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AltaRock Energy, Inc will develop a technique using in-situ mineralization to manipulate subsurface permeability in an active injector at NGP Blue Mountain Geothermal Power Plant near Winnemucca, Nevada; specifically, blocking a high-permeability pathway typically known as a “thief interval”, “loss zone”, “short circuit”, or “breakthrough interval” in the industry- The well in ques ...

Neutron scattering facilities are a key resource aiding the diverse and growing revolution in nano-science and technology-An ongoing challenge for these facilities is providing sufficient neutron flux for an acceptable signal-to-noise ratio for ever more precise experiments-Presently much of the neutron flux is lost because of inefficiencies in the hundreds of meters beam guides and other optics- ...

With the abundance of natural gas and its primary components of methane, ethane and propane, there is the opportunity to convert these light alkanes to higher-value products- The growth in natural gas supply in the U-S- has increased substantially since the mid-2000s due to advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing- As petroleum prices are volatile, natural gas resources are progres ...

The Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research aims to develop next generation leadership class supercomputers which are used to analyze, simulate, model and predict complex phenomenon for numerous scientific and DOE mission critical applications- For affordable and scalable supercomputers, high-speed, distance independent and power efficient photonic interconnects will be a key enabling tec ...

Thermoelectric power plants, including fossil fueled and nuclear fueled plants, will continue to play the largest role in the future energy matrix of the US for the foreseeable future- However, production of thermoelectric power results in one of the largest withdrawals of water in the US and worldwide-Part of the associated water usage results in water effluents containing potentially harmful byp ...

Advances in sensor-based field observations, multi-scale models, and computational technologies in the Environmental Systems Science (ESS) provide new opportunities for applied research and development in academia and industry- These same advances are producing heterogeneous and disparate data of growing size, and increasingly varying types and formats- As a result, analysis now requires multiple ...

The Department Of Energy (DOE) Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) program has spearheaded the development of HPC tools for analysis and visualization- In their current state, they remain principally underutilized by industry because they are complicated and fail to support, naturally, advanced manufacturing and engineering HPC workflows and must be hardened and made more accessible to i ...

High efficiency photon detection is a critical component of many nuclear physics detectors- These photon detectors need to exhibit high sensitivity (detect single photons) with wide dynamic range (>1E5 dynamic range), and low noise (< 100 kcps/mm2 at end of life)- Recently, silicon single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) arrays also known as silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) have been developed to pro ...

One of the main roadblocks to higher efficiencies, longer lifetimes, and improved brightness for LED light sources is the usage of current silicone-based encapsulant materials which have low thermal conductivities and refractive indices- The former property results in larger than desired temperatures for the encapsulant layer, leading to loss of phosphor efficiency and reduced LED module lifetimes ...

The OLED lighting market requires significant acceleration to realize its promise of expanding SSL adoption, saving energy and creating US manufacturing jobs- The major barriers slowing the adoption of OLED lighting today are the relatively high cost and lower performance relative to LED lighting- Costs will come down by economies-of-scale as volumes grow, and OLED materials are becoming less expe ...