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General Compression
General Compression has developed a transformative, near-isothermal compressed air energy storage system (GCAES) that prevents air from heating up during compression and cooling down during expansion. When integrated with renewable generation, such as a wind farm, intermittent energy can be stored in compressed air in salt caverns or pressurized tanks. When electricity is needed, the process is reversed and the compressed air is expanded to produce electricity.
… integrating renewables onto the grid at a cost that is competitive with gas, coal, and nuclear generation. … 03/02/2010 … Newton … Mr. Eric Ingersoll … 5691 … General Compression … …
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
Develop a novel process for applying metallic coatings to optical fibers that will allow the fabrication of distributed optical sensors for high-temperature geothermal wells and explore quantum sensing techniques to dramatically increase sensitivities. This new optical technology will fill an important technology gap to enable distributed sensing in high-temperature enhanced geothermal system wells and help optimize production.
… innovate on technologies that could also be utilized elsewhere in the aerospace, automotive, nuclear, and even space exploration fields. … 0 … Develop a novel process for applying metallic …
Texas A&M University
Increasing the efficiency of power generation and air transportation can only be achieved by increasing the temperature at which generation/propulsion turbines operate. The emerging Refractory High Entropy Alloys (RHEAs) can enable much higher operating temperatures than the state-of-the-art. Identifying the alloys' chemistry is difficult due to the vastness of the RHEA chemical space.
… ARPA-E-Comms@hq.doe.gov … Dr. Philseok Kim … rarroyave@tamu.edu … TX … ALUMNI … Coal-fired and nuclear-powered plant electricity generation is uneconomical, unsafe, outdated, and/or …
West Virginia University
West Virginia University seeks to commercialize alloys and manufacturing processes to improve the overall safety, energy efficiency, and environmental performance of air travel and electricity generation. The team will develop a new class of ultra-high temperature refractory complex concentrated alloys-based composites (RCCC) for high temperature applications such as combustion turbines used in the aerospace and energy industries. The approach is based on a transformative “high-entropy” strategy.
… … Dr. Philseok Kim … Xingbo.Liu@mail.wvu.edu … WV … ALUMNI … Coal-fired and nuclear-powered plant electricity generation is uneconomical, unsafe, outdated, and/or …
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) will lead a team that will test an innovative approach to controlled fusion energy production: plasma-jet driven magneto-inertial fusion (PJMIF). PJMIF uses a spherical array of plasma guns to produce an imploding supersonic plasma shell, or “liner,” which inertially compresses and heats a pre-injected magnetized plasma “target” in a bid to access the conditions for thermonuclear fusion. LANL will develop a magnetized target plasma for the approach at a smaller scale than would be needed for a reactor.
Raytheon Technologies Research Center
The drive for higher fuel efficiency and higher core power of gas turbines used in electric power generation and aircraft propulsion requires higher peak operation temperatures in the hottest sections. Current state-of-the-art refractory metal alloys (RMAs), although highly resistant to heat and wear, tend to oxidize in the gas turbine environment.
… … ARPA-E-Comms@hq.doe.gov … Dr. Philseok Kim … xia.tang@rtx.com … CT … ALUMNI … Coal-fired and nuclear-powered plant electricity generation is uneconomical, unsafe, outdated, and/or …
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology will develop a new additive manufacturing (AM) process, capable of producing refractory composite materials for use in high-temperature, oxidation-resistant turbine blades and other demanding energy-conversion applications. The AM process will incorporate hardware and software to establish uniform, high-quality refractory materials that are traditionally prone to micro-cracking and oxidation during AM, thereby establishing the required mechanical properties and oxidation resistance of a target alloy.
… … ARPA-E-Comms@hq.doe.gov … Dr. Philseok Kim … ajhart@mit.edu … MA … ACTIVE … Coal-fired and nuclear-powered plant electricity generation is uneconomical, unsafe, outdated, and/or …
The Boeing Company
Boeing Research & Technology aims to develop a comprehensive solution for ultra-high performance turbine blades and other extreme environment aerospace applications. The team will develop a series of novel refractory complex concentrated alloys (RCCA) and their processing parameters for both laser beam powder-bed-fusion/powder-feed-deposition additive manufacturing and advanced powder metallurgy manufacturing, as well as intermediate layer materials optimized for coating solutions.
