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Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies for Newberry Volcano Geothermal Project Jump to: navigation, search Last modified on July 22, 2011. Project Title Validation of...
Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies for Newberry Volcano
Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies for Newberry Volcano Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies for Newberry Volcano Geothermal Project Jump to: navigation, search Last modified on July 22, 2011. Project Title Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies for Newberry Volcano Project Type / Topic 1 Recovery Act: Geothermal Technologies Program Project Type / Topic 2 Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies Project Description This project will implement a multi-step combination that is believed to have not been used before. This includes: identifying the geometry and the electrical resistivity associated with the pluton; locating areas of fluid movement in and around the pluton; measuring heat associated with the pluton; and looking for geochemical indications for degassing of circulating geothermal fluid. This approach applies gravity and MT surveys, although at much higher density than typically used in exploration. The plan involves using innovative patent pending, 3-D seismic geophone measurement tools developed by HiPoint Reservoir, LLC, that have not previously been used in geothermal exploration. The project also includes strategies for detecting deep degassing of geothermal fluid and using special flux measurement equipment at the temperature gradient well sites to sample for CO2 outgassing. Secondary mineral samples collected from the temperature gradient well core will be analyzed for stable carbon, oxygen and sulfur isotopes at the Southern Methodist University geochemical laboratory. X-R diffraction analyses will be used to characterize the thermal history of the cored rock. The final step will use temperature gradient data to map out the thermal characteristics across the pluton. The resulting model will be used to identify hot areas associated with the pluton that has fluid moving through fractures. One additional innovation designed into this program is multiple-use of temperature gradient drilling. The upper portion of the wells will be used for the 3-D seismic array. CO2 flux measurements will be employed during drilling of these holes, and the completed wells will provide the very valuable temperature profiles.
Geothermal innovative technologies catalog
DOE Green Energy (OSTI)
The technology items in this report were selected on the basis of technological readiness and applicability to current technology transfer thrusts. The items include technologies that are considered to be within 2 to 3 years of being transferred. While the catalog does not profess to be entirely complete, it does represent an initial attempt at archiving innovative geothermal technologies with ample room for additions as they occur. The catalog itself is divided into five major functional areas: Exploration; Drilling, Well Completion, and Reservoir Production; Materials and Brine Chemistry; Direct Use; and Economics. Within these major divisions are sub-categories identifying specific types of technological advances: Hardware; Software; Data Base; Process/Procedure; Test Facility; and Handbook.
Kenkeremath, D. (ed.)
Stimulating Energy Technology Innovation
E-Print Network (OSTI)
The innovation system has interrelated components of invention, translation, adoption, and diffusion. Energy technology innovation has lagged that in other domains, and there is a compelling public interest in picking up ...
Moniz, Ernest J.
Innovative Separations Technologies
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Reprocessing used nuclear fuel (UNF) is a multi-faceted problem involving chemistry, material properties, and engineering. Technology options are available to meet a variety of processing goals. A decision about which reprocessing method is best depends significantly on the process attributes considered to be a priority. New methods of reprocessing that could provide advantages over the aqueous Plutonium Uranium Reduction Extraction (PUREX) and Uranium Extraction + (UREX+) processes, electrochemical, and other approaches are under investigation in the Fuel Cycle Research and Development (FCR&D) Separations Campaign. In an attempt to develop a revolutionary approach to UNF recycle that may have more favorable characteristics than existing technologies, five innovative separations projects have been initiated. These include: (1) Nitrogen Trifluoride for UNF Processing; (2) Reactive Fluoride Gas (SF6) for UNF Processing; (3) Dry Head-end Nitration Processing; (4) Chlorination Processing of UNF; and (5) Enhanced Oxidation/Chlorination Processing of UNF. This report provides a description of the proposed processes, explores how they fit into the Modified Open Cycle (MOC) and Full Recycle (FR) fuel cycles, and identifies performance differences when compared to 'reference' advanced aqueous and fluoride volatility separations cases. To be able to highlight the key changes to the reference case, general background on advanced aqueous solvent extraction, advanced oxidative processes (e.g., volumetric oxidation, or 'voloxidation,' which is high temperature reaction of oxide UNF with oxygen, or modified using other oxidizing and reducing gases), and fluorination and chlorination processes is provided.
J. Tripp; N. Soelberg; R. Wigeland
Long Term Innovative Technologies
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DOE's Hydrogen and DOE's Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies, Fuel Cell Presolicitation Workshop Bryan Pivovar With Input/Feedback from Rod Borup (LANL), Debbie Myers (ANL), DOE and others as noted in presentation Lakewood, CO March 16, 2010 Long Term Innovative Technologies National Renewable Energy Laboratory Innovation for Our Energy Future Innovative/Long Term and RELEVANT Mission of DOE Mission of EERE (Applied Program) Mission of HFCT To enable the widespread commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cells in diverse sectors of the economy-with emphasis on applications that will most effectively strengthen the nation's energy security and improve our stewardship of the environment-through research, development, and demonstration of critical improvements in the technologies, and through diverse activities to overcome
Innovative Technologies, Innovative Diplomacy | Department of Energy
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Innovative Technologies, Innovative Diplomacy Innovative Technologies, Innovative Diplomacy Innovative Technologies, Innovative Diplomacy April 30, 2012 - 3:26pm Addthis 1 of 5 U.S. Energy Department Secretary Steven Chu, along with other leading energy decision-makers from around the world, at the third Clean Energy Ministerial annual meeting in London. Image: Department of Energy and Climate Change. 2 of 5 Prime Minister David Cameron, Secretary of State Edward Davey, U.S. Energy Department Secretary Steven Chu and Minister of State Greg Barker at the third Clean Energy Ministerial event in London. Image: Department of Energy and Climate Change. 3 of 5 Energy Ministers from around the world at the third Clean Energy Ministerial event in London. Image: Department of Energy and Climate Change. 4 of 5 U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Secretary of State
Program on Technology Innovation: Unleashing Innovation Workshop
EPRI conducted a 1189-day workshop, Unleashing Innovation, for 15 participants from nine utility organizations in Dallas, Texas, on February 2324, 2006. Participants discussed the various opportunities and challenges associated with managing innovation in the electric utility industry. Innovation was broadly defined as value arising from change and includes changes in technology and to the business model. In the facilitated workshop environment, participants exchanged experiences with various aspects of ...
Technology Innovation Program | Partnerships | ORNL
Nanofermentation System Technology Assistance Program Licensing Staff Search For Technologies Available Technologies Licensing Opportunity Announcements Partnerships Home | Connect with ORNL | For Industry | Partnerships | Technology Licensing | Technology Innovation Program SHARE Technology Innovation Program The Technology Innovation Program (TIP) is a 1-year program designed to accelerate selected technologies to commercial readiness. TIP projects are proposed by ORNL scientists and engineers and selected competitively based on their potential for near-term societal or economic impact. TIP technologies are advanced through research and development and outreach to industry. TIP is funded by UT-Battelle licensing royalties. When a technology enters the TIP process, it is initially made unavailable
Industrial Technologies Success Stories - Energy Innovation Portal
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Silver Peak Innovative Exploration Project Geothermal Project | Open Energy
Innovative Exploration Project Geothermal Project Innovative Exploration Project Geothermal Project Jump to: navigation, search Last modified on July 22, 2011. Project Title Silver Peak Innovative Exploration Project Project Type / Topic 1 Recovery Act: Geothermal Technologies Program Project Type / Topic 2 Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies Project Description The scope of this three phase project includes tasks to validate a variety of innovative exploration and drilling technologies which aim to accurately characterize the geothermal site and thereby reduce project risk. Phase 1 exploration will consist of two parts: 1) surface and near surface investigations and 2) subsurface geophysical surveys and modeling. The first part of Phase 1 includes: a hyperspectral imaging survey (to map thermal anomalies and geothermal indicator minerals), shallow temperature probe measurements, and drilling of temperature gradient wells to depths of 1000 feet. In the second part of Phase 1, 2D & 3D geophysical modeling and inversion of gravity, magnetic, and magnetotelluric datasets will be used to image the subsurface. This effort will result in the creation of a 3D model composed of structural, geological, and resistivity components. The 3D model will then be combined with the temperature data to create an integrated model that will be used to prioritize drill target locations.
An Exploration of Innovation and Energy Efficiency in an Appliance...
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SVV Technology Innovations SVVTI | Open Energy Information
SVV Technology Innovations SVVTI Jump to: navigation, search Name SVV Technology Innovations (SVVTI) Sector Solar Product Introduced a new family of solar concentrating collectors...
Building Technologies Office: Energy Systems Innovations
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Building Technologies Office: Housing Innovation Awards
Housing Innovation Housing Innovation Awards to someone by E-mail Share Building Technologies Office: Housing Innovation Awards on Facebook Tweet about Building Technologies Office: Housing Innovation Awards on Twitter Bookmark Building Technologies Office: Housing Innovation Awards on Google Bookmark Building Technologies Office: Housing Innovation Awards on Delicious Rank Building Technologies Office: Housing Innovation Awards on Digg Find More places to share Building Technologies Office: Housing Innovation Awards on AddThis.com... About Take Action to Save Energy Partner With DOE Activities Solar Decathlon Building America Home Energy Score Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Better Buildings Neighborhood Program Challenge Home Partner Log In Become a Partner Criteria Partner Locator
Energy Innovation Portal Bridging Technology Transfer ...
Call the Energy Innovation Portal (the Portal) a Craigslist for technology transfer, aimed at entrepreneurs, investors, and corporate technology scouts.
Foresight and forecasts: participation in a welfare technology innovation project
In predicting areas of growth, public innovation projects may rely on optimistic visions of technology still in development as a way of ensuring novelty for funding. This paper explores what happens when forecasts of robotic technology meets the practice ... Keywords: facilitation, healthcare, participatory innovation, robotics
Kyle Kilbourn; Marie Bay
DOE Energy Innovation Portal Connects Innovative Energy Technologies to the
Energy Innovation Portal Connects Innovative Energy Energy Innovation Portal Connects Innovative Energy Technologies to the Marketplace DOE Energy Innovation Portal Connects Innovative Energy Technologies to the Marketplace February 2, 2011 - 12:00am Addthis Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Innovation Portal now has more than 300 business-friendly marketing summaries available to help investors and companies identify and license leading-edge energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. The Portal is an online tool that links available DOE innovations to the entrepreneurs who can successfully license and commercialize them. By helping to move these innovations from the laboratory to the market, the Portal facilitates an integral step in supporting growing America's clean energy industries and
Innovation investment area: Technology summary
The mission of Environmental Management`s (EM) Office of Technology Development (OTD) Innovation Investment Area is to identify and provide development support for two types of technologies that are developed to characterize, treat and dispose of DOE waste, and to remediate contaminated sites. They are: technologies that show promise to address specific EM needs, but require proof-of-principle experimentation; and (2) already proven technologies in other fields that require critical path experimentation to demonstrate feasibility for adaptation to specific EM needs. The underlying strategy is to ensure that private industry, other Federal Agencies, universities, and DOE National Laboratories are major participants in developing and deploying new and emerging technologies. To this end, about 125 different new and emerging technologies are being developed through Innovation Investment Area`s (IIA) two program elements: RDDT&E New Initiatives (RD01) and Interagency Agreements (RD02). Both of these activities are intended to foster research and development partnerships so as to introduce innovative technologies into other OTD program elements for expedited evaluation.
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Alum Innovative Exploration Project Geothermal Project | Open Energy
Innovative Exploration Project Geothermal Project Innovative Exploration Project Geothermal Project Jump to: navigation, search Last modified on July 22, 2011. Project Title Alum Innovative Exploration Project Project Type / Topic 1 Recovery Act: Geothermal Technologies Program Project Type / Topic 2 Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies Project Description Phase 1 exploration will consist of two parts: 1) surface and near surface investigations and 2) subsurface geophysical surveys and modeling. The first part of Phase 1 includes: a hyperspectral imaging survey (to map thermal anomalies and geothermal indicator minerals), shallow (6 ft) temperature probe measurements, and drilling of temperature gradient wells to depths of 1000 feet. In the second part of Phase 1, 2D & 3D geophysical modeling and inversion of gravity, magnetic, and magnetotelluric datasets will be used to image the subsurface. This effort will result in the creation of a 3D model composed of structural, geological, and resistivity components. The 3D model will then be combined with the temperature and seismic data to create an integrated model that will be used to prioritize drill target locations. Four geothermal wells will be drilled and geologically characterized in Phase 2. The project will use a coiled-tube rig to test this drilling technology at a geothermal field for the first time. Two slimwells and two production wells will be drilled with core collected and characterized in the target sections of each well. In Phase 3, extended flow tests will be conducted on the producible wells to confirm the geothermal resource followed by an overall assessment of the productivity of the Alum geothermal area. Finally, Phase 3 will evaluate the relative contribution of each exploration technique in reducing risk during the early stages of the geothermal project.
EPA, Technology Innovation Office
technologies have become available with documented performance showing them capable of substantially improving the costeffectiveness of site characterization. The current traditional phased engineering approach to site investigation (mobilize staff and equipment to a site, take samples to send off to a lab, wait for results to come back and be interpreted, then re-mobilize to collect additional samples, and repeat one or more times) can be incrementally improved by the occasional use of on-site analysis to screen samples so that expensive off-site analysis is reserved for more critical samples. Yet, as discussed elsewhere, integration of new tools into site cleanup practices faces an array of obstacles [1]. If the cost savings promised by new technologies is to be realized, a fundamental change in thinking is needed. Faster acceptance of cost-effective characterization and monitoring tools among practitioners is even more important now that Brownfields and Voluntary Cleanup Progr
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Building Technologies Office: Top Innovations 2012
Top Innovations 2012 to Top Innovations 2012 to someone by E-mail Share Building Technologies Office: Top Innovations 2012 on Facebook Tweet about Building Technologies Office: Top Innovations 2012 on Twitter Bookmark Building Technologies Office: Top Innovations 2012 on Google Bookmark Building Technologies Office: Top Innovations 2012 on Delicious Rank Building Technologies Office: Top Innovations 2012 on Digg Find More places to share Building Technologies Office: Top Innovations 2012 on AddThis.com... About Take Action to Save Energy Partner With DOE Activities Solar Decathlon Building America Research Innovations Research Tools Building Science Education Climate-Specific Guidance Solution Center Partnerships Meetings Publications Home Energy Score Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Better Buildings Neighborhood Program
NREL: Technology Transfer - NREL Electrode Innovation ...
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Technology Transfer NREL Electrode Innovation Poised to Shake Up the Li-ion Battery Industry
Web Technologies for Open Innovation Darko Jesic
Web Technologies for Open Innovation Darko Jesic Université Paris-Dauphine, DRM, Mlab Place du for further implications of the Web in making the innovation happen. In this paper we present a research on the application of the Web technologies in the open innovation model. We analyze technologies for expert search
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Medical Technologies Innovation Training 2014 BIOINNOVATE FELLOWSHIP
Medical Technologies Innovation Training 2014 BIOINNOVATE FELLOWSHIP BioInnovate Ireland is now medical technology companies and for the development of innovative medical device products. Ireland's medical technology sector consists of over 250 companies, over 25,000 employees, and 13 of the world's top
Prinz, Friedrich B.
Innovative Exploration Techniques for Geothermal Assessment at Jemez
Exploration Techniques for Geothermal Assessment at Jemez Exploration Techniques for Geothermal Assessment at Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico Geothermal Project Jump to: navigation, search Last modified on July 22, 2011. Project Title Innovative Exploration Techniques for Geothermal Assessment at Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico Project Type / Topic 1 Recovery Act: Geothermal Technologies Program Project Type / Topic 2 Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies Project Description This collaborative project will perform the following tasks to fully define the nature and extent of the geothermal reservoir underlying the Jemez Reservation: - Conduct 1-6,000-scale geologic mapping of 6 mi2 surrounding the Indian Springs area. - Using the detailed geologic map, locate one N-S and two E-W seismic lines and run a seismic survey of 4 mi2; reduce and analyze seismic data using innovative high-resolution seismic migration imaging techniques developed by LANL, and integrate with 3-D audio-frequency MT/MT data acquired at the same area for fault and subsurface structure imaging and resource assessment.
Innovative Microwave Technology - Energy Innovation Portal
Hadron Technologies, Inc. has signed an exclusive license for a Hybrid Microwave and Off-Gas Treatment System ... within the commercial and ... Buildi ...
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DOE Energy Innovation Portal Connects Innovative Energy Technologies...
Energy Technologies to the Marketplace February 2, 2011 - 12:00am Addthis Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Innovation Portal now has more than 300...
Case study: Deploying information technologies for organizational innovation: Lessons from case studies
Organizations must innovate if they are to survive in today's fiercely competitive marketplace. In this paper, we explore how leading organizations are using emerging technologies to enable novel forms of ideation that can radically increase the sheer ... Keywords: Case study, Information technologies, Innovation, Innovation process
Jaka Lindi?; Peter Baloh; Vincent M. Ribi�Re; Kevin C. Desouza
Technology innovation in financial services industry
Over the last few decades, we have seen an enormous evolution in the financial services industry driven by technology innovations. Indeed, we cannot imagine the current financial system without electronic fund transfers, ...
Roxo da Fonseca, Gustavo J. C. (Gustavo Jos� Costa), 1967-
Cyber Innovation Technology Summit | Department of Energy
Cyber Innovation Technology Summit Cyber Innovation Technology Summit Cyber Innovation Technology Summit November 5, 2013 8:00AM EST Course Title: Cyber Innovation Technology Summit Course Start/End Date: November 5, 2013 Start/End Time: 8:00AM-12:00 PM Course Type: Classrooom Course Location: Forrestal Large Auditorium Course Description: Every October and November, the Department of Energy (DOE) joins the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other federal, state and local agencies across the country in support of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and the "Stop. Think. Connect." campaign. This year marks the tenth year of the cyber security awareness campaign. The theme for this year is Achieving Cybersecurity Together: It's Our Shared Responsibility. By consistently following simple
NREL: Technology Transfer - Energy Innovation Portal
Energy Innovation Portal Energy Innovation Portal Get the EERE Energy Innovation Portal widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox! Not seeing a widget? (More info) NREL developed and manages the Energy Innovation Portal for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). The portal provides streamlined searching and browsing of patents, patent applications, and marketing summaries for clean energy technologies available for licensing from DOE laboratories and participating research institutions. Visit the EERE Energy Innovation Portal. For more information about NREL's involvement with the portal, read NREL Helps DOE Promote Cutting-Edge Technology. Contact If you have any questions about the portal, contact Matthew Ringer,
NETL: Exploration Technologies - EOR Process Drawings
Exploration & Production Technologies Exploration Technologies - EOR Process Drawings Listed below are links to cross-sectional illustrations of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)...
Innovative and Alternative Technology Assessment Manual
This four chapter, six appendix manual presents the procedures and methodology as well as the baseline costs and energy information necessary for the analysis and evaluation of innovative and alternative technology applications submitted for federal grant assistance under the innovative and alternative technology provisions of the Clean Water Act of 1977. The manual clarifies and interprets the intent of Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency in carrying out the mandates of the innovative and alternative provisions of the Clean Water Act of 1977. [DJE 2005
Industrial Technologies - Energy Innovation Portal
Industrial Technologies Marketing Summaries Here you�ll find marketing summaries of industrial technologies available for licensing from U.S. Department of Energy ...
Building Technologies Office: Building America's Top Innovations Advance
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Competition policy for technological innovation in an era of knowledge-based economy
The knowledge-based economy has become the major trend in international society in the 21st century. Exploring the characteristics of the knowledge-based economy and establishing an appropriate economic paradigm for accelerating technological innovation ... Keywords: Competition policy, ICT platforms, Knowledge-based economy, Technological innovation
George J. Y. Hsu; Yi-Hsing Lin; Zheng-Yi Wei
Geothermal Technologies - Energy Innovation Portal
Electricity Transmission Geothermal Industrial Technologies Fiber-Optic Long-Line Position Sensor Sandia National ... Using only one line, instead of ...
Cone penetrometer: Innovative technology summary report
Cone penetrometer technology (CPT) provides cost-effective, real-time data for use in the characterization of the subsurface. Recent innovations in this baseline technology allow for improved access to the subsurface for environmental restoration applications. The technology has been improved by both industry and government agencies and is constantly advancing due to research efforts. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science and Technology (formerly Technology Development) has contributed significantly to these efforts. This report focuses on the advancements made in conjunction with DOE`s support but recognizes Department of Defense (DOD) and industry efforts.
Centrifugal shot blasting. Innovative technology summary report
SciTech Connect
At the US Department of Energy (DOE) Fernald Environmental Management Project (FEMP), the Facilities Closure and Demolition Projects Integrated Remedial Design/Remedial Action (RD/RA) work plan calls for the removal of one inch (1 in) depth of concrete surface in areas where contamination with technetium-99 has been identified. This report describes a comparative demonstration between two concrete removal technologies: an innovative system using Centrifugal Shot Blasting (CSB) and a modified baseline technology called a rotary drum planer.
Emerging Industrial Innovations for New Energy Efficient Technologies
The discussion surrounding industrial efficiency gains typically focuses on industry�s own use of energy and the set of technologies that might cost-effectively reduce that consumption. Often overlooked is industry�s role as a primary developer of the materials and technologies that can generate large efficiency gains within all other sectors of the economy. For example, its role in developing a new generation of fuel cell vehicles, �on demand� manufacturing capabilities, or new plastics that double as integrated photovoltaic systems may play an even larger role in the more productive use of our energy resources. This paper explores recent work on industrial innovation, often involving public-private partnerships, and provides a context to understand the role of innovation. It highlights a number of emerging technologies that may foster an even greater energy savings than might be apparent from looking at industry�s own energy use patterns alone.
Laitner, J. A.
Microbial Fuel Cells Offer Innovative Technology for Oil, Gas ...
Microbial Fuel Cells Offer Innovative Technology ... where organics and salt contaminate water in significant amounts during fossil fuels production.
Launching professional services automation: Institutional entrepreneurship for information technology innovations
Why do some information technology innovations come to be adopted widely while others do not? One promising research stream has begun to investigate how institutional factors shape the diffusion of IT innovations. Here we examine how these institutional ... Keywords: Information technology innovation, Institutional entrepreneurship, Legitimation, Mobilization, Organizational community, Organizing vision, Technological momentum
Ping Wang; E. Burton Swanson
Virginia Center for Innovative Technology CIT | Open Energy Information
Innovative Technology CIT Innovative Technology CIT Jump to: navigation, search Name Virginia Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) Place Herndon, Virginia Zip VA 20170-4 Product CIT is a state-chartered not-for profit corporation with a mission to accelerate Virginia's next generation of technology and technology companies. References Virginia Center for Innovative Technology (CIT)[1] LinkedIn Connections CrunchBase Profile No CrunchBase profile. Create one now! This article is a stub. You can help OpenEI by expanding it. Virginia Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) is a company located in Herndon, Virginia . References ↑ "Virginia Center for Innovative Technology (CIT)" Retrieved from "http://en.openei.org/w/index.php?title=Virginia_Center_for_Innovative_Technology_CIT&oldid=352847"
Vehicle Technologies Office: Apps for Vehicles Challenge Spurs Innovation
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Caldwell Ranch: Innovative Exploration Technologies Yield ...
Biomass and Biofuels; Building Energy ... , pinpointing the reservoir and accurately measuring volume in this replicable model will better target drilling and ...
Biogenesis (trade name) soil washing technology: Innovative technology evaluation report
Soil washing technologies are designed to transfer contaminants from soil to a liquid phase. The BioGenesis Soil Washing Technology uses soil washing with a proprietary surfactant solution to transfer organic contaminants from soils to wastewater. The BioGenesis soil washing process was evaluated under the SITE program at a refinery where soils were contaminated with crude oil. Results of chemical analyses show that levels of total recoverable petroleum hydrocarbons (TRPH), an indicator of degraded crude oil, decreased by 65 to 73 percent in washed soils. The TRPH in residual soils were allowed to biodegrade for an additional 120 days. Results indicate that soil washing and biodegradation removed 85 to 88 percent of TRPH in treated soils. The Innovative Technology Evaluation Report provides information on the technology applicability, economic analysis, technology limitations, a technology description, process residuals, site requirements, latest performance data, the technology status, vendors claims, and the source of further information.
Bannerjee, P.
Essential Innovations Technology Corp | Open Energy Information
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Fuel Cell Technologies Office: America's Next Top Energy Innovator
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Application of a New Structural Model and Exploration Technologies to
New Structural Model and Exploration Technologies to New Structural Model and Exploration Technologies to Define a Blind Geothermal System: A Viable Alternative to Grid-Drilling for Geothermal Exploration: McCoy, Churchill County, NV Geothermal Project Jump to: navigation, search Last modified on July 22, 2011. Project Title Application of a New Structural Model and Exploration Technologies to Define a Blind Geothermal System: A Viable Alternative to Grid-Drilling for Geothermal Exploration: McCoy, Churchill County, NV Project Type / Topic 1 Recovery Act: Geothermal Technologies Program Project Type / Topic 2 Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies Project Description The structural model is based on the role of subsurface igneous dikes providing a buttressing effect in a regional strain field such that permeability is greatly enhanced. The basic thermal anomaly at McCoy was defined by substantial U.S. Department of Energy-funded temperature gradient drilling and geophysical studies conducted during the period 1978 to 1982. This database will be augmented with modern magnetotelluric, controlled-source audio-magnetotelluric, and 2D/3D reflection seismic surveys to define likely fluid up-flow plumes that will be drilled with slant-hole technology. Two sites for production-capable wells will be drilled in geothermally prospective areas identified in this manner. The uniqueness of this proposal lies in the use of a full suite of modern geophysical tools, use of slant-hole drilling, and the extensive technical database from previous DOE funding.
Innovative Materials Processing Technologies Ltd IMPT | Open Energy
Processing Technologies Ltd IMPT Processing Technologies Ltd IMPT Jump to: navigation, search Name Innovative Materials Processing Technologies Ltd (IMPT) Place United Kingdom Zip NG1 1GF Sector Solar Product UK-based manufacturer of non-vacuum coating systems for fuel cells and solar sectors. References Innovative Materials Processing Technologies Ltd (IMPT)[1] LinkedIn Connections CrunchBase Profile No CrunchBase profile. Create one now! This article is a stub. You can help OpenEI by expanding it. Innovative Materials Processing Technologies Ltd (IMPT) is a company located in United Kingdom . References ↑ "Innovative Materials Processing Technologies Ltd (IMPT)" Retrieved from "http://en.openei.org/w/index.php?title=Innovative_Materials_Processing_Technologies_Ltd_IMPT&oldid=346972
Deep Web Technologies' Innovations Contribute to DOE Science Search
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Deep Web Technologies' Innovations Contribute to DOE Science Search Deep Web Technologies' Innovations Contribute to DOE Science Search Technology NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: Cathey Daniels, (865) 576-9539 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2008 Deep Web Technologies' Innovations Contribute to DOE Science Search Technology Oak Ridge, TN - The 2008 SBIR Small Business of the Year award, announced today by the Department of Energy, acknowledged the web search innovations of Deep Web Technologies, Inc., which has made remarkable advances in an unconventional technology, called federated search. Using federated search, the DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) has created and deployed groundbreaking tools for making larger quantities of science and technology information available to more people, more quickly and more
1366 Technologies Shines a Light on American Innovation | Department of
366 Technologies Shines a Light on American Innovation 366 Technologies Shines a Light on American Innovation 1366 Technologies Shines a Light on American Innovation December 3, 2010 - 7:09pm Addthis 1366 Technologies Shines a Light on American Innovation John Schueler John Schueler Former New Media Specialist, Office of Public Affairs Earlier this year, we visited 1366 Technologies in North Lexington, Massachusetts to get an inside look at their innovative approach to solar manufacturing and document how a $4 million grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), through the Recovery Act, was helping to make their ambitious goal of producing "solar at the cost of coal" a reality. A lot has happened since that time, with the company announcing plans to bring its novel wafer manufacturing process into production by 2012, thanks
Innovative Technology Improves Upgrading Process for Unconventional Oil
Innovative Technology Improves Upgrading Process for Unconventional Innovative Technology Improves Upgrading Process for Unconventional Oil Resources Innovative Technology Improves Upgrading Process for Unconventional Oil Resources April 9, 2013 - 1:57pm Addthis Washington, DC - An innovative oil-upgrading technology that can increase the economics of unconventional petroleum resources has been developed under a U.S. Department of Energy -funded project. The promising technology, developed by Ceramatec of Salt Lake City, Utah, and managed by the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory, has been licensed to Western Hydrogen of Calgary for upgrading bitumen or heavy oil from Canada. A new company, Field Upgrading (Calgary, Alberta), has been formed dedicated to developing and commercializing the technology.
The Snake River Geothermal Drilling Project - Innovative Approaches...
Innovative Exploration Technologies Project Description This project will implement and test a series of innovative geothermal exploration strategies in two phases. Phase 1 studies...
Innovative DOE Technology Demonstrates Potential for Significant Increases
Innovative DOE Technology Demonstrates Potential for Significant Innovative DOE Technology Demonstrates Potential for Significant Increases in Safe and Responsible Production from Depleted U.S. Oil Fields Innovative DOE Technology Demonstrates Potential for Significant Increases in Safe and Responsible Production from Depleted U.S. Oil Fields April 25, 2012 - 1:00pm Addthis Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that an innovative technology has successfully improved oil recovery at a 106-year old Illinois field by more than 300 percent. This method of extraction could help pull as many as 130 million additional barrels of oil from the depleted field, which is past peak production using traditional drilling. "The Energy Department is making critical investments in innovations today that are helping the U.S. find and develop every available source of
Innovative Drying Technology Extracts More Energy from High Moisture Coal |
Innovative Drying Technology Extracts More Energy from High Innovative Drying Technology Extracts More Energy from High Moisture Coal Innovative Drying Technology Extracts More Energy from High Moisture Coal March 11, 2010 - 12:00pm Addthis Washington, DC - An innovative coal-drying technology that will extract more energy from high moisture coal at less cost and simultaneously reduce potentially harmful emissions is ready for commercial use after successful testing at a Minnesota electric utility. The DryFining(TM) technology was developed with funding from the first round of the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI). Great River Energy of Maple Grove, Minn., has selected the WorleyParsons Group to exclusively distribute licenses for the technology, which essentially uses waste heat from a power plant to reduce moisture content
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New DOE Reports on Smart Grid Technologies Seek to Promote Innovation...
