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Ultrahigh Temperature Impervious Materials Advancing Turbine Efficiency
The ULTIMATE program targets gas turbine applications in the power generation and aviation industries. ULTIMATE aims to develop ultrahigh temperature materials for gas turbines, enabling them to operate continuously at 1300 ºC (2372 ºF) in a stand-alone material test environment—or with coatings, enabling gas turbine inlet temperatures of 1800 ºC (3272 ºF) or higher. The successful materials must be able to withstand not only the highest temperature in a turbine but also the extreme stresses imposed on turbine blades. This program will concurrently develop manufacturing processes for turbine components using these materials, enabling complex geometries that can be seamlessly integrated in the system design. Environmental barrier coatings and thermal barrier coatings are within the scope of this program. ULTIMATE consists of two separate phases, which may be proposed for a maximum of 18 and 24 months, respectively. In phase I, project teams will demonstrate proof of concept of their alloy compositions, coatings, and manufacturing processes through modeling and laboratory scale tensile coupon (sample) testing of basic properties. In phase II, approved project teams will investigate selected alloy compositions and coatings to evaluate a comprehensive suite of physical, chemical, and mechanical properties as well as produce generic small-scale turbine blades to demonstrate manufacturability.
… manufacturability. … Dr. Philseok Kim … Active … 17 … Electricity generation, coal, and nuclear markets are currently saturated with gas generation units well past their useful life. …
ARPA-E to Fund 18 Projects Covering Wide Range of Energy Technologies Including Semiconductors, Power Electronics, Fusion, Heat Pumps & More
… (San Francisco, CA) will develop technology to support the evaluation of metal foil pumps in nuclear fusion systems that could propel the novel technology into pilot plants within a decade. … voltages and currents, furthering advancements in power distribution, electric transportation, nuclear energy, national security, health care, and material sciences. (Award amount: $500,000) …
The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $9 million in funding for 18 projects to help shore up domestic energy production, improve energy efficiency and reliability, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The selected projects announced today cover a wide range of technical areas, underscoring the Biden-Harris Administration’s continued commitment to pursuing as many energy solutions as possible to achieve America’s net-zero goals while increasing our energy and national security.
… In June 2018, ARPA-E announced the Modeling-Enhanced Innovations Trailblazing Nuclear Energy Reinvigoration ( MEITNER ) program. As part of ARPA-E’s first fission nuclear energy program, MEITNER projects are developing new technologies to support lower cost, more flexible advanced nuclear reactors. Advanced nuclear reactors are a category unto themselves. All nuclear power …
ARPA-E understands MEITNER projects have particularly difficult work to execute, so the agency assembled the first-ever Resource Team to help projects test and validate their concepts. Resource Team members come from the Energy Department’s National Laboratories—one of largest scientific research enterprises in the world—to provide critical guidance and modeling resources that enable MEITNER teams to simulate the effectiveness of their ideas long before building real-world versions.
… for five projects to use new materials and methods to overcome challenges in harnessing nuclear power. Hold up, What is OPEN+? With OPEN 2018, we invited innovators to send us their … secure, affordable, and sustainable American energy future. The First OPEN+ Cohort The OPEN+ Nuclear cohort seeks to tackle nuclear reactor construction and cost constraints through advanced materials design. Each of the …
Today, we are delighted to announce, for the first time ever, a selection of mini-programs we’re calling OPEN+. We call these mini-programs “cohorts,” and they are inspired by the high quality applications we received for our OPEN 2018 solicitation. This first cohort will provide $12 million for five projects to use new materials and methods to overcome challenges in harnessing nuclear power.
Honoring the Women Navigating the High Seas of Energy R&D at ARPA-E
… inspiration has taken the form of a new ARPA-E program to support the deployment of advanced nuclear reactors. The CURIE program – which stands for “Converting UNF Radioisotopes Into Energy” … – is led by one of our newest Program Directors, Dr. Jen Shafer , whose rich background in nuclear science and engineering is critical to the development of transformational technologies … developed within the CURIE program could substantially reduce the disposal impact of used nuclear fuel and support a comprehensive national strategy to deal with waste safely and …
Women have always been at the forefront of scientific discovery, seeking new technical horizons from physics to chemistry and everywhere in between. As Women’s History Month draws to a close, ARPA-E honors the inspirational women at the heart of our own mission to chart new courses in how we use, generate, and store energy.
… We also need to reduce the cost of electricity from clean and sustainable sources (clean coal, nuclear, natural gas, solar, wind, geothermal etc) so that energy is affordable to Americans and … leaders within DOE spanning the Office of Science, the Office of Fossil Energy, the Office of Nuclear Energy, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the Office of Electricity … American jobs. The broad goals include: Electricity generation from solar, wind, natural gas, nuclear, clean coal and other sources to meet base load and peak power at levelized cost of …
WASHINGTON, DC -- Dr. Arun Majumdar, Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), testified today before the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives, regarding the Agency's Fiscal Year 2012 budget.
ARPA-E Provides Funding to Support Lower-Cost Fusion Energy Concepts
The U.S. Department of Energy today announced up to $30 million in funding for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program, Breakthroughs Enabling THermonuclear-fusion Energy (BETHE). BETHE projects will support the development of timely, commercially viable fusion energy, aiming to increase the number and performance levels of lower-cost fusion concepts.
… program areas. This first round calls for innovative technologies supporting next generation nuclear energy, high temperature sensors for downhole geothermal exploration, and ultra-durable, …
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) today announced its latest funding opportunity designed to support early stage, transformative energy technologies. The “Solicitation on Topics Informing New Program Areas” funding opportunity enables ARPA-E to investigate potential new program areas while highlighting energy challenges of critical interest to American competitiveness and security.
… energy use in numerous industrial and everyday applications, including electricity generation, nuclear reactors, transportation, petrochemical plants, waste heat recovery, and much more. …
ARPA-E today issued a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) of up to $35 million for the High Intensity Thermal Exchange through Materials and Manufacturing Processes (HITEMMP) program, to develop new approaches and technologies for the design and manufacture of high temperature, high pressure, and highly compact heat exchangers.
Projects Look to Develop Energy Innovations in Water Processing and Agricultural Sensing Technologies
… create new communities. To date, ARPA-E has announced OPEN+ projects in materials science for nuclear energy; low cost, ultra-durable concrete; and new ways to create high-value carbon and …
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $11 million in funding for 7 projects in the next two cohorts of the agency’s OPEN+ program: Energy-Water Technologies and Sensors for Bioenergy and Agriculture.
The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the winners of $32 million in funding for 15 projects as part of the Breakthroughs Enabling THermonuclear-fusion Energy (BETHE) program. These projects will work to develop timely, commercially viable fusion energy, with the goal to increase the number and performance levels of lower-cost fusion concepts.
… for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Department of Defense, National Nuclear Security Administration as well as the Department of Energy. Dr. Williams received her …
Dr. Ellen Williams was confirmed by the United States Senate on Monday, December 8, 2014 as the Director of the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E).
… from the Energy Major Perspective Mining for the Energy Transformation Beyond Baseload: Nuclear’s Role in the New Energy Landscape Rethinking Solutions for the Resilience, Reliability, …
The U.S. Department of Energy today announced that its Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will host its 12th annual Energy Innovation Summit May 23–25, 2022, in Aurora, Colorado.