DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM
AND
SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM
PHASE IGRANT APPLICATIONS SELECTED FOR FY 2008 AWARDS BY
TOPIC
TOPIC: INSTRUMENTATION FOR NEUTRON SCATTERING,
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY, AND SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY
Adelphi Technology Inc.
Compound
Refractive Lenses for
2003 East Bayshore Road Thermal Neutron Applications
Thermal neutrons penetrate and are absorbed by matter in entirely different ways from x-rays and optic photons. This project will develop a device that can focus and image--not with light but with thermal neutrons. The device will provide a new window into materials and biological matter.
STTR Project
Anasys
Instruments Corp Development of s-SNOM
Technology to
25 W. Anapamu Enable AFMs Perform Sub-30nm IR
The technology developed in this project will enable Scanning Probe Microscopes not only to view, but also to perform chemical analysis of samples, using infra-red spectroscopy at nanometer resolutions. The technology will impact American industries that rely on scientific research at the nanoscale level such as the lucrative industries of Materials and Pharmaceuticals.
STTR
Project
Cryogenic Applications F, Inc. Development
and Neutronic Validation
The Spallation Neutron Source produces intense beams of cold neutrons for scientific research. This project will develop a beam line component that will double the output of cold neutrons at a small fraction of the original cost.
Hummingbird Scientific, LLC
Instrumentation
for Quantifiable
Scientists can use both scanned probe microscopes and electron microscopes to investigate the surface and the internal structure of materials. However, better methodologies are needed to improve understanding of the interrelationship between materials processing and the resulting interplay between microstructure and properties. This work will result in hardware that combines the full benefits of both approaches. It will allow for improved characterization of the mechanical response of nanostructured materials and thus provide heightened insight into nanoscale processing methodologies.
Hummingbird Scientific, LLC
A
Continuous Flow Liquid Cell for
Scientists can use observations of fluid-born materials, via transmission electron microscopes (TEMs) or scanning transmission electron microscopes (STEMs), to analyze particles, reactions, and temperature impact, and to probe the interrelationships between the structure, processing, and properties of materials. This project will result in hardware that will allow scientists to heighten their characterizations of the mechanical response of nanostructured materials, and consequently gain increased insight into nanoscale processes.
PECOS Inc. Precision Engineering
Development of
a Compact
Contracting Services, Inc. Multi-Analyzer
System for Triple
1020
Suite K
The
Parallax Research, Inc.
Parallel
Data Collection Wavelength
The Department of Energy seeks innovative instrumentation to improve the capabilities of Electron Microscopy, thereby stimulating new innovations in materials science. This project will develop a parallel data collection spectrometer for Scanning Electron Microscopes. The spectrometer will enable very fast decision-making because of its ability to simultaneously scan and show the entire spectral interval of a sample in a short interval of time.
Parallax Research, Inc.
An
Imaging Micro-X-ray Spectrometer
This project will develop an Imaging
Spectrometer that will produce elemental images of microscopic features on
samples. The device could be used for a
system designed for 3-D elemental imaging of tiny samples such as cells or
mineral grains. An additional use could
be producing 3-D elemental maps of micro-circuits without disassembling
them.
STTR
Project
PartTec, Ltd.
The
Spiral Particle Detector for
320
This project will substantially improve the Department of Energy’s neutron science research programs while reducing overall instrument costs. Medical imaging, nuclear material detection (for defense and homeland security), and non-destructive inspections will also benefit.
Proportional Technologies, Inc.
High Rate
Large Area Enriched Boron
The U. S. Department of Energy Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory promises to extend the boundaries of materials science research. This project will develop a highly, unique neutron-imaging detector technology for critical large-area detectors that meet SNS requirements. Existing detectors set limits that are one tenth the capacity of this resource.
Radiation Monitoring
Devices, Inc. Structured Scintillator for High
44 Hunt Street Resolution,
High Efficiency Neutron
Neutron radiography and diffraction are used in biomedical research, new materials research, threat detection and other security applications. This project will significantly enhance the sensitivity and image quality of these neutron imaging systems while reducing their cost.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. High
Performance Neutron Detector
The project will develop a nuclear detector material that will have major impact in federally sponsored homeland security efforts and scientific studies, as well as commercial applications, such as medical imaging and oil exploration.
Tech-X Corporation
Virtual
Instrumentation Experiment
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Optimization
for High-Throughput
Suite A Scientific
Analysis
This project will develop software tools so that neutron facility users can be better prepared and more rapidly transform their raw data into scientific results and discovery.
STTR
Project
Xemed, LLC Ex-Situ Polarized
3He Neutron Spin
Cells of polarized 3He are favored in many experiments for their compact size, effectiveness over a broad range of neutron energies, and ability to conveniently have their spin reversed to cancel uncertainties. This project will adapt a newly developed 3He polarization technology to enable investigations into the magnetic structures of thin films and diagnostic medical imaging of lung function.
TOPIC: TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT BES USER FACILITIES
STTR
Project
Atlas Scientific
High
Performance Cryogenic X-ray
1367 Camino
The DOE operates extremely bright X-ray sources used to study fundamental biological processes, environmental contamination, and novel materials. This program will develop an advanced X-ray detection system to allow analysis of a significantly increased range of samples, thereby increasing the scope of scientific and technical research performed at, and the number of scientists who can use, DOE facilities.
Creare Incorporated A
Magneto-Hydrodynamic System for
This project will develop a system to model and analyze the wall erosion on the Spallation Neutron Source target at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This system will enable the materials science research facility to operate at higher efficiency.
