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.
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a scalable package for quasi-two-level super switches, designed for efficient high-voltage, high-frequency alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) conversion.
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development to integrate and enhance the transmission and distribution capacity of existing alternating current (AC) lines by blending with the high voltage direct current (DC) energy networks.
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a low-pressure and lower temperature, and fully electric, green ammonia (NH3) production photoreactor technology to advance dispatchable, energy and fuel infrastructures.
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a graphite digestion technology for the purpose of providing significant volume reduction of spent nuclear fuel from high temperature gas-cooled reactors.