Water-River Devices to Recovery Energy with Advanced MaterialsCX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6Date: 11/19/2010Location(s): PennsylvaniaOffice(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office
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November 19, 2010
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Water-River Devices to Recovery Energy with Advanced Materials
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Date: 11/19/2010
Location(s): Pennsylvania
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Date: 11/19/2010
Location(s): Pennsylvania
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office
Bayer MaterialScience, LLC is proposing to use $240,000 in Department of Energy funding to develop a mathematic model to validate performance of a prototype energy harvesting device suitable for deployment in a river environment. In this feasibility study, University of Pittsburgh will model conversion of energy contained in a river current to an oscillating motion. Bayer MaterialScience will separately use existing electroactive polymer technology to model its functionality as a generator.