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Self Cleaning Process Control Sensor for Thin Film Solar Cell Manufcaturing
SBC: Colnatec, LLC Topic: 02bThin film solar cells are one of the most promising and cost effective means of generating electricity from sunlight. However, their manufacture requires the use of precision film thickness process control sensors in order to produce high efficiency and economically viable cells. Current film thickness sensors are not reliable enough to meet these demands, failing after continuous use in a matter ...
SBIR Phase II 2011 Department of Energy -
A Low Cost Continuous Process to Produce Magnet Alloys
SBC: ATS-MER, LLC Topic: 06bThe current processes to produce Nd-Fe-B alloy powders for producing high magnetic strength permanent magnets for application in electric traction motors for use in electric vehicles requires a significant number of steps resulting in high cost as well as 96.8% supply of Nd-Fe-B which is controlled by China. To meet the cost goals for traction motors to expand the availability of electric vehicle ...
SBIR Phase II 2011 Department of Energy -
Improved Hydrogen Purification
SBC: COMPACT MEMBRANE SYSTEMS, INC. Topic: 10cIndustrial hydrogen production relies primarily on natural gas and hydrocarbon feedstocks to drive the various reaction chemistries that lead to hydrogen generation. Carbon dioxide, the ultimate co-product when such feedstocks and processes are employed, necessarily becomes a major contaminant of the generated hydrogen. Thus, carbon dioxide isolation and removal is an important process step in th ...
SBIR Phase II 2011 Department of Energy -
Novel Membranes for Olefin/Paraffin Separation
SBC: COMPACT MEMBRANE SYSTEMS, INC. Topic: 10dEthylene and propylene are major chemical industry raw materials and consume a great deal of energy related to their production. It is estimated that 230 trillion BTU/yr are consumed in olefin/paraffin separations. Significant energy consumption is employed when cryogenically separating ethane from ethylene and propane from propylene. These cryogenic separations are difficult and are both capital ...
SBIR Phase II 2011 Department of Energy -
Development of Filament-Based Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for the Standoff Detection of Radiological Materials
SBC: PHYSICS, MATERIALS, AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS RESEARCH L.L.C. Topic: 49aThere is a growing need for sensors to detect radiological materials either for nuclear inspection or in the event of a nuclear attack. Thus, these sensors should have the capability of rapidly measuring key isotopic contents and ratios of actinides as well as other elemental composition of various impurities in condensed samples up to 250 meters with a spatial resolution of 1 mm. To ensure the sa ...
SBIR Phase II 2011 Department of Energy -
A Technology to Mitigate Syngas Cooler Fouling
SBC: REACTION ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL Topic: 25cCoal gasification plants have exhibited sub-par performance and plant economics due to poor reliability and availability. A major contributor to the poor performance has been fouling of the syngas cooler located downstream of the gasifier. The fouling is due to vaporized ash from the coal gasification process depositing on the fireside surface of the tubes in the fire tube heat exchanger used for ...
SBIR Phase II 2011 Department of Energy -
Low-Cost, High-Performance Hybrid Membranes for Redox Flow Batteries
SBC: AMSEN TECHNOLOGIES LLC Topic: 20aThe ion exchange membrane is the key component in redox flow batteries (RFBs) as it critically determines the RFB performance and its economic viability. The membrane should possess the following properties to ensure high energy efficiency and long cycle life of RFBs: high proton conductivity, low permeability of active redox species, and high chemical stability. In addition, low cost and high du ...
SBIR Phase II 2011 Department of Energy -
Development of an Ultra Low Expansion Transmission Electron Microscopy in Situ Heating Holder
SBC: HUMMINGBIRD PRECISION MACHINE CO. Topic: 17aThe primary experimental method used to determine the local internal structure of materials is that of transmission electron microscopy (TEM). If one also subjects the sample to an excursion in temperature during imaging at high resolution, one can watch the material processes involved in structural transformations. This allows direct and dynamic determination of the effects of materials processin ...
SBIR Phase II 2011 Department of Energy -
Fuel Cell Range Extender for Battery-Powered Airport Ground Support Equipment
SBC: INNOVATEK, INC. Topic: 03dAirlines and ground handling companies are facing ever increasing pressure to reduce the level of emissions and fuel consumption from their operations because of the environmental impacts and costs. An efficient battery electric power system that has an extended range through integration with a fuel cell that operates on renewable liquid hydrocarbon fuel will meet the needs of airlines and ground ...
SBIR Phase I 2011 Department of Energy -
Reliability Enhancement and Ocean Demonstration of a Low Cost Wave Energy Harvester
SBC: OSCILLA POWER INC Topic: 06cWave energy, a promising source of renewable power generation, is unlikely to make a material contribution to US or global energy supplies unless more cost effective and robust technologies can be developed. Oscilla Power, Inc. has developed a technology for the low cost, utility scale harvesting of wave energy enabled by novel magnetic materials that has no moving parts. Following successful labo ...
SBIR Phase I 2011 Department of Energy