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This proposal aims to rethink the fundamental design of a high-power lithium-ion battery to realize the combined properties of high energy density, ultrafast charging and long cycle life. The team of Tyfast, 2matls, SpectraPower and UC San Diego have demonstrated electrode breakthroughs, experience in designing fast-charging batteries and use of novel electrolytes to deliver a battery cell exceedi ...

We propose to develop and commercialize a potassium-ion battery for use in electric vehicles (EVs). The fundamental properties of potassium transport in organic electrolytes allow for fast charging from 0 to 80% capacity in less than 5 minutes. The battery will pair a stable, open-framework cathode based on a Prussian blue analog (PBA) with a conventional graphite anode for a high-performance batt ...

This combined phase SBIR I,II,IIS proposal seeks to develop and demonstrate high power lithium battery cells having up to 330 Wh-kg specific energy with capability to fast charge using a novel Liquefied Gas Electrolyte (LiGas) technology. The LiGas electrolyte uses safe and non-toxic, non-corrosive gasses which are liquefied under moderate pressures and are easily contained in standard cylindrical ...

This project aims to advance and commercially translate technology that uses concentrated solar radiation to convert natural gas directly into high-quality graphite and hydrogen. The solar-driven pyrolysis process involves no catalyst and releases zero CO2 as it captures carbon in the form of high-value graphite in a scalable, roll-to-roll (R2R) process. The pyrolysis process also produces a high- ...

This project supports the ARPA-E Mission Area of “improving management, clean-up and disposal of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel”. A series of tests and demonstrations for deep borehole disposal canisters at the Deep Borehole Demonstration Center in Cameron, Texas - coupled with development of a US supply chain and global tech-to-market partnerships - will mature the canister to Techn ...

Advanced nuclear reactors can provide dispatchable, zero-carbon energy to address the global challenge of climate change, but their adoption is hindered by the historical lack of an integrated waste management system. An ongoing concern of the advanced nuclear industry is that development of novel closed fuel cycles without standardization will lead to diverse recycling and disposal requirements a ...

To eliminate the release of ventilation air methane (VAM) associated with coal production, the core challenge is how to oxidize methane given the low concentrations. Precision Combustion, Inc. (PCI) proposes an innovative modular array combining three key elements: (1) short contact time, low thermal mass reactor design to achieve maximal total conversion in a small volume, (2) catalyst formulati ...

Biomimetic CO2 to Fuel Enabled by Scalable Catalyst Development and Synthetic Electrochemistry Methane is a primary source of national energy, often in the form of liquid natural gas (LNG), accounting for up to 30% of all energy produced in the United States. Further, LNG boasts a number of benefits over other chemical energy storage methods: it has a higher volumetric energy density than alternat ...

Data center efficiency gains have effectively stalled over the past decade. Meanwhile, data centers are on track to consume 8% of global electricity by the year 2030 and approximately one-third of that energy is wasted on cooling server equipment rather than being used for actual computations. Despite the growing availability of liquid cooling solutions, due to their limited adoption, the primary ...

We propose to develop a thin film composite (TFC) hollow fiber membrane-based gas-liquid contactor (GLC) in an electrochemical pH swing based direct ocean capture (DOC) system. The objective of the proposal is to demonstrate efficient CO2 stripping from oceanwater using low-cost TFC hollow fiber membranes. The key innovations in this project are i) using ultra-low-cost hollow fiber membranes, tra ...