Grants & Funding

I = Industry Funding   F = Federal Funding   S = State Funding   R = Regional Gov. Funding

I/F: Gasifier Construction Project (CLECO & DOE; 2012 – 2014):  $4M – Zappi (CO-PI @ Cleco)*
I/F: Solar Thermal Construction/Demo Project (CLECO $ DOE; 2012 – 2013):  $1M – Chambers
I: Torrefaction Demonstration (CLECO; 2012 – 2014):  $500K – Guillory
I: Analytical System Purchase (CLECO; 2013): $250K - Zappi
I: Digestion System Optimization (CLECO; 2012 - 2016):  >$1.2M to date - Zappi
I: Thermal Processing of Biomass (CLECO; 2011 – 2016): >$1.5M to date - Guillory
I: Solar Thermal Power Production (CLECO; 2012 – 2016): >$1.2M to date - Chambers
S: Power Use Reduction for Industry (DNR: 2013 – 2015): $270K - McInerny
F: EAGER – Viz via Solar tech (NSF: 2014 – 2016):  $298K – Chambers (CO-PI)
R/F: Smart Grid Power Optimization (DOE via LUS; 2010 – 2016):  $50K – Chambers
F: Alliance to Promote Sustainability via Energy (US Dept Ed; 2010 – 2014): $190K – Chambers
F: HydroPower Evaluation (NSF; 2013 – 2014): $20K – Chambers (CO-PI)
I: PV Solar Field Demo (N-Power; 2016): $4.9M – Chambers
F: Optimization of Solar Thermal (DOE; 2016 – 2017): $750K – Chambers (CO-PI)
I: Shale-Gas Water Impacts (Aramco; 2014 – 2017): $159K – Guo
I: Computer Modeling of Deepwater (RPS Knowledge Reservoir; 2014 – 2018): $307K – Guo
S: Fraction Growth in Shale (LaBOR; 2013 – 2016): $378K – Guo
F: CO2 Exposed Wells  - ING Algorithm Development (DOE; 2013 – 2016): $1.5M – Guo
I: Deposition & Flow Restrictions in Gas Reservoirs (Chevron; 2011 – 2012): $67K – Guo
F/S: CPERC – Biofuels Development (DOE via LaBOR; 2011 – 2013): $500K – Zappi
S: Lipids to Biofuels (LaBOR; 2010 – 2013): $220K – Zappi
I: H2S Management in Petroleum Systems (Coastal Chemicals; 2014 – 2016):  $140K - Hernandez
I: Petroleum Fluids Development (Coastal Chemicals; 2016 - 2017):  $60K – Hernandez
F: WEF Nexus with Agriculture (NSF; 2014 – 2017): $97K – Hernandez (CO-PI)
F: Biofuels Development (DOE via MSU; 2012 - 2013): $188K – Hernandez
S: Biomass Torrefaction (LaBOR; 2012 – 2016): $228K – Buchireddy
F: Control of Tar Formation (USDA Sungrant via MSU; 2011 – 2015): $311K – Buchireddy (CO-PI)
I: Torrefied Biomass (NFR Bioenergy; 2014 – 2015): $50K – Buchireddy
I: Torrefaction Chemodynamics (Teal Seals; 2015 – 2016): $22K – Buchireddy
I: Tar Former Control (CLECO; 2015 – 2016): $50K – Buchireddy
F: Biomass Densification (USFS; 2016 – 2018): $250K – Buchireddy
S/I: Casing While Drilling (LaBOR & Weatherford; 2015 – 2018):  $456k – Hayatdavoudi (CO-PI)
S: Environmental Aspects of Well Systems (LaBOR; 2015 - 2018):  $257K – Hayatdavoudi (CO-PI)
I: Nanoparticles Transport (AEC Consortium; 2014 – 2015): $122K – Feng
F: Foam Assisted CO2 Flooding (US/Indo Program; 2016 – 2019): $190K – Boukadi
I: Development of Separator (Siemens; 2008 – 2016): $700K - Hayatdavoudi

*Funds were not passed from Cleco to UL, but facilities/equipment were

SUMMARY OF FUNDING (Only External Funding):

​Federal Projects: 15 (some joint with other $)
State Projects:  6 (some joint with other $)
Industry Projects: 16 (some joint with other $)
Regional Gov Projects: 1 (joint with other $)
Total: 38 projects (recent, in, & coming)

Federal Funding: >$5.3M
State Funding:  >$2.1M
Industry Funding: >$13.9M*
Regional Gov Funding: $0.05M
Total Funds:  >$20M To-Date