← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Ecolectro Inc
$5,393,730
Total funding
4
Grants
Funding over time
peak $3.6M · FY2019–25$5M$3.8M$2.5M$1.3M$0
'19
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'22
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Funding mix
By agency
DOE$5,393,730 · 4
By mechanism
—$5,393,730 · 4
Investigators at Ecolectro 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
Most funded here, all years
Not enough data
Largest grants
BIL-ALKALINE STABLE ORGANIC CATIONS INCORPORATED INTO RIGID POLYMER BACKBONES FOR ENHANCED MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THIN FILMS$3,600,000
· FY2025 · Department of Energy
ECOLECTRO, INC. - NEW OPEN 2018 AWARD.
CONTROL #: 1858-3556
PROJECT TITLE: ''MODULAR ULTRASTABLE ALKALINE EXCHANGE IONOMERS TO ENABLE HIGH PERFORMING FUEL CELL AND ELECTROLYZER SYSTEMS''
ALKALINE EXCHANGE IONOMERS (AEIS) ARE A KEY ENABLING COMPONENTS TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
NEW AND LOWER COST-CURVE FOR FUEL CELL AND ELECTROLYZER TECHNOLOGIES. DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIALS
THAT ARE RESILIENT TO THE HARSH ALKALINE OPERATING CONDITIONS EXPERIENCED DURING FUEL CELL AND/OR
ELECTROLYZER OPERATION IS A FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGE PREVENTING WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF AEMS IN
COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE MATERIALS DEVELOPED, I.E. AEIS, NEED TO PERFORM AT THE
SAME PERFORMANCE METRICS AS CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES. THE WORK PROPOSED AND TO BE EXECUTED THROUGH
THIS PROPOSAL AIMS TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AND PROVIDE A PATHWAY TO VIABILITY IN REAL-WORLD
APPLICATIONS. THE AEIS DEVELOPED THROUGH THIS WORK WILL BE THOROUGHLY EVALUATED BY BEST-PRACTICE
INDUSTRY STANDARDS TO CONFIRM THAT THEY POSSESS THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL DEVICES.
ULTIMATELY, SYNTHETIC PATHWAYS GENERATED WILL BE: (1) STRAIGHTFORWARD; (2) COST EFFECTIVE; AND (3)
AMENABLE TO LARGE SCALE PROCESSING. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE AEIS WILL BE HIGH PERFORMING IN FUEL
CELL AND ELECTROLYZER SYSTEMS, DEMONSTRATING COMPARABLE DURABILITY AND IMPROVED EFFICIENCIES
VERSUS THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ART PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES (PEM). A COLLABORATION BETWEEN
ECOLECTRO, THE NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY AND PROTON ONSITE WILL CONDUCT THE
PROPOSED EFFORTS AND ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE OPEN 2018 CALL.$1,443,730
· FY2019 · Department of Energy
ULTRATHIN ALKALINE MEMBRANES WITH EXCELLENT HARDNESS AND GAS BARRIER PROPERTIES TO ACHIEVE LOW IONIC RESISTANCE AND MECHANICAL FAILURE IN HIGH TEMPERATURE WATER ELECTROLYZERS WITH LOW ELECTROLYTE$200,000
· FY2023 · Department of Energy
ULTRASTABLE PHOSPHONIUM-BASED ALKALINE EXCHANGE MEMBRANES FOR SOLAR FUELS GENERATORS$150,000
· FY2019 · Department of Energy