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Ris Energy Report 5 Innovation in energy technologies 21 Introduction
Risø Energy Report 5 Innovation in energy technologies 21 5 Introduction Innovation in energy in clean-energy research at the Us Department of Energy [1]. The European Union in its seventh Framework Pro- gramme is expected to increase energy R&D budgets, not only for reasons of energy and climate
Explore Bioenergy Technology Careers | Department of Energy
Bioenergy Technology Careers Bioenergy Technology Careers Explore Bioenergy Technology Careers About Bioenergy Technologies Office Energy from abundant, renewable, domestic biomass can reduce U.S. dependence on oil, lower impacts on climate, and stimulate jobs and economic growth. Photo of a woman tending to plants in a lab. What jobs are available? Feedstocks Farmers Seasonal workers Tree farm workers Mechanical engineers Harvesting equipment mechanics Equipment production workers Chemical engineers Chemical application specialists Chemical production workers Biochemists Aquaculture technicians Agricultural engineers Genetic engineers and scientists Storage facility operators Conversion Microbiologists Clean room technicians Industrial engineers Chemical & mechanical engineers Plant operators
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Technology certification and technology acceptance: Promoting interstate cooperation and market development for innovative technologies
In the past two years, public and private efforts to promote development and deployment of innovative environmental technologies have shifted from the analysis of barriers to the implementation of a variety of initiatives aimed at surmounting those barriers. Particular attention has been directed at (1) streamlining fragmented technology acceptance processes within and among the states, and (2) alleviating disincentives, created by inadequate or unverified technology cost and performance data, for users and regulators to choose innovative technologies. Market fragmentation currently imposes significant cost burdens on technology developers and inhibits the investment of private capital in environmental technology companies. Among the responses to these problems are state and federal technology certification/validation programs, efforts to standardize cost/performance data reporting, and initiatives aimed at promoting interstate cooperation in technology testing and evaluation. This paper reviews the current status of these initiatives, identifies critical challenges to their success, and recommends strategies for addressing those challenges.
Brockbank, B.R.
than 300 technology marketing summaries and more than 15,000 DOE-funded U.S. patents and patent applications. The guiding principle behind the development of the Portal is to...
Emissions Technology Gives Company Clean Win as Energy Innovator |
Emissions Technology Gives Company Clean Win as Energy Innovator Emissions Technology Gives Company Clean Win as Energy Innovator Emissions Technology Gives Company Clean Win as Energy Innovator March 7, 2012 - 2:38pm Addthis Michael Hess Michael Hess Former Digital Communications Specialist, Office of Public Affairs How does this innovation work? A plasma reformer attached to the engine extracts hydrogen from the fuel. The device injects the hydrogen into the combustion process making the fuel burn more completely. A catalyst attached to the tailpipe cleans up 85 percent of remaining emissions. In just a few months, startup company Umpqua Energy will open its first manufacturing facility with 50 new employees producing an emission control system that can potentially reduce the emissions from vehicles by 90 percent. In a significant technological jump, the startup's system is scalable to
MIT- Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation | Open Energy
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Advanced Materials Technologies - Energy Innovation Portal
Advanced Materials Technology Marketing Summaries Here you�ll find marketing summaries of advanced materials technologies available for licensing from ...
Investigating the use of information technology in managing innovation: A case study from a university technology transfer office
This study investigates the use of information technology to manage innovation. It is based on a case study on the adoption of an innovation application, which provides an interface between R&D, marketing and administration functions of innovation development. ... Keywords: Innovation applications, Innovation process management, O31 (secondary), O32 (primary), Technology acceptance
Giselle Rampersad; Carolin Plewa; Indrit Troshani
EM Employs Innovative Technology to Remove Radioactive Sludge | Department
Employs Innovative Technology to Remove Radioactive Sludge Employs Innovative Technology to Remove Radioactive Sludge EM Employs Innovative Technology to Remove Radioactive Sludge September 1, 2012 - 12:00pm Addthis Testing and equipment simulations ensure first-of-a-kind technological processes for sludge removal can be conducted safely and efficiently. Testing and equipment simulations ensure first-of-a-kind technological processes for sludge removal can be conducted safely and efficiently. RICHLAND, Wash. - The Richland Operations Office and contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company successfully removed a portion of a highly radioactive sludge from underwater storage in a large basin adjacent to the K West reactor at the Hanford site this month. In that milestone, workers removed sludge originating from knock-out pots,
Energy Innovation Portal: Linking Energy Technologies with Market Opportunities (Revised) (Fact Sheet)
One page flyer that describes the EERE Energy Innovation Portal. Includes list of technology categories.
Biomass and Biofuels Technologies - Energy Innovation Portal
Biomass and Biofuels Technology Marketing Summaries Here you�ll find marketing summaries of biomass and biofuels technologies available for licensing ...
Wind Energy Technologies - Energy Innovation Portal
Wind Energy Technology Marketing Summaries Here you�ll find marketing summaries of wind energy technologies available for licensing from U.S. ...
Glitter� Photovoltaic Technology - Energy Innovation Portal
Technology Marketing Summary Revolutionary microsolar technology utilizes glitter-sized photovoltaic cells to change how we generate and use solar power.
Vehicles and Fuels Technologies - Energy Innovation Portal
Vehicles and Fuels Technology Marketing Summaries Here you�ll find marketing summaries of advanced vehicle and fuel technologies available for licensing from U.S ...
Building Energy Efficiency Technologies - Energy Innovation Portal
Building Energy Efficiency Technology Marketing Summaries Here you�ll find marketing summaries of building energy efficiency technologies available for licensing ...
Energy Storage Technologies - Energy Innovation Portal
Energy Storage Technology Marketing Summaries Here you�ll find marketing summaries of energy storage technologies available for licensing from U.S. Department of ...
Solar Thermal Technologies - Energy Innovation Portal
Solar Thermal Technology Marketing Summaries Here you'll find marketing summaries of concentrating solar power and solar heating technologies available for licensing ...
Wind Energy Technology Marketing Summaries Here you�ll find marketing summaries of wind energy technologies available for licensing from U.S. Department of Energy ...
Energy Storage Technology Marketing Summaries Here you�ll find marketing summaries of energy storage technologies available for licensing from U.S. ...
Building Technologies Office: Innovative Energy Systems
Heating (WMV 49 MB) Heat Pump Water Heater Technology (WMV 12 MB) HVAC Technologies Residential Air Conditioning Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD) and Programs to Support...
Technology Improves Upgrading Process for Unconventional Technology Improves Upgrading Process for Unconventional Oil Resources Innovative Technology Improves Upgrading Process for Unconventional Oil Resources April 9, 2013 - 1:57pm Addthis Washington, DC - An innovative oil-upgrading technology that can increase the economics of unconventional petroleum resources has been developed under a U.S. Department of Energy -funded project. The promising technology, developed by Ceramatec of Salt Lake City, Utah, and managed by the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory, has been licensed to Western Hydrogen of Calgary for upgrading bitumen or heavy oil from Canada. A new company, Field Upgrading (Calgary, Alberta), has been formed dedicated to developing and commercializing the technology. Heavy oil is crude oil that is viscous and requires thermally enhanced oil
Accelerating Climate Technologies: Innovative Market Strategies to Overcome
Accelerating Climate Technologies: Innovative Market Strategies to Overcome Accelerating Climate Technologies: Innovative Market Strategies to Overcome Barriers to Scale-up Jump to: navigation, search Tool Summary LAUNCH TOOL Name: Accelerating Climate Technologies: Innovative Market Strategies to Overcome Barriers to Scale-up Agency/Company /Organization: Clean Energy Group Sector: Energy, Land Focus Area: Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Agriculture Topics: Finance, Market analysis, Policies/deployment programs Resource Type: Publications, Guide/manual Website: www.cleanegroup.org/Reports/CEG_Accelerating_Climate_Technologies_0714 UN Region: "Sub-Saharan Africa" is not in the list of possible values (Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa, Caribbean, Central America, South America, Northern America, Central Asia, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, South-Eastern Asia, Western Asia, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Latin America and the Caribbean) for this property.
Innovative technologies for recycling contaminated concrete and scrap metal
Decontamination and decommissioning of US DOE`s surplus facilities will generate enormous quantities of concrete and scrap metal. A solicitation was issued, seeking innovative technologies for recycling and reusing these materials. Eight proposals were selected for award. If successfully developed, these technologies will enable DOE to clean its facilities by 2019.
Bossart, S.J. [USDOE Morgantown Energy Technology Center, WV (United States); Moore, J. [USDOE Oak Ridge Operations Office, TN (United States)
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Innovation - ST-3 Innovation - ST-3 Matt DeLong Contract Specialist for Technology Innovation Projects - NSSP-4 Proposed Action: FY 2013 Technology Innovation Portfolio Categorical Exclusion Applied (from Subpart D, 10 C.F.R. Part 1021): B5.1 Actions to conserve energy or water; B3.6 Small-scale research and development, laboratory operations, and pilot projects Location: Portland, Oregon Proposed by: Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Description of the Proposed Action: BPA proposes to fund or partially fund various federal research laboratories, universities, utilities, companies, and research institutes to conduct research and develop pilot projects that promote energy efficiency and conservation in transmission infrastructure and power grid operations through BPA's Fiscal Year 2013
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Intelligent Grid Technologies - Energy Innovation Portal
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Workshop on Innovative Technologies for Difficult to Access Areas
This report covers the Workshop on Innovative Technologies for Difficult to Access Areas held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 11, 2012. The one-half day workshop included two sessions.The first session, Direct Observation Techniques and Pulse Technology, included five presentations: Horizontal directional drilling (HDD), investigation applications and in-situ remedies supported by HDD�Directional Technologies, Inc (Mike Sequino); FLUTe reactive media and sampling tools use with ...
Advancing Solar Through Photovoltaic Technology Innovations | Department of
Advancing Solar Through Photovoltaic Technology Innovations Advancing Solar Through Photovoltaic Technology Innovations Advancing Solar Through Photovoltaic Technology Innovations April 19, 2011 - 5:17pm Addthis At NREL's High-Intensity Pulse Solar Simulator, NREL's Keith Emery removes an array of multijunction solar cells produced by PV Incubator partner Solar Junction. The NREL instrument can produce the intensity of up to 90 suns. | Photo credit: Dennis Schroeder At NREL's High-Intensity Pulse Solar Simulator, NREL's Keith Emery removes an array of multijunction solar cells produced by PV Incubator partner Solar Junction. The NREL instrument can produce the intensity of up to 90 suns. | Photo credit: Dennis Schroeder David Moore Presidential Management Fellow, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
FY10 Engineering Innovations, Research and Technology Report
This report summarizes key research, development, and technology advancements in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Engineering Directorate for FY2010. These efforts exemplify Engineering's nearly 60-year history of developing and applying the technology innovations needed for the Laboratory's national security missions, and embody Engineering's mission to ''Enable program success today and ensure the Laboratory's vitality tomorrow.'' Leading off the report is a section featuring compelling engineering innovations. These innovations range from advanced hydrogen storage that enables clean vehicles, to new nuclear material detection technologies, to a landmine detection system using ultra-wideband ground-penetrating radar. Many have been recognized with R&D Magazine's prestigious R&D 100 Award; all are examples of the forward-looking application of innovative engineering to pressing national problems and challenging customer requirements. Engineering's capability development strategy includes both fundamental research and technology development. Engineering research creates the competencies of the future where discovery-class groundwork is required. Our technology development (or reduction to practice) efforts enable many of the research breakthroughs across the Laboratory to translate from the world of basic research to the national security missions of the Laboratory. This portfolio approach produces new and advanced technological capabilities, and is a unique component of the value proposition of the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. The balance of the report highlights this work in research and technology, organized into thematic technical areas: Computational Engineering; Micro/Nano-Devices and Structures; Measurement Technologies; Engineering Systems for Knowledge Discovery; and Energy Manipulation. Our investments in these areas serve not only known programmatic requirements of today and tomorrow, but also anticipate the breakthrough engineering innovations that will be needed in the future.
Lane, M A; Aceves, S M; Paulson, C N; Candy, J V; Bennett, C V; Carlisle, K; Chen, D C; White, D A; Bernier, J V; Puso, M A; Weisgraber, T H; Corey, B; Lin, J I; Wheeler, E K; Conway, A M; Kuntz, J D; Spadaccini, C M; Dehlinger, D A; Kotovsky, J; Nikolic, R; Mariella, R P; Foudray, A K; Tang, V; Guidry, B L; Ng, B M; Lemmond, T D; Chen, B Y; Meyers, C A; Houck, T L
Biomass and Biofuels Technology Marketing Summaries Here ... The methods of the invention use solar thermal energy as the energy source for the biomass pyrolysis or ...
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... technologies that are needed for a commercially successful 10 MW class wind turbine system include: � Direct drive generator meeting practical size ...
Hydrogen Electrochemical Energy Storage Device. The hydrogen fuel cell market is still in the early stages of development. However, with advances in technology the ...
Technological development and innovation : selected policy implications
Technological development is one of the main drivers in economic progress throughout the world and is strongly linked to the creation of new industries, jobs, and wealth. This thesis attempts to better understand how a ...
Benson, Christopher L
Methodology to manage process technology innovation
The research conducted for this thesis was performed at "Company X", a U.S.-based engineered goods manufacturer. This project focused on the company's Advanced Manufacturing group and its process technology development ...
Schweizer, Daniel
Technology Innovation Honoring Students, Faculty, and Staff
Director, Business Development Brittany E. Sale, MS Business Dev. Coordinator PATENT Christopher Andon, MS Elaine Soljaga Exec. Assistant to J. Timothy Stout Michele E. Gunness, PhD Senior Technology Dev. Manager
Chapman, Michael S.
Plant Support Engineering: Innovative Technology Solutions Assessment
This project was established to look at opportunities to better employ new or alternative technologies as well as means to resolve obsolescence problems. For example, better monitoring or diagnostic equipment might be engaged to improve equipment reliability and minimize work-hours. Likewise, use of alternative technologies might be a great improvement over currently installed equipmentfor example, using high density polyethylene (HDPE) piping to replace carbon steel pipe damaged due to corrosion. Analog...
White Papers Submitted to the Technology Innovation Program
White Papers Submitted to the Technology Innovation Program interested parties to submit white papers describing an area of critical national need and how those needs-risk, high-reward R&D. White papers could discuss any area of critical national need of interest
Magee, Joseph W.
Innovative thermal-destruction technologies (Chapter 7). Book chapter
Ten innovative technologies for thermally destroying hazardous wastes were selected and described in the paper. These technologies were either supported by EPA's RCRA or SARA programs or developed by industry since 1980. Two of the important criteria used in selecting these technologies are that they are (or had been) at least at the stage of pilot-scale demonstration and appear to be promising in terms of destruction effectiveness. The 10 technologies are: Oxygen-Enriched Incineration, Westinghouse/O'Connor Combustor, Fluidized Bed Combustion, Circulating Bed Combustion, Molten Salt Combustion, Infrared System, Advanced Electrical Reactor, Plasma Arc, Wet Air Oxidation and Supercritical Fluid.
Lee, C.C.; Huffman, G.L.; Ondich, G.; James, S.C.
Program on Technology Innovation: Power Generation and Water Sustainability
This brochure summarizes the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Report 1015371, Program on Technology Innovation: An Energy/Water Sustainability Program for the Electric Power Industry. It presents a research planbased on business, economic, and technical considerationsthat would create and test new technology and science to overcome present and future constraints on thermoelectric and hydroelectric generation resulting from limited fresh water availability. The 10 year plan has an overall budget o...
Program on Technology Innovation: Integrated Generation Technology Options
This report provides a condensed, public-domain reference for current cost, performance, and technology status data for eight central-station power generation technologies. In this report, central station is defined as >100 MW with the exception of some renewable-resource-based technologies. In addition to fossil- and nuclear-based technologies, four renewable-resource-based technologies are included. This report addresses the principal technology options for utility-scale power generation.
Program on Technology Innovation: Integrated Generation Technology Options 2012
This report provides a condensed, public-domain reference for 2012 cost, performance, and technology status data for 10 central-station power-generation technologies, including fossil-, nuclear-, and renewable resource�based technologies. In this report, central station is defined as > 100 MW with the exception of some renewable resource�based technologies. This report addresses the principal technology options for utility-scale power ...
Program on Technology Innovation: Graphite Waste Separation
The graphite moderators of retired gas-cooled nuclear reactors present a difficult challenge during demolition activities. There is a widespread view that disposal would be greatly facilitated if carbon-14 could be removed from the graphite blocks. As part of the EPRI graphite initiative on the technical issues involved in the management and disposal of irradiated nuclear graphite, this report describes an engineering feasibility study of graphite radioisotope separation technology. The report evaluates ...
Program on Technology Innovation: Future Control Centers
This project reviews the functions and architectures of control centers: their past, present, and likely future. The evolving changes in power system operational needs require a distributed control center that is decentralized, integrated, flexible, and open. Present-day control centers are moving in that direction with varying degrees of success. Technologies employed in today's control centers enabling them to be distributed are briefly reviewed. With the rise of the Internet age, the trend in informat...
Innovative technology summary report: Transportable vitrification system
At the end of the cold war, many of the Department of Energy`s (DOE`s) major nuclear weapons facilities refocused their efforts on finding technically sound, economic, regulatory compliant, and stakeholder acceptable treatment solutions for the legacy of mixed wastes they had produced. In particular, an advanced stabilization process that could effectively treat the large volumes of settling pond and treatment sludges was needed. Based on this need, DOE and its contractors initiated in 1993 the EM-50 sponsored development effort required to produce a deployable mixed waste vitrification system. As a consequence, the Transportable Vitrification System (TVS) effort was undertaken with the primary requirement to develop and demonstrate the technology and associated facility to effectively vitrify, for compliant disposal, the applicable mixed waste sludges and solids across the various DOE complex sites. After 4 years of development testing with both crucible and pilot-scale melters, the TVS facility was constructed by Envitco, evaluated and demonstrated with surrogates, and then successfully transported to the ORNL ETTP site and demonstrated with actual mixed wastes in the fall of 1997. This paper describes the technology, its performance, the technology applicability and alternatives, cost, regulatory and policy issues, and lessons learned.
Building a national technology and innovation infrastructure for an aging society
This thesis focuses on the potential of strategic technology innovation and implementation in sustaining an aging society, and examines the need for a comprehensive national technology and innovation infrastructure in the ...
Lau, Jasmin
A survey of environmental needs and innovative technologies in Germany
The International Technology Program (IT?), formerly the international Technology Exchange Program (ITEP), of the Department of Energy`s (DOE`s) Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management (EM) is responsible for promoting: (1) the import of innovative technologies to better address EM`s needs; and (2) the export of US services into foreign markets to enhance US competitiveness. Under this program: (1) the environmental restoration market in Germany was evaluated, including the description of the general types of environmental problems, the environmental regulations, and specific selected contaminated sites; and (2) potentially innovative environmental restoration technologies, either commercially available or under development in Germany, were identified, described and evaluated. It was found that: (1) the environmental restoration market in Germany is very large, on the order of several billion US dollars per year, with a significant portion possibly available to US businesses; and (2) a large number (54) of innovative environmental restoration technologies, which are either commercially available or under development in Germany, may have some benefit to the DOE EM program and should be considered for transfer to the US.
Voss, C.F.; Roberds, W.J. [Golder Associates, Inc., Redmond, WA (United States)
Innovative technologies for managing oil field waste.
Each year, the oil industry generates millions of barrels of wastes that need to be properly managed. For many years, most oil field wastes were disposed of at a significant cost. However, over the past decade, the industry has developed many processes and technologies to minimize the generation of wastes and to more safely and economically dispose of the waste that is generated. Many companies follow a three-tiered waste management approach. First, companies try to minimize waste generation when possible. Next, they try to find ways to reuse or recycle the wastes that are generated. Finally, the wastes that cannot be reused or recycled must be disposed of. Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne) has evaluated the feasibility of various oil field waste management technologies for the U.S. Department of Energy. This paper describes four of the technologies Argonne has reviewed. In the area of waste minimization, the industry has developed synthetic-based drilling muds (SBMs) that have the desired drilling properties of oil-based muds without the accompanying adverse environmental impacts. Use of SBMs avoids significant air pollution from work boats hauling offshore cuttings to shore for disposal and provides more efficient drilling than can be achieved with water-based muds. Downhole oil/water separators have been developed to separate produced water from oil at the bottom of wells. The produced water is directly injected to an underground formation without ever being lifted to the surface, thereby avoiding potential for groundwater or soil contamination. In the area of reuse/recycle, Argonne has worked with Southeastern Louisiana University and industry to develop a process to use treated drill cuttings to restore wetlands in coastal Louisiana. Finally, in an example of treatment and disposal, Argonne has conducted a series of four baseline studies to characterize the use of salt caverns for safe and economic disposal of oil field wastes.
Veil, J. A.; Environmental Assessment
Oil & Natural Gas Projects Exploration and Production Technologies | Open
Oil & Natural Gas Projects Exploration and Production Technologies Oil & Natural Gas Projects Exploration and Production Technologies Jump to: navigation, search OpenEI Reference LibraryAdd to library Web Site: Oil & Natural Gas Projects Exploration and Production Technologies Author U.S. Department of Energy Published Publisher Not Provided, Date Not Provided DOI Not Provided Check for DOI availability: http://crossref.org Online Internet link for Oil & Natural Gas Projects Exploration and Production Technologies Citation U.S. Department of Energy. Oil & Natural Gas Projects Exploration and Production Technologies [Internet]. [cited 2013/10/15]. Available from: http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/Petroleum/projects/EP/Explor_Tech/P225.htm Retrieved from "http://en.openei.org/w/index.php?title=Oil_%26_Natural_Gas_Projects_Exploration_and_Production_Technologies&oldid=688583
Innovation Innovation Creating the Next Generation of Government * Make Government Stronger - Transparency * Make Government More Efficient - Participation * Stimulate Economic Growth- Collaboration challenges Solutions * Government as a Platform * Provide services directly to the citizen wherever and whenever * Enabled by Technology Impact - Transparency Impact - Participation Impact - collaboration Tools At Our Disposal Open Government Open Government QuickTime(tm) and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. 4. Data Communities 5. Reviewing Existing Agency Rules * Three grand challenges * 26 projects * One year to complete QuickTime(tm) and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. 1. Launch "We the People"
Technology Innovations and Experience Curves for Nitrogen Oxides Control Technologies
Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) NOx Control; Prepared byNOx Removal Technologies. Volume 1. Selective Catalytic Reduction.
Yeh, Sonia; Rubin, Edward S.; Taylor, Margaret R.
Innovative forming and fabrication technologies : new opportunities.
The advent of light metal alloys and advanced materials (polymer, composites, etc.) have brought the possibility of achieving important energy reductions into the full life cycle of these materials, especially in transportation applications. 1 These materials have gained acceptance in the aerospace industry but use of light metal alloys needs to gain wider acceptance in other commercial transportation areas. Among the main reasons for the relatively low use of these materials are the lack of manufacturability, insufficient mechanical properties, and increased material costs due to processing inefficiencies. Considering the enormous potential energy savings associated with the use of light metal alloys and advanced materials in transportation, there is a need to identify R&D opportunities in the fields of materials fabrication and forming aimed at developing materials with high specific mechanical properties combined with energy efficient processes and good manufacturability. This report presents a literature review of the most recent developments in the areas of fabrication and metal forming focusing principally on aluminum alloys. In the first section of the document, the different sheet manufacturing technologies including direct chill (DC) casting and rolling, spray forming, spray rolling, thin slab, and strip casting are reviewed. The second section of the document presents recent research on advanced forming processes. The various forming processes reviewed are: superplastic forming, electromagnetic forming, age forming, warm forming, hydroforming, and incremental forming. Optimization of conventional forming processes is also discussed. Potentially interesting light metal alloys for high structural efficiency including aluminum-scandium, aluminum-lithium, magnesium, titanium, and amorphous metal alloys are also reviewed. This section concludes with a discussion on alloy development for manufacturability. The third section of the document reviews the latest developments in fiber-reinforced composite materials. Emerging curing processes are presented along with a discussion on the possible developments in biocomposite materials. The fourth section presents recent developments in the fabrication of bulk nanomaterials and nanoparticles reinforced materials. Advanced joining technologies are presented in the fifth section. Future research is proposed in the last section.
Davis, B.; Hryn, J.; Energy Systems; Kingston Process Metallurgy, Inc.
The Effect of Government Actions on Environmental Technology Innovation: Applications to the Integrated Assessment of Carbon Sequestration Technologies
This project seeks to improve the ability of integrated assessment models (IA) to incorporate changes in technology, especially environmental technologies, cost and performance over time. In this report, we present results of research that examines past experience in controlling other major power plant emissions that might serve as a reasonable guide to future rates of technological progress in carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) systems. In particular, we focus on U.S. and worldwide experience with sulfur dioxide (SO{sub 2}) and nitrogen oxide (NO{sub x}) control technologies over the past 30 years, and derive empirical learning rates for these technologies. The patterns of technology innovation are captured by our analysis of patent activities and trends of cost reduction over time. Overall, we found learning rates of 11% for the capital costs of flue gas desulfurization (FGD) system for SO{sub 2} control, and 13% for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems for NO{sub x} control. We explore the key factors responsible for the observed trends, especially the development of regulatory policies for SO{sub 2} and NO{sub x} control, and their implications for environmental control technology innovation.
Rubin, E. S.; Hounshell, D. A.; Yeh, S.; Taylor, M.; Schrattenholzer, L.; Riahi, K.; Barreto, L.; Rao, S.
Biogas in the United Kingdom & Sweden - A Technological Innovation System Based Analysis.
?? The production of biogas via anaerobic digestion is an effective technology for converting organic waste into renewable fuel. Using the Technological Innovation System (TIS)� (more)
Gordon, Niall
The EPRI Integrated Generation Technology Options is intended to provide a snapshot of current cost and performance and technology trends for central electricity generation stations (>50 MW). This document is designed to help with information on the current options in power generation infrastructure capital investments. This 2008 Integrated Generation Technology Options draws from the results of the 2007 TAG studies with relevant current updates. However, while the TAG addresses about 20 different Power ...
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology
INNOVATIVE PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES (IPT) NETL Team Technical Coordinator: David Alman
INNOVATIVE PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES (IPT) NETL Team Technical Coordinator: David Alman INNOVATIVE PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES (IPT) NETL Team Technical Coordinator: David Alman Name Title Affiliation Alfonso, Dominic R Physical Scientist NETL Brow n, Thomas D General Engineer NETL Buric, Michael General Engineer NETL Casleton, Kent H Physical Scientist NETL Chorpening, Benjamin Mechanical Engineer NETL Dogan, Omer Materials Research Eng NETL Ferguson, Donald H Mechanical Engineer NETL Gerdemann,Stephen Chemical Engineer NETL Haw k, Jeffrey Materials Research Eng NETL Huckaby, E David Mechanical Engineer NETL Manivannan, Ayyakkannu General Engineer NETL Ochs, Thomas L General Engineer NETL Ohodnicki, Paul General Engineer NETL Oryshchyn, Danylo Mechanical Engineer NETL Shahnam, Mehrdad General Engineer NETL Sidw ell, Todd G Mechanical Engineer NETL Strakey, Peter A Physical Scientist
Program on Technology Innovation: Impact of Wireless Power Transfer Technology
This report presents an overview and analysis of wireless power transmission, also called wireless power transfer (WPT), a means of delivering power from a source to an end-use device without wires or contacts. The recent explosive growth in wireless data applications and the surge in the use of portable electronic devices has dramatically increased the market potential for wireless energy-transfer technologies. Industries are investigating the latest wireless power technologies to improve versatility, r...
09, 2013 09, 2013 Innovative Technology Improves Upgrading Process for Unconventional Oil Resources Washington, D.C. - An innovative oil-upgrading technology that can increase the economics of unconventional petroleum resources has been developed under a U.S. Department of Energy -funded project. The promising technology, developed by Ceramatec of Salt Lake City, Utah, and managed by the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory, has been licensed to Western Hydrogen of Calgary for upgrading bitumen or heavy oil from Canada. A new company, Field Upgrading (Calgary, Alberta), has been formed dedicated to developing and commercializing the technology. Heavy oil is crude oil that is viscous and requires thermally enhanced oil recovery methods, such as steam and hot water injection, to reduce its viscosity and enable it to flow. The largest U.S. deposits of heavy oil are in California and on Alaska's North Slope. Estimates for the U.S. heavy oil resource total about 104 billion barrels of oil in place - nearly five times the United States' proved reserves. In addition, although no commercial-scale development of U.S. oil sands or oil shale has yet occurred, both represent another potential future domestic unconventional oil resource.
