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 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 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.
The Technologies to Emend and Obviate SYnthetic Nitrogen's Toll on Emissions (TEOSYNTE) program supports projects that focus on plant and microbial bio-design strategies that reduce the need to apply synthetic nitrogen fertilizer on corn and sorghum fields while maintaining crop yields.