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The next-generation low-inductance accelerator magnets generating magnetic fields exceeding 20 T and magnets for muon colliders that operate at 20 K require highly flexible, high current, high-temperature superconducting (HTS) cables. Such cables are currently not available. Advanced Conductor Technologies and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory propose to develop the next generation of high-cur ...

Projections in the near term call for 20,000 fuel cell stacks/year and 1 GW/year for proton exchange membrane electrolyzers. To meet these manufacturing quantities as well as to lower costs, quality control methods are needed associated with the high-volume manufacturing of membrane and electrode assemblies (MEAs) used in fuel cells and electrolyzers. Manufacturing variations can include inadequat ...

The Department of Energy’s Industrial Decarbonation Roadmap aims to decarbonize energyintensive sectors reaching net zero carbon emissions nationwide by 2050. The chemical industry sector accounts for 20% of CO2 emissions where new innovations in chemical manufacturing can help mitigate CO2 emissions. One chemical whose manufacturing contributes a substantial emission of CO2 at 1.8% of global CO ...

The next-generation low-inductance magnets generating magnetic fields exceeding 14-20 T at 20 K for fusion applications require flexible, high-current high temperature superconducting (HTS) cables that can be manufactured in long lengths. Such cables are currently not available. Advanced Conductor Technologies proposes to develop high-current (20-80 kA) Conductor on Round Core (CORC®) cables woun ...

Manufacturing lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) involves a series of complex production steps, and defects introduced at any step can lead to batteries which must be discarded. The primary QA/QC testing occurs at the end of production, on assembled and charged batteries; this is costly, time consuming, wasteful and costly. Relying on end of line electrical QA/QC testing also makes determining failure m ...

In a geothermal reservoir, injected water flows through certain fluid pathways such as natural or induced fractures connecting injection and production wells to harvest the thermal energy from surrounding rocks. The spatial distribution and temporal movement of the fluid in the reservoir is the determining factor of the heat-sweep efficiency. Currently, monitoring of the heat-sweep efficiency is m ...

Floating offshore wind power is poised for rapid growth in the US, where approximately 2/3 of the US offshore wind energy potential (2.8 out of 4.3 TW) exists over waters deep enough to require the use of floating platforms. However, cost remains an obstacle to extensive, rapid deployment of floating offshore wind. Anchoring floating wind installations to the sea floor is presently up to 15% of to ...

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Though decades of computational and experimental studies have advanced our understanding of coherent synchrotron radiation, next generation accelerators will produce beams that no longer conform to our existing models. Moreover, high fidelity simulations of coherent synchrotron radiation and space-charge that utilize numerical solutions to the exact point particle potentia ...

Renewable energy has the potential to supply energy worldwide, but because of its variable power output it needs to be coupled with energy storage. Electrochemical electrolysis can split water into hydrogen and oxygen, which can be stored and re-converted into electricity later. However, this process requires ultrapure water, which is unavailable in many areas in the world, especially in island an ...

Lithium is a strategic mineral commodity that is fundamental to achieving U.S. energy independence. Today, the U.S. is reliant on other countries for a vast majority of its battery critical minerals processing, which poses risk of disruption to domestic supply chain. Our fundamental objective is to take a leading role in the development of a robust domestic minerals extraction and processing suppl ...