On innovation, quality of life and technology of BodyNets
Technology innovation is the key to enhancing the quality of life for everyone in the continuum of life from newborns to senior citizens. Management innovation is the fuel that sustains the technology innovation engine. Thus, together, ... Keywords: BodyNets, Smart Shirt, chronic diseases, cost of care, healthcare continuum, quality of care, sensors, wearable motherboard
Sungmee Park; Sundaresan Jayaraman
Terra-Gen Power and TAS Celebrate Innovative Binary Geothermal Technology |
and TAS Celebrate Innovative Binary Geothermal Technology and TAS Celebrate Innovative Binary Geothermal Technology Jump to: navigation, search OpenEI Reference LibraryAdd to library Web Site: Terra-Gen Power and TAS Celebrate Innovative Binary Geothermal Technology Abstract N/A Authors Terra-Gen Power and LLC Published Publisher Not Provided, Date Not Provided DOI Not Provided Check for DOI availability: http://crossref.org Online Internet link for Terra-Gen Power and TAS Celebrate Innovative Binary Geothermal Technology Citation Terra-Gen Power, LLC. Terra-Gen Power and TAS Celebrate Innovative Binary Geothermal Technology [Internet]. [updated 2011;cited 2011]. Available from: http://www.terra-genpower.com/News/TERRA-GEN-POWER-AND-TAS-CELEBRATE-INNOVATIVE-BINAR.aspx Retrieved from "http://en.openei.org/w/index.php?title=Terra-Gen_Power_and_TAS_Celebrate_Innovative_Binary_Geothermal_Technology&oldid=682514
Program on Technology Innovation: Central Station Solar Photovoltaic, Linear Fresnel, and Dish-Engine Technology Assessment
This Technology Innovation (TI) project, performed in conjunction with an EPRI feasibility study for a 50 to 500 megawatt (MW) central station solar power (CSSP) plant to be developed in New Mexico by mid-2010, surveyed and characterized photovoltaic (PV), linear Fresnel, and dish-engine solar technology options. The overall feasibility study also assessed the status of parabolic trough and central receiver solar technologies.
Program on Technology Innovation: Multi-Metering Technology Assessment
The essential concept of multi metering is to physically centralize the metering of electric service to multiple consumers so that a single communications module can serve all customers services with a single shared enclosure, power supply, memory, and computing capability. This report describes versions of multi metering currently on the market around the world. It assesses available and emerging multi-metering technologies, their possible applications in North America, and the comparative economics of ...
Program on Technology Innovation: Assessment of Tritium Removal Technologies
Tritium is produced during nuclear power plant operation, with the majority of production stemming from a reaction with boron in pressurized water reactors (PWRs) in which neutrons from the plant�s chain reaction are absorbed. This report reviews separation technology development for the removal of tritium from wastewaters to meet environmental release limits.BackgroundThe designation �tritiated water� refers to water in which ...
Program on Technology Innovation: Nuclear Power Generation Technologies
The United States and other countries are currently planning to expand their nuclear power electrical generation base in order to provide energy security and price stability while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Since the existing fleet of nuclear plants was built during or before the 1970s, new plants will incorporate more advanced designs. This report documents the current status and potential for advanced nuclear power technology development and/or commercialization over the next 5 to 15 years.
The political economy of technological innovation : a change in the debate
Why are some countries more technologically innovative than others? The dominant explanation amongst political-economists is that domestic institutions determine national innovation rates. However, after decades of research, ...
Taylor, Mark Zachary
Innovative Energy Storage Technologies Enabling More Renewable Power |
Energy Storage Technologies Enabling More Renewable Energy Storage Technologies Enabling More Renewable Power Innovative Energy Storage Technologies Enabling More Renewable Power November 15, 2011 - 3:45pm Addthis The PNM Prosperity Energy Storage Project is the nationâs first combined solar generation and storage facility to be fully integrated into a utilityâs power grid. Pictured above are the facility's solar panels, including an aerial view in the upper left. | Image courtesy of PNM The PNM Prosperity Energy Storage Project is the nation's first combined solar generation and storage facility to be fully integrated into a utility's power grid. Pictured above are the facility's solar panels, including an aerial view in the upper left. | Image courtesy of PNM Dr. Imre Gyuk Dr. Imre Gyuk Energy Storage Program Manager, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Innovative Evaporative and Thermally Activated Technologies Improve Air Conditioning, The Spectrum of Clean Energy Innovation (Fact Sheet)
Innovative Evaporative and Innovative Evaporative and Thermally Activated Technologies Improve Air Conditioning Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) invented a breakthrough technology that improves air conditioning in a novel way-with heat. NREL combined desiccant materials, which remove moisture from the air using heat, and advanced evaporative technologies to develop a cooling unit that uses 90% less electricity and up to 80% less total energy than traditional air conditioning (AC). This solution, called the desiccant enhanced evaporative air conditioner (DEVap), also controls humidity more effectively to improve the comfort of people in buildings. Desiccants are an example of a thermally activated technology (TAT) that relies on heat instead
A model for technology assessment and commercialization for innovative disruptive technologies
Disruptive technologies are scientific discoveries that break through the usual product technology capabilities and provide a basis for a new competitive paradigm as described by Anderson and Tushman [1990], Tushman and Rosenkopf [1992], and Bower and Christensen [1995]. Discontinuous innovations are products/processes/services that provide exponential improvements in the value received by the customer much in the same vein as Walsh [1996], Lynn, Morone and Paulson [1996], and Veryzer [1998]. For more on definitions of disruptive technologies and discontinuous innovations, see Walsh and Linton [1999] who provide a number of definitions for disruptive technologies and discontinuous innovations. Disruptive technologies and discontinuous innovations present a unique challenge and opportunity for R and D organizations seeking to build their commercialization efforts and to reinvent the corporation. These technologies do not have a proven path from scientific discovery to mass production and therefore require novel approaches. These critically important technologies are the wellspring of wealth creation and new competency generation but are not readily accepted by the corporate community. They are alternatively embraced and eschewed by the commercial community. They are finally accepted when the technology has already affected the industry or when the technological horse has already flown out of the hanger. Many firms, especially larger firms, seem reluctant to familiarize themselves with these technologies quickly. The trend seems to be that these firms prefer to react to a proven disruptive technology that has changed the product market paradigm. If true, then there is cause for concern. This paper will review the literature on disruptive technologies presenting a model of the progression from scientific idea to mass production for disruptive technologies contrasted to the more copious incremental technologies. The paper will then describe Sandia National Laboratories' involvement in one of the disruptive technology areas, namely micro-electromechanical systems (sometimes referred to as Microsystems or MEMS) and will survey a number of companies that have investigated Sandia's technological discoveries for potential use in an industrial capacity. The survey will focus on the movement of the research findings from the laboratory into the marketplace and all of the problem areas that disruptive technologies face in this arena. The paper will then state several hypotheses that will be tested. The data will be described with results and conclusions reported.
Natural Gas Technologies II Conference - Ingenuity & Innovation
Natural Gas Technologies II Conference - Ingenuity & Innovation Natural Gas Technologies II Conference - Ingenuity & Innovation Session 10 - Gas Industry Forum February 8-11, 2004 Phoenix, Arizona Table of Contents Disclaimer Program [PDF-102KB] Biographies [PDF-107KB] Presentations Disclaimer This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government or any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.
Program on Technology Innovation: Ion Transport Membrane Oxygen Technology for Advanced Power Generation Systems
This report documents an Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Technology Innovation (TI) project that provides background information and increased understanding to EPRI members of the potential benefits of integrating ion transport membrane (ITM) technology for oxygen production with integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) and oxyfuel combustion pulverized coal power plants. This TI project also generated new learning by conducting literature reviews of existing and new air separation technolo...
Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies at the Colado...
being able to attract debt and equity financing to build a 60 MW geothermal electrical power plant which will cost approximately 200 million and will require approximately 13...
Geothermal exploration and assessment technology program plan. Final report
The following program plan elements are described: barriers to commercialization, cost/benefit analysis for exploration assessment technology (hydrothermal systems), goals, objectives, technical plan, management plan, budget, and procurement plan. (MHR)
America's Top Innovations Advance High Performance Homes America's Top Innovations Advance High Performance Homes Building America Top Innovations. Recognizing top innovations in building science. Innovations sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Building America program and its teams of building science experts continue to have a transforming impact, leading our nation's home building industry to high-performance homes. Building America researchers have worked directly with more than 300 U.S. production home builders and have boosted the performance of more than 42,000 new homes. Learn more about Building America Top Innovations. 2013 Top Innovations New Top Innovations are awarded annually for outstanding Building America research achievements. Learn more about the 2013 Top Innovations recently awarded by selecting a category or award recipient below.
Geothermal exploration technology. Annual report, 1978
Progress is reported on the following programs: electrical and electromagnetic computer modeling techniques; minicomputer for in-field processing of magnetotelluric data; superconducting thin-film gradiometer and magnetometers for geophysical applications; magnetotellurics with SQUID magnetometers; controlled-source electromagnetic system; geothermal seismic field system development; Klamath Basin geothermal resource and exploration technique evaluation; Mt. Hood geothermal resource evaluation; East Mesa seismic study; seismological studies at Cerro Prieto; self-potential studies at Cerro Prieto; resistivity studies at Cerro Prieto; magnetotelluric survey at Cerro Prieto; and precision gravity studies at Cerro Prieto. (MHR)
This Summary Report summarizes the progress of Phases 3, 3A and 4 of a waste technology Demonstration Project sponsored under a DOE Environmental Management Research and Development Program and administered by the U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory-Morgantown (DOE-NETL) for an ''Innovative Fossil Fuel Fired Vitrification Technology for Soil Remediation''. The Summary Reports for Phases 1 and 2 of the Program were previously submitted to DOE. The total scope of Phase 3 was to have included the design, construction and demonstration of Vortec's integrated waste pretreatment and vitrification process for the treatment of low level waste (LLW), TSCA/LLW and mixed low-level waste (MLLW). Due to funding limitations and delays in the project resulting from a law suit filed by an environmental activist and the extended time for DOE to complete an Environmental Assessment for the project, the scope of the project was reduced to completing the design, construction and testing of the front end of the process which consists of the Material Handling and Waste Conditioning (MH/C) Subsystem of the vitrification plant. Activities completed under Phases 3A and 4 addressed completion of the engineering, design and documentation of the Material Handling and Conditioning System such that final procurement of the remaining process assemblies can be completed and construction of a Limited Demonstration Project be initiated in the event DOE elects to proceed with the construction and demonstration testing of the MH/C Subsystem.
J. Hnat; L.M. Bartone; M. Pineda
Dynamics of innovation of biofuel ethanol. three decades of experience in the U.S. and in Brazil .
??This dissertation draws on the burgeoning field of innovation of low carbon technologies. Using the functions of innovation systems, this study explores the process of� (more)
Berger, Elena M.
Technological distinctive competencies and organizational learning: Effects on organizational innovation to improve firm performance
This paper analyzes how top management support of technology influences the generation of technological skills, technological distinctive competencies and organizational learning. The research also examines the effects of technological distinctive competencies ... Keywords: O32, O33, Organizational innovation, Organizational learning, Organizational performance, Q55, Technological distinctive competencies, Top management support
Mar�A Teresa Bol�Var-Ramos; V�Ctor J. Garc�A-Morales; Encarnaci�N Garc�A-S�Nchez
Perspective and trends: Future of geothermal exploration technology
Some examples are given of where current research in seismic and electromagnetic imaging may eventually lead to practical technologies for exploration. These are technologies that will provide a relatively high resolution, 2-D and 3-D parameterized picture of the earth to depths of two to three km. Parameters discussed include P- and S-wave velocities and electrical resistivity.
Goldstein, N.E.
Examination of incentive mechanisms for innovative technologies applicable to utility and nonutility power generators
Innovative technologies, built by either utility or nonutility power generators, have the potential to lower costs with less environmental emissions than conventional technologies. However, the public-good nature of information, along with uncertain costs, performance, and reliability, discourages rapid adoption of these technologies. The effect of regulation of electricity production may also have an adverse impact on motivation to innovate. Slower penetration of cleaner, more efficient technologies could result in greater levels of pollution, higher electricity prices, and a reduction in international competitiveness. Regulatory incentives could encourage adoption and deployment of innovative technologies of all kinds, inducting clean coal technologies. Such incentives must be designed to offset risks inherent in innovative technology and encourage cost-effective behavior. To evaluate innovative and conventional technologies equally, the incremental cost of risk (ICR) of adopting the innovative technology must be determined. Through the ICR, the magnitude of incentive required to make a utility (or nonutility) power generator equally motivated to use either conventional or innovative technologies can be derived. Two technology risks are examined: A construction risk, represented by a 15% cost overrun, and an operating risk, represented by a increased forced outage rate (decreased capacity factor). Different incentive mechanisms and measurement criteria are used to assess the effects of these risks on ratepayers and shareholders. In most cases, a regulatory incentive could offset the perceived risks while encouraging cost-effective behavior by both utility and nonutility power generators. Not only would the required incentive be recouped, but the revenue requirements would be less for the innovative technology; also, less environmental pollution would be generated. In the long term, ratepayers and society would benefit from innovative technologies.
McDermott, K.A. [Illinois Commerce Commission, Springfield, IL (United States); Bailey, K.A.; South, D.W. [Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). Environmental Assessment and Information Sciences Div.
Small Body Exploration Technologies as Precursors for Interstellar Robotics
The scientific activities undertaken to explore our Solar System will be the same as required someday at other stars. The systematic exploration of primitive small bodies throughout our Solar System requires new technologies for autonomous robotic spacecraft. These diverse celestial bodies contain clues to the early stages of the Solar System's evolution as well as information about the origin and transport of water-rich and organic material, the essential building blocks for life. They will be among the first objects studied at distant star systems. The technologies developed to address small body and outer planet exploration will form much of the technical basis for designing interstellar robotic explorers. The Small Bodies Assessment Group, which reports to NASA, initiated a Technology Forum in 2011 that brought together scientists and technologists to discuss the needs and opportunities for small body robotic exploration in the Solar System. Presentations and discussions occurred in the areas of mission and spacecraft design, electric power, propulsion, avionics, communications, autonomous navigation, remote sensing and surface instruments, sampling, intelligent event recognition, and command and sequencing software. In this paper, the major technology themes from the Technology Forum are reviewed, and suggestions are made for developments that will have the largest impact on realizing autonomous robotic vehicles capable of exploring other star systems.
Noble, Robert; /SLAC; Sykes, Mark V.; /PSI, Tucson
CEE Distinguished Lecture - Ashok Gadgil on "Innovating Technologies for
CEE Distinguished Lecture - Ashok Gadgil on "Innovating Technologies for CEE Distinguished Lecture - Ashok Gadgil on "Innovating Technologies for the Poorest Two Billion" Speaker(s): Ashok Gadgil Date: April 30, 2013 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Location: Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall (UCB Campus) Seminar Host/Point of Contact: JoAnne Lambert Two recent technology innovations could improve the lives of tens - possibly hundreds - of millions of people among the poorest two billion on the planet. Both technologies have emerged in the last few years from focused, goal-driven research by teams of creative, hard-working researchers in the Gadgil laboratory and in the field. The first technology innovation is the Berkeley-Darfur Stove, which is an inexpensive, fuel-efficient biomass stove for use by displaced women and girls in Darfur, Sudan. The second innovation is Electrochemical Arsenic
Program on Technology Innovation: New Concepts of Water Conservation Cooling and Water Treatment Technologies
This report summarizes 114 proposals received as a result of Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) worldwide solicitations that were distributed in February 2011 and June 2012. The solicitations sought early-stage concepts for innovative power plant water-conserving technologies for cooling, waste heat utilization, and water treatment. The report also highlights 18 cooling proposals from 2011, including 5 funded projects. In addition, it describes current cooling ...
24M Technologies: Using Innovation to Solve the Energy Storage Challenge |
4M Technologies: Using Innovation to Solve the Energy Storage 4M Technologies: Using Innovation to Solve the Energy Storage Challenge 24M Technologies: Using Innovation to Solve the Energy Storage Challenge February 1, 2011 - 3:30pm Addthis Photo of the 24M Technologies team (from left, Yet-Ming-Chiang, W. Craig Carter, and Throop Wilder.) | Courtesy of 24M. Photo of the 24M Technologies team (from left, Yet-Ming-Chiang, W. Craig Carter, and Throop Wilder.) | Courtesy of 24M. April Saylor April Saylor Former Digital Outreach Strategist, Office of Public Affairs The folks at 24M Technologies are the kind of new energy innovators President Obama spoke of in the State of the Union address last week. Throop Wilder, president of the emerging technology start-up, and his fellow co-founders Yet-Ming Chiang and W. Craig Carter (both scientists at
An Easy Way to Find Patents for Innovative Technologies | Department of
An Easy Way to Find Patents for Innovative Technologies An Easy Way to Find Patents for Innovative Technologies An Easy Way to Find Patents for Innovative Technologies April 23, 2012 - 1:17pm Addthis The new Visual Patent Finder tool, shown here, helps you easily browse the over 16,000 issued U.S. patents for Energy Department-funded technologies. The new Visual Patent Finder tool, shown here, helps you easily browse the over 16,000 issued U.S. patents for Energy Department-funded technologies. Lynn Meyer Presidential Management Fellow, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy How does it work? The Energy Innovation Portal's new Visual Patent Finder helps users easily browse through thousands of patents The application identifies word occurrence patterns across all patent records, and creates "clusters" of results
Application of 2D VSP Imaging Technology to the Targeting of Exploration
VSP Imaging Technology to the Targeting of Exploration VSP Imaging Technology to the Targeting of Exploration and Production Wells in a Basin and Range Geothermal System Humboldt House-Rye Patch Geothermal Area Geothermal Project Jump to: navigation, search Last modified on July 22, 2011. Project Title Application of 2D VSP Imaging Technology to the Targeting of Exploration and Production Wells in a Basin and Range Geothermal System Humboldt House-Rye Patch Geothermal Area Project Type / Topic 1 Recovery Act: Geothermal Technologies Program Project Type / Topic 2 Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies Project Description Phase I will consist of the acquisition, processing and interpretation of two 2-dimensional vertical seismic profiles (VSPs) at strategic positions crossing the range front fault system in the Humboldt House-Rye Patch (HH-RP) geothermal resource area. APEX-HiPoint Reservoir Imaging, Project team partner, will use its borehole seismic technology deploying up to 240 multicomponent phones on a fiber optic wireline system coupled to a high-volume data acquisition system. A vibroseis source will be recorded along the 2D profiles with offsets up to 10,000 feet on either side of the receiver wells, creating a wide horizontal aperture. Using dynamic borehole cooling, the APEX receivers will be deployed in an extended vertical array above and below the interface (and large velocity contrast) between Tertiary valley fill sediments and Triassic and older reservoir rocks, significantly increasing vertical aperture, multiplicity, frequency and signal quality. Optim, Project Team partner, will use its patented nonlinear optimization technique on both borehole and surface data to obtain high resolution velocity models down to target depths, also a "first". HiPoint's patented, time-domain processing techniques will be employed to provide accurate, high-resolution reflection images in a fraction of previous compute times.
Valuing innovative technology R&D as a real option : application to fuel cell vehicles
This thesis aims to elucidate real option thinking and real option valuation techniques for innovative technology investment. Treating the fuel cell R&D investment as a real option for General Motor's light passenger vehicle ...
Tsui, Maggie
Program on Technology Innovation: Cladding and Structural Materials for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems
This EPRI technical update gives an overview of the initial work being done under a 3-year research program on cladding and structural materials for advanced nuclear energy systems. This research is part of EPRI's Program on Technology Innovation.
Soap Manufacturing TechnologyChapter 7 Kettle Saponification: Computer Modeling, Latest Trends, and Innovations
Soap Manufacturing Technology Chapter 7 Kettle Saponification: Computer Modeling, Latest Trends, and Innovations Surfactants and Detergents eChapters Surfactants - Detergents Press Downloadable pdf of\tChapter 7 K
GSA's Green Proving Ground: Identifying, Testing and Evaluating Innovative Technologies (Presentation)
GSA's Green Proving Ground (GPG) program utilizes GSA's real estate portfolio to test and evaluate innovative and underutilized sustainable building technologies and practices. Findings are used to support the development of GSA performance specifications and inform decision making within GSA, other federal agencies, and the real estate industry. The program aims to drive innovation in environmental performance in federal buildings and help lead market transformation through deployment of new technologies.
Kandt, A.; Lowell, M.
Program on Technology Innovation: Environmental and Health Issues Related to Radiofrequency Emissions from Smart Grid Technologies, Summary of Two Workshops
The electrical grid with its associated technologies is experiencing a phase of rapid evolution and expansion. New technological innovations often evoke questions and concerns about health and safety. To address this contingency, EPRI held two workshops in 2011 to (1) identify the electromagnetic environments resulting from emerging technologies, and (2) obtain an understanding of the potential health effects associated with radio-frequency (RF) emissions these technologies produce.
Sandia-developed technology receives innovation award | National...
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
N.M., for commercialization of a Sandia National Laboratories technology that uses water to disable improvised explosive devices. The technology - TEAM licensed it as...
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies - Energy Innovation Portal
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Marketing Summaries Here you�ll find marketing summaries of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies available for licensing from U.S ...
Art Rosenfeld - 2011 National Medal of Technology & Innovation
development of energy-efficient building technologies and related standards and policies.Produced by Evolving Communications for the National Science & Technology Medals Foundation...
Energy Innovations: Science & Technology at NREL, Spring 2009 (Brochure)
This new Energy Innovations newsletter will increase the awareness of successes, progress, and activities at NREL. Audiences include VIP visitors to NREL, current and potential partners in our work, and key decision makers who want to know why NREL's R&D is worth funding.
Program on Technology Innovation: Advanced Concepts in Slurry-Fed Low-Rank Coal Gasification
This report documents the results of a Technology Innovation screening study of concepts for improving the performance of slurry-fed gasification combined cycle power plants on low rank coals by using two innovative coal preparation technologies: coal slurries with liquid CO2 as the fluid, and hot water drying. Slurry-fed gasification technologies have a cost advantage over dry-fed systems, but they suffer a large performance penalty when used on low rank coals because of the large fraction of water and ...
New DOE Reports on Smart Grid Technologies Seek to Promote Innovation,
DOE Reports on Smart Grid Technologies Seek to Promote DOE Reports on Smart Grid Technologies Seek to Promote Innovation, Privacy and Access New DOE Reports on Smart Grid Technologies Seek to Promote Innovation, Privacy and Access October 5, 2010 - 12:00am Addthis Washington, D.C. - In order to implement recommendations made in the Federal Communications Commission's National Broadband Plan, the Department of Energy released two reports today on important policy issues raised by Smart Grid technologies that can promote innovation, cut costs for consumers and modernize our electrical grid. Each report completes a public-information-gathering process begun earlier this year by the Department. DOE General Counsel Scott Blake Harris said, "These reports will allow the Department to better inform a dialogue with state and federal officials as
ITEP: A survey of innovative environmental restoration technologies in the Netherlands and France
The International Technology Exchange Program (ITEP) of the Department of Energy`s (DOE`s) Office of Environmental Management (EM) is responsible for promoting the import of innovative technologies to better address EM`s needs and the export of US services into foreign markets to enhance US competitiveness. Under this program, potentially innovative environmental restoration technologies, either commercially available or under development in the Netherlands and France, were identified, described, and evaluated. It was found that 12 innovative environmental restoration technologies, which are either commercially available or under development in the Netherlands and France, may have some benefit for the DOE EM program and should be considered for transfer to the United States.
Roberds, W.J.; Voss, C.F.; Hitchcock, S.A. [Golder Associates, Inc., Redmond, WA (United States)
Innovation in Electric Vehicle Technology? Easy as A123 | Department of
in Electric Vehicle Technology? Easy as A123 in Electric Vehicle Technology? Easy as A123 Innovation in Electric Vehicle Technology? Easy as A123 May 2, 2011 - 3:45pm Addthis A123 battery in passenger vehicle application | Photo Courtesy of A123 Systems A123 battery in passenger vehicle application | Photo Courtesy of A123 Systems Connie Bezanson Education & Outreach Manager, Vehicle Technologies Program Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of visiting the great state of Michigan to participate in a two-day workshop entitled, "Electrifying the Economy - Educating the Workforce: Taking Charge of the Electric Vehicle Industry's Educational Needs." In addition to an exciting exchange on promoting innovation in the electric vehicle industry, I had the opportunity to see this innovation first-hand when I visited A123 Systems Livonia, MI battery
Modeling and analyzing technology innovation in the energy sector: Patent-based HMM approach
Energy is essential for global economy. To satisfy the huge demand for energy in an environmentally friendly manner, it will be imperative to develop new technologies for using renewable and sustainable energy. As a result, R&D efforts in the energy ... Keywords: Clustering, Energy technology, Hidden Markov models (HMMs), Innovation patterns, Patent analysis, Trend modeling
Sungjoo Lee; Hyoung-Joo Lee; Byungun Yoon
Program on Technology Innovation: Review of Advanced Cooling Tower Technologies with Reduced Cooled Water Temperature and Evaporatio
This report reviews current technologies and solutions for advanced cooling towers with reduced cooled water temperature and evaporation losses. This is the first report for the dew-point cooling tower fill development project, funded by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Program on Technology Innovation, Water Conservation program. It is prepared by the Gas Technology Institute (GTI).This review is based on a literature and patent survey; it summarizes advancements in cooling ...
Energy Innovation Portal Brings DOE Technologies to the Market (Fact Sheet)
For venture capitalists, energy entrepreneurs, and industry veterans, finding the right renewable energy or energy efficiency solution used to be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Now, a searchable treasure trove of innovative U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) technologies is available. Created by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the online Energy Innovation Portal helps businesses and entrepreneurs access the intellectual property of DOE's 17 national laboratories and other research partners.
A boom in energy technology innovation despite decades of stagnant investment
Rates of patenting in energy technologies in the United States stagnated during a period of low federal investment in the sector from the mid-1980's through 2000. To analyze the current state of the field, we built a new comprehensive database of energy patents in the USA and worldwide aggregated by nation and technology. We show that innovation in energy technologies, as measured by numbers of new patents, has grown dramatically over the last decade both for renewable and fossil fuel-based technologies, but that traditional investment -government and private support for research and development (R&D) -has not risen commensurately. We also show that while venture capital investment in the sector has increased significantly in the last few years it lags the observed uptick in patenting. We find increasing patenting rates in nations worldwide but also differences in regional priorities, as well as a marked divergence in innovation rates across technologies. Renewable energy technologies - especially solar and wind - currently show the fastest rates of innovation, while patenting levels in nuclear fission have remained low despite relatively high levels of sustained investment. While this sharp increase of innovative activity bodes well for change in the energy sector, the future of emerging technologies may hinge on sustained investment in R&D and favorable incentives for market entry.
Bettencourt, Luis M [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Trancik, Jessika A [SANTA FE INSTITUTE; Kaur, Jasleen [INDIANA UNIV
Energy Innovations: Science & Technology at NREL, Fall 2009
The Energy Innovations newsletter serves as a key outreach tool for NREL to tout the lab's accomplishments, progress, and activities to key stakeholders who can impact the lab's level of funding and potential resources. Audiences include VIP visitors to NREL, current and potential partners in our work, and key decision makers who want to know about NREL's R&D directions and the quality and significance of our results.
Energy Innovations: Science & Technology at NREL, Winter 2010 (Brochure)
Energy Innovations: Science & Technology at NREL, Winter 2011 (Brochure)
Energy Innovations: Science & Technology at NREL, Summer 2010 (Brochure)
Advanced Lithium Ion Battery Technologies - Energy Innovation Portal
The Berkeley Lab technology contributes to improved battery safety by circumventing lithium metal dendrite formation. Benefits. ... hybrid electric vehicles;
In Situ Enhanced Soil Mixing. Innovative Technology Summary Report
In Situ Enhanced Soil Mixing (ISESM) is a treatment technology that has been demonstrated and deployed to remediate soils contaminated with volatile organic volatile organic (VOCs). The technology has been developed by industry and has been demonstrated with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science and Technology and the Office of Environmental Restoration.
Program on Technology Innovation: Next Generation Monitoring, Assessment, and Control
Power system operation technologies such as computerized one-line diagram visualization, state estimation, contingency analysis, and distance relay were developed upwards of 50 years ago, However, technological advances in communication, computing, and algorithms have made it possible to reexamine methods for performing real-time monitoring, assessment, and control. This report describes the vision, infrastructure, and technology roadmap for future smart control centers.
