Implementation Grant Funding Opportunity Open
IMPORTANT: The grant program now operates on a rolling basis and applications may be submitted at any time through the year, with quarterly reviews starting with December 31, 2023
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Implementation Grant Funding Opportunity Open
Qualifying* small and medium-sized US manufacturers, that received IAC or Combined Heat and Power Technical Assistance Partnership assessments between 2018 and 2023, can now apply for grants for implementation of assessment recommendations up 50% of qualifying* project costs with a maximum of $300,000 per manufacturer.
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IMPORTANT: The grant program now operates on a rolling basis and applications may be submitted at any time through the year, with quarterly reviews starting with December 31, 2023
*See Full Grant Solicitation for full qualification and selection details.
2022 Student Research Awards
Lehigh University
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Solar Powered Membrane Distillation for Desalination Applications.
Students | Abhinay Soanker and Justin Casper |
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Director | Dr. Alparslan Oztekin |
Mississippi State
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Impact Analysis on Implementation of Electric and Thermal Energy Storage Systems at Industrial and Commercial Facilities.
Students | McKenna Patterson |
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Director | Joonsik Hwang |
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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Photovoltaic Cover for Treatment Tanks in Wastewater Treatment Plants.
Students | Ahmad Abdel Hadi and Omar Habash |
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Director | Ryo Amano |
Tennessee Technological University
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Field Validation Study of an In-house Developed Cooling Tower Efficiency Model.
Students | Spencer Jones |
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Director | Dr. Ethan Languri, PE, CEM, CBEP |
University of Dayton
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Decarbonization and Energy-Saving Potential of Pure Oxygen Aeration for Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Students | Scott Eardly |
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Director | Dr. Jun-Ki Choi |
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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Automated Fault Detection and Diagnostics (AFDD) for Packaged Rooftop Units Using Data-Driven Approach and Impact of Fault Elimination on Energy and Cost Savings.
Students | Md Rasel Uddin |
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Director | Robert E. Williams |
Michigan State University
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Developing a Virtual Assessment Process for More Efficient Student Training and Post-Assessment Analysis.
Students | Behlul Kula |
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Director | Kristen Cetin |
University of California, Irvine
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Mixing Hydrogen with Natural Gas as an Alternative for Fuel Switching in Manufacturing for Decarbonization/Reducing GHG Emission.
Students | Meraf Amare, Jasmine Glover, and Jason Kim |
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Director | G.P. Li |
2020 Student Research Awards
University of Massachusetts
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Design of Latent Thermal Energy Storage Heat Exchangers for Combined Heat and Power Plants
Students | Kedar Prashant |
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Director | Dr. Beka Kosanovic |
University of Utah
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Improving the Economics of Industrial Battery Storage: A Proactive Policy and Management Approach.
Students | Anne Dougherty, Blake Billings and Nestor Camacho |
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Director | Dr. Kody Powell |
Staff Adviser(s) | Dr. Julie Sieving |
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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The Power Reclamation of Utilizing Micro-hydro Turbines in the Aeration Basins of Wastewater Treatment Plants.
Students | Alaa Hasan, Abdel Rahman Salem and Ahmad Abdel Hadi |
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Director | Ryo Amano |
Texas A&M, College Station
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Peak Electrical Demand Reduction in Fluid Distribution Systems through Load-shifting using Model Predictive Control.
Students | Rafael J. Dugarte |
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Director | Bryan Rasmussen |
University of Illinois, Chicago
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Framework for Net-Zero Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Students | Xochitl Menchaca |
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Director | Lin Li |
Staff Adviser(s) | Dr. Patrick Brown |
Boise State University
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Piyush Basnet and Anson Lunstrum
Students | Improving Pump Efficiency through Combination of Impeller Redesign and Hydrophobic Coating. |
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Director | Krishna Pakala |
Staff Adviser(s) | Dr. Dev Shrestha and Dr. Steven Beyerlein |
2019 Student Research Awards
University of Alabama
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Confined Tube Aeration – Increasing Efficiency of U.S. Wastewater Treatment
Students | Roohany Mahmud |
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Director | Joseph Carpenter |
Staff Adviser(s) | Dr. David MacPhee |
University of Utah
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Implementation of Machine-Learning-Based Optimization of Industrial Cooling Towers
Students | Landen Blackburn, Micale Ward, Derek Machalek, Christopher Hillam and Jake Tuttle |
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Director | Dr. Kody Powell |
Staff Adviser(s) | Dr. Julie Sieving |
San Diego State University
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Solar Energy / Energy Storage Discharge Models and Analysis of Regional Electricity Utility Usage Based on Interval Data in West IAC Region
Students | Andrew Benedict-Phillip and Daniela Cantor |
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Director | Dr. Asfaw Beyene |
Staff Adviser(s) | Dr. Joaquin Camacho |
2017 Student Research Awards
West Virginia University
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Energy Efficiency Evaluation of Twin Tower Regenerative Desiccant Dryers
Students | Alexandra Davis |
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Director | Dr. Bhaskaran Gopalakrishnan |
Staff Adviser(s) | Dr. Ashish Nimbarte |
2014 Student Research Awards
Texas A&M, College Station
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A Novel Method for Non-Intrusive Measurement of Compressed Air Leakage Flow Rates
Students | Patricio Ramirez, Matthew Krebs, David Saltzman, Brian Hinkel, Crystal Torres |
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Director | Bryan Rasmussen |
Boise State University
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Impact of Hydrophobic Impeller Surface Coatings on Pump Efficiency
Students | Sean Rosin, Dennis Twitty, Michael Armstrong, and Vitor Da Silva Santos |
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Director | Krishna Pakala |
University of Dayton
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Are Variable-Frequency Pumping Applications Delivering the Predicted Savings?
Students | Vijay Gopalakrishnan, Alex Brogan, Rohan Das |
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Director | Dr. Jun-Ki Choi |
Staff Adviser(s) | Dr. Donald Chase |
University of Michigan
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Substitution of Electricity with Natural Gas Burners for Industrial Dryers to Reduce cost and Pollutant
Students | Kumar Aanjaneya, Hayden Youngs, Danielle Kyser and Karl Stimmel |
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Director | Arvind Atreya |
2013 Student Research Awards
Syracuse University
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Efficiently Reducing Thermal Stratification at Small and Medium-Scale Industrial Facilities
Students | Jillian Burgoyne, Enrica Galasso, Mark Seibel |
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Director | Dr. Jackie Anderson |
University of Michigan
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Radiation Enhancement to Increase Efficiency and Reduce Pollutants
Students | Weiyu Cao, Nicholas Montes |
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Director | Arvind Atreya |
Staff Adviser(s) | Pawel Olszewski |
2012 Student Research Awards
Texas A&M, College Station
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Miscellaneous IAC Efficiency Projects
Students | Franco Morelli |
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Director | Bryan Rasmussen |
San Diego State University
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Ultra-Low Grade Thermal Energy Recovery with Storage, Using Organic Rankine Cycle
Students | Michael Soda |
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Director | Dr. Asfaw Beyene |
University of Alabama
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Compressed Air Systems Assessment: Effect of Inlet Air Temperatures
Students | Hamid Najafi |
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Director | Joseph Carpenter |
University of Dayton
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Energy Efficient Humidity Control in Manufacturing
Students | Dustin Pohlman, Abdul Qayyum Mohammed |
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Director | Dr. Jun-Ki Choi |
University of Michigan
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Possibility of Combustion Furnace Operation with Oxygen-Enriched Gas from Nitrogen Generator
Students | Dan Borgnakke |
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Director | Arvind Atreya |