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The Mobile Fuel Cell Generator (MFCG) addresses needs to increase the reliability of electricity delivery, using equitable, inclusive, sustainable solutions. To address this problem, RockeTruck is developing a portable generator that can be easily transported to deliver clean electric power when grid power is not available. This can include temporary needs, such as utility-mandated “Public Servi ...

As TRISO-coated nuclear fuels are increasingly planned for use in forthcoming commercial reactor designs, qualification strategies for the fuel form are of increasing interest. In the shortterm, it is expected that U.S. based reactor developers will collect irradiation experiment data for their TRISO fuel designs that deviate in any product specifications or extend outside of the operational envel ...

C53-17e-271133Light, X-ray and neutron scattering experiments are widely used for materials studies, particularly biochemical and pharmacological research. Scattering reveals size, shape, and cohesion between macromolecules in fluid solution. National facilities are fully equipped with X-ray and neutron scattering beamlines, and many laboratories have their own lab-based X-ray systems. However, no ...

C53-19a-271402Quantum sensor applications such as imaging of current flow in microelectronics, study of micro- and nano-fluidics, and surface chemistry imaging utilize or are envisioned to utilize arrays of nitrogen-vacancy (NV)-centers in diamond located near the diamond surface. While random arrangements of NV centers can work in these applications, having more precise placement of NV centers in ...

C53-30c-271154The Department of Energy is seeking the development of microbial amendments for crop production, specifically for sustainable bioenergy crops. Particularly desirable are plant growth promoting microbe systems that would improve bioenergy crop growth and increase yield when grown on marginal lands that are unsuitable for food agriculture. In the proposed project, the company will cont ...

Idaho National Laboratory (INL), under funding from the Critical Materials Institute (CMI), has developed a US patented technology to reclaim valuable metals from waste electronic equipment. The Electrochemical Recycling Electronic Constituents of Value (E-RECOV) method uses an electrochemical cell to efficiently recover the bulk of metals from discarded electronics, leading to more complete recyc ...

Problem to Be Addressed To meet performance and cost targets for electric vehicles, substantial improvement is still required in lithium-ion batteries. A low-cost, high-capacity silicon anode will greatly aid in this effort, but current methods for generating functional nano-silicon for anodes use expensive metallurgical, templating, gaseous, or other top-down engineering processes. Objective and ...

Statement of the problem or situation that is being addressed: The Department of Energy, Office of Fusion Energy Sciences is seeking the development of wrap-able radiation-resistant electrical insulators for superconducting magnet coils used in fusion energy reactor systems. These insulators must: (1) exhibit low gas generation under irradiation, (2) have higher pot life, and (3) exhibit attribute ...

The U.S. Department of Energy – National Energy Technology Laboratory is currently sponsoring the development of several pilot plants that are expected to produce 1-3 tons per day of 75 wt% mixed rare earth oxide (MREO) powder in the near future sourced from coal and coal by-products. A significant remaining challenge is to process the MREO into individually separated, high purity (ISHP) REO pow ...

The Department of Energy is seeking the development of novel, cost-effective and energy efficient enzymes for the deconstruction of lignocellulose. To support the bioeconomy as an alternative source of fossil fuel and other value-added products, dedicated energy crops are grown as non-food plant biomass to provide a finite source of lignocellulose. Lignocellulosic biomass could replace petroleum a ...