency priorities, stakeholder interests, direct outreach opportunities, and non-obvious pathways to award. This helped one client uncover a non-public fast-track pathway.
3. Broad Opportunity Coverage
Many firms focus narrowly on one funding stream. BW&CO monitors hundreds of opportunities daily and identifies pathways across agencies, programs, and strategic partners. This helped one client find an opportunity they did not know existed, leading to their first federal defense contract. |
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| | Alduke Tech. Solutions Inc. | Duke Alloh | Systems Architect |
Individual
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Power Generation: Renewable
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Duke Alloh is the inventor of the Highway Undercrossing and Tunnel Micro-Wind Energy System (HUTMWES) — the first micro-wind turbine technology designed to harvest vehicle-induced airflow from enclosed transportation corridors including highway tunnels, freeway undercrossings, rail tunnels, and airport taxiway passages.
BACKGROUND: MBA, BS Geology. USPTO inventor with pending patent applications. STEM educator. Creator of the Highway Infrastructure Revenue Program (HIRP), a non-tax revenue mechanism for infrastructure-generated energy.
INTERESTS: Seeking partners to advance HUTMWES from concept (TRL 1-3) through validated prototype (TRL 5-7). The project targets an untapped resource: sustained winds generated by vehicles in 545+ U.S. highway tunnels and tens of thousands of undercrossings that consume an estimated 2-5 TWh/yr from the grid while wasting continuous kinetic energy. HUTMWES captures that energy via proprietary vertical-axis wind turbine technology with significant modeled efficiency gains over conventional small-wind systems, non-invasive modular mounting requiring no permanent structural modification, and traffic-responsive energy optimization. Four deployment variants address urban, rural, rail, and airport corridors.
CAPABILITIES:
\- Proprietary IP portfolio with patent-pending technology across multiple systems
\- System architecture and operations concept across all four deployment variants
\- 10-year TRL 1-9 commercialization roadmap with phased funding strategy
\- Regulatory engagement framework for DOT/FHWA/FTA approvals
\- Energy equity strategy aligned with Justice40 and STEM workforce development
PARTNERS SOUGHT:
\- Aerodynamics/CFD researchers for wind tunnel testing and computational modeling
\- VAWT engineers for blade optimization, prototype fabrication, power electronics
\- National labs (NREL, Sandia, PNNL, Argonne) for validation and grid integration
\- University groups in fluid dynamics, control systems, AI, materials science
\- State DOTs and transit authorities for pilot site access
\- Manufacturing partners for modular turbine production
\- Utility partners for interconnection and energy purchase agreements
IMPACT: HUTMWES addresses all three ARPA-E missions — reducing imports, reducing emissions, improving efficiency — by converting wasted vehicle-induced wind into distributed renewable electricity. Deployment of 5,000+ installations could generate 150-500MW, creating a new energy category: |
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