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"Rising sea levels and king tide flooding in coastal areas across America are saturating onsite wastewater disposal systems (OSDS), resulting in the degradation of coastal ecosystems and 200,000+ illnesses annually. Many States are mandating system upgrades, with 88,000 upgrades required by 2050 in Hawaii alone. Unfortunately, existing upgrade options are unaffordable for 97% of Hawaiian homeowner ...

With the aggressive adoption of renewable energy sources, the demand for reliable, efficient energy storage systems continues to grow in step. By 2030, the Li-ion battery energy storage systems are expected to exceed 2 TWh of energy storage, creating a market opportunity for efficient power conversion systems. With the rapid advancement of wide-bandgap semiconductors, the next generation of power ...

ThinSiC proposes to demonstrate the feasibility of making ultra-thin silicon carbide (SiC) Junction Barrier Schottky Diodes (JBSD) with vastly improved thermal conduction, lower defect density, lower cost of production, and eliminating the need to waste SiC substrates, as done in standard manufacturing methods. Here, ThinSiC will also identify failure modes and unanticipated hurdles in production ...

Emissions of carbon dioxide from burning of fossil fuels and industrial processes has wide-spread public effects, leading to global climate change and acidification of the oceans. Climate change in turn increases the occurrence of droughts and wildfires and influences food production, which causes human suffering. Carbon conversion and long-term storage technologies are important components of ach ...

Water reservoirs often produce methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. With more reservoirs being constructed to produce electricity, it is important to determine how much methane gas reservoirs emit into the atmosphere. The eddy covariance devices that are frequently used to measure the quantity of methane gas that reservoirs produce are severely limited in the number of loc ...

Emissions of carbon dioxide from burning of fossil fuels and industrial processes has wide-spread public effects, leading to global climate change and acidification of the oceans. Climate change in turn increases the occurrence of droughts and wildfires and influences food production, which causes human suffering. Carbon conversion and long-term storage technologies are important components of ach ...

The Office of Nuclear Energy seeks to produce durable components for next generation liquid-sodium cooled fast-spectrum nuclear reactors. Specifically, they want low-cost and short lead-time methods to manufacture robust advanced fuel handling system components like roller bearings and gears. The advanced fuel handling system is a critical component of the fast-spectrum nuclear reactor designs tha ...

Statement of the problem or situation that is being addressed:Nuclear fission generates volatile iodine isotopes which must be captured for safe disposal. This project will develop improved sorbents, which include reusable sorbents and sorbents that comply with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, for the capture and disposal of iodine-129.General statement of how this problem is being addr ...

Problem Statement: The Department of Energy recognizes the importance of advanced and small nuclear reactors for the future of nuclear energy in the United States but acknowledges that the physical protection costs associated with these reactors pose a significant challenge to their deployment. To address this, the DOE is looking to improve nuclear reactor security and reduce physical protection c ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project addresses two societal issues in the justice system: an individual's constitutional right to a speedy trial, and inherent human biases in law enforcement when gathering and processing evidence. Backlogs in processing DNA evidence can lead to extended jail time for defendants unable to post bai ...