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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 …
High Temperature Superconductors
High Temperature Superconductors will increase the production speed and reduce the cost of high-temperature superconducting coated conductor tapes by using a pulsed laser deposition process to support the development of transformational energy technologies including nuclear fusion reactors. By developing tools to expand the area on which the superconducting layers are deposited, the team at High Temperature Superconductors will raise production speeds by five to ten times compared to that of present-day levels while improving the quality and consistency of the materials.
… process to support the development of transformational energy technologies including nuclear fusion reactors. By developing tools to expand the area on which the superconducting …
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 … …
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 …
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 …
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 …
with new Program Director Jenifer Shafer
… solutions to improve the management, clean-up, and disposal of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel; and 5. improving the resilience, reliability, and security of infrastructure to … solutions to improve the management, clean-up, and disposal of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel is a new part of our mission here which has required us to bring in new perspectives … we look to explore. To address our new goal related to radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel management, we turned to Dr. Jenifer Shafer who brings a diverse background in …
At ARPA-E, we develop energy technologies that can enhance the economic and energy security of the United States through 5 core goals:
1. reducing imports of energy from foreign sources
2. reducing energy-related emissions, including greenhouse gases
3. improving the energy efficiency of all economic sectors
4. providing transformative solutions to improve the management, clean-up, and disposal of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel; and
5. improving the resilience, reliability, and security of infrastructure to produce, deliver, and store energy
68 Selectees Across 22 States Will Drive the Development and Commercial Deployment of Advanced Technologies for Fusion Energy, Electric Vehicles, Offshore Wind and More
… for a wide range of areas, including electric vehicles, offshore wind, storage, and nuclear recycling. These investments support President Biden's climate goals to increase … fuel cells for light- and heavy-duty vehicles, and technologies to generate less nuclear waste and reduce the cost of fuel. Examples of OPEN 2021 project teams include: Carnegie …
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $175 million for 68 research and development projects aimed at developing disruptive technologies to strengthen the nation's advanced energy enterprise.
… August 16, 2017 Safe, Secure, and Affordable: Redesigning Nuclear Power Behind the Scenes with Drs. Rachel Slaybaugh and JC Zhao Drs. Slaybaugh and Zhao … their backgrounds, why they came to ARPA-E, and how novel plant designs could transform nuclear power for the 21st century. Dr. Rachel Slaybauch and Dr. JC Zhao at the 2017 ARPA-E … previous experience provide insight into your work at ARPA-E? Rachel: I’ve been working in nuclear engineering for almost 15 years. I’m currently splitting my time between ARPA-E and UC …
Drs. Slaybaugh and Zhao discuss their backgrounds, why they came to ARPA-E, and how novel plant designs could transform nuclear power for the 21st century.
… efficient thermal energy use in a variety of applications, including electricity generation, nuclear reactors, transportation, petrochemical plants, waste heat recovery, and many more. … applicability in high-efficiency fossil energy, concentrating solar power, and small modular nuclear energy. International Mezzo Technologies – Baton Rouge, LA Supercritical CO2 Micro Tube …
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced $36 million in awards for 18 projects as part of the High Intensity Thermal Exchange through Materials and Manufacturing Processes (HITEMMP) program, as well as the final OPEN+ Cohort, High Temperature Devices. These project teams seek to develop new approaches and technologies for the design and manufacture of high temperature, high pressure, and highly compact heat exchangers and components.
Galvanizing Advances in Market-Aligned Fusion for an Overabundance of Watts
The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) and Office of Science–Fusion Energy Sciences (SC-FES) are overseeing a joint program, Galvanizing Advances in Market-aligned fusion for an Overabundance of Watts (GAMOW). ARPA-E will contribute up to $15 million in funding over a three-year program period, and FES will contribute up to $5 million per year for three years for qualifying technologies. GAMOW will prioritize R&D in (1) technologies and subsystems between the fusion plasma and balance of plant, (2) cost-effective, high-efficiency, high-duty-cycle driver technologies, and (3) cross-cutting areas such as novel fusion materials and advanced and additive manufacturing for fusion-relevant materials and components. Applicants should leverage and build on foundational SC-FES research programs in fusion materials, fusion nuclear science, plasma-materials interactions, and other enabling technologies, while ensuring that market-aware techno-economic analyses inform project goals. Awardees must work toward one or more of the following high-level program objectives: Demonstrate substantial progress toward technical feasibility and/or increases in performance compared to the current state of the art in the priority R&D areas.Enable significant device simplification or elimination of entire subsystems of commercially motivated fusion energy systems.Reduce fusion energy system costs, including those of critical materials and component testing.Improve the reliability, safety, and/or environmental attractiveness of fusion energy systems.
… should leverage and build on foundational SC-FES research programs in fusion materials, fusion nuclear science, plasma-materials interactions, and other enabling technologies, while ensuring …
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. …