High Temperature Capabililty and Innovative Cooling with a Spar and Shell Turbine Blade - Florida Turbine Technologies
Temperature Capability and Temperature Capability and Innovative Cooling with a Spar and Shell Turbine Blade-Florida Turbine Technologies Background Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc. (FTT) is currently developing advanced aerothermal technologies centered on spar and shell airfoil concepts meant to provide highly durable turbine components that require the lowest cooling flow possible. The spar-shell system represents a unique opportunity for the use of advanced, high-temperature materials
Second Phase of Innovative Technology Project to Capture CO2, Produce
Second Phase of Innovative Technology Project to Capture CO2, Second Phase of Innovative Technology Project to Capture CO2, Produce Biofuels Launched in Ohio Second Phase of Innovative Technology Project to Capture CO2, Produce Biofuels Launched in Ohio August 9, 2012 - 1:00pm Addthis Washington, DC - A novel method to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from flue gas and produce biofuels has been formally launched in the second phase of a Department of Energy (DOE) project at a nursery in Ohio. Successful application of the process could eventually help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide a source of liquid biofuels and biogas, reducing U.S. dependence on foreign energy sources. Touchstone Research Laboratory in Triadelphia, W.Va., successfully inoculated four biomass production ponds with algae at Cedar Lane Farms in
Fuel Station of the Future- Innovative Approach to Fuel Cell Technology
Station of the Future- Innovative Approach to Fuel Cell Station of the Future- Innovative Approach to Fuel Cell Technology Unveiled in California Fuel Station of the Future- Innovative Approach to Fuel Cell Technology Unveiled in California September 15, 2011 - 5:51pm Addthis A customer fills up at a new Energy Department supported fuel cell hydrogen energy station in Fountain Valley, California. | Photo courtesy of Air Products and Chemicals. A customer fills up at a new Energy Department supported fuel cell hydrogen energy station in Fountain Valley, California. | Photo courtesy of Air Products and Chemicals. Sunita Satyapal Program Manager, Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Technology Program Imagine pulling-up to a fuel station that supplies your car with clean, renewable fuel. Now imagine that, while you're filling up, this same
HEADWATERS TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION GROUP FOR AN HEADWATERS TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION GROUP FOR AN ADVANCE WAIVER OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN INVENTION RIGHTS UNDER DOE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO. DE-FC26-05NT42448; W(A)-05-023, CH-1287 The Petitioner, Headwaters Technology Innovation Group (HTI) was awarded a cooperative agreement for the performance of work entitled, "Production and Optimization of Coal-Derived High Hydrogen Content Fischer-Tropsch Liquids". The purpose of the cooperative agreement is to select the optimum Fischer-Tropsch (FT) catalyst for producing high-hydrogen content FT liquids based on bench-scale testing of high and medium alpha iron-based catalysts and to produce barrel quantity samples of high-hydrogen content FT liquids in a process demonstration unit. This waiver is only for inventions of HTI made under its cooperative
Innovative Technology Simulates Slips So Employees Don't Have To |
Innovative Technology Simulates Slips So Employees Don't Have To Innovative Technology Simulates Slips So Employees Don't Have To Innovative Technology Simulates Slips So Employees Don't Have To January 25, 2013 - 10:37am Addthis A Savannah River Remediation employee finds out how hazardous slippery conditions can be as part of a safety demonstration inside the URS Slip Simulator. A harness connected to a support beam allows participants to experience walking on slippery conditions without falling. | Photo by Energy Department A Savannah River Remediation employee finds out how hazardous slippery conditions can be as part of a safety demonstration inside the URS Slip Simulator. A harness connected to a support beam allows participants to experience walking on slippery conditions without falling. | Photo by Energy Department
a robot. The licensing agreement between Sandia and TEAM, which is located in the Sandia Science & Technology Park, allowed the business to advance the device's design and bring...
NREL: Technology Transfer - Investing in Clean Energy Innovation
Decreasing proven reserves of fossil fuels, ... They include technologies in the R&D areas of advanced vehicles and fuels, basic sciences, biomass, buildings ...
Analysis of Small Business Innovation in Green Technologies ...
... There are also organizations that we exclude from the analysis of small and large ... Take for example a scenario in which fuel cell technology fails to ...
Tri-Cities Index of Innovation and Technology
In 2001 and 2004, the Economic Development Office of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory published companion reports to the Washington Technology Center Index studies that provided additional information on the Tri-Cities (Kennewick-Richland-Pasco) area of the state, its technology businesses, and important advantages that the Tri-Cities have as places to live and do business. These reports also compared the Tri-Cities area to other technology-based metropolitan areas in the Pacific Northwest and nation along critical dimensions known to be important to technology firms. This report updates the material in these earlier reports, and highlights a growing Tri-Cities metropolitan area.
Fowler, Richard A.; Scott, Michael J.; Butner, Ryan S.
An Exploration of Innovation and Energy Efficiency in an Appliance Industry
Innovation Process at Appliance Manufacturer, seen throughinnovation in the residential appliance industries. Ecology.Offer (1994). "Household Appliances and the Use of Time: The
Taylor, Margaret
73. Beldock, J. (1988). Energy efficiency innovation in theand the Practice of Energy Efficiency. Energy and Resourceset al. (2006). "Energy efficiency policies: A retrospective
Technological innovation in architecture : effective practices for energy efficient implementation
The objective of this research is to simultaneously address the environmental concerns in building design and the urgency in the architectural, engineering, and construction industry (AEC) to advance technologically by ...
Intrachooto, Singh
Innovation pathways in technology intensive government organizations : insights from NASA
Despite a rich legacy of impressive technological accomplishments (e.g., project Apollo, the Hubble Space Telescope) in recent years, the ability of government space agencies to deliver on their promises has increasingly ...
Szajnfarber, Zoe
NETL: News Release - Innovative Drying Technology Extracts More...
market the technology, whose first user will be the utility's Spiritwood Station under construction near Jamestown, N.D. In addition to using power plant waste heat to reduce...
Program on Technology Innovation: The Next Generation Nuclear Plant
This Technology Update documents the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) project, which will demonstrate the design, licensing, construction, and operation of a new nuclear energy source using high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) technology. This new non-emitting energy source is applicable to a broad range of uses, from generating electricity to providing high-temperature industrial process heat to producing hydrogen. The NGNP project is sponsored as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and envi...
Program on Technology Innovation: Distributed Photovoltaic Power Applications for Utilities
Emerging PV technology brings significant opportunities for many stakeholders including electric utilities, electric customers, energy-service providers and PV equipment vendors. The opportunities for utilities range from owning and deploying various PV generation resources and related products to incentivizing other owners to install PV systems and technology that provide benefits to the power system. This technical update describes PV power system concepts that utilities may want to consider as they pl...
Program on Technology Innovation: Superconducting DC Cable Workshop
This report is a summary of discussions and conclusion from a workshop on the technology of superconducting DC transmission cables. The workshop was held at EPRI in Palo Alto, California on October 12, 13, and 14, 2005. The purpose of the meeting was to bring a small group of experts in technologies relevant to the development of such a cable and to enumerate potential issues, technical challenges, and a timetable for development. The first half of the workshop consisted of short technical presentations,...
The Development of Social E-Enterprises, Mobile Communication and Social Networks: A Social Cognitive Perspective of Technological Innovation
As technological innovations have progressed, the ability of social enterprises to find creative solutions to social problems in the global economy has increased. Social electronic enterprises e-enterprises contribute to the well-being of society by ... Keywords: E-Enterprise, Mobile Communication, Online Communities, Social Entrepreneurs, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Software, Social Value, Technological Innovation
Vanessa Ratten
New book on `Technological Innovation, Food Sovereignty and Food Security in More than 80 persons participated in the presentation
New book on `Technological Innovation, Food Sovereignty and Food Security in Bolivia' More than 80 persons participated in the presentation of a new book, `Innovación Tecnológica, Soberanía y Seguridad Alimentaría' (Technological Innovation, Food Sovereignty and Food Security). The book was written by Freddy
Richner, Heinz
Proceedings of the 10th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
We are pleased to present the proceedings of the 10th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education - ITiCSE 2005. We are honored to host this event, in particular as 2005 marks the tenth anniversary ITiCSE conference, ...
Jos� Cunha; William Fleischman; Viera K. Proulx; Jo�o Louren�o
Innovative energy technologies and climate policy in Germany
Due to the size and structure of its economy, Germany is one of the largest carbon emitters in the European Union. However, Germany is facing a major renewal and restructuring process in electricity generation. Within the next two decades, up to 50% of current electricity generation capacity may retire because of end-of-plant lifetime and the nuclear phase-out pact of 1998. Substantial opportunities therefore exist for deployment of advanced electricity generating technologies in both a projected baseline and in alternative carbon policy scenarios. We simulate the potential role of coal integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC), natural gas combined cycle (NGCC), carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS), and wind power within a computable general equilibrium of Germany from the present through 2050. These advanced technologies and their role within a future German electricity system are the focus of this paper. We model the response of greenhouse gas emissions in Germany to various technology and carbon policy assumptions over the next few decades. In our baseline scenario, all of the advanced technologies except CCS provide substantial contributions to electricity generation. We also calculate the carbon price where each fossil technology, combined with CCS, becomes competitive. Constant carbon price experiments are used to characterize the model response to a carbon policy. This provides an estimate of the cost of meeting an emissions target, and the share of emissions reductions available from the electricity generation sector.
Schumacher, Katja; Sands, Ronald D.
Near-infrared spectroscopy. Innovative technology summary report
A near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy system with a remote fiber-optic probe was developed and demonstrated to measure the water content of high-level radioactive wastes from the underground storage tanks at the Hanford Site in richland Washington. The technology was developed as a cost-effective and safer alternative to the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) technique in use as the baseline. This work was supported by the Tanks Focus Area (TFA) within the Department of Energy`s (DOE) Office of Science and Technology (OST) in cooperation with the Hanford Tank Waste Remediation System (TWRS) Program.
Program on Technology Innovation: Sorbent Activation Process (SAP) Development
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have developed a technology (U.S. Patents 6,451,094 and 6,558,454) that can significantly reduce the cost of activated carbon (AC) for controlling mercury from coal-fired power plants. The technology involves the on-site production of AC at the power plant using the site coal and then direct injection of the freshly produced sorbent into the flue gas to capture mercury. The AC is injected upstream ...
Program on Technology Innovation: Nuclear Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World
This report explores the economic value of advanced nuclear reactor and fuel system technologies in addressing global warming in a carbon-constrained world. Under a range of reasonable assumptions, the projected value of advanced nuclear technology options is in the trillions of dollars even in scenarios that take into account competing technologies such as carbon capture and storage (CCS).
In situ enhanced soil mixing. Innovative technology summary report
In Situ Enhanced Soil Mixing (ISESM) is a treatment technology that has been demonstrated and deployed to remediate soils contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The technology has been developed by industry and has been demonstrated with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Energy`s Office of Science and Technology and the Office of Environmental Restoration. The technology is particularly suited to shallow applications, above the water table, but can be used at greater depths. ISESM technologies demonstrated for this project include: (1) Soil mixing with vapor extraction combined with ambient air injection. [Contaminated soil is mixed with ambient air to vaporize volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The mixing auger is moved up and down to assist in removal of contaminated vapors. The vapors are collected in a shroud covering the treatment area and run through a treatment unit containing a carbon filter or a catalytic oxidation unit with a wet scrubber system and a high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter.] (2) soil mixing with vapor extraction combined with hot air injection [This process is the same as the ambient air injection except that hot air or steam is injected.] (3) soil mixing with hydrogen peroxide injection [Contaminated soil is mixed with ambient air that contains a mist of diluted hydrogen peroxide (H{sub 2}O{sub 2}) solution. The H{sub 2}O{sub 2} solution chemically oxidizes the VOCs to carbon dioxide (CO{sub 2}) and water.] (4) soil mixing with grout injection for solidification/stabilization [Contaminated soil is mixed as a cement grout is injected under pressure to solidify and immobilize the contaminated soil in a concrete-like form.] The soils are mixed with a single-blade auger or with a combination of augers ranging in diameter from 3 to 12 feet.
Program on Technology Innovation: Advanced Filter Concepts: PMScreen
EPRI has been developing technologies to enable power generators to meet more stringent particulate matter (PM) emission requirements for units equipped with underperforming electrostatic precipitators (ESPs). PMScreen makes use of novel filter materials and the electrical charging supplied by the ESP to achieve supplemental PM capture at the ESP outlet at minimal pressure drop. This report summarizes results of slipstream proof-of-concept testing at a power plant site.
Program on Technology Innovation: Managing the Risks of Climate Policies
Climate policy creates substantial risks and opportunities for companies in the electric sector and the broader energy sector. Understanding these risks and making investment choices that explicitly recognize future policy uncertainty are critical to effective risk management. Today, many electric companies are actively considering substantial investments in new capacity. The technology choices these companies make and the financial return on these investments are integrally tied to future environmental ...
Today, many electric companies are actively considering substantial investments in new capacity. The technology choices these companies make and the financial returns on investments are integrally tied to future environmental policies and, in particular, to climate policy. This report examines the implications of possible future climate policies for existing capacity from two perspectives. First, it evaluates the near-term implications of a carbon value for the operation and net revenue of plants in two ...
Program on Technology Innovation: Electricity Use in the Electric Sector
While many utilities are encouraged by regulators to engage in end-use energy efficiency programs, few consider options to reduce energy losses along the electricity value chain, even though the electricity sector is the second largest electricity-consuming industry in the United States. Electricity used to facilitate power production, transmission, and distribution alone consumes approximately 11% of generated electricity. A number of technologies can be applied to reduce this electricity use. This repo...
Program on Technology Innovation: ESBWR Severe Accident Phenomenology
GE is designing a large passive BWR nuclear plant, the ESBWR and pursuing a design certification for the ESBWR from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The competitive passive BWR design called ESBWR, is one of the technologies selected by EPRI member utilities participating in a planned combined industry/government initiative to apply for a combined construction and operating license (COL) from the NRC. The development work was performed in support of GE's efforts to design and license the ESB...
Program on Technology Innovation: Carbon Nanotube Water Filtration
Carbon nanotubes--tiny cylinders of rolled-up graphite sheets with diameters in the range of 1--3 nanometers--have been enjoying an iconic status among nanoscience researchers for a long time. However, despite their spectacular properties, commercial applications of carbon nanotubes have been few. Now, a new commercial technology is exploiting one of the most remarkable properties of this carbon nanotube molecule: the ability of the tiny carbon nanotube pore to transport water at an extremely fast rate, ...
Program on Technology Innovation: Industrial Electrotechnology Development Opportunities
With the industrial sector accounting for about one-third of all energy consumed, continued development of new electrotechnologies will result in improved energy utilization, gross domestic product (GDP) growth, and job creation in this sector. Customers need to be made aware of the operational benefits of energy-efficient technologies, including improved process throughput and quality, reduced energy costs, ease of environmental compliance, enhanced productivity, and greater profits. Utilities can help ...
Program on Technology Innovation: Development of Flexible Electrochromic Films
Even with today's energy-efficient low-emissivity (low-E) coatings, more than 4 quads of energy are lost through windows each year, costing building owners over 40 billion. Electrochromic windows that allow active control of transmitted light and solar heating offer a pathway to improved window performance that maintains optimal occupant comfort while minimizing the energy footprint. This report reviews the benefits of electrochromic window technology to help meet these goals and the opportunity for new ...
Remote Underwater Characterization System - Innovative Technology Summary Report
Characterization and inspection of water-cooled and moderated nuclear reactors and fuel storage pools requires equipment capable of operating underwater. Similarly, the deactivation and decommissioning of older nuclear facilities often requires the facility owner to accurately characterize underwater structures and equipment which may have been sitting idle for years. The underwater characterization equipment is often required to operate at depths exceeding 20 ft (6.1 m) and in relatively confined or congested spaces. The typical baseline approach has been the use of radiation detectors and underwater cameras mounted on long poles, or stationary cameras with pan and tilt features mounted on the sides of the underwater facility. There is a perceived need for an inexpensive, more mobile method of performing close-up inspection and radiation measurements in confined spaces underwater. The Remote Underwater Characterization System (RUCS) is a small, remotely operated submersible vehicle intended to serve multiple purposes in underwater nuclear operations. It is based on the commercially-available �Scallop� vehicle1, but has been modified by Department of Energy�s Robotics Technology Development Program to add auto-depth control, and vehicle orientation and depth monitoring at the operator control panel. The RUCS is designed to provide visual and gamma radiation characterization, even in confined or limited access areas. It was demonstrated in August 1998 at Idaho National Engineering and environmental Laboratory (INEEL) as part of the INEEL Large Scale Demonstration and Deployment Project. During the demonstration it was compared in a �head-tohead� fashion with the baseline characterization technology. This paper summarizes the results of the demonstration and lessons learned; comparing and contrasting both technologies in the areas of cost, visual characterization, radiological characterization, and overall operations.
Willis, Walter David
Three New NIST Economics Briefs Explore Technology Topics
... term growth, the development of new technologies drives both new products and services and overall productivity, technology-based industries ...
Program on Technology Innovation: Water Resources for Thermoelectric Power Generation
Due to severe drought conditions in the Southwest in recent years, EPRI and the U.S. Department of Energys National Energy Technology Laboratory have sponsored three related assessments of water supplies in the San Juan Basin area of the four-corner intersection of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. Two of the studies assess the use of saline waters in power plants. The third describes the adaptation of a deterministic watershed model to forecast the impact of climate change on river hydrology in t...
NETL-RUA: Collaborative R&D for Technology Innovation
gov Customer Service: 1-800-553-7681 gov Customer Service: 1-800-553-7681 Albany, OR * Anchorage, AK * Morgantown, WV * Pittsburgh, PA * Sugar Land, TX Shared Laboratories, S hared Intellect, Shared Resources NETL-RUA: Collaborative R&D for Technology Innovation The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has a 100-year history of partnering with academia and industry to solve the nation's energy issues by developing and commercializing new technologies. NETL is continuing these long-standing partnerships through the NETL-Regional University Alliance (NETL-RUA). This partnership combines the facilities, expertise, and resources
Relationships in Technological Processes: Finding the Common Ground between Diffusion of Innovations and Relationship Marketing Theories-A Case Study
The process model and theory of Diffusion of Innovations DOI and the new idea of how technology spreads in an organization are discussed. A comparison between DOI and the Relationship Marketing RM theory is examined. Managers who desire innovation or ... Keywords: Diffusion of Innovations DOI, Enterprise Resource Planning ERP, Financial Management Information Systems FMIS, Procurement Process, Relationship Marketing RM, Request for Information RFI, Request for Proposal RFP, Single-Case Study
Francisco Cua, Steve Reames, Joe Choon Yean Chai
and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment The INCITE program provides awards of time on the Oak Ridge and Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (LCF) high performance computer systems for researchers to pursue transformational advances in science and technology. If you answer yes to the following questions, INCITE may be right for you. To begin the process, submit an RFI: http://hpc.science.doe.gov/allocations/incite Is your science campaign outpacing the computing resources available to you? Do you have a long-term vision for your research campaign, over a period of years rather than months? Can you effectively use an INCITE-sized award, more than twenty million core-hours? INCITE INCITE issues an annual call for proposals of high-impact,
NREL Explores Earth-Abundant Materials for Future Solar Cells (Fact Sheet), Innovation: The Spectrum of Clean Energy Innovation, NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Explores Earth-Abundant Explores Earth-Abundant Materials for Future Solar Cells Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are using a theory-driven technique-sequential cation mutation-to understand the nature and limitations of promising solar cell materials that can replace today's technologies. Finding new materials that use Earth-abundant elements and are easily manufactured is important for large-scale solar electricity deployment. The goal of the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative is to reduce the installed cost of solar energy systems by about 75% by the end of the decade. Obtaining that goal calls for photovoltaic (PV) technologies to improve in three main areas: solar-cell efficiencies, material processing costs, and scalability to the terawatt (TW), or 10
NETL: News Release - Innovative Technology Shows Promise for Low-Cost
June 2, 2005 June 2, 2005 Innovative Technology Shows Promise for Low-Cost Mercury Control Patented DOE Process Licensed to Industry for Commercial Development WASHINGTON, DC - Close on the heels of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's March 15 release of its Clean Air Mercury Rule, the U.S. Department of Energy has issued a license to private industry to commercially develop a promising low-cost, DOE-patented mercury control technology. MORE INFO Technical Report on the Thief Process [PDF-374KB] DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the license on a technology called the Thief Process to Mobotec USA, Inc., of Walnut Creek, Calif. Mobotec, a leader in developing cost-effective combustion improvement and multi-pollutant reduction technologies for industrial and
Age and technology innovation in the workplace: Does work context matter?
Two workplace trends will become increasingly important in years to come: reliance on information technology (IT) and workforce aging. This study explores the influence of workplace context on employee reactions to the implementation of a new IT initiative ... Keywords: Age, Implementation, Organizational climate, Technology
Tracey E. Rizzuto
Program on Technology Innovation: The Galvin Path to Perfect Power--A Technical Assessment
The Galvin Electricity Initiative is a landmark project conducted to catalyze the transformation of the U.S. electric power system. Funded by former Motorola CEO and Chairman Robert W. Galvin, the Initiative goal is to assess how to create Perfect Powera system that is absolutely reliable and trouble-free to the consumer. The EPRI Office of Technology Innovation was engaged by the Galvin Electricity Initiative to perform technical assessments that can guide industry development and design of the Perfect ...
Program on Technology Innovation: Small Torrefaction Plants Front End Engineering and Design
This report is produced under the EPRI Program on Technology Innovation, and analyzes the viability of developing small torrefaction plants, to be locally deployed close to biomass resource areas, to reduce logistic cost associated to hauling wet raw biomass long distances to large centralized facilities, for production of torrefied chips and pellets. Two plant sizes were selected for a Front Engineering and Design Analysis: 1) A 5/tons/hour product capacity and 2) a 2tons/hour product capacity. The torr...
Acoustic Energy: An Innovative Technology for Stimulating Oil Wells
The objective of this investigation was to demonstrate the effectiveness of sonication in reducing the viscosity of heavy crude oils. Sonication is the use of acoustic or sound energy to produce physical and/or chemical changes in materials, usually fluids. The goal of the first project phase was to demonstrate a proof of concept for the project objective. Batch tests of three commercially available, single-weight oils (30-, 90-, and 120-wt) were performed in the laboratory. Several observations and conclusions were made from this series of experiments. These include the following: (1) In general, the lower the acoustic frequency, the greater the efficiency in reducing the viscosity of the oils; (2) Sonication treatment of the three oils resulted in reductions in viscosity that ranged from a low of 31% to a high of 75%; and (3) The results of the first phase of the project successfully demonstrated that sonication could reduce the viscosity of oils of differing viscosity. The goal of the second project phase was to demonstrate the ability of sonication to reduce the viscosity of three crude oils ranging from a light crude to a heavy crude. The experiments also were designed to examine the benefits of two proprietary chemical additives used in conjunction with sonication. Acoustic frequencies ranging from 800 Hz to 1.6 kHz were used in these tests, and a reactor chamber was designed for flow-through operation with a capacity of one gallon (3.8 liters). The three crude oils selected for use in the testing program were: (1) a heavy crude from California with a viscosity of approximately 65,000 cP (API gravity about 12{sup o}), (2) a crude from Alabama with a significant water content and a viscosity of approximately 6,000 cP (API gravity about 22 {sup o}), and (3) a light crude from the Middle East with a viscosity of approximately 700 cP (API gravity about 32{sup o}). The principal conclusions derived from the second project phase include the following: (1) The application of acoustic energy (sonication) significantly reduced the viscosity of crude oils, and the amount of viscosity reduction resulting is greater for more viscous, heavy crude oils than it is for less viscous, light crude oils. (2) Test results showed that after being heated, resulting viscosity reductions were not sustained following treatment to the extent that post-sonication reductions were sustained. (3) The maximum viscosity reductions in Oils 1, 2, and 3 due to sonication were 43%, 76%, and 6%, respectively. Samples of Oil 2 associated with larger viscosity reductions often exhibited a definite water separation layer follow the tests, whereas reductions of approximately 23% were measured when this separation was not observed. (4) It was observed that neither horn design nor the reduction of input power by 25% had very little effect on the ability of sonication to alter crude oil viscosity. (5) The chemical additives produced a range of viscosity reduction from 37% to a maximum of 94% with the largest reductions being facilitated by the abundant water present Oil 2. If the Oil 2 results are not considered, the maximum reduction was 73%. The effects of the additives and sonication are enhanced by each other. (6) In only one test did the viscosity return to as much as 50% of the pre-treatment value during a period of 30 days following treatment; recovery was much less in all other cases. Therefore, more than half of the viscosity reduction was maintained for a month without additional treatment. (7) Possible applications, market potential, and economic value of the implementation of a mature sonication technology within the petroleum industry were identified, and it was estimated that the potential exists that more than a billion barrels of oil could be upgraded or produced annually as a result. The project results successfully demonstrated that sonication alone and in combination with chemical additives can effectively reduce the viscosity of crude oils having a broad range of viscosity/API gravity values. Several recommendations are made for follow-on
Edgar, Dorland E.; Peters, Robert W.; Johnson, Donald O.; Paulsen, P. David; Roberts, Wayne
Arid sites stakeholder participation in evaluating innovative technologies: VOC-Arid Site Integrated Demonstration
Developing and deploying innovative environmental cleanup technologies is an important goal for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), which faces challenging remediation problems at contaminated sites throughout the United States. Achieving meaningful, constructive stakeholder involvement in cleanup programs, with the aim of ultimate acceptance of remediation decisions, is critical to meeting those challenges. DOE`s Office of Technology Development sponsors research and demonstration of new technologies, including, in the past, the Volatile Organic Compounds Arid Site Integrated Demonstration (VOC-Arid ID), hosted at the Hanford Site in Washington State. The purpose of the VOC-Arid ID has been to develop and demonstrate new technologies for remediating carbon tetrachloride and other VOC contamination in soils and ground water. In October 1994 the VOC-Arid ID became a part of the Contaminant Plume Containment and Remediation Focus Area (Plume Focus Area). The VOC Arid ID`s purpose of involving stakeholders in evaluating innovative technologies will now be carried on in the Plume Focus Area in cooperation with Site Technology Coordination Groups and Site Specific Advisory Boards. DOE`s goal is to demonstrate promising technologies once and deploy those that are successful across the DOE complex. Achieving that goal requires that the technologies be acceptable to the groups and individuals with a stake in DOE facility cleanup. Such stakeholders include groups and individuals with an interest in cleanup, including regulatory agencies, Native American tribes, environmental and civic interest groups, public officials, environmental technology users, and private citizens. This report documents the results of the stakeholder involvement program, which is an integral part of the VOC-Arid ID.
Peterson, T.S.; McCabe, G.H.; Brockbank, B.R. [and others
Technology Transfer and Innovation in the Utility Organization: A Workbook on How to Look, Analyze, and Improve
In most technical organizations, there exist various cultural, organizational, and institutional barriers to innovation. This workbook will help utilities find these impediments and thus improve their ability to better assimilate new technologies.
Energy and Natural Resources Program. Our focus is on crafting and catalyzing a set of policies and institutions that can stimulate the research, development, and deployment of energy technologies that can address the full range energy-related challenges of the 21 st century, including environment, development and security issues. ETIP has ongoing research in two areas: (1) Energy Technology Policy for a Greenhouse-Gas Constrained World and (2) Technology Innovation Studies. In the first area, we are currently focused on the U.S., China, and India, with a strong emphasis on the role of international cooperation in the development and deployment of cleaner energy systems. In the second area, we examine how government policy and programs can play an effective role in stimulating private sector investments in the development and deployment of cleaner energy technologies.
Vicki Norberg-bohm
Technology Innovations
of Learning by Doing; Rev. Econ. Studies 1962, 29, 155-173. 26. Yelle, L.E. The Learning Curve: Historical Review and Comprehensive Survey; Decision Sci. 1979, 10,...
Advanced Recyclable Media System{reg_sign}. Innovative technology summary report
The objective of the Large-Scale Demonstration Project (LSDP) is to select and demonstrate potentially beneficial technologies at the Argonne National Laboratory East`s (ANL) Chicago Pile-5 (CP-5) Research Reactor. The purpose of the LSDP is to demonstrate that using innovative and improved deactivation and decommissioning (D and D) technologies from various sources can result in significant benefits, such as decreased cost and increased health and safety, as compared with baseline D and D technologies. This report describes a demonstration of the Advanced Recyclable Media System{reg_sign} technology which was employed by Surface Technology Systems, Inc. to remove coatings from a concrete floor. This demonstration is part of the CP-5 LSDP sponsored by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science and Technology Deactivation and Decommissioning Focus Area (DDFA). The Advanced Recyclable Media System{reg_sign} (ARMS) technology is an open blast technology which uses a soft recyclable media. The patented ARMS Engineered Blast Media consists of a fiber-reinforced polymer matrix which can be manufactured in various grades of abrasiveness. The fiber media can be remade and/or reused up to 20 times and can clean almost any surface (e.g., metal, wood, concrete, lead) and geometry including corners and the inside of air ducts.
Program on Technology Innovation: Nuclear Power Emergency Power Alternative Technology Investigations
Strategies for the use of advanced electrical energy storage and generation technologies for providing direct current (dc) and alternating current (ac) emergency power for nuclear power plants were investigated and a screening evaluation of these technologies for use in these strategies was conducted. Potential near-term and longer term possibilities were considered in the screening of the technologies that ...
Encryption Engine - Energy Innovation Portal
Energy Innovation Portal Technologies. Search Help ... Market Sheet (885 KB) Technology Marketing Summary In the past, ...
Exploring predictors of technology adoption among older adults.
??The purpose of this study was to investigate predictors of older adult technology adoption through a mixed methods perspective. One hundred and seventy-six older adults� (more)
Heinz, Melinda Sue
GSA's Green Proving Ground: Identifying, Testing and Evaluating Innovative Technologies; Preprint
This paper will provide an overview of the GPG program and its objectives as well as a summary and status update of the 16 technologies selected for enhanced testing and evaluation in 2011. The federal government's General Services Administration's (GSA) Public Buildings Service (PBS) acquires space on behalf of the federal government through new construction and leasing, and acts as a caretaker for federal properties across the country. PBS owns or leases 9,624 assets and maintains an inventory of more than 370.2 million square feet of workspace, and as such has enormous potential for implementing energy efficient and renewable energy technologies to reduce energy and water use and associated emissions. The Green Proving Ground (GPG) program utilizes GSA's real estate portfolio to test and evaluate innovative and underutilized sustainable building technologies and practices. Findings are used to support the development of GSA performance specifications and inform decision making within GSA, other federal agencies, and the real estate industry. The program aims to drive innovation in environmental performance in federal buildings and help lead market transformation through deployment of new technologies. In 2011, the GPG program selected 16 technologies or practices for rigorous testing and evaluation. Evaluations are currently being performed in collaboration with the Department of Energy's National Laboratories, and a steady stream of results will be forthcoming throughout 2012. This paper will provide an overview of the GPG program and its objectives as well as a summary and status update of the 16 technologies selected for enhanced testing and evaluation in 2011. Lastly, it provides a general overview of the 2012 program.
