# Request for Information (RFI) on Nuclear Heat for Modular Process Intensification in Refineries and Petrochemical Plants

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0003534-request-for-information-rfi-on-nuclear-heat-for/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/357746

> Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy offered grants to any type of organization. Applications closed on February 12, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0003534 |
| Agency | Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | February 12, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 81.135 |

## Who can apply

- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. This RFI is not seeking applications for financial assistance. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO). NO NOFO EXISTS AT THIS TIME.

## What the grant funds

This is Modification 01 to the RFI. This extends the deadline for RFI responses to February 12, 2025. This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. This RFI is not accepting applications for financial assistance. The purpose of this RFI is solely to solicit input for ARPA-E consideration to inform the possible formulation of future programs. Request for Information (RFI) on Nuclear Heat for Modular Process Intensification in Refineries and Petrochemical Plants The purpose of this RFI is to solicit input for a potential future ARPA-E program focused on improving the performance and efficiency of unit operations in refining and petrochemical plants by leveraging heat input from nuclear heat transfer fluids rather than from combustion. ARPA-E seeks information regarding transformative and implementable technologies to facilitate this integration. ARPA-E previously issued an RFI on Nuclear Hybrid and Non-Electricity Energy Systems, DE-FOA-0003011, in February 2023. Questions in this RFI reflect the refined scope of the potential program. ARPA-E has identified three areas of interest for using nuclear energy to decarbonize process heating demands in refineries and petrochemical plants: 1. Development of process-intensified reactors for endothermic processes; 2. Novel heat transfer and heat augmentation technologies; and 3. Process dynamics of incorporating a traditionally firm (nuclear) heat source with volatile demands. Coupling nuclear with oil and gas operations will require both technical and commercial innovation in areas such as process co-design and co-optimization, sensors, controls, and thermal buffering interface-component development while meeting reliability, availability, and durability metrics cost effectively. This RFI aims to gather information from interested and relevant stakeholders about opportunities and challenges in the technical, technology-to-market, and safety aspects of coupling of nuclear heat and/or power to industrial processes beyond pure power and/or steam production.

## Questions people ask

### Is DE-FOA-0003534 still open?

No. It closed on February 12, 2025. A newer notice is open: DE-FOA-0003630, closes November 20, 2026 (13 days left).

### Who can apply for Request for Information (RFI) on Nuclear Heat for Modular Process Intensification in Refineries and Petrochemical Plants?

Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy accepted applications from any type of organization. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Request for Information (RFI) on Nuclear Heat for Modular Process Intensification in Refineries and Petrochemical Plants?

Closed February 12, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### Who has won Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were RTX Corporation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC. The program made 729 awards worth $1.4 billion in that time.