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DOE is currently seeking cost effective enhancements of lightweight nanocomposite with improvements in strength and toughness suitable for various fuel saving structural applications such as automotives and aerospace industries. Aspen Systems Inc.

The 4.5MW Centipod ocean wave generating system, a horizontally stable floating platform, optimally yawed (active) to wavefront exposure has 56 80kW flotation pods driving hydraulic rams. Fluid drives the hydroelectric generating system providing cost competitive electric power. Inherent survivability in extreme seas uses methodologies from offshore oil production. The proposed plan will provide ...

Oscillating Wave Surge Converters (OWSC) have shown great promise as a cost-effective means of harnessing the power of ocean waves, yet very little is known about the effects of different paddle geometries on critical performance factors including energy absorption efficiency, survivability in rough seas, and various environmental impacts. While it is assumed that because OWSC are bottom-mounted d ...

Luna has developed new class of acceptor materials based on exclusive Trimetasphere carbon nanomaterial (TMS) technology. Trimetasphere carbon nanomaterials, have a trimetallic nitride cluster enclosed within a C80 fullerene (see Figure 1). The metals captured within the cage can be changed allowing TMS-based acceptors to be tuned to more favorably align the molecular orbitals between acceptor and ...

Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, DOE requires technologies that will render photovoltaic (PV) energy competitive with other renewable energy technologies. Specifically, low-cost technologies that compete efficiently with the cost and energy-intensive silicon PV technology are desired. The applicant has teamed with experts to develop a nanostructured, dye sensitized solar cell ...

Acetic acid is a large volume, global commodity chemical used as a basic building block in manufacturing polymers, anhydrides, and esters. Water is an inherent part of the manufacturing process. Dehydration of crude acetic acid consumes substantial energy, and adds to production costs. By 2010, total distillation energy consumption for dehydration of acetic acid will exceed 10 trillion BTU/year. ...

Poly(vinyl butyral) (PVB) is a large volume polymer used extensively as a laminating layer in safety glass for automotive and architectural applications. Essentially every automotive vehicle produced in the world includes a windshield containing a PVB laminating layer. PVB is currently produced by a complex, indirect, multi-step route, which leads to extensive distillation fractionation and puri ...

Separations using distillation consume 5 to 6 quads of energy annually in the United States. We propose to develop a combination distillation-membrane vapor separation process that cuts the use of energy for distillation in half. Separation of aromatic/aliphatic mixtures, an important process in refinery and chemical operations, has been chosen as the first target application for this project. I ...

Accurate measurement of consumption profiles for utility services like electricity, water, and gas consumed in their buildings is essential to understand and optimize energy consumption, detect and solve equipment failures and problems, and facilitate predictive maintenance of various utility loads. Currently, multiple sensors and wiring and extensive tracking and monitoring is required to obtain ...

While major solar power systems are typically built on marginal land well away from population centers, there exists a significant potential for solar power installations in indi