R. (1997). "Internal R&D expenditures and externalWhat do we Know About: R&D Metrics in Technology-DrivenMapping the two faces of R&D: Productivity growth in a panel
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Poetic design: an exploration of the parallels between expert poetry composition and innovative design practice
Despite parallels between the structure of poetry composition tasks and design tasks, there appears to be no previous research exploring the consequences of these correspondences for an understanding of skilled behaviour in these two domains. In the ... Keywords: creative process, design practice, inspiration, poetry composition, primary generator, problem-solution co-evolution
Erin L. Beatty; Linden J. Ball
Program on Technology Innovation: Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Technology Development
This report provides a comprehensive overview of current post-combustion carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technologies and potential directions for future development.
Roaming Mars and Space: 3D Technology Exploration from Home | Department of
Roaming Mars and Space: 3D Technology Exploration from Home Roaming Mars and Space: 3D Technology Exploration from Home Roaming Mars and Space: 3D Technology Exploration from Home November 5, 2013 - 11:55am Addthis Explore Mars and the solar system at mars.webmaker.org. | Courtesy of mars.webmaker.org. Explore Mars and the solar system at mars.webmaker.org. | Courtesy of mars.webmaker.org. Linda Silverman Team Lead, Education and Workforce Development Erin Twamley Project and Web Manager, Education & Workforce Development KEY FACTS The Mars exploration units are 100% free and open source. You can use them in any learning setting - free of charge - and play around with the source code! Kuda is an open-source application for building 3D simulations like
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Program on Technology Innovation: Advanced Nuclear Technology--Component Margins and Monitoring Database
The Advanced Nuclear Technology Margins and Monitoring Database, available to EPRI members, documents a consensus of experts on issues relating to equipment design margins and monitoring recommendations for large capital, balance-of-plant (BOP) components important to power production.
Program on Technology Innovation: Network Management Technology Applied to Power Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Maintenance
Generic solutions developed for the information technology and telecommunications (IT-Telco) fields can benefit power plants willing to modernize instrumentation and control (I&C) equipment and maintenance tasks to take advantage of the expanded functionality of new technologies. This report investigates the applicability of generic network management products to help streamline power plant I&C and maintenance practices. Because of the competitive pressures of a large and expanding marketplace, such gene...
Program on Technology Innovation: Technology Research Opportunities for Efficient Water Treatment and Use
This report provides background information on the use of freshwater in the United States and the basic technologies employed to treat and utilize water. The connections between water use and energy consumption are also highlighted. Opportunities are discussed for improving water use efficiency through on-site water reuse, water reclamation, and water use reductions. Lastly, recommendations are provided for future action to advance specific technologies and market opportunities.
Program on Technology Innovation: Biomass Leaching Pre-Treatment Technology Bench Testing
The leaching of biomass to remove or eliminate troublesome constituents such as alkali metals, chlorine, sulfur, and phosphorus presents an opportunity to solve many problems associated with firing and cofiring low-cost and low-grade agricultural biomass and waste materials to produce energy and biofuels. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has taken interest in fostering the development of this potentially game-changing technology. As part of this endeavor, EPRI, through the Technology Innovati...
Program on Technology Innovation: Development of the EPRI Magnetic Molecules Technology
This report describes work to date on development of EPRI Magnetic Molecules, a new technology for the selective removal of radioactive and other contaminants from liquid wastes and process solutions at nuclear power plants. EPRI received a patent following an initial proof of principle test demonstrating the viability of the concept. This report describes the first phase of the EPRI program to establish this technology.
Program on Technology Innovation: Technology R&D Strategy for the Electric Power Industry: "Wild Cards"
To address the many challenges facing the electric power industry during the next 20 years, an effective process of technology R&D planning is needed. To augment recently completed scenario-based planning, this report identifies the technology and R&D needs that result from 21 additional institutional, political, financial, technical, or social changes ("wild cards") not addressed in the prior scenarios project (see EPRI Report 1014385). This report also identifies key R&D priorities that occur in multip...
Program on Technology Innovation: Security Technology Evaluation for New Nuclear Power Plants
This report provides a summary of the state-of-the-art technologies available for perimeter surveillance and intrusion detection systems. These technologies are applicable to the planning and implementation of security measures for the next generation of nuclear power plants. In the absence of intelligence information, the first indication of a potential attack would be from an intrusion into a facility. This intrusion would be detected by a properly designed and deployed perimeter security system. The a...
Program on Technology Innovation: Advanced Information Technology Requirements for the Electric Power Industry
The EPRI Advanced Information Technology Requirements for the Electric Power Industry workshop was held September 16�17, 2008, in Knoxville, Tennessee. It was attended by 15 senior information technology (IT) professionals representing various investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities, rural cooperatives, and regional transmission organizations (RTOs), as well as the Edison Electric Institute and the U.S. Department of Energy. The workshop provided a forum to identify needs and opportunities for indu...
Program on Technology Innovation: Carbon Nanotube Technology for the Electric Power Industry
A couple decades ago, a new molecular form of carbon exhibiting extraordinary properties was discovered. This resulted in a frenzy of basic and applied research, and tremendous strides have been made. The technology that ensued is still relatively immature, but there is the prospect that the technology may be used in the future for a wide range of applications in the electric power industry. In fact, the three new materials discussed in this report (fullerenes, nanotubes, and graphene) have the potential...
Environmental benefits of advanced oil and gas exploration and production technology
Design exploration of hybrid caches with disparate memory technologies
Traditional multilevel SRAM-based cache hierarchies, especially in the context of chip multiprocessors (CMPs), present many challenges in area requirements, core--to--cache balance, power consumption, and design complexity. New advancements in technology ... Keywords: Hybrid cache architecture, Three-dimensional IC design, cache hierarchy, embedded DRAM, magnetic RAM, nonuniform cache architecture, phase-change RAM, power, thermal
Xiaoxia Wu; Jian Li; Lixin Zhang; Evan Speight; Ram Rajamony; Yuan Xie
Program on Technology Innovation: Manufacture of Large Nuclear and Fossil Components Using Powder Metallurgy and Hot Isostatic Processing Technologies
An alternative manufacturing method, powder metallurgy coupled with hot isostatic processing (PM/HIP), is being explored for the manufacture of large, pressure-retaining components that will be required to meet the demanding needs of nuclear, fossil, combined cycle, ultra-supercritical, and oxy-combustion power applications over the next few decades. This report provides an in-depth review of the new manufacturing process, discusses why the PM/HIP technology is ripe for the power industry to consider, hi...
Program on Technology Innovation: An Assessment of the Future Potential for Biomass Electricity Generation in a Carbon-Constrained World
This report was developed as part of EPRI's Program on Technology Innovation. It evaluates the potential role of biomass electric power generation technologies in a carbon-constrained world. Also, it provides detailed background on U.S. and international biomass use, supply issues, and technologies that can be used to convert biomass into electric power and transportation fuels. A Geographic Information Systems (GIS) compatible database of U.S. biomass fuel supplies was also developed as part of this pro...
Program on Technology Innovation: Identification of Embedded Applications for New and Emerging Distributed Generation Technologies
Novel distributed generation (DG) technologies hold the potential of serving the needs of a variety of end-use applications, both existing as well as emerging. This report describes some of the emerging end-use applications and evaluates their potential for integration with distributed generation applications. The analysis addresses their value in terms of modularity, environmental friendliness, and favorable production economics.
Program on Technology Innovation: Advanced Nondestructive Evaluation Technologies for Renewable Energy
This report provides an update of technical information collected and evaluated pertaining to nondestructive examination (NDE) technologies that can be used to assess the structural integrity of renewable energy source components, primarily wind turbine components. The purpose of this project is to investigate and develop NDE techniques to determine the structural integrity of major renewable energy source components, with a focus on the wind industry. The NDE capabilities are needed during the next thre...
Program on Technology Innovation: Electric Efficiency Through Water Supply Technologies-- A Roadmap
Electricity consumption associated with sourcing, treating, and transporting water is expected to increase significantly in the future as a result of a growing population and an increasing need for alternative water supplies. Furthermore, there is a concern that climate change may necessitate an increase in irrigation in some areas of the United States. Consequently, there is a critical need for technologies that can reduce the electricity consumption associated with water supply. This report identifies ...
Program on Technology Innovation: Algae Biofuel, CO2 Reuse, and Related Technologies Vendor Description
Interest has been growing over the last several years in the use of microalgae for production of various forms of bioenergy. These include transportation fuels, solid fuels for cofiring, digestion to natural gas, and other forms of energy. Many of these applications involve electric utilities, either directly or indirectly. Due to rapid growth in this research field, it can be difficult to keep abreast of the latest technology developments and field of vendors. Thus, EPRI has compiled a database that con...
Program on Technology Innovation: Advanced Technologies for Energy Efficiency in Residential and Commercial Buildings
This report presents the ideas and opinions expressed by a variety of experts related to the basic science research needs for improving the energy efficiency of end-use technologies for the residential and commercial sectors. The experts participating in this project come from a wide range of institutions, including government research laboratories, universities, state and federal energy agencies, private research laboratories, industry consultants, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) member electri...
Chance discovery and scenario analysis for trend exploration on solar cell technology
It is essential for managers and stakeholders to well understand the trends of a certain technology so that managers can enhance the performance of a company and stakeholders can make appropriate decisions for investment. Solar cell, one of renewable ... Keywords: chance discovery, knowledge extraction, knowledge retrieval, patent data, patents, scenario analysis, solar cells, technology trends, trend exploration
Tzu-Fu Chiu
Program on Technology Innovation: Technology Assessment Presentation on Li-Ion Energy Storage Technology for Stationary Electric Uti lity Applications
Emerging Li-ion (Li-ion) energy storage technology, which is being developed and applied in the transportation sector, could have a profound impact to in the electric sector by serving applications for distributed energy storage (DES). An earlier EPRI Report, Technology Review and Assessment of Distributed Energy ResourcesDistributed Energy Storage (1012983), identified Li-ion batteries as a potential disruptive technology for the electric power sector. This project was undertaken to assess the potential...
Exploration of technologies of use to civil security forces
This is the final report of a two-year, Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) project at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The objective was to determine whether armor tile technology could be used to solve problems of civil law enforcement as identified by the New Mexico State Police. Most of the effort focused on the design and construction of a lightweight, portable box that could contain the shrapnel and redirect the blast from a steel-pipe/black-powder bomb. The bomb box task was carried out in collaboration with two companies, Foster Miller, Inc. and Ordnance Body Armor Co., who constructed most of the boxes tested. The results of the tests indicated that soft, flexible fabrics are superior to hard tiles in containing the bomb fragments. Subsequent to these experiments, Foster Miller has developed a bomb container that is commercialized and is currently being sold to law enforcement agencies.
Farnum, E.H.; Petrovic, J.; McClellan, K.; Trujillo, E.; Neuman, A.; Lounsbury, B. [Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States); Mann, T. [Foster Miller, Inc., Waltham, MA (United States); Rousseau, R. [Ordnance Body Armor Company (United States)
Solar Decathlon 2009 Highlights of Team Innovations and Cutting-Edge Building Technologies
8 8 Solar Decathlon 2009 Highlights of Team Innovations and Cutting-Edge Building Technologies Cornell University * The house is built around a centralized core with all engineering systems in the mechanical / electrical closet at the center of the house. * The electrical energy is produced using 40 solar panels yielding 8kW nominally. * Thermal energy is collected by a system of 30 Silicon Solar SunMaxx U-30 evacuated tube collectors mounted on the south sides of two cylinders; this is the house's primary means of generating heat. * Exterior of house is CorTen corrugated steel. Copper pipes running behind the corrugations are heated by conduction, which then heats water as it passes in proximity to fill the hot water tank. This system
An exploration of options and functions of climate technology centres and
exploration of options and functions of climate technology centres and exploration of options and functions of climate technology centres and networks Jump to: navigation, search The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) collaborated on this study. The paper provides an in-depth evaluation of options for the design of climate technology centres and networks, building from a review of existing centres and networks. The paper also evaluates potential implementation approaches and activities for the functions defined for the climate technology centre and network in the draft UNFCCC technology decision that will be further considered at COP-16. This paper responds to a request to UNEP from the UNFCCC Expert Group on
Proceedings of the 14th annual ACM SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
Welcome to Paris and the 14th Annual ACM SIGCSE conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE 2009) at Universit� Pierre et Marie Curie -- Paris 6 (UPMC). We are pleased to present the proceedings of the conference. ...
Patrick Br�zillon; Ingrid Russell; Jean-Marc Labat
Mapping technological innovations through patent analysis: a case study of foreign multinationals and indigenous firms in China
This study attempts to expand the work on patenting activities of China. The characteristics of foreign multinationals and indigenous entities' patenting activities in the US patent system are examined in our analysis. This study also attempts to model ... Keywords: China, Foreign multinationals, Growth, Indigenous entities, Patents, Technological innovations
Chan-Yuan Wong; Xiao-Shan Yap
Program on Technology Innovation: Tampa Electric Company Polk Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Plant Carbon Capture Retrofit Study
In support of the Industry Technology Demonstration Program on Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) with carbon capture and storage (CCS), an engineering study was conducted to evaluate the cost and performance impacts of various CCS schemes at the Tampa Electric Polk Power Station. The portion of the work presented here was funded by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Technology Innovation Program and focuses on a comparison of chemical and physical solvent-based CO2 capture systems i...
A cost/benefit model for insertion of technological innovation into a total quality management program
This study provides economic justification for insertion of technological innovation into a total quality management (TQM) program in a remanufacturing environment. One of the core principles of TQM is continuous improvement. A preferred metric for measuring quality improvement is the cost of quality. Traditionally, comprehensive quality cost reports have regularly been issued in a fixed format to identify opportunities for improvement and provide guidelines for improvement over time. However, current research has shown that continuous improvement is enhanced by a quality cost approach that is much more flexible [1]. This approach is based upon exposure of the cost savings directly related to quality improvement. in many cases a process-level engineer, who may not be trained in quality costing techniques, will be responsible for the economic analysis to justify a quality improvement initiative. Research has shown that most engineers, simply do not have the training or experience to adequately cost justify quality improvement. The results of this study provide process-level engineers with a cost/benefit model template, which can be used to cost justify technological improvement based upon total quality costs.
Ratliff, William L
Launching the Next Wave of Clean Fossil Energy Innovation | Department of
Launching the Next Wave of Clean Fossil Energy Innovation Launching the Next Wave of Clean Fossil Energy Innovation Launching the Next Wave of Clean Fossil Energy Innovation December 12, 2013 - 1:15pm Addthis The National Energy Technology Laboratory's chemical looping reactor. This promising approach to capturing carbon dioxide will be among the technologies explored as part of the the Loan Program Office's advanced fossil energy solicitation. | Photo courtesy of the National Energy Technology Laboratory. The National Energy Technology Laboratory's chemical looping reactor. This promising approach to capturing carbon dioxide will be among the technologies explored as part of the the Loan Program Office's advanced
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Advanced Research: Innovation Leading to Successes
Research: Innovation Leading to Research: Innovation Leading to Successes Exploring the "Grand Challenges" of Fossil Fuels December 2010 3 Exploring the "Grand Challenges" of Fossil Fuels NETL Advanced Research The Advanced Research (AR) Program within the Office of Coal and Power Systems of the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), the research arm of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy (DOE/FE), fosters the development of innovative, cost-effective technologies for improving the efficiency, reliability, and environmental performance of advanced coal and power systems. In addition, AR bridges the gap between fundamental research into technology alternatives and applied research aimed at scale-up, deployment, and commercialization of the most promising technologies identified.
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Fundamentals of Melt-Water Interfacial Transport Phenomena: Improved Understanding for Innovative Safety Technologies in ALWRs
The interaction and mixing of high-temperature melt and water is the important technical issue in the safety assessment of water-cooled reactors to achieve ultimate core coolability. For specific advanced light water reactor (ALWR) designs, deliberate mixing of the core-melt and water is being considered as a mitigative measure, to assure ex-vessel core coolability. The goal of this work is to provide the fundamental understanding needed for melt-water interfacial transport phenomena, thus enabling the development of innovative safety technologies for advanced LWRs that will assure ex-vessel core coolability. The work considers the ex-vessel coolability phenomena in two stages. The first stage is the melt quenching process and is being addressed by Argonne National Lab and University of Wisconsin in modified test facilities. Given a quenched melt in the form of solidified debris, the second stage is to characterize the long-term debris cooling process and is being addressed by Korean Maritime University in via test and analyses. We then address the appropriate scaling and design methodologies for reactor applications.
M. Anderson; M. Corradini; K.Y. Bank; R. Bonazza; D. Cho
Program on Technology Innovation: Volume Reduction Methods and Waste Form Changes for High-Activity Spent Resin
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has initiated a series of studies to mitigate the impact of limited disposal-site access on continued light water reactor operations. A previous EPRI report, Program on Technology Innovation: Volume Reduction Methods and Waste Form Changes for High-Activity Spent Resin: A Feasibility Study (1025303), established that cation and anion resin beads could be separated for the purpose of rendering the anion resin as Class A resin waste, and ...
Modeling Technology Innovation and Diffusion in Transition Economies: The Case of China
Our research program has involved data collection and analysis, modeling building, and the presentation of results. The data collection and analysis work was done in collaboration with our colleagues at the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in China. Each summer, we hosted on average four researchers from NBS for 3 months to work with us on the data analysis component of the research. Each summer our NBS colleagues would bring an updated data set of firm-level economic, R&D, and energy data that allowed us to explore the impacts of technological change on firm-level energy consumption. This grant also funded a number of graduate and undergraduate students to work on different elements of the analysis.
Karen Fisher-Vanden
Demonstration of Smart Building Controls to Manage Building Peak Loads: Innovative Non-Wires Technologies
As a part of the non-wires solutions effort, BPA in partnership with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is exploring the use of two distributed energy resources (DER) technologies in the City of Richland. In addition to demonstrating the usefulness of the two DER technologies in providing peak demand relief, evaluation of remote direct load control (DLC) is also one of the primary objectives of this demonstration. The concept of DLC, which is used to change the energy use profile during peak hours of the day, is not new. Many utilities have had success in reducing demand at peak times to avoid building new generation. It is not the need for increased generation that is driving the use of direct load control in the Northwest, but the desire to avoid building additional transmission capacity. The peak times at issue total between 50 and 100 hours a year. A transmission solution to the problem would cost tens of millions of dollars . And since a ?non wires? solution is just as effective and yet costs much less, the capital dollars for construction can be used elsewhere on the grid where building new transmission is the only alternative. If by using DLC, the electricity use can be curtailed, shifted to lower use time periods or supplemented through local generation, the existing system can be made more reliable and cost effective.
Katipamula, Srinivas; Hatley, Darrel D.
The success of this Accelerated Site Technology Deployment (ASTD) project is measured on several levels. First, the deployment of this innovative approach using in situ characterization, portable field laboratory measurements, and implementation of MARSSIM was successfully established for all three phases of D and D characterization, i.e., pre-job scoping, on-going disposition of waste, and final status surveys upon completion of the activity. Unlike traditional D and D projects, since the Brookhaven Graphite Research Reactor Decommissioning Project (BGRR-DP) is operating on an accelerated schedule, much of the work is being carried out simultaneously. Rather than complete a full characterization of the facility before D and D work begins, specific removal actions require characterization as the activity progresses. Thus, the need for rapid and cost-effective techniques for characterization is heightened. Secondly, since the approach used for this ASTD project was not thoroughly proven prior to deployment, a large effort was devoted to demonstrating technical comparability to project managers, regulators and stakeholders. During the initial phases, large numbers of replicate samples were taken and analyzed by conventional baseline techniques to ensure that BGRR-DP quality assurance standards were met. ASTD project staff prepared comparisons of data gathered using ISOCS and BetaScint with traditional laboratory methods and presented this information to BGRR-DP staff and regulators from EPA Region II, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Suffolk County Board of Health. As the results of comparability evaluations became available, approval for these methods was received and the techniques associated with in situ characterization, portable field laboratory measurements, and implementation of MARSSIM were gradually integrated into BGRR-DP procedures.
Program on Technology Innovation: Drying of Low-Rank Coal with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (CO2) in Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) Plants
This study is part of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Technology Innovation Program to assess the potential to achieve increased process efficiency and reduced capital cost by drying low-rank coal with supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO2). This study follows the EPRI report Program on Technology Innovation: Assessment of the Applicability of Drying Low-Rank Coal With Supercritical Carbon Dioxide in IGCC Plants (1016216), which concluded that this system has potential benefits with respect to...
Research in Research in Science and Technolog y Sandia pushes frontiers of knowledge to meet the nation's needs, today and tomorrow Sandia National Laboratories' fundamental science and technology research leads to greater understanding of how and why things work and is intrinsic to technological advances. Basic research that challenges scientific assumptions enables the nation to push scientific boundaries. Innovations and breakthroughs produced at Sandia allow it to tackle critical issues, from maintaining the safety, security and effectiveness of the nation's nuclear weapons and preventing domestic and interna- tional terrorism to finding innovative clean energy solutions, develop- ing cutting-edge nanotechnology and moving the latest advances to the marketplace. Sandia's expertise includes:
The MEMORI technology - an innovative tool for the protection of movable cultural assets
The EU FP7 project MEMORI ("Measurement, Effect Assessment and Mitigation of Pollutant Impact on Movable Cultural Assets. Innovative Research for Market Transfer"- MEMORI, Grant Agreement No. 265132) works to supply the conservation market with a new ... Keywords: air quality, cultural heritage objects, dosimeters, enclosures, end users, heritage conservation marketing, museums, organic acids, pollution adsorbers, preventive conservation
Terje Gr�ntoft; Elin Dahlin
Innovation | Department of Energy
Innovation Innovation Innovation View a slideshow from the 2013 ARPA-E Summit Technology Showcase, including a Tesla Model S electric sedan. | Photo by Sarah Gerrity, Energy Department. View a slideshow from the 2013 ARPA-E Summit Technology Showcase, including a Tesla Model S electric sedan. | Photo by Sarah Gerrity, Energy Department. As a science agency, the Energy Department plays an important role in the innovation economy. The Department catalyzes the transformative growth of basic applied scientific research, the discovery and development of new clean energy technologies and prioritizes scientific innovation as a cornerstone of US economic prosperity.
The objective of this study was to explore the role of videophone technology in enhancing the distant care-
; thus, it is essential to explore and evaluate their use with long-term care residents and their distantThe objective of this study was to explore the role of videophone technology in enhancing the distant care- giving experience of and communication between residents of a long-term care facility
He, Zhihai "Henry"
The value of adding regional to local stakeholder involvement in evaluating the acceptability of innovative technologies
Technology is urgently needed to clean up contamination by volatile organic compounds at United States Department of Energy (DOE) sites. In many cases, however, existing technology is too slow, inefficient, or expensive. The record of technology development is, in some cases, similarly disappointing. Remediation technologies developed at great expense and evaluated piecemeal over long periods have not been deployed because, in the end, the public judged them ineffective or unacceptable. The need for successful methods of remediation is too great and resources too limited to continue with ineffective technology evaluation. In order to make good decisions about which technologies to deploy, remedial project managers need to know stakeholders` requirements for the performance of proposed technologies. Expanding stakeholder involvement regionally identifies the concerns of a broad range of stakeholders at and DOE sites throughout the West -- issues that must be taken into account if technologies are to be accepted for wide deployment.
Peterson, T.S.; McCabe, G. [Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States); Niesen, K.; Serie, P. [Environmental Issues Management, Inc., Seattle, WA (United States)
Program on Technology Innovation: Opportunities for Advancing End-Use Energy Efficiency
This Strategic Science and Technology project identified promising opportunities to develop technologies that improve end-use energy efficiency and gauged interest within the utility industry and other stakeholders in funding research and development initiatives to develop these opportunities.
Decontamination and Conversion of Nickel Radioactive Scrap Metal. Innovative Technology Summary Report
This document contains information on the above-mentioned technology, including description, applicability, cost, and performance data.
CERNA WORKING PAPER SERIES What drives innovation in nuclear reactors technologies?
, rapidly shifted toward the development of nuclear reactor design technologies especially as NPPs designs evolved toward more standardized technologies (e.g., Light Water Reactors (LWRs)) by the late 1960s (OECD organizations is especially strong for nuclear reactors technology development (OECD/NEA, 2007). 19 Forward
The International Safeguards Technology Base: How is the Patient Doing? An Exploration of Effective Metrics
The term �Technology Base� is commonly used but what does it mean? Is there a common understanding of the components that comprise a technology base? Does a formal process exist to assess the health of a given technology base? These are important questions the relevance of which is even more pressing given the USDOE/NNSA initiatives to strengthen the safeguards technology base through investments in research & development and human capital development. Accordingly, the authors will establish a high-level framework to define and understand what comprises a technology base. Potential goal-driven metrics to assess the health of a technology base will also be explored, such as linear demographics and resource availability, in the hope that they can be used to better understand and improve the health of the U.S. safeguards technology base. Finally, through the identification of such metrics, the authors will offer suggestions and highlight choices for addressing potential shortfalls. Introduction The U.S. safeguards technology base got its start almost half a century ago in the nuclear weapons program of the U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) and their predecessors: AEC & ERDA. Due to nuclear materials� strategic importance and value, and the risk associated with the public�s and worker�s health and the potential for theft, significant investments were made to develop techniques to measure nuclear materials using both destructive assay (DA) and non-destructive assay (NDA). Major investment within the U.S. DOE Domestic Safeguards Program continued over the next three decades, resulting in continuous improvements in the state-of-the-art of these techniques. This was particularly true in the area of NDA with its ability to use gamma rays, neutrons, and heat to identify and quantify nuclear materials without the need to take direct samples of the material. Most of these techniques were commercialized and transferred to industry, opening their applications to the nuclear industry worldwide and to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Schanfein, Mark; Gouveia, Fernando; Crawford, Cary E.; Pickett, Chris J.; Jay, Jeffrey
Exploring new energy alternatives.
What is most likely to satisfy our energy needs in the future - wind farms and photovoltaic arrays, or something yet to be invented? Options for the world's energy future may include surprises, thanks to innovative research under way around the world. The article focuses on the energy sources alternatives in the U.S. It explores innovations for energy sources such as wind farms, solar thermal concentrators, solar cells, and geothermal energy production. It states that the attainment of energy efficiency through conversation or improved technology allows to extract more applied energy. It points out that techniques are being explored to expand the possible fuel materials to includes other types of uranium and thorium. Furthermore, it discusses the capability of nanotechnology in offering a tool which could help create designs that convert energy more efficiently.
LePoire, D.J. (Environmental Science Division)
Program Review - Geothermal Exploration and Assessment Technology Program; Including a Report of the Reservoir Engineering Technical Advisory Group
In 1978, The Division of Geothermal Energy of the Department of Energy established the Geothermal Exploration and Assessment Technology Program. The purpose of this program is to ''provide assistance to the Nation's industrial community by helping to remove technical and associated economic barriers which presently inhibit efforts to bring geothermal electric power production and direct heat application on line''. In the near term this involves the adaptation of exploration and assessment techniques from the mineral and petroleum industry to geothermal applications. In the near to far term it involves the development of new technology which will improve the cost effectiveness of geothermal exploration.
Nielson, Dennis L., ed.
Between Invention and Innovation
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MAS.714J / STS.445J Technologies for Creative Learning, Fall 2004
This course explores how new technologies can help people learn new things in new ways. It analyzes principles and strategies underlying the design of innovative educational technologies and creative learning environments, ...
Resnick, Mitchel
HCI and innovation
The user-centered design (UCD) process in HCI has recently been criticized for not delivering breakthrough innovations in technology. In this paper we consider this critique through a literature review and two case studies of innovation. Our conclusions ... Keywords: audiophotography, business factors, digital photography, family album, innovation
David M. Frohlich; Risto Sarvas
Bioenergy systems report. April 1984: innovations in biogas systems and technology
A comprehensive review of recent innovations in the design and operation of biogas systems is presented. The report contains information on about sixty distinct designs for biogas plants. These include plants designed for use by individual families, larger farm plants, plants used for the digestion of agroindustrial residues, and plants producing or recovering biogas from human wastes and residues. Some have been designed for use in developing countries; others have been used primarily in developed countries but may involve design elements that could be utilized in developing countries.
Mahin, D.B.
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Program on Technology Innovation: Scenario-Based Technology R&D Strategy for the Electric Power Industry: Final Report
To help address the many challenges facing the electric power industry in the next 20 years, an effective process of technology R&D planning is needed. Based on input from a broad range of stakeholders and using a proven scenario planning process, this report presents a comprehensive technology R&D strategy for the next two decades that spans the breadth and depth of challenges and opportunities facing the North American electric utility industry.
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News From the D.C. Office: Seminars Explore Energy Policies & Technologies
3 Aerial view of Washington D.C. 3 Aerial view of Washington D.C. News From the D.C. Office Seminars Explore Energy Policies & Technologies As part of our effort to communicate with customers and colleagues in the Washington area, the LBNL-D.C. office sponsors a series of breakfast seminars on research and policy topics of current interest. We've held six seminars this spring, each attended by 15 to 25 invited guests from the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Agency for International Development, nongovernmental organizations, Congressional committee staff, and D.C. staff of other national laboratories. On March 2, Jim McMahon of LBNL's Energy Analysis Program described LBNL's important contribution to national energy-efficiency standards for appliances. LBNL has provided analytical support to DOE for more than 15
The Snake River Geothermal Drilling Project - Innovative Approaches to
Snake River Geothermal Drilling Project - Innovative Approaches to Snake River Geothermal Drilling Project - Innovative Approaches to Geothermal Exploration Geothermal Project Jump to: navigation, search Last modified on July 22, 2011. Project Title The Snake River Geothermal Drilling Project - Innovative Approaches to Geothermal Exploration Project Type / Topic 1 Recovery Act: Geothermal Technologies Program Project Type / Topic 2 Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies Project Description This project will implement and test a series of innovative geothermal exploration strategies in two phases. Phase 1 studies will comprise surface mapping, shallow seismic surveys, potential field surveys (gravity and magnetics), compilation of existing well data, and the construction of three dimension structure sections. Phase 2 will comprise two intermediate depth (1.5-1.6 km) slim-hole exploration wells with a full suite of geophysical borehole logs and a vertical seismic profile to extrapolate stratigraphy encountered in the well into the surrounding terrain. Both of the exploration wells will be fully cored to preserve a complete record of the volcanic stratigraphy that can be used in complementary science projects. This project will function in tandem with Project Hotspot, a continental scientific drilling project that focuses on the origin and evolution of the Yellowstone hotspot.