… … Dr. Philseok Kim … ali.yousefiani@boeing.com … IL … ACTIVE … Coal-fired and nuclear-powered plant electricity generation is uneconomical, unsafe, outdated, and/or …
Harvard University
Harvard University (Harvard) aims to advance nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques for CO2 reactive rocks to better determine carbonation potential and storage capacity by quantifying CO2 pore filling saturation based on pore size distribution and in-situ wettability. Mineralization reactions occur only in pores occupied by CO2; thus, understanding CO2 transport and distribution in rock porosities is key to efficient mineralization and sequestration.
… via novel negative emission technologies … Harvard University (Harvard) aims to advance nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques for CO 2 reactive rocks to better determine …
NK Labs
A muon is a short-lived subatomic particle with the same charge as an electron but 206 times the mass. When bound to an atomic nucleus, it orbits much closer to the nucleus than an electron does. In the context of a deuterium-tritium molecule, this screens the electric charge and reduces the “Coulomb barrier” that ordinarily prevents the nuclei from fusing. When a muon stops in a mixture of deuterium and tritium, even at ordinary temperatures, it causes nuclear fusion.
… a muon stops in a mixture of deuterium and tritium, even at ordinary temperatures, it causes nuclear fusion. In most cases, the muon is released following a fusion reaction and will catalyze …
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)
Pennsylvania State University (PSU) will develop an integrated computational and experimental framework for the design and manufacturing of ULtrahigh TEmperature Refractory Alloys (ULTERAs). PSU will generate alloy property data through high-throughput computational and machine learning models; design ULTERAs through a neural network inverse design approach; manufacture the designed alloys utilizing field assisted sintering technology and/or additive manufacturing; and demonstrate the performance through systematic characterization in collaboration with industry.
… … ARPA-E-Comms@hq.doe.gov … Dr. Philseok Kim … zxl15@psu.edu … PA … ACTIVE … Coal-fired and nuclear-powered plant electricity generation is uneconomical, unsafe, outdated, and/or …
Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia National Laboratories will develop advanced core materials for grid-level electrical transformers, improving their efficiency and resiliency. Current transformers feature copper windings surrounding a magnetic core. The project team’s new core material seeks to increase electrical efficiency by at least 10% while enabling a 50% reduction in transformer size. The core will be robust, withstanding EMPs and GMDs that threaten today’s grid. Sandia will also develop additives that can be added to the oil in existing transformers as a retrofit as well as included in new transformers.
… produced by large solar storms and electro-magnetic pulses (EMPs) produced by high-altitude nuclear explosions. Either could cause catastrophic failure in the transformers resulting in …
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Current Ni-based alloys used in turbine blade applications operate at 1100°C. This project seeks to develop two classes (Ni) alloys that can continuously operate at 1300°C with coatings, enabling gas turbine inlets of 1800°C or higher. Temperature increases can be achieved through the use of refractory alloys, including molybdenum, niobium, tungsten, and tantalum. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) will provide data on alloys and coatings developed by ULTIMATE teams.
… … ARPA-E-Comms@hq.doe.gov … Dr. Philseok Kim … pintba@ornl.gov … TN … ACTIVE … Coal-fired and nuclear-powered plant electricity generation is uneconomical, unsafe, outdated, and/or …
University of Houston
The University of Houston aims to develop Miniaturized Pulsed Power System (Mini-PulPS) architectures to improve the power density (with 10-X reduction in capacitor size) and the life of converters used in pulsed power supplies. The University of Houston will perform multi-disciplinary research with Harvard University and Schlumberger-Doll Research Center for high- and low-power NMR applications. These technologies will improve the power converter system efficiency and reliability and reduce the risks of equipment or formation failures.
… 965028 … Mission-critical applications using pulsed power—such as Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) for subterranean exploration, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), …
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Current Ni-based alloys used in turbine blade applications are operating at 1100°C, which is approximately 90% of their melting temperatures. Refractory alloys, such as niobium (Nb) alloys, can withstand higher temperatures.
… … Dr. Philseok Kim … muralidhargn@ornl.gov … TN … ACTIVE … Coal-fired and nuclear-powered plant electricity generation is uneconomical, unsafe, outdated, and/or …