** Shares of CFOAM Ltd CFO.AX rise as much as 57.7% to
A$0.041, their highest since July 23
** Carbon foam products maker receives project from the U.S
Department of Energy, valued at $2.4 mln urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX6pbN1l
** Project to target applications which have large-scale
carbon foam utilisation, transforming coal to carbon products,
while potentially making significant cost savings
** Stock posts its biggest intraday pct gain since Nov. 4
** More than 77.8 mln shares change hands, vs the 30-day
average volume of about 5 mln shares
** Stock is down 63% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Harish Sridharan in Bengaluru)
((harish.sridharan@thomsonreuters.com))