← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Proton Energy Systems Inc
$101,198,488
Total funding
19
Grants
Funding over time
peak $54.5M · FY2009–25$100M$75M$50M$25M$0
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Funding mix
By agency
DOE$87,198,488 · 18
DOD$14,000,000 · 1
By mechanism
—$101,198,488 · 19
Investigators at Proton Energy Systems Inc
InvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Exposure= the full size of every grant they're on ($1M each).
Rising Stars
First grant in the last 5 yrs
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Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
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All-Time
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Largest grants
BIL - FULLY AUTOMATED PRODUCTION PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE ELECTROLYZERS TO ACHIEVE HYDROGENSHOT
THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO BUILD THE WORLD’S FIRST FULLY AUTOMATED PILOT PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE
(PEM) ELECTROLYZER PRODUCTION LINE. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: 1) PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF 500
MW/YEAR; 2) A REPEATABLE DESIGN THAT WILL SERVE AS THE TECHNICAL BASIS FOR FUTURE PEM ELECTROLYZER
MANUFACTURING EXPANSION; 3) STACK COSTS OF <$90/KW; AND 4) OTHER CRITICAL PERFORMANCE CRITERIA SET BY
NEL IN THE TABLE BELOW (NEL 2026 TARGET)$49,550,000
· FY2025 · Department of Energy
LOW-COST HYDROGEN FOR ENERGY STORAGE AND RESILIENCY APPLICATIONS$14,000,000
· FY2024 · Department of the Army
TAS::89 0336::TAS RECOVERY PROTON ENERGY AND PENN STATE UNIVERSITY WILL DEVELOP AN ADVANCED ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE THAT INCORPORATE$6,697,025
· FY2010 · Department of Energy
THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO: (I) DEMONSTRATE AN OPTIMAL ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE(AEM) CONFIGURATION AND MODE OF OPERATION THAT WILL ACHIEVE DOE GOALS OF 2.0 A/CM2 OPERATION AT <1.8 V WITH DEGRADATION RATE OF <4 MV/KHR AT A SCALE OF 90 CM2; AND (II) CONDUCT A TECHNOECONOMIC ANALYSIS SHOWING HOW THESE RESULTS WILL MEET A HYDROGEN PRODUCTION COST <$2/KGH2. MATERIAL COMPATIBILITY FOR CELL STACK COMPONENTS, SYSTEM OPERATION, AND ASSEMBLING NEW MATERIALS INTO A CELL STACK HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCED THROUGH PREVIOUS COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN ORION AND NEL. WE PROPOSE TO EXTEND THESE ACHIEVEMENTS WITHIN THIS PROJECT BY ADDING CHARACTERIZATION CAPABILITY AND MANUFACTURING EXPERTISE TO PRODUCE CONSISTENT AND ROBUST FILMS.$4,900,000
· FY2025 · Department of Energy
HIGH PERFORMANCE, LOW COST HYDROGEN GENERATION FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY$4,898,954
· FY2009 · Department of Energy
ENABLING LOW COST PEM ELECTROLYSIS AT SCALE THROUGH OPTIMIZATION OF TRANSPORT COMPONENTS AND ELECTRODE
INTERFACES$3,175,000
· FY2021 · Department of Energy
ECONOMICAL PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL, ELECTROCATALYSTS FOR ALKALINE MEMBRANE ELECTROLYSIS$2,150,000
· FY2012 · Department of Energy
HYDROGEN BY WIRE? HOME FUELING SYSTEM$2,099,990
· FY2009 · Department of Energy
A NOVEL STACK APPROACH TO ENABLE HIGH ROUND TRIP EFFICIENCIES IN UNITIZED PEM REGENERATIVE FUEL CELLS$1,850,000
· FY2019 · Department of Energy
BENCHMARKING ADVANCED WATER SPLITTING TECHNOLOGIES: BEST PRACTICES IN MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION$1,780,000
· FY2017 · Department of Energy
TAS::89 0222::TAS NEW PHASE I 2010 SBIR; TITLE: LOW COST LARGE SCALE PEM ELECTROLYSIS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY STORAGE; PI: KATHERINE AYERS$1,699,752
· FY2010 · Department of Energy
ADVANCED ELECTRODE MANUFACTURING TO ENABLE LOW COST PEM ELECTROLYSIS$1,381,253
· FY2019 · Department of Energy
VALIDATION OF AN ADVANCED HIGH PRESSURE PEM ELECTROLYZER AND COMPOSITE HYDROGEN STORAGE, WITH STATION OPERATING DATA REPORTING, AT THE SUNHYDRO STATI$1,367,345
· FY2013 · Department of Energy
DUAL MODE ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE FLOW CELL$1,249,598
· FY2017 · Department of Energy
SINGLE STEP MANUFACTURING OF LOW CATALYST LOADING ELECTROLYZER MEAS$1,150,000
· FY2013 · Department of Energy
LOW-NOBLE-METAL-CONTENT CATALYSTS/ELECTRODES FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION BY WATER ELECTROLYSIS$1,149,667
· FY2012 · Department of Energy
HIGH PERFORMANCE PLATINUM GROUP METAL FREE MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES THROUGH CONTROL OF INTERFACIAL PROCESSES$999,915
· FY2017 · Department of Energy
HIGH EFFICIENCY PEM WATER ELECTROLYSIS ENABLED BY ADVANCED CATALYSTS, MEMBRANES, AND PROCESSES$950,000
· FY2017 · Department of Energy
NON-PLATINUM GROUP METAL OER/ORR CATALYSTS FOR ALKALINE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS AND ELECTROLYZERS$149,989
· FY2015 · Department of Energy