Slippery Coatings to Promote Energy Conversion
Slick Sheet: Project
Adaptive Surface Technologies is developing a slippery coating that can be used for a number of technology applications including oil and water pipelines, wastewater treatment systems, solar panels (to prevent dust accumulation), refrigeration (to prevent ice buildup), as well as many other energy-relevant applications. Contamination, build-up of microorganisms, and corrosion of untreated surfaces can lead to inefficiencies in the system.
OPEN 2012
OPEN Programs
Keeping Your Cool with ARPA-E
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Summer is in full swing, and for many Americans that means high temperatures and even higher electric bills. The amount of energy used to heat, cool and ventilate buildings in the United States is enormous, equivalent to approximately 13% of the country’s annual power use. This is in part due to how inefficient environmental systems can be, which results in significant power wasted or lost.
Case Western Reserve University (OPEN 2012)
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IRON SLURRY FOR LONGER DURATION FLOW BATTERY UPDATED: January 21, 2018 PROJECT TITLE: High Energy Storage Capacity Low Cost Iron Flow BatteryPROGRAM: OPEN 2012AWARD: $3,247,909TEAM: Case Western Reserve University (CWRU)TERM: January 2013 – March 2018PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI): Robert Savinell
Five OPEN Projects Transforming the Energy Landscape
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Since 2009, ARPA-E has developed more than 40 focused technology programs to push the boundaries of science and technology and fundamentally change how we get, store, and use energy. As a complement to its focused programs, ARPA-E periodically releases “open” funding solicitations.
University of California, Berkeley RAPMOD (OPEN 2012)
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FAST, AUTOMATED BUILDING ENERGY AUDITING  UPDATED: JANUARY 27, 2017PROJECT TITLE: Rapid Building Energy Modeler - RAPMODPROGRAM: OPEN 2012AWARD: $2,834,899PROJECT TEAM: University of California – Berkeley (Lead), Indoor Reality, Baumann Consulting, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)PROJECT TERM: April 2013 – November 2016PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI): Avideh Zakhor
Integral Consulting (OPEN 2012)
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LOW COST, REAL-TIME WAVE-BY-WAVE ASSESSMENT TOOL UPDATED: FEBRUARY 6, 2017 PROJECT TITLE: Cost Effective Real Time Wave Assessment Tool (WAT) PROGRAM: OPEN 2012 AWARD: $2,343,260 PROJECT TEAM: Integral Consulting (Lead), Sandia National Laboratory, Spoondrift Technologies PROJECT TERM: September 2014 – August 2018  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI): Craig Jones and Grace Chang
Brown University (OPEN 2012)
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SELF-OPTIMIZING RIVER AND TIDAL POWER CONVERSION DEVICES UPDATED: JANUARY 27, 2017 PROJECT TITLE: Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Harvesting Using Cyber-Physical Systems PROGRAM: OPEN 2012 AWARD: $3,659,924 PROJECT TEAM: Brown University (Lead), BluSource Energy, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Wellesley College PROJECT TERM: March 2013 – May 2017 
Glint Photonics (OPEN 2012)
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LOW-POWER MICROSCALE TRACKING FOR LOW-PROFILE DAYLIGHTING  UPDATED: JANUARY 30, 2017 PROJECT TITLE: Self-Tracking Concentrator Photovoltaics PROGRAM: OPEN 2012 AWARD: $3,404,028 PROJECT TEAM: Glint Photonics PROJECT TERM: April 2013 – March 2017 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI): Dr. Peter Kozodoy
General Electric Company (OPEN 2012)
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BACK TO THE FUTURE, FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER GRID UPDATED: FEBRUARY 3, 2017PROJECT TITLE: High-Voltage, High-Power Gas Tube Technology for HVDC TransmissionPROGRAM: OPEN 2012AWARD:$7,206,569PROJECT TEAM: General Electric Company (Lead), University of Wisconsin, Princeton Plasma Physics LabPROJECT TERM: April 2013 – April 2017PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI): Dr. Timothy J Sommerer