The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has executed a lease agreement with General Matter (GeM) to lease approximately 100 acres of real property (Parcel A) at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP).
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of an advanced ultra-conductive carbon aluminum composite (UCAC) cable with superior electrical and mechanical properties, applicable to electrical power transmission and distribution, including utility-scale infrastructure, renewable energy integration projects, and the development and modernization of grid systems.
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a Nested Pebble Bed Blanket (NesPeB) to address current blanket concepts' shortcomings and technical immaturity and to pave the way for rapid deployment of fusion power plants.
The Nuclear Energy Waste Transmutation Optimized Now (NEWTON) program will support the research and development of technologies that enable the transmutation of used nuclear fuel to reduce the impact of storage in permanent disposal facilities.
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a low-loss grain-oriented steel technology to improve the efficiency of transformers used in the electric grid.
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a caustic aqueous phase reforming (C-APR) technology for the purpose of producing carbon-negative, clean hydrogen from raw bioethanol (i.e., ethanol plus water solution from the fermentation process).
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of an ultra-high power density alternating current (AC) - direct current (DC) Universal Power Mover (UPM), an electrically and mechanically stackable, low-to-medium voltage compatible, reconfigurable building block technology for the purpose of enabling electrical energy flow to and from the point of use, applicable among industries that use distributed grid-tiered systems, such as EV charging and energy storage.
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a high-throughput, performance-specific, and cost-effective generative materials design and discovery framework tailored for hydrogen (H2) fueled gas turbine technologies, applicable to power generation and transportation industries.
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of Structured Plasma Cell-Thermionic Energy Conversion (SPACE-TEC), a nuclear fuel technology that directly converts nuclear heat into electricity, eliminating the need for a conventional power generation system.
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a robotic-assisted laser joining technology for the purpose of enabling robust, high-temperature-resistant, and hermetic joining of complex and large silicon carbide (SiC)-based materials.