VERNE, INC., NEW SBIR/STTR AWARD UNDER DE-FOA-0001954 (SEED) WITH THE PROJECT TITLE, ''DECOUPLING HIGH-DENSITY HYDROGEN FROM THE LIQUID HYDROGEN INFRASTRUCTURE: CATALYST-FILLED HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR MODULAR CRYO-COMPRESSORS.'' CRYO-COMPRESSED HYDROGEN (CCH2) OFFERS A THERMODYNAMIC OPTIMUM FOR HIGH-DENSITY, LOW-COST STORAGE AS A KEY ELEMENT IN ACHIEVING ECONOMICAL HYDROGEN INFRASTRUCTURE. VERNE IS DEVELOPING A CRYO-COMPRESSOR TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM THAT WILL CONVERT GASEOUS HYDROGEN (GH2) AT LOW PRESSURES (E.G., 20 BAR) AND 300 K, TO CCH2 (60–80 K AND 300–500 BAR).