Materials for Energy How pressing needs for innovative technologies demand new ways of creating materials and putting them together
Littlewood Littlewood Associate Lab Director, Physical Sciences and Engineering Argonne National Laboratory Secretary of Energy Advisory Board 17 April 2012 Materials for Energy How pressing needs for innovative technologies demand new ways of creating materials and putting them together The scale of the challenge: Energy usage per m 2 Courtesy D J Mackay, UK DECC Renewable deployments are country-sized Courtesy D J Mackay, UK DECC Challenges of Geography, Efficiency, and Cost Power density Watt/m 2 Full insolation Arizona desert 300 Concentrated solar power (desert) 15-20 Solar photovoltaic 5-20 Biomass 1-2 Tidal pools/tidal stream 3-8 Wind 2-8 Rainwater (highland) 0.3 US energy consumption (all sources) 0.3 In the US: Solar + wind + storage + grid infrastructure= sustainable economy
Innovation in Nuclear Technology for the Least Product Price and Cost
In energy markets, costs dominate for all new technology introductions (pressure valves, gas turbines, reactors) both now and far into the future. Technology improves, and costs are reduced as markets are penetrated with the trend following a learning/experience curve (MCE) based on classic economic forces. The curve followed is governed by development costs and market targets, and nuclear systems follow such a curve in order to compete with other technologies and projected future cost for alternate energy initiatives. Funding impacts directly on market penetration and on the ''learning rate.'' The CANDU/AECL development path (experience curve) is a chosen balance between evolution and revolution for a competitive advantage.
Duffey, Romney
Management innovations at outstanding information technology companies and implications for China
Over the past few decades, information technology has fundamentally changed the way we work as a society. Managers often forget that management itself also needs to change along with our evolving society. It is an opportunity, ...
Chan, Erik Chi-Hein
A strategic framework using open innovation and platforms to embrace disruptive "Software as a Service" technology
Over the past several decades, technology has become fundamental to the facilitation of communication, collaboration and productivity inside and between enterprises. Enterprises use numerous tools to reach their customers, ...
Flaherty, Matthew (Matthew W.)
Innovative Technology Simulates Slips So Employees Don�t Have To
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Imagine being harnessed to a support beam and then walking across a sheet of ice without falling.� Thanks to technology developed by Savannah River Remediation (SRR), employees at Savannah River...
Technology Innovation: Fiber Bragg Gratings for Pressure Monitoring in Nuclear Power Plants
To create a reliable power generation network, emerging nuclear energy reactor designs require reliable pressure-measurement technology that is not presently available. Because of their operating conditions, pressure transducers currently used in the power generation industry offer a limited usable life. An improved transducer design would have the opportunity to improve maintenance efficiencies and reliability. The usable life of current pressure-measurement technology used for nuclear power plant appli...
Program on Technology Innovation: EPRI State of Robotics�Assessment and Proposed Strategic Program
Robotics technology is widely used throughout many industries and dates back almost 60 years. Although the power industry uses some robotics, much potential remains untapped. This report explains the current level of engagement within the Electric Power Research Institute�s (EPRI�s) robotics technology projects, assesses the need for engagement by sector, identifies technical gaps, and proposes a model for the inception of a strategic program initiative for robotics ...
Competition Innovations
Competition Innovations Competition Innovations Through the years, innovations, advancements and research projects have resulted from competitions. From Challenge X 2007 Mississippi State University on the road during the on-road fuel economy event Forrest Jehlik, Lead Technical Coordinator, Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison preparing for an on-road vehicle emissions event. Pennsylvania State University racing through the cones of the autocross event. Left: Mississippi State University on the road during the on-road fuel economy event. Center: Forrest Jehlik and the University of Wisconsin-Madison preparing for an on-road fuel economy event. Right: Pennsylvania State University on the road during the on-road fuel economy event.
The Savannah River Site (SRS) is a 310-square-mile United States Department of Energy nuclear facility located along the Savannah River near Aiken, South Carolina. During operations, which started in 1951, hazardous substances (chemicals and radionuclides) were released to the environment. The releases occurred as a result of inadvertent spills and waste disposal in unlined pits and basins which was common practice before environmental regulations existed. The hazardous substances have migrated to the vadose zone and groundwater in many areas of the SRS, resulting in 515 waste units and facilities that are required by environmental regulations, to undergo characterization and, if needed, remediation. In the initial years of the SRS environmental cleanup program (early 1990s), the focus was to use common technologies (such as pump and treat, air stripping, excavation and removal) that actively and tangibly removed contamination. Exclusive use of these technologies required continued and significant funding while often failing to meet acceptable clean-up goals and objectives. Recognizing that a more cost-effective approach was needed, SRS implemented new and complementary remediation methods focused on active and passive technologies targeted to solve specific remediation problems. Today, SRS uses technologies such as chemical/pH-adjusting injection, phytoremediation, underground cutoff walls, dynamic underground stripping, soil fracturing, microbial degradation, baroballs, electrical resistance heating, soil vapor extraction, and microblowers to more effectively treat contamination at lower costs. Additionally, SRS's remediation approach cost effectively maximizes cleanup as SRS works proactively with multiple regulatory agencies. Using GIS, video, animation, and graphics, SRS is able to provide an accurate depiction of the evolution of SRS groundwater and vadose zone cleanup activities to convince stakeholders and regulators of the effectiveness of various cleanup technologies. Remediating large, complex groundwater plumes using state-of-the-art technologies and approaches is a hallmark of years of experience and progress. Environmental restoration at SRS continues to be a challenging and dynamic process as new cleanup technologies and approaches are adopted. technologies and approaches is a hallmark of years of experience and progress. Environmental restoration at SRS continues to be a challenging and dynamic process as new cleanup technologies and approaches are adopted.
Bergren, C
Program on Technology Innovation: An Evaluation of Surface Stress Improvement Technologies for PWSCC Mitigation of Alloy 600 Nuclear Components
This report documents the progress for 2005 on a new project to evaluate surface stress improvement methods to mitigate the initiation of PWSCC in Alloy 600 nuclear plant components. The first potential application for these various surface stress improvement technologies for SCC mitigation in PWR Alloy 600 components was identified as the bottom mounted nozzle (BMN). Mitigation will be demonstrated by creating both sufficient compressive surface stress and depth of the compressive stress on the ID and O...
OECD-Fostering Innovation for Green Growth | Open Energy Information
OECD-Fostering Innovation for Green Growth OECD-Fostering Innovation for Green Growth Jump to: navigation, search Tool Summary LAUNCH TOOL Name: OECD-Fostering Innovation for Green Growth Agency/Company /Organization: Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) Sector: Climate, Energy Focus Area: Renewable Energy, Non-renewable Energy Topics: Low emission development planning, Technology characterizations Resource Type: Publications, Technical report Website: www.oecd.org/document/3/0,3746,en_2649_37465_48593219_1_1_1_37465,00.h Cost: Free Language: English "This book draws on work from across several parts of the OECD and explores policy actions for the deployment of new technologies and innovations as they emerge: investment in research and development, support for commercialisation, strengthening markets and fostering technology
There has been a need for a faster and cheaper deployment model for information technology (IT) solutions to address waste management needs at US Department of Energy (DOE) complex sites for years. Budget constraints, challenges in deploying new technologies, frequent travel, and increased job demands for existing employees have prevented IT organizations from staying abreast of new technologies or deploying them quickly. Despite such challenges, IT organizations have added significant value to waste management handling through better worker safety, tracking, characterization, and disposition at DOE complex sites. Systems developed for site-specific missions have broad applicability to waste management challenges and in many cases have been expanded to meet other waste missions. Radio frequency identification (RFID) and global positioning satellite (GPS)-enabled solutions have reduced the risk of radiation exposure and safety risks. New web-based and mobile applications have enabled precision characterization and control of nuclear materials. These solutions have also improved operational efficiencies and shortened schedules, reduced cost, and improved regulatory compliance. Collaboration between US Department of Energy (DOE) complex sites is improving time to delivery and cost efficiencies for waste management missions with new information technologies (IT) such as wireless computing, global positioning satellite (GPS), and radio frequency identification (RFID). Integrated solutions developed at separate DOE complex sites by new technology Centers of Excellence (CoE) have increased material control and accountability, worker safety, and environmental sustainability. CoEs offer other DOE sister sites significant cost and time savings by leveraging their technology expertise in project scoping, implementation, and ongoing operations.
Crolley, R.; Thompson, M.
PNNL Success Stories - Energy Innovation Portal
Energy Innovation Portal Technologies. Search Help Energy Innovation Portal. Home � PNNL � Success Stories. Site Map; Printable Version; Share this resource. About ...
The Chemical Technology Division at Argonne National Laboratory: Applying chemical innovation to environmental problems
The Chemical Technology Division is one of the largest technical divisions at Argonne National Laboratory, a leading center for research and development related to energy and environmental issues. Since its inception in 1948, the Division has pioneered in developing separations processes for the nuclear industry. The current scope of activities includes R&D on methods for disposing of radioactive and hazardous wastes and on energy conversion processes with improved efficiencies, lower costs, and reduced environmental impact. Many of the technologies developed by CMT can be applied to solve manufacturing as well as environmental problems of industry.
Geothermal Exploration and Assessment Technology Program (review), including a report of the Reservoir Engineering Technical Advisory Group
The FY 1979 Program, recommended seismic surveys in conjunction with DOE/DGE's industry coupled program in the Northern Basin and Range Province, and the objectives of the Marina del Rey conference are presented. Final reports of six committees which met to define the state-of-the-art in geothermal exploration and to recommend exploration technology development are included. These committees are: structure, stratigraphy, and igneous processes; exploration architecture; electrical methods; seismic methods; thermal methods; water/rock interaction; and reservoir engineering. (MHR)
Nielson, D.L. (ed.)
ICT-driven innovation and the culture of public administration: A contradiction in terms?
In this article we will explore the relation between ICT-innovations and the culture of public administration. We will demonstrate that the traditional bureaucratic organizational culture within the public sector often hinders innovation. However, putting ... Keywords: ICT, TRIZ, context Based innovation, experience innovation, innovation climate, innovation paradigm, innovation practices, open innovation, public innovation
Hein van Duivenboden; Marcel Thaens
Program on Technology Innovation: Electric Field-Based Phasor Measurement Unit
The popularity of phasor measurement units (PMUs) comes from their ability to synchronize the voltage and current phasor measurements in interconnected power systems. Those synchronized phasor measurements are critical for wide area power system monitoring and control. However, the prevailing PMU technology was developed more than 20 years ago and is usually accompanied by high installation and maintenance costs.
Program on Technology Innovation: An Energy/Water Sustainability Research Program for the Electric Power Industry
This report presents a research plan, based on business and economic as well as technical considerations, that would create and test new technology and science to overcome present and future constraints on thermoelectric generation resulting from limited freshwater availability. The report will be of value to power company strategic planners, environmental managers, and generation managers as well as regulators, water resource managers, and environmentalists.
EPA/600/R-09/043 Today's Environmental Technologies--Innovative Solutions
create competitive advantage opportunities is that they offer a vehicle for some firms to shift existing harmful components, minimizing pollutant releases to air, and water and soil during manufacturing technologies in manufacturing. In Sarkis, J. (ed.), Greener Manufacturing #12;22 and Operations: From Design
Program on Technology Innovation: Very High Efficiency Photovoltaics Research, 2009 Update
This is the second interim annual summary report on the collaborative activities of CNRS and EDF RD to advance the state of high-efficiency photovoltaics (PV). This activity is principally concerned with basic research to enhance longer-term prospects of very high efficiency PV, but it also includes possible nearer-term outcomes of improved conversion efficiency for existing technologies.
Program on Technology Innovation: Assessment of Fusion Energy Options for Commercial Electricity Production
Fusion energy options were reviewed to assess technical readiness levels for commercial electricity production for the power industry. Magnetic and inertial confinement systems, in addition to nontraditional fusion concepts, were reviewed by a technical panel of experts, based on workshop presentations by the proponents of each technology. The results are summarized in this ...
Program on Technology Innovation: Thermodynamic Data to Support High-Temperature Syngas Quench Design
This report describes the development of a method for predicting water content in synthesis gas (syngas) quenched at high temperature by water. The method, generated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is presented in detail along with further analysis performed by EPRI.
The earth-coupled heat pump: Utilizing innovative technology in single family rehabilitation strategies
The study examines the feasibility of incorporating the use of earth-coupled heat pump technology in single-family housing rehabilitation projects, based on energy conservation attributes and financial considerations. Following evaluation of a theoretical model which indicated that installations of the heat pumps were feasible, the heat pumps were tested under actual conditions in five single family housing units which were part of the Urban Homesteading Program, and were matched with comparable units which did not receive special treatment. Energy consumption information was collected for all units for twelve months. Variables were identified, and the data was analyzed for individual housing units and compared with the results predicted by the theoretical model to determine the practicality of incorporating such technology in large scale rehabilitation projects. 14 refs., 14 figs., 3 tabs.
Program on Technology Innovation: Assessment of Coal Cleaning for Near-Zero Emissions (NZE)
The goal of this project was to determine if there are pre-combustion coal cleaning technologies, applicable to bituminous coals, that can result in near-zero emissions (NZE). That would imply removing 90% of the sulfur and mercury and reducing the ash content substantially from all Eastern and Midwestern bituminous coals at the mine site. A comprehensive literature search was completed and an annual coal preparation conference was attended to obtain the most recent information regarding coal ...
Program on Technology Innovation: Gasification Testing of Various Biomasses in Untreated and Pretreated (Leached) Forms
Leaching of biomass to remove/eliminate troublesome constituents, such as alkali metals, chlorine, sulfur, and phosphorus, presents the opportunity to solve many of the problems found when firing and/or cofiring low-cost and low-grade agricultural biomasses, grasses, and waste materials for energy or production of biofuels. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has fostered projects for the development and testing of this potential game-changing biomass pretreatment technology since 2010. As part ...
Program on Technology Innovation: Summary of 2012 EPRI Nuclear Fuel Cycle Assessment Workshop
Government, industry, and academic stakeholders met at an EPRI-sponsored Nuclear Fuel Cycle Assessment Workshop, held July 23�24, 2012, to exchange perspectives, plans, and insights concerning how fuel cycle technology options should be evaluated for the purposes of research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) as well as eventual deployment. The workshop reviewed efforts in the screening and assessment of advanced nuclear fuel cycle options for future energy systems and focused on the ...
Program on Technology Innovation: Flame Structure Sensor for PC Combustion - Feasibility Study
The flame-scanner sensor technology incorporated in the Flame Doctor system to provide critical burner state information in pulverized-coal applications is inherently limited in its ability to provide the type of information needed to make very rapid control adjustments. This project investigated the feasibility of two new types of flame-structure sensors for providing supplemental information about flame state that can be used for Flame Doctor system calibration and also for advanced high-speed burner c...
Program on Technology Innovation: Biotechnological Approaches to Removing Boron from Electric Utility Wastewater
Coal-based electric power generation faces compliance difficulties with respect to boron (B) contamination. Concentrations of B in coal-combustion byproduct electric utility effluents commonly range from 30 to 120 ppm; there is a critical need for cost-effective technologies to treat and remove B from these effluents to levels around 1.7�ppm. Wetland treatment systems offer significant operational and maintenance cost savings over chemical treatment alternatives for wastewater discharges from ...
Hydrogen Detection in Nuclear Power Plants: Comparison of Potential, Existing, and Innovative Technologies
The ability to monitor hydrogen volumes accurately and quickly within containment environments at nuclear power plants is a critical capability, especially during accident conditions where hydrogen generation may be occurring within the reactor vessel. Since the initial installation of hydrogen monitoring systems in plants following the Three Mile Island accident in 1979, new technologies have been developed and offer performance advantages when compared with existing installed sensors. In addition ...
Program on Technology Innovation: Comparative Radiological Risk Assessment of Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycles
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) is working to develop tools to support long-term strategic planning for research, development, and demonstration (RDD) of advanced nuclear fuel cycle technologies for electricity generation. The research described in this EPRI progress report supports the larger decision framework endeavor and intends to provide a standalone usable tool. Two strategic issues are addressed: radioactive and chemical waste management and safety (both radiological and chemical). U...
Program on Technology Innovation: Tracking the Demand for Electricity from Grid Services
To help address the many challenges facing the electric power industry in the next 20�years, an effective process of technology research and development (R&D) planning is needed. Based on input from a broad range of stakeholders and using a proven scenario planning process, this report represents an attempt to monitor one of three key drivers, namely, the demand for electricity from grid services, which may impact the industry in the future. Collectively, these drivers form the basis of a ...
Program on Technology Innovation: Development of an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Performance and Cost Modeling Tool
This report describes the development of an integrated performance and cost model for advanced coal power plant undertaken to enable users to screen technologies prior to engaging in more extensive studies of their preferred choice. Such screening activities generally require utilities to contract with outside engineering firms with access to sophisticated engineering modeling software and experienced staff to perform the studies, thus costing significant time and investment.
Program on Technology Innovation: Combustion Exhaust Gas Monitoring with Laser Absorption Sensors
In current plant practice, the operator of a coal-fired boiler must typically rely on a limited number of point measurements of exhaust-gas oxygen and nitric oxides (NOX) to support combustion and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) control efforts with the goal of meeting emissions reduction mandates. As a possible alternative, tunable diode laser technology offers the potential for enabling a much richer set of measurements to be obtained using in situ, species-specific laser absorption sensors. This t...
Program on Technology Innovation: Very High Efficiency Photovoltaics Research at IRDEP
This is an interim report on the collaborative activities of Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Electricit� de France (EDF) R&D to advance the state of high-efficiency photovoltaics (PV). These efforts are principally concerned with basic research to enhance the longer-term prospects of very high-efficiency PV, but they may also produce nearer-term outcomes in the shape of improved conversion efficiency for existing technologies.
Program on Technology Innovation: Ohio River Water Quality Trading Pilot Program
Nitrogen discharges to surface waters from power plants are increasing as technologies such as selective catalytic reduction units, electrostatic precipitators, and flue gas desulfurization systems are installed to comply with more stringent air emission requirements. The nitrogen generated by these processes is being transferred to surface water discharges. Concurrently, water quality impairments by nitrogen, new instream nutrient criteria, and anticipated effluent limitations on total nitrogen discharg...
Program on Technology Innovation: Modeling of Single-Well Closed-Loop Enhanced Geothermal Systems
Conventional enhanced geothermal systems (EGSs) include one production well and one injection well to use hydrothermal resources to generate electricity. However, the high initial cost of drilling EGS wells is one of the main factors that hurt its competitiveness with other energy sources. The single-well closed-loop EGS (SWCLEGS) is a new type of geothermal power generation technology that aims to eliminate the need for natural hydrothermal resources with a relatively low drilling cost. The objective of...
Program on Technology Innovation: Modified Brayton Cycle for Use in Coal-Fired Power Plants
A modified closed Brayton cycle using supercritical carbon dioxide (SCO2) as the working fluid is being proposed for a number of power generation applications. The technology offers the prospect of increased plant efficiency and reduced plant cost. This report compares candidate closed Brayton cycle performance with advanced ultra-supercritical steam-Rankine cycle performance.BackgroundIncreasing the efficiency of coal-fired steam-electric power ...
Remediation of DNAPLs in Low Permeability Soils. Innovative Technology Summary Report
Dense, non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) compounds like trichloroethene (TCE) and perchloroethene (PCE) are prevalent at U. S. Department of Energy (DOE), other government, and industrial sites. Their widespread presence in low permeability media (LPM) poses severe challenges for assessment of their behavior and implementation of effective remediation technologies. Most remedial methods that involve fluid flow perform poorly in LPM. Hydraulic fracturing can improve the performance of remediation methods such as vapor extraction, free-product recovery, soil flushing, steam stripping, bioremediation, bioventing, and air sparging in LPM by enhancing formation permeability through the creation of fractures filled with high-permeability materials, such as sand. Hydraulic fracturing can improve the performance of other remediation methods such as oxidation, reductive dechlorination, and bioaugmentation by enhancing delivery of reactive agents to the subsurface. Hydraulic fractures are typically created using a 2-in. steel casing and a drive point pushed into the subsurface by a pneumatic hammer. Hydraulic fracturing has been widely used for more than 50 years to stimulate the yield of wells recovering oil from rock at great depth and has recently been shown to stimulate the yield of wells recovering contaminated liquids and vapors from LPM at shallow depths. Hydraulic fracturing is an enabling technology for improving the performance of some remedial methods and is a key element in the implementation of other methods. This document contains information on the above-mentioned technology, including description, applicability, cost, and performance data.
Program on Technology Innovation: Utility-Connected Algae Systems--Analysis and Decision Tools
Electric utility power plants have supplies of CO2, impaired water, and low-grade heat that are useful inputs for growth of microalgae (algae), which itself can be biomass feedstock for the production of fuels and chemicals. Because modern algae cultivation requires a source of CO2, growing algal biomass is thus a potential scenario for lowering net power plant CO2 emissions. At present, microalgal growth is still an unproven technology on a large scale for any purpose other than creating specialty neutr...
Program on Technology Innovation: Evaluation of Amine-Based, Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Plants
In response to concerns over global warming, technologies need to be developed that capture and store the CO2 released by fossil- fueled power plants. A study carried out in 2000 by Parsons and co-funded by the US-DOE and EPRI investigated the thermal and economic performance of supercritical pulverized coal (PC) combustion, E-Gas integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC), and natural gas combined cycle power plants with and without CO2 removal. The general conclusion was that for power plants with C...
Analysis of Innovative HVAC System Technologies and Their Application for Office Buildings in Hot and Humid Climates
ABSTRACT Analysis of Innovative HVAC System Technologies and Their Application for Office Buildings in Hot and Humid Climates. (December 2010) Oleksandr Tanskyi, B.S., National Technical University of Ukraine; M.S., National Technical University of Ukraine Co-Chairs of Advisory Committee: Dr. David E. Claridge Dr. Michael B. Pate The commercial buildings sector in the United States used 18% (17.93 Quads) of the U.S. primary energy in 2006. Office buildings are the largest single energy consumption category in the commercial buildings sector of the United States with annual energy consumption around 1.1 Quads. Traditional approaches used in commercial building designs are not adequate to save energy in both depth and scale. One of the most effective ways to reduce energy consumption is to improve energy performance of HVAC systems. High-performance HVAC systems and components, as well as application of renewable energy sources, were surveyed for buildings in hot and humid climates. An analysis of performance and energy saving potential estimation for selected HVAC systems in hot and humid climates was developed based on energy consumption simulation models in DOE-2.1E. A calibrated energy consumption model of an existing office building located in the hot and humid climate conditions of Texas was developed. Based on this model, the energy saving potential of the building was estimated. In addition, energy consumption simulation models were developed for a new office building, including simulation of energy saving measures that could be achieved with further improvements of HVAC system above the energy conservation codes requirements. The theoretical minimum energy consumption level for the same office building was estimated for the purpose of evaluating the whole building energy efficiency level. The theoretical minimum energy consumption model of the office building was designed to provide the same level of comfort and services to the building occupants as provided in the actual building simulation model. Finally, the energy efficiency of the building that satisfies valid energy conservation codes and the building with an improved HVAC system was estimated based on theoretically minimum energy consumption level. The analysis provided herein can be used for new building practitioners and existing building owners to evaluate energy reduction potential and the performance of innovative technologies such as dedicated outdoor air system, displacement ventilation, improved cooling system efficiency, air source heat pumps and natural gas heat pumps.
Tanskyi, Oleksandr
Integrating Safety with Science,Technology and Innovation at Los Alamos National Laboratory
The mission of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is to develop and apply science, technology and engineering solutions to ensure the safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent; reduce global threats; and solve emerging national security challenges. The most important responsibility is to direct and conduct efforts to meet the mission with an emphasis on safety, security, and quality. In this article, LANL Environmental, Safety, and Health (ESH) trainers discuss how their application and use of a kinetic learning module (learn by doing) with a unique fall arrest system is helping to address one the most common industrial safety challenges: slips and falls. A unique integration of Human Performance Improvement (HPI), Behavior Based Safety (BBS) and elements of the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) combined with an interactive simulator experience is being used to address slip and fall events at Los Alamos.
Rich, Bethany M [Los Alamos National Laboratory
BOA II: Asbestos Pipe-Insulation Removal Robot System. Innovative Technology Summary Report.
The objective of this task is to develop and demonstrate a mechanical, asbestos-removal system that can be remotely operated without a containment area. The technology, known as BOA, consists of a pipe-crawler removal head and a boom vehicle system with dual robots. BOA's removal head can be remotely placed on the outside of the pipe and can crawl along the pipe, removing lagging and insulation. The lagging and insulation is cut using a hybrid endmill water-jet cutter and then diced into 2-inch cube sections of ACM. These ACM sections are then removed from the pipe using a set of blasting fan- spray nozzles, vacuumed off through a vacuum hose, and bagged. Careful attention to vacuum and entrapment air flow ensures that the system can operate without a containment area while meeting local and federal standards for fiber count.
A Vigorous Explorer Program
Explorers have made breakthroughs in many fields of astrophysics. The science from both these missions contributed to three Nobel Prizes - Giacconi (2002), Mather, and Smoot (2006). Explorers have: marked the definitive beginning of precision cosmology, discovered that short gamma-ray bursts are caused by compact star mergers and have measured metalicity to redshifts z>6. NASA Explorers do cutting-edge science that cannot be done by facility-class instruments. The Explorer program provides a rapid response to changing science and technology, to enable cutting-edge science at moderate cost. Explorers also enable innovation, and engage & train scientists, managers and engineers, adding human capital to NASA and the nation. The astrophysics Explorer launch rate now being achieved is 1 per 3 years, and budget projections are in the $150M/year range for the next five years. A newly Vigorous Explorer Program should be created to: 1. Reach the long-stated goal of annual astrophysics launches; 2. Find additional ...
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Innovative Water Management Technology to Reduce Environmental Impacts of Produced Water
Clemson University with Chevron as an industry partner developed and applied treatment technology using constructed wetland systems to decrease targeted constituents in simulated and actual produced waters to achieve reuse criteria and discharge limits. Pilot-scale and demonstration constructed wetland treatment system (CWTS) experiments led to design strategies for treating a variety of constituents of concern (COCs) in produced waters including divalent metals, metalloids, oil and grease, and ammonia. Targeted biogeochemical pathways for treatment of COCs in pilot-scale CWTS experiments included divalent metal sulfide precipitation through dissimilatory sulfate reduction, metal precipitation through oxidation, reduction of selenite to insoluble elemental selenium, aerobic biodegradation of oil, nitrification of ammonia to nitrate, denitrification of nitrate to nitrogen gas, separation of oil using an oilwater separator, and sorption of ammonia to zeolite. Treatment performance results indicated that CWTSs can be designed and built to promote specific environmental and geochemical conditions in order for targeted biogeochemical pathways to operate. The demonstration system successfully achieved consistent removal extents even while inflow concentrations of COCs in the produced water differed by orders of magnitude. Design strategies used in the pilot-scale and demonstration CWTSs to promote specific conditions that can be applied to designing full-scale CWTSs include plant and soil selection, water-depth selection, addition of amendments, and hydraulic retention time (HRT). These strategies allow conditions within a CWTS to be modified to achieve ranges necessary for the preferred biogeochemical treatment pathways. In the case of renovating a produced water containing COCs that require different biogeochemical pathways for treatment, a CWTS can be designed with sequential cells that promote different conditions. For example, the pilot-scale CWTS for post-reverse osmosis produced water was designed to promote oxidizing conditions within the first wetland cell for nitrification of ammonia, and the subsequent three cells were designed to promote reducing conditions for denitrification of nitrate. By incorporating multiple wetland cells in a CWTS, the conditions within each cell can be modified for removal of specific COCs. In addition, a CWTS designed with multiple cells allows for convenient sample collection points so that biogeochemical conditions of individual cells can be monitored and performance evaluated. Removal rate coefficients determined from the pilot-scale CWTS experiments and confirmed by the demonstration system can be used to calculate HRTs required to treat COCs in full-scale CWTSs. The calculated HRTs can then be used to determine the surface area or ?footprint? of a full-size CWTS for a given inflow rate of produced water.
