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CONTROL# 3117-1529 BLUE ORIGIN, LLC DE-FOA-0003117 REVOLUTIONIZING ORE TO STEEL TO IMPACT EMISSIONS (ROSIE) OUROBOROS: A NOVEL REACTOR FOR ZERO EMISSION ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION OF IRON OUROBOROS IS A TRANSFORMATIONAL SYSTEM THAT PRODUCES HIGH-PURITY FERRO-SILICATE PIG IRON FROM LOW-QUALITY IRON ORES USING MOLTEN OXIDE ELECTROLYSIS (MOE) WITH ZERO DIRECT PROCESS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. THE OUROBOROS SYSTEM IS SELF-CONTAINED AND SCALABLE BY ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE. INITIAL SMALL-SCALE SYSTEMS CAN BE DEPLOYED ON VEHICLES THE SIZE OF EXISTING MINING TRUCKS THAT EXCAVATE, BENEFICIATE, AND EXTRACT IRON PRODUCT IN MINE-TAILINGS FACILITIES USING ONLY RAW FEEDSTOCKS AND ELECTRICAL POWER PROVIDED BY BODY-MOUNTED SOLAR PANELS AND BATTERIES. AS THE TECHNOLOGY MATURES, INDUSTRIAL-SCALE PLANTS IN CENTRALIZED LOCATIONS CAN INCREASE PRODUCTION RATES AND CAPTURE A LARGER TOTAL MARKET SHARE. TO DEVELOP OUROBOROS, BLUE ORIGIN LEVERAGES ITS EXISTING LUNAR TECHNOLOGY THAT CONVERTS LUNAR REGOLITH INTO FUNCTIONING SOLAR PANELS. WITH A NOVEL MOE DESIGN THAT SOLVES KEY MATERIAL COMPATIBILITY CHALLENGES, THE OUROBOROS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FAST-TRACK THE IRON MINING INDUSTRY TOWARD CARBON NEUTRALITY. NEW AWARD

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