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The purpose of this proposal is to address an efficient and secure blockchain solution to facilitate renewable energy trading between Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) in the Solar PV energy market. Indiana Tool and Mfg. Co. (ITAMCO) is proposing to develop a cloud-based peer-to-peer blockchain transaction recording system for the emerging decentralized solar energy market. In phase I, the resea ...

Accelerators are necessary for the fundamental study of matter and its origins. A critical component of accelerators are the niobium superconducting radio frequency (SRF) cavities, which are used to accelerate the particles. Because of the significant number of niobium SRF cavities required for each accelerator, innovative manufacturing techniques are needed to reduce fabrication costs and to ensu ...

Solar energy operators need real­time situational awareness and the insight of advanced analytics to compete in the energy marketplace. These benefits require increased connectivity, but the threat of distributed cyberattack on control systems is exacerbated by the limited number of vendors supplying millions of solar devices. Firewalls and software­based security are inherently vulnerable to at ...

To make a viable tokamak reactor concept, efficient, robust steady state current drive is required. RF power is among the leading contenders due to its high efficiency and penetration to the plasma core without density limits. To minimize impact on tritium breeding, high power density RF antennas are desired. At present, electrical breakdown limits the power density to ~10 MW/m2. Recent results at ...

Advanced beam diagnostics are essential for reliable operation of high-performance accelerators and the intense beams produced by them. Non-invasive diagnostics can be used continuously with intense beams, while invasive techniques interfere with the beams and distort the beam profiles. In addition, traditional solid-based beam monitoring instrumentation produces unacceptable levels of radiation o ...

Cost and size reductions are needed in the electric traction drive system currently used for electric drive vehicles (EDV) to make them cost and performance competitive with fossil fuel vehicles. Such cost parity is critical to achieving public acceptance and expanded market share of EDV products. To achieve cost and size parity, the DoE’s Electrical and Electronics Technical Team has establishe ...

In Topic 30.f. DOE requests small business proposals to develop advanced components for energy conversion systems that support supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) Brayton power cycle systems. Such power cycles offer increased conversion efficiency, over 50%, as compared to current systems, and are therefore of interest for advanced high temperature nuclear power plants, as well as for Generation 3 ...

Computational fluid dynamics methods are increasingly used for high fidelity modeling of complex systems, especially nuclear power systems. For example, the phenomenon of thermal stratification in a sodium-cooled fast reactor under natural circulation conditions is resolvable with computational fluid dynamics, but not traditional system-level models. The high accuracy of computational fluid dynami ...

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries with low cost ($100/kWh) and high energy density (500 Wh/kg) are critically desired to meet the ever-increasing needs for energy. One way to achieve the goals is to enable lithium metal as the anode for lithium-ion batteries owing to its ultrahigh theoretical capacity (3,860 mAh/g) and the high negative potential (-3.04 V vs. standard hydrogen electrode). However ...

Decisions made early in the schematic design of buildings can have significant energy impacts that the architect probably did not even consider during the decision-making process. The decision-making process is probably more focused on space locations and overall look of the building than any other criteria. This proposed SBIR project hopes to insert an understanding of the energy impacts into thi ...