Castle, James; Rodgers, John; Alley, Bethany; Beebe, Alex; Coffey, Ruthanne; Jurinko, Kristen; Pardue, Michael; Ritter, Tina; Spacil, Michael
Innovative Water Management Technology to Reduce Environment Impacts of Produced Water
Castle, James; Rodgers, John; Alley, Bethany; Coffey, Ruthanne; Jurinko, Kristen; Pardue, Michael; Ritter, Tina; Spacil, Michael
Energy Saving Melting and Revert Reduction Technology: Innovative Semi-Solid Metal (SSM) Processing
Semi-solid metal (SSM) processing has emerged as an attractive method for near-net-shape manufacturing due to the distinct advantages it holds over conventional near-net-shape forming technologies. These advantages include lower cycle time, increased die life, reduced porosity, reduced solidification shrinkage, improved mechanical properties, etc. SSM processing techniques can not only produce the complex dimensional details (e.g. thin-walled sections) associated with conventional high-pressure die castings, but also can produce high integrity castings currently attainable only with squeeze and low-pressure permanent mold casting processes. There are two primary semi-solid processing routes, (a) thixocasting and (b) rheocasting. In the thixocasting route, one starts from a non-dendritic solid precursor material that is specially prepared by a primary aluminum manufacturer, using continuous casting methods. Upon reheating this material into the mushy (a.k.a. "two-phase") zone, a thixotropic slurry is formed, which becomes the feed for the casting operation. In the rheocasting route (a.k.a. "slurry-on-demand" or "SoD"), one starts from the liquid state, and the thixotropic slurry is formed directly from the melt via careful thermal management of the system; the slurry is subsequently fed into the die cavity. Of these two routes, rheocasting is favored in that there is no premium added to the billet cost, and the scrap recycling issues are alleviated. The CRP (Trade Marked) is a process where the molten metal flows through a reactor prior to casting. The role of the reactor is to ensure that copious nucleation takes place and that the nuclei are well distributed throughout the system prior to entering the casting cavity. The CRP (Trade Marked) has been successfully applied in hyper-eutectic Al-Si alloys (i.e., 390 alloy) where two liquids of equal or different compositions and temperatures are mixed in the reactor and creating a SSM slurry. The process has been mostly used for hypo-eutectic Al-Si alloys (i.e., 356, 357, etc.) where a single melt passes through the reactor. In addition, the CRP (Trade Marked) was designed to be flexible for thixocasting or rheocasting applications as well as batch or continuous casting. Variable heat extraction rates can be obtained by controlling either the superheat of the melt, the temperature of the channel system, or the temperature of the reactor. This program had four main objectives all of which were focused on a mechanistic understanding of the process in order to be able to scale it up, to develop it into a robust process,and for SSM processing to be commercially used.
Diran Apelian
Exploring Secondary Agriscience Teachers' and Students' Use, Attitude Toward, Knowledge and Perceptions of Computers and Technology Tools
Computers are an ever changing facet of everyday life; almost all businesses, including schools, are dependent on technology, from research to information delivery. With the rapid advances in computer technology made every year combined with the increasing availability of computers to students, it is important to continually investigate how secondary agriscience teachers' and students' use and view computer technology, both personally and educationally, in order to effectively utilize this advancing educational tool for the benefit of both groups. The purpose of this study was to describe agriscience teachers' and students use, attitude toward, knowledge and perceptions of computers and technology tools in order to better understand how secondary agriscience teachers use computers in their instruction and how agriscience students use computers for school and social purposes. This study explored both teacher and student opinions about school assignments that require computer use and how often both groups utilize the computer for work and entertainment.
Miller, Kimberley Ann
Government support for the commercialization of new energy technologies : an analysis and exploration of the issues
This report examines the issues associated with government programs proposed for the "commercialization" of new energy technologies; these programs
Policy Study Group, MIT Energy Lab
Exploring technology evolution and transition characteristics of leading countries: A case of fuel cell field
In the course of the technology evolution, the status of leading countries changes with the times. Leading countries may persist, appear, or disappear, i.e. the change of which is named ''transitions'' which may be effected by some characteristics. An ... Keywords: Fuel cell technology, Leading countries, Patent analysis, Technology evolution, Transition patterns
Ssu-Han Chen, Mu-Hsuan Huang, Dar-Zen Chen
Innovation Ecosystem Development Initiative
Innovation Ecosystem Development Initiative Innovation Ecosystem Development Initiative Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0000356 Applicant (Legal Name) University of Utah Technology Commercialization Office Location: Salt Lake City, UT Project Title Energy Innovation Commercialization Center Proposed Action or Project Description The project proposes to create an Energy Innovation Commercialization Center at the University of Utah. The scope of work for this project is in two phases: tasks necessary to create the Center and actual commercialization and outreach to other institutions. Specific activities for Phase I for the Center startup include 1) negotiating contract, prepare correspondence, establishing website, meetings, scheduling activities, developing metrics, and designing and creating a database. Phase 2 activities for Center
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NREL: Jobs and Economic Competitiveness - Clean Energy Innovation Analysis
Clean Energy Innovation Analysis Clean Energy Innovation Analysis With increased global competition for market share in alternative energy, innovation in energy will be a major contributor to national economic competitiveness in the coming decades. NREL's innovation analysis focuses on understanding the innovation dynamics of clean energy technologies to inform research investment decisions and innovation and technology transfer policy. NREL's innovation analysis studies show that: Different energy technology areas exhibit unique patterns of invention and innovation. New empirical methods of estimating technical and commercial impact (based on analysis of patent citations and web presence) to better target research expenditures could augment the speed and scale of innovation and deployment of clean energy technologies
Protecting the home: exploring the roles of technology and citizen activism from a burglar's perspective
For decades, HCI scholars have designed technology for the domestic space. Many of these systems aim to protect the home and its residents by requesting help from local authorities during emergency situations. While the use of these systems have been ... Keywords: burglary, crime prevention technology, domestic space
Sheena Lewis Erete
Building Technologies Office: Innovations
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Innovations in Titanium Technology
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Innovation and Transportation's Technologies
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Garrison, William L.
Introduction This summary explains EPAs position regarding testing methods used within waste programs, documentation of EPAs position, the reasoning behind EPAs position, and the relationship between analytical method regulatory flexibility and the use of on-site measurements (also termed field analytical methods) to improve the cost-effectiveness of contaminated site cleanups. Although the flow of site cleanup work can be accelerated and site cleanup can be more economical when on-site analytical methods are used, the adoption of field methods has been hindered by misunderstandings about regulatory requirements for data quality and a traditional reliance on fixed laboratory methods to provide nearly all of the data upon which site decisions are based. Contrary to widespread opinion [see Reference 1, Note 4], EPA policy does NOT approve (in a restrictive sense) which specific analytical methods may be used to generate most of the analytical chemistry data used wi
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Sulfur oxide adsorbents and emissions control - Energy Innovation ...
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Gas Analysis of Geothermal Fluid Inclusions: A New Technology For Geothermal Exploration
To increase our knowledge of gaseous species in geothermal systems by fluid inclusion analysis in order to facilitate the use of gas analysis in geothermal exploration. The knowledge of gained by this program can be applied to geothermal exploration, which may expand geothermal production. Knowledge of the gas contents in reservoir fluids can be applied to fluid inclusion gas analysis of drill chip cuttings in a similar fashion as used in the petroleum industry. Thus the results of this project may lower exploration costs both in the initial phase and lower drill hole completion costs. Commercial costs for fluid inclusion analysis done on at 20 feet intervals on chip samples for 10,000 ft oil wells is about $6,000, and the turn around time is a few weeks.
David I. Norman; Joseph Moore
Innovations in Nuclear Infrastructure
Innovations in Nuclear Infrastructure Innovations in Nuclear Infrastructure and Education (INIE) Innovations in Nuclear Infrastructure and Education (INIE) Presented to the Nuclear Energy Research Advisory Committee Crystal City, Virginia John Gutteridge Director, University Programs Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology September 30 - October 1, 2002 Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology Gutteridge/Sep-Oct_02 INIE-NERAC.ppt (2) INIE The Stimuli .... INIE The Stimuli .... 6 Declining number of operating university research/training reactors 6 Dwindling student population in nuclear engineering 6 Closing or loss of identity of university nuclear engineering programs 6 Looming shortage of nuclear engineering graduates 6 Threat of additional reactor closures -- Cornell, Michigan, MIT
Technology and architecture : informing investment decisions for the future of human space exploration
NASA's detailed programmatic goals, system architectures, and mission designs for future human spaceflight beyond Earth orbit remain unspecified. Given this uncertainty, it is not clear exactly which technologies are ...
Battat, Jonathan Alexander
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Experience, Adoption, and Technology: Exploring the Phenomenological Experiences of Faculty Involved in Online Teaching at One School of Public Health
This phenomenological study explored the experiences of public health faculty, who developed and taught online courses, at one particular school of public health from 2006 to 2009. The goal was to explore and document the experiences of faculty involved with this phenomenon. A criterion sample was used to identify and select participants. Five public health faculty participated in the study. Data were analyzed in two ways. Written narratives, observational field notes, and artifact data were analyzed using the inducted grounded analysis technique. Interview data were analyzed using the phenomenological data analysis method, Stevic-Colazzi Keen Method. Findings revealed that the experiences of public health faculty, who develop and teach online courses were similar to those in other subjects and were described as difficult, daunting, painful, and time consuming, leaving the public health faculty feeling frustrated and exhausted. While negative feelings described the experience pertaining to the development of online courses, the experience in the teaching phase was seen as positive, enjoyable, joyful, refreshing, and fun. These experiences were found to be contingent upon instructional and organizational support, availability and quality of resources and faculty development and training. Three overarching themes emerged from the study in relation to the experience. These themes included the rhetoric of fear, transformation, and support. The rhetoric of fear described the participants� sense of being afraid or apprehensive toward developing and teaching online courses. Transformation described the transition participants made as they emerged as online instructors. Support described the structures needed to engage in the activities of developing and teaching online courses. The study also revealed five types of barriers to developing and teaching online courses at this particular school of public health. These barriers included psychological, organizational, technical, instructional, and time barriers. Benefits for developing and teaching online courses were identified. They included availability for students, access and penetration into global markets, instructional innovation, design innovation, and new methods of instructional delivery. This study provides data that can be used by institutions and faculty as they design and implement social, political, and technical infrastructures to support the activities of online teaching.
Kidd, Terry T.
Illuminating Solar Decathlon Homes: Exploring Next Generation Lighting Technology - Light Emitting Diodes
This report was prepared by PNNL for the US Department of Energy Building Technologies Program, Solid-State Lighting Program. The report will be provided to teams of university students who are building houses for the 2009 Solar Decathlon, a home design competition sponsored in part by DOE, to encourage teams to build totally solar powered homes. One aspect of the competition is lighting. This report provides the teams with information about LED lighting that can help them determine how they incorporate LED lighting into their homes. The report provides an overview of LED technology, a status of where LED technology is today, questions and answers about lighting quality, efficiency, lifetime etc.; numerous examples of LED products; and several weblinks for further research.
Gordon, Kelly L.; Gilbride, Theresa L.
From the vendor's perspective: exploring the value proposition in information technology outsourcing
To date, most research on information technology (IT) outsourcing concludes that firms decide to outsource IT services because they believe that outside vendors possess production cost advantages. Yet it is not clear whether vendors can provide production ... Keywords: IS core competencies, IS project management, IS staffing issues, case study, complementarity in organizational design, management of computing and IS, outsourcing of IS, systems maintenance
Natalia Levina; Jeanne W. Ross
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Innovation in the Australian wool industry : a sensemaking perspective.
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Department of Energy Launches "America's Next Top Energy Innovator...
participating can already view the available technologies on the Department's Energy Innovation Portal. Some of the promising innovations currently available for licensing and...
Detachment Faulting and Geothermal Resources - An Innovative Integrated
Detachment Faulting and Geothermal Resources - An Innovative Integrated Detachment Faulting and Geothermal Resources - An Innovative Integrated Geological and Geophysical Investigation in Fish Lake Valley, Nevada Geothermal Project Jump to: navigation, search Last modified on July 22, 2011. Project Title Detachment Faulting and Geothermal Resources - An Innovative Integrated Geological and Geophysical Investigation in Fish Lake Valley, Nevada Project Type / Topic 1 Recovery Act: Geothermal Technologies Program Project Type / Topic 2 Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies Project Description This program is designed to provide valuable new subsurface information about one of the Nation's arguably most promising high-temperature geothermal targets. Until now, the Emigrant Geothermal Prospect has been tested by only shallow and relatively shallow thermal-gradient boreholes and a small number of exploration wells, all of which have lacked any detailed 2-D or 3-D structural context. The applicants propose to conduct an innovative integration of detailed 2- D and 3-D structural reconstructions (structural mapping and reflection/refraction source seismology integrated with available data).
Parametric Evaluation of an Innovative Ultra-Violet PhotocatalyticOxidation (UVPCO) Air Cleaning Technology for Indoor Applications
An innovative Ultra-Violet Photocatalytic Oxidation (UVPCO) air cleaning technology employing a semitransparent catalyst coated on a semitransparent polymer substrate was evaluated to determine its effectiveness for treating mixtures of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) representative of indoor environments at low, indoor-relevant concentration levels. The experimental UVPCO contained four 30 by 30-cm honeycomb monoliths irradiated with nine UVA lamps arranged in three banks. A parametric evaluation of the effects of monolith thickness, air flow rate through the device, UV power, and reactant concentrations in inlet air was conducted for the purpose of suggesting design improvements. The UVPCO was challenged with three mixtures of VOCs. A synthetic office mixture contained 27 VOCs commonly measured in office buildings. A building product mixture was created by combining sources including painted wallboard, composite wood products, carpet systems, and vinyl flooring. The third mixture contained formaldehyde and acetaldehyde. Steady state concentrations were produced in a classroom laboratory or a 20-m{sup 3} chamber. Air was drawn through the UVPCO, and single-pass conversion efficiencies were measured from replicate samples collected upstream and downstream of the reactor. Thirteen experiments were conducted in total. In this UVPCO employing a semitransparent monolith design, an increase in monolith thickness is expected to result in general increases in both reaction efficiencies and absolute reaction rates for VOCs oxidized by photocatalysis. The thickness of individual monolith panels was varied between 1.2 and 5 cm (5 to 20 cm total thickness) in experiments with the office mixture. VOC reaction efficiencies and rates increased with monolith thickness. However, the analysis of the relationship was confounded by high reaction efficiencies in all configurations for a number of compounds. These reaction efficiencies approached or exceeded 90% for alcohols, glycol ethers, and other individual compounds including d-limonene, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, and decamethylcyclopentasiloxane. This result implies a reaction efficiency of about 30% per irradiated monolith face, which is in agreement with the maximum efficiency for the system predicted with a simulation model. In these and other experiments, the performance of the system for highly reactive VOCs appeared to be limited by mass transport of reactants to the catalyst surface rather than by photocatalytic activity. Increasing the air flow rate through the UVPCO device decreases the residence time of the air in the monoliths and improves mass transfer to the catalyst surface. The effect of gas velocity was examined in four pairs of experiments in which the air flow rate was varied from approximately 175 m{sup 3}/h to either 300 or 600 m{sup 3}/h. Increased gas velocity caused a decrease in reaction efficiency for nearly all reactive VOCs. For all of the more reactive VOCs, the decrease in performance was less, and often substantially less, than predicted based solely on residence time, again likely due to mass transfer limitations at the low flow rate. The results demonstrate that the UVPCO is capable of achieving high conversion efficiencies for reactive VOCs at air flow rates above the base experimental rate of 175 m{sup 3}/h. The effect of UV power was examined in a series of experiments with the building product mixture in which the number of lamps was varied between nine and three. For the most reactive VOCs in the mixture, the effects of UV power were surprisingly small. Thus, even with only one lamp in each section, there appears to be sufficient photocatalytic activity to decompose most of the mass of reactive VOCs that reach the catalyst surface. For some less reactive VOCs, the trend of decreasing efficiency with decreasing UV intensity was in general agreement with simulation model predictions.
Hodgson, Alfred T.; Sullivan, Douglas P.; Fisk, William J.
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Innovation Spectrum Innovation Spectrum Te xt version The scope of NREL's capabilities emulates the nature of the innovation process itself. Moving new technologies from initial concept to commercial application requires a breadth of expertise across the innovation spectrum, encompassing: Fundamental science Market-relevant research Systems integration Testing and validation Commercialization Deployment The NREL innovation spectrum is highly interactive within the laboratory and across other research institutions and private industry. NREL provides the scientific and analytical leadership to guide the innovation process, contributing knowledge and expertise at each stage. Innovation Success Stories Learn more about the spectrum of clean energy innovation and how NREL is creating a future of sustainable energy systems based on clean,
Accelerating Innovation Webinar Series - Energy Innovation Portal
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Development of Technologies on Innovative-Simplified Nuclear Power Plant Using High-Efficiency Steam Injectors (9) System Outline and Endurance Test of Low-Pressure Steam Injectors
A Steam Injector (SI) is a simple, compact and passive pump and also acts as a high-performance direct-contact compact heater. This provides SI with capability to serve also as a direct-contact feedwater heater that heats up feedwater by using extracted steam from the turbine. We are developing technology for 'Innovative Simplified Nuclear Power Plants' in order to further improve the economy and safety of nuclear power plants. Our technology development aims to significantly simplify equipment and reduce physical quantities by applying 'High-Efficiency SI', which are applicable to a wide range of operation regimes beyond the performance and applicable range of existing SIs and enables unprecedented multistage and parallel operation, to the low-pressure feedwater heaters and Emergency Core Cooling Systems (ECCS) of nuclear power plants, as well as achieve high inherent safety to prevent severe accidents by keeping the core covered with water (a Severe Accident-Free Concept). The innovative-simplified nuclear power plant consists of a simplified feedwater heating system, a passive core injection system and a passive containment cooling system. This report describes the results of the endurance and performance tests of low-pressure SIs for feedwater heaters with Jet-deaerator and core injection system. A part of this report are fruits of research which is carried out by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), Toshiba, and 7 Universities in Japan, funded from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan as the national public research-funded program. (authors)
Shuichi Ohmori; Michitsugu Mori; Shoji Goto [Tokyo Electric Power Company (Japan); Tadashi Narabayashi [Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo (Japan); Chikako Iwaki; Yutaka Asanuma [Toshiba Corporation (Japan)
Technology-Enabled Nurturing of Creativity and Innovation: A Specific Illustration from an Undergraduate Engineering Physics Course
There is general agreement that creativity and innovation are desirable traits in the toolbox of 21\\textsuperscript{st} century engineers, as well as in the future workforce in general. However, there is a dearth of exemplars, pedagogical models, or best practices to be implemented in undergraduate engineering education to develop and nurture those talents. In this paper, we use a specific example of a classroom activity from a course designed to help bridge the transition from learning the fundamental principles of engineering physics in introductory courses to being able to creatively and innovatively apply them in more advanced settings, such as senior capstone projects and on-the-job challenges in the future workplace. Application of techniques for generating and evaluating ideas are described. To enhance the benefits of group creativity and facilitate real-time electronic brainstorming in the classroom, we use InkSurvey with pen-enabled mobile computing devices (iPads, tablet PCs, Android devices, etc.)....
Kowalski, F V; Kohl, P B; Kuo, V H
Innovation and the state : development strategies for high technology industries in a world of fragmented production : Israel, Ireland, and Taiwan
One of the most unexpected changes of the 1990s is that firms in a number of emerging economies not previously known for their high-technology industries have leapfrogged to the forefront in new Information Technologies ...
Breznitz, Dan
K-12 Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) in a Rural School District on the High Plains of Texas: Mechanism for Teacher Support of Innovative Formative Assessment and Instruction with Technology (iFAIT)
The purpose of this study was to explore the evolution of collaborative practices of PLCs as they emerge when using technology based formative assessment via iFAIT or innovative Formative Assessment with Instruction and Technology developed by the researcher using audience response systems and the online data compiler, Eduphoria!. This study used sequential explanatory mixed methods to address the problems that schools face when implementing technology based formative assessments to improve instruction and student achievement. A survey administered in September 2012 and again in December 2012 provided a measure of teacher use of formative assessments, technology use in formative assessments, and perceptions of teachers using the PLC as a mechanism of support for technology based formative assessment. Training was facilitated by the researcher as PLCs worked together to develop, administer, and interpret formative assessments. Teacher interviews were conducted, and the study ended with the administration of the December 2012 survey and open-response questions for further qualitative analysis. Quantitative data analysis was completed using ANOVAs to determine if there were significant differences of teacher groups (subject taught, grade level taught, and years of teaching experience) use of iFAIT. This data analysis also included measures of frequency and paired sample t tests between the September and December 2012 responses. Qualitative data was analyzed using hand coding, word clouds, and WordSmith Tools. The triangulation of qualitative data in the quantitative data provided a narrative to document what collaborative factors affected the use of iFAIT. For school improvement and implementation of iFAIT, the study revealed that (1) with the right technology infrastructure, on-going professional development must be offered by administrators or sought after by teachers; (2) teachers must have strong beliefs in formative assessment and the technology that supports it; (3) open lines of communication must be supported through the PLC and administration; (4) teachers must see purpose in using revealing student data to drive instruction; and (5) PLCs must have common beliefs and believe that student achievement is connected to school improvement. PLCs should discuss data, share successes, and plan instruction through extended involvement in face-to-face and online venues as communities of practice.
Talkmitt, Marcia J.
Energy Department Announces New ARPA-E Projects to Advance Innovative...
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Collective innovation
The ability to innovate sits at the heart of an organization's ability to succeed in a competitive environment. An organization can innovate by improving existing products, services, or processes or by generating new ...
Slawsby, Alex (Alex David)
Rural Alaska Coal Bed Methane: Application of New Technologies to Explore and Produce Energy
The Petroleum Development Laboratory, University of Alaska Fairbanks prepared this report. The US Department of Energy NETL sponsored this project through the Arctic Energy Technology Development Laboratory (AETDL) of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The financial support of the AETDL is gratefully acknowledged. We also acknowledge the co-operation from the other investigators, including James G. Clough of the State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys; Art Clark, Charles Barker and Ed Weeks of the USGS; Beth Mclean and Robert Fisk of the Bureau of Land Management. James Ferguson and David Ogbe carried out the pre-drilling economic analysis, and Doug Reynolds conducted post drilling economic analysis. We also acknowledge the support received from Eric Opstad of Elko International, LLC; Anchorage, Alaska who provided a comprehensive AFE (Authorization for Expenditure) for pilot well drilling and completion at Fort Yukon. This report was prepared by David Ogbe, Shirish Patil, Doug Reynolds, and Santanu Khataniar of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and James Clough of the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Survey. The following research assistants, Kanhaiyalal Patel, Amy Rodman, and Michael Olaniran worked on this project.
David O. Ogbe; Shirish L. Patil; Doug Reynolds
Panel Session III: Innovation and Coordination
Lessons Learned for Hydrogen Panel Session III: Innovation Panel Session III: Innovation and Coordination and Coordination ______________________________ Stefan Unnasch Life Cycle Associates 3 April 2008 2 Hydrogen Vision Life Cycle Associates 3 Hydrogen Infrastructure Today Life Cycle Associates Source: Weinert, J. X., et al.. (2005). CA Hydrogen Highway Network Blueprint Plan, Economics Report 4 Innovation and Coordination Life Cycle Associates Innovation Coordination ☯ Slow Fast Cars Codes 5 Innovation and Coordination Life Cycle Associates Innovation Coordination ☯ Slow Fast Cars Codes Fuel production and delivery technology Vehicle technology Marketing Policy Early introduction strategy GHG strategies
Hanford stakeholder participation in evaluating innovative technologies: VOC product line, Passive soil vapor extraction using borehole flux tunable hybrid plasma
A three-phased stakeholder participation program was conducted to support the Volatile Organic Compounds Arid Site Integrated Demonstration (VOC-Arid ID). The US DOE`s Office of Technology Development (OTD) sponsored and directed the VOC-Arid ID. Its purpose was to develop and demonstrate new technologies for remediating VOC contamination in soil and ground water. The integrated demonstration, hosted by the Hanford site in Washington State, is being transitioned into the Department of Energy`s (DOE) Plume Focus Area. The Plume Focus Area has the same basic objectives as the ID, but is broader in scope and is a team effort with technology developers and technology users. The objective is to demonstrate a promising technology once, and if results warrant deploy it broadly across the DOE complex and in private sector applications.
Peterson, T.; McCabe, G.; Niesen, K.; Serie, P.
Innovative Technologies, Innovative Diplomacy | Department of...
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Adapting Decisions, Optimizing Facts and Predicting Figures: Can Convergence of Concepts, Tools, Technologies and Standards Catalyze Innovation?
Managing uncertainty is key in decision systems, such as supply chain management or military readiness. We propose a reasonable confluence of existing concepts, tools, technologies and standards that may, collectively, ...
Datta, Shoumen
The critical role of manufacturing-process innovation on product development excellence in high-technology companies
Few managers of high-technology companies view manufacturing-process development as primary source of competitive advantage. For the last two decades trends have shown an increasing number of high-tech industries outsourcing ...
Duarte, Carlos E. A., 1962-
Energy Department Awards More Than $7 Million for Innovative Hydrogen Storage Technologies in Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles
The U.S. Department of Energy today announced more than $7 million to fund four projects in California, Washington and Oregon to advance hydrogen storage technologies to be used in fuel cell electric vehicles.
Program on Technology Innovation: Application of a High Temperature Superconducting Fault Current Limiter at AEP's Sporn Substation
This report describes the application of a Superconducting Fault Current Limiter (SFCL) to address fault current over-duty problems in American Electric Power's 138kV Sporn Substation. EPRI is current developing SFCL technology targeted to address fault current over-duty problems at the transmission voltage level of 138kV and higher. The technology under development is termed the Matrix Fault Current Limiter (MFCL) due to the modular nature arrangements of its High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) eleme...
Program on Technology Innovation: Tradeoffs Between Once-Through Cooling and Closed-Cycle Cooling for Nuclear Power Plants
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has been investigating a number of energy-related water topics that include the implications of retrofitting existing once-through generating stations with closed-cycle cooling, the cost and benefits of closed-cycle cooling, the impacts of impingement and entrainment, alternative fish protection technologies, water use in the electric power generation sector, and advanced power plant cooling technologies.
Program on Technology Innovation: Decision-Centered Guidelines for the Design of Human System Interfaces for Electric Power Industry Applications
Decision-centered guidelines support improved user decision making across a broad range of electric power industry application areas. The guidelines will aid in the design of user-centered human-system interfaces (HSIs), while increasing the beneficial uses of new technologies for electric power generation, transmission, and distribution (GTD) systems. Decision-centered guidelines are applicable to system designs involving new technology that will transform current user tasks, responsibilities, ...
Program on Technology Innovation: Economic Impacts of Compliance with Dose Based Regulations for Selected Nuclear Power Plant Progra ms
This report explores the economic impact of complying with inconsistent federal and state regulations governing the management of radioactivity. It identifies areas where cost savings might occur if relevant regulations were made consistent with international regulations or if they were updated based on emerging science.
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Rogers, John A.
NETL: Innovations for Existing Plants
Innovations for Existing Plants Innovations for Existing Plants Coal and Power Systems Innovations for Existing Plants (IEP) Previous Next Chemical Looping Summary Chemical Looping Summary (July 2013) This summary provides a technical description of this advanced technology, describes its advantages, examines the R&D areas of need, and summarizes DOE's R&D efforts. DOE/NETL Advanced CO2 Capture R&D Program: Technology Update DOE/NETL Advanced CO2 Capture R&D Program: Technology Update (June 2013) This comprehensive handbook provides an update on DOE/NETL R&D efforts on advanced CO2 capture technologies for coal-based power systems. CO2 Capture Technology Meeting Presentations NETL CO2 Capture Technology Meeting Presentations (July 2013) This meeting highlighted DOE/NETL RD&D efforts to develop advanced pre-, post-, and oxy-combustion CO2 capture technologies.
Innovation Celebration
Innovation Celebration Innovation Celebration Community Connections: Our link to Northern New Mexico Communities Latest Issue:Dec. 2013 - Jan. 2014 All Issues » submit Innovation Celebration showcases economic development in Northern New Mexico Ten local businesses honored at the event. May 1, 2013 Chantal Lau of PediBioMetrix, LLC was one of those recogned at the Innovation Celebration Chantal Lau of PediBioMetrix, LLC was one of those recognized at the Innovation Celebration. Contact Editor Linda Anderman Email Community Programs Office Kurt Steinhaus Email Last month 10 New Mexico businesses were recognized during the 12th annual Innovation Celebration in Albuquerque. The companies highlighted are involved in everything from helping with premature infants' feeding difficulties to separating water from natural gas pumped from wells. They
Innovations in Voluntary Renewable Energy Procurement: Methods for Expanding Access and Lowering Cost for Communities, Governments, and Businesses (Technical Report)
This guide explores five innovative options for voluntarily procuring renewable energy generation or systems.
Heeter, J.; McLaren, J.
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, the technique used for nuclear power and atomic bombs, where nuclei are split. In a fusion reactor, particles05/23/2006 08:53 PMInnovation & Technology News - Fusion reactor shows its metal - 22/05/2006 Page-bin/common/printfriendly.pl?/science/news/tech/InnovationRepublish_1644106.htm Glowing plasma inside a fusion test reactor (Image: Princeton Particle Physics Laboratory
Enabling technologies: Supporting the development and use of innovative, energy-efficient, and environmentally friendly products and processes
This pamphlet describes the Office of Industrial Technologies cooperative efforts to address industry needs for advanced materials, sensors and controls, process energy and energy efficiency. US industry needs enabling materials that are stronger and lighter, with resistance to high-temperature fatigue and improved resistance to corrosion and wear. New industrial materials such as intermetallic alloys and advanced ceramics have the potential to meet the challenges of the Industries of the Future. The manufacturing industries obtain over 85% of their energy from the on-site combustion of fuels. Enhancements to burners, boilers, and process heating systems can lower energy costs, reduce emissions, enhance fuel options, and increase safety and reliability. Robust, integrated measurement devices linked to intelligent control systems will enable US industry to use resources more efficiently and improve product quality. Through constant process monitoring and adjustment of parameters, these systems can reduce energy use and labor, minimize waste and pollution, and boost productivity. The Enabling Technologies Program is designed to address the cross-cutting needs of the Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT). OIT partners with industry to promote the development and use of energy-efficient, pollution-preventing technologies. The Nation`s environment benefits from greater use of these technologies, and industries benefit from cost savings, improved productivity, and increased competitiveness.
