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As renewable energy and distributed energy generation increases on the nation’s grids, the integration costs increase, and optimization of grid interconnection becomes critical for project development. The existing methods used for systems level design, planning, and performance and cost modeling for interconnected grids remain a labor-intensive, lengthy, and highly iterative process. A demand e ...

We are developing an integrated feedstock processing, gasification, and gas cleanup process to convert lignocellulosic urban organic waste and biomass into cost-competitive, high-performance biofuels and biopower. Specifically, we are focused on converting urban and suburban wood waste and green waste into syngas suitable for upgrading that syngas to green hydrogen and/or sustainable aviation fuel ...

This project is focused on improving geothermal well integrity monitoring methods with the intention of improving remote sensing capabilities and reducing geothermal power plant failure rates and increasing energy production and environmental and human safety. Reducing the overall economic costs and reliability of this renewable resource will encourage its use in the many regions that can support ...

Oil and gas exploration and production operation generates large volumes of wastewater (produced water) and some estimate that produced water and oil ratio ranges between 1:1 to 100:1. In US, the Ground Water Protection Council estimates in their 2019 Produced Water Report that produced water generation in 2012 was 890 billion gallons. Produced water is a global problem that significantly impacts ...

Log data collected by hosts and servers provides a high-level view of how these systems are being used. For example, GridFTP server logs provide details on what files were moved and how the service decided to perform the transfer task (e.g., parallel or sequential processing) of files. This data contains local and remote host names, which trivially translate into IP addresses. It is important that ...

Compared to other electricity sources, hydropower is one of the most affordable, flexible, and reliable ways to generate renewable electricity. Retrofitting Non-Powered Dams (NPDs) for power production has many benefits including more high-paying domestic jobs, economic hub development, environmental benefits, increase in safety to lives and property, and supports the U.S. as the global energy lea ...

Problem being addressed: Urban greenwaste and invasive species are often listed as potential feedstocks for sustainable aviation fuel production, and their supply can be significant in tropical areas with year-round growing seasons, but to date their suitability as a gasification feedstock has rarely been studied and is poorly understood. In Hawaii, these greenwaste streams can have strong communi ...

Project Summary: As renewable and distributed energy generation increases on the nation’s grids, the integration costs prohibitively increase, and optimization of grid interconnection will become critical. The existing methods used for systems level design and planning of interconnected grids are a labor-heavy, lengthy and highly iterative process. Current methods of evaluating network performan ...

Problem Statement: The U.S. aquaculture pond industry remains an untapped market for floating solar- powered aeration systems (FSAS), despite the industry’s significant dependence on aeration to maintain adequate dissolved oxygen (DO) levels for fish survival, growth, and commercial production. The U.S. aquaculture pond industry currently relies on land-tied and fossil fuel-dependent aeration sy ...

Hydrogen transport through existing natural gas pipelines offers the most efficient, low carbon footprint approach for utilizing hydrogen from natural gas and other resources. However, existing natural gas infrastructure needs to be protected from any hydrogen (embrittlement, cracking and fatigue) related damage to the steel pipelines and flow efficiency of pipeline infrastructure must be improved ...