← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Pajarito Powder Llc
$22,576,100
Total funding
6
Grants
Funding over time
peak $18.4M · FY2017–25$20M$15M$10M$5M$0
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
'25
Funding mix
By agency
DOE$22,576,100 · 6
By mechanism
—$22,576,100 · 6
Investigators at Pajarito Powder Llc
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
Not enough data
Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
Not enough data
All-Time
Most funded here, all years
Not enough data
Largest grants
PAJARITO POWDER (PAJARITO) COMMERCIALLY OFFERS SMALL VOLUME DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF HIGH SURFACE AREA IROX MATERIALS INTO THE ELECTROLYZER MARKET. AS A SUCCESSFUL COMMERCIAL PRODUCT, THIS BATCH PROCESS STILL SUFFERS FROM SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT LIMITATIONS, WHICH ARE RESTRICTING THE AVAILABILITY OF IROX CATALYSTS FOR WIDE-SCALE VALIDATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEPLOYMENT OF PEMWE. TO ADDRESS THESE LIMITATIONS AND TO DERISK COMMERCIAL VIABILITY FOR PEMWE IN LINE WITH DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) COST AND PERFORMANCE TARGETS, THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN PAJARITO DOMESTICALLY PRODUCING OXYGEN EVOLUTION REACTION (OER) CATALYSTS AT LEVELS REQUIRED TO FURNISH ~ 25% OF THE RAPIDLY GROWING ELECTROLYZER INDUSTRY (WHILE DEMONSTRATING A SCALABLE PLAN TO PROVIDE FOR 100%) AND AT A CATALYST PERFORMANCE AND MANUFACTURING COST OF <$65/G IR (NOT INCLUDING THE COST OF IR) TO FACILITATE $2/KG H2.$9,999,999
· FY2025 · Department of Energy
THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ACCELERATE THE DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING OF PAJARITO POWDER’S (PAJARITO) DURABLE ENGINEERED CATALYST SUPPORT (ECS) MATERIALS AND SUPPORTED PT (PT/ECS) AND PT ALLOY-BASED CATALYSTS (PTX/ECS WHERE X = NI OR CO) FROM 30 G/DAY TO 4 KG/DAY WITH THE NEEDED DURABILITY, QUALITY, AND RELIABILITY TO FACILITATE THE US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S (DOE) PRODUCTION TARGET OF 20,000 STACKS PER YEAR. THIS PROJECT WILL ADVANCE THE TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL OF ECS AND PTX/ECS PRODUCTION FROM 4 ¿ 8. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL DELIVER AN IMPROVED PRODUCTION PROCESS THAT ENHANCES SUSTAINABILITY OF AND REDUCES THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF PAJARITO’S MANUFACTURING PROCESS WHILE KEEPING THE RESULTING CATALYSTS COST COMPETITIVE. AT PRODUCTION SCALE, PAJARITO’S SUPPORT AND CATALYST COSTS (NOT INCLUDING PLATINUM GROUP METAL (PGM) COSTS) WILL BE REDUCED BY > 90%, ENABLING GREATER MARKET ADOPTION. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE TO 24 UP-AND-COMING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) STUDENTS. THE TEAM WILL SCALE ECS TO 2 KG/DAY AND PTX/ECS TO 4 KG/DAY AND PRODUCE RELIABLE, DURABLE, CONSISTENT CATALYSTS; INNOVATE ECS AND CATALYST CHARACTERISTICS TO FURTHER ENHANCE PERFORMANCE AND DURABILITY; AND IMPROVE MANUFACTURING SUSTAINABILITY AND COST.$8,450,000
· FY2025 · Department of Energy
PRECIOUS METAL FREE REGENERATIVE HYDROGEN ELECTRODE FOR UNITIZED REGENERATIVE FUEL CELLS (URFCS)$2,776,323
· FY2017 · Department of Energy
HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL R&D FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT$999,814
· FY2018 · Department of Energy
FINE GRADIENT ELECTRODE AND MICRO POROUS LAYER STRUCTURES FOR IMPROVED HEAVY DUTY FUEL CELLS$199,992
· FY2021 · Department of Energy
DEVELOPMENT OF DURABLE ACTIVE SUPPORTS FOR LOW PLATINUM GROUP METAL CATALYSTS$149,973
· FY2017 · Department of Energy