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Air quality data from top-of-the-line platforms, such as satellites, are difficult to obtain without a high- level of technical knowledge. For this reason, local air quality patterns and trends are often inaccessible to disadvantaged communities (DACs). Many technologies that will be used for deep decarbonization of industrial and power facilities have the added co-benefit of reducing non-CO2 poll ...

C53-22c-271119Meeting climate-stabilizing energy transition goals requires using hybrid-energy CO2 capture systems like Direct Air Capture (DAC) to remove billions of tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere. Deploying this capacity will be difficult because it is complex and energy intensive infrastructure, and there must also be buy- in from communities living in locations best suited for it. The chall ...

2-Methylfuran (2MF) is a versatile non-food biomass derived low-carbon number performance advantaged bio-product. It is used for manufacturing green solvent (2-methyltertrahydrofuran (2MeTHF)), UpSycal?oils that RiKarbon is manufacturing for end-use natural and sustainable cosmetics and lubricants, and chemical/pharmaceutical intermediates. Currently fossil-based incumbent solvents such as tetrahy ...

C56-36c-272696The Department of Energy’s Office of High Energy Physics promotes the development of state-of-the-art particle accelerators for cutting-edge experimentation. To support these advances, improved high- temperature superconducting (HTS) wires are required in order to build high-field magnets that generate magnetic fields greater than 18 T. One key material for the development of HTS w ...

AMA Tech is developing a cutting-edge metallization paste for the front side of tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) crystalline silicon solar cells, which is expected to improve TOPCon solar cell efficiency significantly. This development has the potential to disrupt the photovoltaic industry, as even a small increase in cell efficiency could replace current passivated emitter and rear cell ( ...

In the United States, transportation is the leading source of emissions among major industries. This puts pressure on cities to optimize transportation infrastructures to meet decarbonization goals. City planners are required to ingest data from a variety of sources and balance a wide array of priorities ranging from mobility and equality to safety and sustainability. Making decisions for optimal ...

Statement of the Problem: Decommissioned solar panels will account for up to 10 million tons of waste in the USA by 2050. PV recycling has seen little development in reclaiming valuable materials present in low concentrations. Copper and silver account for 1% and 0.1%, respectively, of the total waste mass, but represent 7% and 42% of the waste value. To make mass PV recycling economically viable, ...

n DER (Distributed Energy Resource) power delivery systems, the cybersecurity enhancement of OT (Operational Technology) is urgently needed to adapt/survive cyberattacks without disrupting safe operations. However, the modern energy systems with OT and IT systems are connected, allowing cyberattacks to originate in business systems and then migrate to DER energy control systems within the OT envir ...

We propose to develop a robust, accurate multi-frequency torsional resonator system for the simultaneous measurement of density and viscosity of molten salts at high temperature. The goal of the project is to develop a stand-alone resonator system that is accurate, precise and robust, and therefore can be used as the basis for a laboratory instrument as well as an on-line process monitoring sensor ...

C56-25b-273571Direct air capture (DAC) of carbon dioxide (CO2) and its conversion to green platform chemicals can provide a pathway for deep decarbonization of our chemical industry. Such technology can also help with sustainability of carbon containing chemicals. DAC technologies can potentially be used everywhere in conjunction with renewable power sources making them potentially carbon negative ...