FC RENEW, LLC

Oak Ridge, TN · Founded 2021 · Energy · Private

In-stack platinum electrocatalyst renewal technology for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · fcrenew.com

Sector: Energy
Headquarters: Oak Ridge, TN
Founded: 2021
Total capital: $3.7M

Federal grants: $1.7M; 3 awards · 2023–2025; Rank in peer group#2 of 23
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $2M; 2 awards · Defense; Rank in Energy#88 of 998
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2025Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Renewable Platinum Catalyst for Fuel Cell Applications$1.2M
Aug 2023Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II, Topic: A224-016, "xtech / SBIR Clean Tech Open Topic Competition". This Effort Extends From Phase I SBIR Contract W51701-22-C-0108.$1.7M
Jul 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Precious Metal Recovery and Recycling for Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers at End-of-Life$200K
Mar 2023Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I:Renewable platinum catalyst for fuel cell applications$275K
Sep 2022Federal contractDefense · Fc Renew, Inc. Phase I$250K

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Standing among 23 peers

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Energy · System

Federal grants#2 · top 9%

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Energy

Sector-level, not company-level

09 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
01 Jul 2026List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment Nos. 16 and 17 and Revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 Through 16Nuclear Regulatory Commission
30 Jun 2026Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
30 Jun 2026Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.