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To reach the end user, oil and gas production at the wellhead must be transmitted through the country and distributed to a wide range of customers. This logistical system requires natural gas gathering lines, processing facilities, product storage tanks and lots of other equipment. What results is air pollution caused by industry losses during these operations and the use of continuous or intermit ...

This EPA SBIR Phase I Research and Development proposal will demonstrate feasibility of reduction in halogenated flame retardant use in polyisocyanurate foams prepared from lignincontent rPET polyols. The study will show whether or not the lignin rPET polyol formulations meet ASTM flame retardancy standards and thus reduce or eliminate the need for halogenated fire retardants (HFRs) in spray foams ...

The goal of this project is the formulation a rigid, insulating, low-density wood composite, with physical and thermal properties comparable to fossil fuel derived foams. _x000D_ _x000D_ To achieve energy conservation standards mandated by certification agencies such as Passive House and LEED, high performance buildings require multiple shells of insulation – an inner shell that contains electri ...

With development of shale gas fracking, large amounts of methane and ethane have now become available at low cost. With this low cost ethane it is desirable to convert low cost ethane to high value ethylene. Oxidative dehydration (ODH) for low cost conversion of ethane to ethylene is a potentially attractive route. ODH is an exothermic process for converting ethane to ethylene. By contrast process ...

Excessive moisture transport into building enclosures can lead to increased energy use as well as mold growth and structural rot when moisture condenses in wall cavities. Currently, architects and builders must use passive membrane products as weather resistant barriers which exhibit a single permeability irrespective of environmental conditions. Membranes with a single high permeability may allow ...

The Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland is the largest particle accelerator in the world. An upgrade bringing higher resolution (higher luminosity) is called HL-LHC and will require improved lightweight materials. Thermal interface materials having higher thermal conductivity (> 4 W/mK) with low atomic mass and excellent radiation-resistance are required to achieve tight tolerances on detectors. ...

Advanced nuclear reactor systems utilize liquid metal coolants, which requires that reactor component materials be corrosion resistant while maintaining safety, reliability, and performance criteria in normal reactor operation as well as in accident scenarios. Niowave, in collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of Michigan, is currently developing a hybrid fast/thermal ...

Higher performance batteries are needed to support commercialization of electric vehicles. Battery performance can be improved through cell chemistry innovations that raise the discharge voltage without sacrificing cost or safety. This DOE SBIR will demonstrate innovative high voltage and high temperature non-carbonate electrolytes. Combined with stabilized high voltage cathode materials, this wil ...

How to enable a decentralized approach to grid control and renewable trading that seamlessly addresses the effective distribution of power while at the same time, and presumably in much the same way, manages the distribution of new value streams to prosumers. By increasing the distribution of and creation of new value streams to consumers the levelized cost of electricity can be lowered. This will ...

Energy Analytics will develop an integrated workflow and set of related tools and processes addressing the time intensive nature of performing energy model validation and calibration in Measurement & Verification practice and in constructing Investment Grade energy models for use in Energy Performance Contract (EPC) feasibility assessment and proposal development. Both of these commercial practice ...