July 28, 2010, Visiting Speaker Program, Science, Technology, and Innovation: Imperatives for National and Economic Security - Event Summary and Slideshow
any government is to ensure the safety of its people and the prosperity of its society. The conversation taking any government is to ensure the safety of its people and the prosperity of its society. The conversation taking place today is at the core of this thought. The U.S. won the Cold War not only on the capability of military power but also the vitality of our society and economy. The U.S. countered a quantitative superiority with qualitative superiority. We invested in new technologies (with military use) and put in place a regulatory structure to keep emerging technologies from falling into the hands of our opponents. Now we appear to have an inversion - limiting our industry from working with other nations is not working for our economy. Becoming active investors in our future through math, science, technology, and engineering should be a priority.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) are U.S. Government programs in which federal agencies with large research and development budgets set aside...
Small Business Innovation Research Grant Helps Propel Innovative Wind
Small Business Innovation Research Grant Helps Propel Innovative Small Business Innovation Research Grant Helps Propel Innovative Wind Energy Small Business Small Business Innovation Research Grant Helps Propel Innovative Wind Energy Small Business March 11, 2011 - 10:32am Addthis Link to image of Wind Tower System's Space Frame Tower⢠Link to image of Wind Tower System's Space Frame Tower(tm) Mark Higgins Operations Supervisor, Wind & Water Power Technologies Office Wind Tower Systems, a subsidiary of Wasatch Wind, was founded in 2002 to research, develop and commercialize new ways to make lighter, taller and easier- to-assemble land-based wind turbines. Since then, the Park City, Utah-based small business received early funding from the Department of Energy, which catalyzed investment from the California Energy Commission
Innovation Impact: Breakthrough Research Results (Brochure)
The Innovation Impact brochure captures key breakthrough results across NREL's primary areas of renewable energy and energy efficiency research: solar, wind, bioenergy, transportation, buildings, analysis, and manufacturing technologies.
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70 Years of Innovations » 70 Years of Innovations » All Innovations /about/_assets/images/icon-about.jpg All Innovations Since 1943, some of the world's smartest and most passionate technical people have accomplished the difficult, the unexpected, and what sometimes seems impossible at Los Alamos *70 YEARS OF INNOVATIONS 1940s 1943 WAR-ENDING INVENTIONS The Laboratory was created with one crucial objective: gather the world's brightest scientific minds to design and build a weapon that would help to end World War II. Fight power with power xx Essential for obtaining data to design war-ending weapons, Los Alamos scientists constructed the first homogeneous liquid-fuel reactor fueled by enriched uranium, code-named Water Boiler, as a neutron source. Two more were built. These reactors led to pioneering research on radiation's effects.
Program on Technology Innovation: Feasibility Study of Using a Thermosyphon Cooler Hybrid System to Reduce Cooling Tower Water Consu mption
This Technical Update describes the initial work accomplished by a feasibility study for using a newly developed Thermosyphon Cooler (TSC) Hybrid System to reduce cooling-tower water consumption at steam power plants. The report outlines the overall project and then details the applicable codes and standards that would apply to this technology. It also briefly touches on the literature and patents relating to this field. It describes the rationale and constraints involved in setting up the ...
Program on Technology Innovation: A Conceptual Framework for Modeling the Impact of CO2 Policy on Generator Cash Flows
Climate policy represents a fundamental uncertainty for electricity generating companies. Although many analyses are available, the timing and stringency of domestic climate policies are unknown and will likely be dependent upon the actions of other countries. The outcomes of these deliberations can dramatically change the return on generation investments. Today, many electric companies are actively considering substantial investments in new capacity. The technology choices these companies make and the f...
Program on Technology Innovation: Biomass Leaching/Washing Laboratory-Scale Pilot Plant Equipment Selection and Testing
Leaching of biomass to remove troublesome constituents such as alkali metals, chlorine, sulfur, and phosphorus is an opportunity to solve the many problems facing the ability of firing and/or cofiring low-cost and low-grade agricultural biomass and waste materials for the production of energy and biofuels. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) is interested in fostering the development of this potential game-changing biomass preteatment technology. As part of this endeavor, EPRI sponsored through ...
Program on Technology Innovation: Programmatic Risk Assessment Future Fossil- and Biomass-Fueled Power Generation System Configurations
Recent and upcoming regulatory activities will have a major impact on power plant design over the next few decades. To address various environmental concerns, including climate change, emissions of specific air toxics and waste-to-energy goals, a number of different power plant configurations have been proposed involving differences in fuel type, boiler designs and emissions control technology. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) commissioned Gradient to evaluate risks associated with ...
Program on Technology Innovation: A Quantitative Radiological Risk Analysis of the U.S. Once-Through Nuclear Fuel Cycle
EPRI is sponsoring the development of tools to support long-term strategic planning for research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) of nuclear fuel cycle technologies and options. This report describes progress and results to date on the development of a novel comparative risk assessment tool and its application to the baseline once-through nuclear fuel cycle (OTC) in its present incarnation in the United States. An updated detailed description of the U.S. OTC reveals far greater complexity ...
The Program on Technology Innovation: Tracking the Demand for Electricity From Grid-Related Services � Preliminary Delphi Panel Resu lts
In order to develop a robust research and development portfolio under a variety of future scenarios, EPRI's research has identified three critical drivers which can substantially influence the technologies needed to provide society with clean, reliable and affordable electricity in the decades ahead. These drivers include the price of natural gas, the demand for electricity from grid services, and the potential for change in environmental and energy policy.In its scenario planning ...
Program on Technology Innovation: Feasibility of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Fuel Analysis in Gasification Applications
Information on the composition of minerals in fuels and the slagging characteristics of the fuels are important for the efficient operation of gasifiers for power generation. Standard fuel fusibility and viscosity analysis have practical limitations that prevent their being used reliably to control real gasification processes. Recent developments in advanced laser-based methods have confirmed some maturity in technologies that could be used to determine coal elemental composition and properties. A study ...
Program on Technology Innovation: Technical Support for GE Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR)-Radwaste System Design
EPRI has undertaken a review of advanced nuclear plant (ANP) radioactive waste system designs. This work updates EPRI's Utility Requirements Document (URD) for the design of Advanced Light Water Reactor plants. The goal is to capture the radwaste elements that have led to the dramatic improvement in radioactive waste processing in terms of technology advances and improved operating strategy seen in today's operating U.S. plants. This work will form the basis for radioactive waste processing systems in th...
Lignol Innovations Inc
Lignol Innovations Inc. Lignol Innovations Inc. Corporate Headquarters: Berwyn, PA Global Headquarters: Canada Proposed Facility Location: Commerce City, Colorado Description: This project will design, construct, and operate a demonstration plant to produce ethanol, lignin and furfural from cellulosic feedstock, including hard and softwood residues. CEO or Equivalent: Ross MacLachlan, President and CEO Participants: Suncor Energy and; Parker Messana & Associates Engineering Production: Excess of 2 million gallons/year of cellulosic ethanol plus biochemical co-products, including High Purity-Lignin ("HP- L(tm)") Technology and Feedstocks: * Proprietary solvent pretreatment process integrated with saccharification, fermentation and product recovery processes
Accelerating Innovation Webinar Series - Energy Innovation ...
Accelerating Innovation Webinar Series. In partnership with the Battelle Commercialization Council, the Energy Innovation Portal is hosting an ...
Small Business Innovation Research. Abstracts of Phase I awards, 1999
This booklet presents technical abstracts of Phase I awards made in Fiscal Year (FY) 1999 under the DOE Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. SBIR research explores innovative concepts in important technological and scientific areas that can lead to valuable new technology and products. The work described in the abstracts is novel, high-risk research, but the benefits will also be potentially high if the objectives are met. Brief comments on the potential applications, as described by the awardee, are given after each abstract. Individuals and organizations, including venture capital and larger industrial firms, with an interest in the research described in any of the abstracts are encouraged to contact the appropriate small business directly.
Program on Technology Innovation: Research Plan for Applying Visualization, Simulation, and Interactive Human System Interface Technologies to Sensor Information for Electric Power Industry Activities
This report presents a plan for a multi-year research program to identify, evaluate, and demonstrate visualization, simulation, and interactive human system interface (HSI) technologies to support electric power industry needs. The research program will include demonstrations and produce guidelines. These guidelines will aid not only in identifying and selecting electric power industry applications that are the most likely to provide benefits to the electric power industry from applying advances in visua...
Technology management simply defined: A tweet plus two characters
The purpose of this article is to propose a definition of management of technology in a ''twitter'' form. In order to place the topical theme in the proper perspective, an exploration into the role technology plays in shaping our lives as well as the ... Keywords: A tweet, Competitive advantage, Digital divide, Disruptive technologies, E-commerce, Evolutionary technology, Innovation, L24, L81, L82, L83, L86, Leveraging technology, M15, M16, M31, N70, O30, O31, O32, Social media networks, Technology management, Technology management definition, Tourism and hospitality industry
Afie M. Badawy
Advanced Heat Transfer Technologies Increase Vehicle Performance and Reliability, The Spectrum of Clean Energy Innovation (Fact Sheet)
Advanced Heat Transfer Advanced Heat Transfer Technologies Increase Vehicle Performance and Reliability Keeping yourself cool while driving your car on a hot, sunny day can be a challenge. But it can be even more challenging to cool the power electronic components that are critically important in hybrid electric and all-electric vehicles. Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) investigate and develop these vehicles and their components to help reduce our use of imported petroleum and curb the emissions associated with climate change. A vehicle's power electronic components include the motor controller, converters, and inverters that condition the flow of electrical power between the battery and the electric motor. The problem is that power electronics generate a lot of heat. This heat can decrease
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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Hydrogen Program New Projects Awarded in FY 2011
3 3 FY 2011 Annual Progress Report DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program provides small businesses with opportunities to participate in DOE research activities by exploring new and innovative approaches to achieve research and development (R&D) objectives. The funds set aside for SBIR projects are used to support an annual competition for Phase I awards of up to $100,000 each for about nine months to explore the feasibility of innovative concepts. Phase II is the principal research or R&D effort, and these awards are up to $750,000 over a two-year period. Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) projects include substantial (at least 30%) cooperative research collaboration between the small business and a non-profit
Argonne TDC: Technology Transfer and Business Development Links
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Power beaming: Mission enabling for lunar exploration
This paper explores several beam power concepts proposed for powering either lunar base or rover vehicles. At present, power requirements to support lunar exploration activity are met by integral self-contained power system designs. To provide requisite energy flexibility for human expansion into space, an innovative approach to replace on-board self-contained power systems is needed. Power beaming provides an alternative approach to supplying power that would ensure increased mission flexibility while reducing total mass launched into space. Providing power to the moon presents significant design challenges because of the duration of the lunar night. Power beaming provides an alternative to solar photovoltaic systems coupled with battery storage, radioisotope thermoelectric generation, and surface nuclear power. The Synthesis Group describes power beaming as a technology supporting lunar exploration. In this analysis beam power designs are compared to conventional power generation methods.
Bamberger, J.A.
The Innovations, Technology and Waste Management Approaches to Safely Package and Transport the World's First Radioactive Fusion Research Reactor for Burial
Original estimates stated that the amount of radioactive waste that will be generated during the dismantling of the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor will approach two million kilograms with an associated volume of 2,500 cubic meters. The materials were activated by 14 MeV neutrons and were highly contaminated with tritium, which present unique challenges to maintain integrity during packaging and transportation. In addition, the majority of this material is stainless steel and copper structural metal that were specifically designed and manufactured for this one-of-a-kind fusion research reactor. This provided further complexity in planning and managing the waste. We will discuss the engineering concepts, innovative practices, and technologies that were utilized to size reduce, stabilize, and package the many unique and complex components of this reactor. This waste was packaged and shipped in many different configurations and methods according to the transportation regulations and disposal facility requirements. For this particular project, we were able to utilize two separate disposal facilities for burial. This paper will conclude with a complete summary of the actual results of the waste management costs, volumes, and best practices that were developed from this groundbreaking and successful project.
Keith Rule; Erik Perry; Jim Chrzanowski; Mike Viola; Ron Strykowsky
Technology Development Loans (Wisconsin)
Technology Development Loans help innovative companies with promising economic futures clear the hurdles associated with bringing new technologies, products, and concepts to market. Loan funds...
Use of Multiple Innovative Technologies for Retrieval and Handling of Low-Level Radioactive Tank Wastes at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) successfully implemented an integrated tank waste management plan at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) (1), which resulted in the cleanup, removal, or stabilization of 37 inactive underground storage tanks (USTs) since 1998, and the reduction of risk to human health and the environment. The integrated plan helped accelerate the development and deployment of innovative technologies for the retrieval of radioactive sludge and liquid waste from inactive USTs. It also accelerated the pretreatment of the retrieved waste and newly generated waste from ORNL research and development activities to provide for volume and contamination reduction of the liquid waste. The integrated plan included: retrieval of radioactive sludge, contaminated material, and other debris from USTs at ORNL using a variety of robotic and remotely operated equipment; waste conditioning and transfer of retrieved waste to pretreatment facilities and interim, double contained storage tanks; the development and deployment of technologies for pretreating newly generated and retrieved waste transferred to interim storage tanks; waste treatment and packaging for final off-site disposal; stabilization of the inactive USTs that did not meet the regulatory requirements of the Federal Facilities Agreement between the DOE, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC); and the continued monitoring of the active USTs that remain in long-term service. This paper summarizes the successful waste retrieval and tank stabilization operations conducted during two ORNL tank remediation projects (The Gunite Tanks Remediation Project and the Old Hydrofracture Facility Tanks Remediation Project), the sludge retrieval operations from the active Bethel Valley Evaporator Service Tanks, and pretreatment operations conducted for the tank waste. This paper also provides the status of ongoing activities conducted in preparation of treating the retrieved tank waste for final disposition, and the efforts to improve monitoring capabilities for waste collection and storage tanks that will remain in long-term service at ORNL.
Noble-Dial, J.; Riner, G.; Robinson, S.; Lewis, B.; Bolling, D.; Ganapathi, G.; Harper, M.; Billingsley, K.; Burks, B.
Accidental Innovation: Supporting Valuable Unpredictability in the Creative Process
Historical accounts of human achievement suggest that accidents can play an important role in innovation. In this paper, we seek to contribute to an understanding of how digital systems might support valuable unpredictability in innovation processes ... Keywords: accidental discovery, accidental innovation, accidental invention, design of information systems, digital technology, innovation, serendipity
Robert D. Austin; Lee Devin; Erin E. Sullivan
NREL: Innovation Spectrum - NREL Spectrum of Innovation Video (Text
Spectrum of Innovation Video (Text Version) Spectrum of Innovation Video (Text Version) Below is the text version of the NREL Spectrum of Innovation video. "...renewable energy is a national imperative..." "...This breakthrough technology will..." "...we are still looking for an innovative material that will..." "...we need a study to determine..." "...the right people need to work together..." "...competing priorities mean we cannot..." There are many voices calling for a future of abundant, clean energy. The choices are many...and the challenges are daunting. How will we get there? The National Renewable Energy Laboratory integrates the entire spectrum of innovation, including Fundamental Science, Market-Relevant Research, Systems Integration, Testing and Validation, Commercialization, and
Early Stage R&D Available for Partnerships - Energy Innovation Portal
Early Stage R&D Technologies Though the Energy Innovation Portal features thousands of innovations developed through Department of Energy funding since 1992, some ...
The implication of open innovation and open source to mobile device manufacturers
Innovations largely contribute to a technology company's continuous survival and its competitiveness in the market place. Traditionally most companies employed closed innovation model. They kept their discoveries or ...
Liu, Yuanwen Wayne
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Innovation | OpenEI Community
Innovation Innovation Home Jessi3bl's picture Submitted by Jessi3bl(15) Member 16 December, 2012 - 19:18 GE, Clean Energy Fuels Partner to Expand Natural Gas Highway clean energy Clean Energy Fuels energy Environment Fuel GE Innovation Partnerships Technology Innovation & Solutions Transportation Trucking Energy Data Initiative (EDI) Description: Liberating Data as Fuel for Innovation Initiative Vision: Transform gigabytes into actionable intelligence, which accelerates job creation. Fuel entrepreneurs with previously untapped data to spur new products and services that help American families and businesses save money on utility bills and at the pump, protect the environment, and ensure a safe and reliable energy future. Links: Check out the EDI on the EDG Big Data Commercialization
DOE Patents Database - Innovations
DOE Innovations DOE Innovations Breakthroughs and Award Winners from the last 2 decades... Capillary Electrophoresis Ames Laboratory This technology allows multiple samples of substances to be analyzed simultaneously, providing both speed and accuracy. Has won multiple R&D 100 awards for inventor Ed Yeung and has been licensed by Spectromedix. U.S. Patent Nos. 5,324,401 and 5,582,705. Ultrananocrystalline Diamond (UNCD) Argonne National Laboratory Greatly surpasses other diamond film technologies with commercial potential, and can be used in a broad and diverse range of applications from macro to nanodevices, 2006 FLC Award Winner. U.S. Patent Nos. 5,620,512 and others. T7 Gene Expression System Brookhaven National Laboratory This patent family has been licensed to over 700 commercial entities
Energy Security, Innovation & Sustainability Initiative
More than a dozen energy experts convened in Houston, Texas, on February 13, 2009, for the first in a series of four regionally-based energy summits being held by the Council on Competitiveness. The Southern Energy Summit was hosted by Marathon Oil Corporation, and participants explored the public policy, business and technological challenges to increasing the diversity and sustainability of U.S. energy supplies. There was strong consensus that no single form of energy can satisfy the projected doubling, if not tripling, of demand by the year 2050 while also meeting pressing environmental challenges, including climate change. Innovative technology such as carbon capture and storage, new mitigation techniques and alternative forms of energy must all be brought to bear. However, unlike breakthroughs in information technology, advancing broad-based energy innovation requires an enormous scale that must be factored into any equation that represents an energy solution. Further, the time frame for developing alternative forms of energy is much longer than many believe and is not understood by the general public, whose support for sustainability is critical. Some panelists estimated that it will take more than 50 years to achieve the vision of an energy system that is locally tailored and has tremendous diversity in generation. A long-term commitment to energy sustainability may also require some game-changing strategies that calm volatile energy markets and avoid political cycles. Taking a page from U.S. economic history, one panelist suggested the creation of an independent Federal Energy Reserve Board not unlike the Federal Reserve. The board would be independent and influence national decisions on energy supply, technology, infrastructure and the nation's carbon footprint to better calm the volatile energy market. Public-private efforts are critical. Energy sustainability will require partnerships with the federal government, such as the U.S. Department of Energy's National Laboratories, that can provide real-world improvements in both the short- and long-term. Indeed, the roles of government and the private sector in energy sustainability were brought into sharper focus by the pending American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the economic stimulus bill. There was cautious optimism that the bill was moving the nation in the right direction by way of focusing on greater energy efficiency, alternative forms of energy and improved infrastructure. Nevertheless, there was concern over Congress picking energy winners and losers. Instead, Congress should challenge industry to produce solutions that will create a clear path forward to energy sustainability that the American people can support.
Kicking Off the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit: Where Innovations in
Kicking Off the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit: Where Innovations Kicking Off the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit: Where Innovations in Energy Technology Are "Winning the Future" Kicking Off the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit: Where Innovations in Energy Technology Are "Winning the Future" February 28, 2011 - 9:38am Addthis Dr. Arun Majumdar Dr. Arun Majumdar Former Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy President Obama has recently been talking about his plan to "Win the Future." Whether it's taking steps to reform our education system, rebuilding our infrastructure, or encouraging breakthroughs in technology, the phrase is about marshaling the country's best and brightest to solve today's problems. As the President put it, "To win the future, we have to out-innovate, out-educate and out-build the rest of the world, tapping
Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge |
Technical Assistance » Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Technical Assistance » Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge October 10, 2013 - 12:01pm Addthis The Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge (Accelerator) is a multi-agency sponsored competition established to enhance existing regional networks of firms and institutions that accelerate technology-related innovation, business formation, and job creation. Funding provided to these regional networks (also called clusters) help academia, utilities, local governments, and private industry and investors expand partnerships, share strategic information more efficiently, and reduce costs by leveraging existing assets and resources (like physical facilities and equipment).
Innovative Exploration Techniques for Geothermal Assessment at...
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Evolution of innovation : fiber optics and the communications industry
Innovations can be the single source of industry's growth. How innovations themselves grow or decline also has a direct affect on the health of the industry in which they play. This thesis looks at fiber optic technologies ...
Zadeh, Rodan, 1970-
Technological innovation, venture formation and resource allocation : the impact of economic downturn on life sciences venture capital and start-ups
The Massachusetts life sciences supercluster is a source of tremendous innovation. The Commonwealth's academic and industrial institutions produce a consistent stream of cutting-edge scientific research and the region has ...
Wolfson, Avidon M
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Innovations for a secure nation
Innovations for a Secure Nation Innovations for a Secure Nation /about/_assets/images/icon-70th.jpg Innovations for a Secure Nation LANL's mission is to develop and apply science and technology to ensure the safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent; reduce global threats; and solve other emerging national security and energy challenges. image description Plasma technology for textile finishing applications gets a boost from LANL APJeT received a $100,000 Venture Acceleration Fund award from LANS helping to complete design and engineering of a commercial-scale production unit. - 4/3/12 One of several active projects, LANL and Chevron co-developed INFICOMM(tm), a wireless technology used to collect real-time temperature and pressure information from sensors in oil and gas wells, including very deep wells already producing oil and gas and drilling operations for new wells.
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Technology Innovation in Aluminum Products
Today's U.S. aluminum production includes roughly 5.6 million tonnes of .... to help make the cost of aluminum competitive with steel.12 Aluminum pull tabs were�...
Innovative Spectrum Sharing Technology Day
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Business Unit Reorganization and Innovation in New Product Markets
This paper empirically examines how business unit reorganization affects innovation, and explores how the learning process may mediate this relationship. Unit reorganization is the creation, deletion, or recombination of business units within a firm. ... Keywords: innovation, innovation origin, internal development, market entry, mergers and acquisitions, organic growth, organizational learning, organizational memory, reconfiguration, reorganization
Samina Karim
Top Innovations 2012 | Department of Energy
Top Innovations 2012 Top Innovations 2012 Top Innovations 2012 On this page, you will find Building America's Top Innovations from 1995 through 2012, with links to a profile describing each innovation. Note that some categories may not have a top innovation each year. Flow chart graphic 1. Advanced Technologies and Practices Top Innovations in this category cover research in thermal enclosure improvements, HVAC components, ventilation and other health and safety issues. 1.1 Building Science Solutions Thermal Enclosure: Basement Insulation Systems Advanced Framing Systems and Packages Unvented, Conditioned Attics Unvented, Conditioned Crawlspaces High-R Walls Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning: Integration of HVAC System Design with Simplified Duct Distribution Ducts in Conditioned Space
Innovation in the AEC industry through wireless sensor networks
I came to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to learn about technological innovation and entrepreneurship. More precisely, I wanted to know more about how to leverage Information Technology (IT) in the ...
Ber Marti, Jordi, 1976-
An analytical framework for long term policy for commercial deployment and innovation in carbon capture and sequestration technology in the United States
Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology has the potential to be a key CO2 emissions mitigation technology for the United States. Several CCS technology options are ready for immediate commercial-scale demonstration, ...
Hamilton, Michael Roberts
Assessment of Efficiency and Application of Advanced Motor Technologies
This technical update explores four major emerging motor technologies. The four advanced motor types are Permanent magnet Brushless DC Motors (BLDC), Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSM), Switched Reluctance Motors and Field Oriented Vector Control Motors. These motor technologies are not necessarily new, but are becoming popular and attractive solutions because of material cost reductions, controller innovations or the promise of higher efficiency and improved component reliability. Overall, the a...
The future of computer-aided innovation
A new category of tools known as CAI (computer-aided innovation) is an emerging domain in the array of computer-aided technologies. CAI has been growing as a response to greater industry demands for reliability in new products. Some initial CAI ideas ... Keywords: Computer Aided Innovation, QFD, TRIZ
Noel Leon
High Precision Geophysics & Detailed Structural Exploration & Slim Well
Precision Geophysics & Detailed Structural Exploration & Slim Well Precision Geophysics & Detailed Structural Exploration & Slim Well Drilling Geothermal Project Jump to: navigation, search Last modified on July 22, 2011. Project Title High Precision Geophysics & Detailed Structural Exploration & Slim Well Drilling Project Type / Topic 1 Recovery Act: Geothermal Technologies Program Project Type / Topic 2 Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies Project Description Existing geologic data show that the basalt has been broken by complex intersecting fault zones at the hot springs. Natural state hot water flow patterns in the fracture network will be interpreted from temperature gradient wells and then tested with moderate depth core holes. Production and injection well tests of the core holes will be monitored with an innovative combination of Flowing Differential Self-Potential (FDSP) and resistivity tomography surveys. The cointerpretation of all these highly detailed geophysical methods sensitive to fracture permeability patterns and water flow during the well tests will provide unprecedented details on the structures and flow in a shallow geothermal aquifer and support effective development of the low temperature reservoir and identification of deep up flow targets.
Review: Structuring an Energy Technology Revolution
Structuring an Energy Technology Revolution By Charles WeissB. Structuring an Energy Technology Revolution. Cambridge,increases in spending on energy technology and innovation,
Kunnas, Jan
Empirical studies for innovation dissemination: ten years of experience
Context: technology transfer and innovation dissemination are key success factors for an enterprise. The shift to a new software technology determines inevitable changes to ingrained and familiar processes and at the same time leads to changes ... Keywords: empirical studies, product and process innovation, technology and knowledge transfer
Maria Teresa Baldassarre; Danilo Caivano; Giuseppe Visaggio
Innovative Clusters
... digital mobile services in the OECD in 1998.13 Low prices � together with the ... All in all, the home market has provided technology developers with a ...
Milestone Project Demonstrates Innovative Mercury Emissions Reduction
Milestone Project Demonstrates Innovative Mercury Emissions Milestone Project Demonstrates Innovative Mercury Emissions Reduction Technology Milestone Project Demonstrates Innovative Mercury Emissions Reduction Technology January 12, 2010 - 12:00pm Addthis Washington, DC - An innovative technology that could potentially help some coal-based power generation facilities comply with anticipated new mercury emissions standards was successfully demonstrated in a recently concluded milestone project at a Michigan power plant. Under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), WE Energies demonstrated the TOXECON(TM) process in a $52.9million project at the Presque Isle Power Plant in Marquette, Mich. TOXECON is a relatively cost-effective option for achieving significant reductions in mercury emissions and increasing the
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory - Innovative SIMES Solar...
Innovative SIMES Solar-Energy Technology Funded by DOE By Mike Ross July 18, 2012 The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a research group at the Stanford Institute for Materials...
America's Next Top Energy Innovator Challenge
The America�s Next Top Energy Innovator Challenge, a part of the Startup America initiative, made it easier for start-ups to use inventions and technology developed at the U.S. Department of Energy...
Patterns of innovation in service industries
Over the years, scholars studying technology-based innovation have uncovered patterns of success and failure. Many of the lessons learned from these observations can serve as powerful guidelines for leaders of industry as ...
Wong, Regan (Regan A.)
Science & Innovation | Department of Energy
Innovation Innovation Science & Innovation Mars Rover Curiosity Mars Rover Curiosity landed safely on the planet's surface with an array of equipment powered with technology developed at the National Labs. Read more Dark Energy Cam Fermilab's 570-megapixels, five-ton Dark Energy camera is expanding our understanding of the universe. Read more Celebrating the Higgs boson Scientists recently found evidence of the elusive particle that fills the space between subatomic particles. Read more Energy Today From R&D to You: A Thriving Innovation Engine From advanced battery technologies and new biofuel technologies to clean energy generation and energy efficient products and buildings, the Department's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has played an important role in bringing novel technologies from lab to market.
MPMD 7th Global Innovations Proceedings: Trends in Materials ...
MPMD 7th Global Innovations Proceedings: Trends in Materials R&D for. Sensor Manufacturing Technologies. Edited by. Iver E. Anderson. Neville R. Moody.
Innovations in Steel Production�Animations for Aluminium ... - TMS
Jul 30, 2008 ... Innovations in Steel Production�Animations for Aluminium Technologies? by Reiner Kopp. Publisher: TMS. Product Format: Webcast. Pages�...
War Upon the Map: The Politics of Military User Innovation
While military personnel are often involved in the design of information technology, the literature on military innovation generally assumes defense contractors are the primary producers. Furthermore, general organizational ...
Lindsay, Jon R.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business...
Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, presented at an Historically Black College and University meeting. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small...
President?s Energy Budget Invests in Innovation, Clean Energy...
Energy Innovation Hubs and to establish three new Hubs in the areas of batteries and energy storage; smart grid technologies and systems; and critical materials. Through the...
Lead-Free Solder - Home - Energy Innovation Portal
Energy Innovation Portal ... Technology Marketing Summary A lead-free solder for use in electronic soldering including ... Benefits * An industry standard for lead ...
America's Next Top Innovator: Lab Tech for Startups
Read about America�s Next Top Energy Innovator -- a program making it easier for startups to use inventions and technology developed at DOE labs and facilities.
Technologies Energy, Utilities, & Power Systems. Advanced Carbon Aerogels for Energy Applications; Distributed Automated Demand Response; Electrostatic Generator/Motor
Technologies Research Tools. Cell-Free Assembly of NanoLipoprotein Particles; Chemical Prism; Lawrence Livermore Microbial Detection Array (LLMDA) ...
Technologies Energy. Advanced Carbon Aerogels for Energy Applications; Distributed Automated Demand Response; Electrostatic Generator/Motor; Modular Electromechanical ...
Science & Technology. Weapons & Complex Integration. News Center. News Center. Around the Lab. Contacts. For Reporters. Livermore Lab Report. ...
Technologies Materials. Aggregate Spray for Air Particulate; Actuators Made From Nanoporous Materials; Ceramic Filters; Energy Absorbing Material; Diode Arrays for ...