Q-Peak, Incorporated Mid
IR Ultrafast Laser System for
135 South Road
High
Field Physics
This project will improve the laser technology as one of the key components in generating ultrafast X-rays. The ultrafast X-rays and their resulting images will provide critically needed resources to basic science and offspring applications, such as diagnostic medicine.
RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC A
Novel Short-Period High-Field HTS
13428 Beach Ave
Undulator Based on (0001)<11-20>
This project will develop technology to increase X-ray brightness and wavelength coverage of both existing and future light sources and better serve the growing needs of the synchrotron radiation users.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. Advanced
Scintillation Detector for
44 Hunt Street
Synchrotron
Facilities
This project will develop a scintillator to enhance X-ray detectors used for medical imaging, small animal research, X-ray scanning for homeland security, and synchrotron applications at U. S. Department of Energy laboratories.
TOPIC: ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGIES FOR PRESENT
AND FUTURE ACCELERATOR FACILITIES
Aculight Corporation High Power IR/UV Laser for
22121 20th Avenue SE
Accelerator
Systems
The project will develop a powerful and reliable laser enabling significantly improved performance from electron accelerators, which are used in medicine, development of new materials, and scientific research.
Advanced Energy Systems, Inc
Improved
Superconducting Accelerator
Modern synchrotron light sources utilize superconducting radio frequency (SRF) acceleration to achieve high performance. This project will design and develop an advanced SRF system to meet the demanding specifications of synchrotron light sources.
Advanced Energy Systems, Inc. High
Power Fundamental Power Coupler
This project will develop a High Power Fundamental Coupler for third-generation light sources such as the National Synchrotron Light Source-II at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Technology developed from this effort will have application to fourth and higher generation light sources as well as high current/high power accelerators of the future.
Diversified Technologies, Inc. Modulator
for Short Pulse Switching
This project will develop
a solid-state switch for the Short Pulse X-Ray Project at Argonne National
Laboratory. The switch will enable the
MTECH Laboratories, LLC
Novel Power
Conditioning Concepts
831 Rte. 67, Bldg. 45C
This work will apply a novel approach to existing power devices in order to enhance their performance. Uses of these devices include very high-power pulsed switching applications, such as accelerator modulators.
Niowave, Inc. Development of
a Superconducting RF
1012 N. Walnut Street
1.5 GHz
Landau Cavity for
This project will develop superconducting multi-spoke cavities that offer several advantages over current elliptical structures to accelerate electrons near the speed of light.
RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC A
User-Friendly, Modular Simulation
13428 Beach Ave
Code
for Emission Processes From
This project will develop computational software that will accurately model the radiation emitted from high brightness particle accelerators. The software will emphasize the modeling of radiation collected by accelerator beam diagnostics, while stressing user-friendly interfaces. This software will have applications in accelerators across fields as diverse as materials study to medical imaging.
TOPIC: ADVANCED COAL RESEARCH
STTR
Project
Applied Nanotech, Inc. Advanced Coal Research, New CO2
Scientists have proposed reducing greenhouse gas by injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) into geologic subsurface structures. Sophisticated monitoring tools are essential to track CO2 in the geologic structures and assure safe retention. This project will develop and field test an improved CO2 sensor.
Eltron Research & Development Inc. Novel
Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst for
Using Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis (FTS) to produce synthetic fuels from
coal and biomass will help the
Materials and Systems Research, Inc. Advanced
Coal Research - Sealing
5395 West 700 South
Systems
for High Temperature SOFCs
This project will provide a viable sealing option for planar solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) that are preferred for their high current density. An effective sealing solution will benefit the community by providing an impetus for clean and efficient energy generation.
STTR
Project
RBR@Vision Novel
Attrition-Resistant Fischer
STTR
Project
Resonon, Inc. Hyperspectral
Sensor for Large-Area
This project will develop technology that utilizes the natural response of plants to underground carbon-dioxide, for locating leaks from carbon sequestration reservoirs and pipelines. The technology will provide complete coverage at low-cost and may be useful for other applications such as agriculture and monitoring methane pipelines.
STTR
Project
Sheeta Global Technology Corporation Low
Cost Open-Path Instrument for
Public confidence in safety is a prerequisite to the success of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage for any program that intends to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. To addresses the security of CO2 containment, this project will develop what is called “an open path device” to measure CO2 concentrations near the ground and above a CO2 storage area.
TDA Research, Inc.
Novel
Sorbents for Removal of
12345 W. 52nd Avenue Mercury,
Arsenic, Sulfur and Halides
The use of advanced, highly efficient and environmentally responsible coal-based processes is hindered by the presence of wide-spectrum trace contaminants. This project will develop technology to remove these contaminants in a cost-effective way to support the widespread utilization of domestic coal.
TDA Research, Inc.
Novel
Catalysts to Maximize Gasoline
12345 W. 52nd Avenue
Yields
Liquid fuels produced by Fischer–Tropsch (FT) synthesis can provide an immediately viable alternative to crude oil. This project will develop a catalyst that will decrease the cost of the FT process.
Vista Photonics, Inc.
Large Area Leak Sensor for
Inexpensive high-performance sensors are required in the field to detect leaks of carbon dioxide from permanent geologic storage sites. The this project will develop a laser sensor technology to provide the required measurements for an exceptional value.
TOPIC: MATERIALS FOR ADVANCED
NUCLEAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
FM Technologies, Inc.
Joining
and Hermetic Sealing of SiC
4431-H
86047
This program will develop a new nuclear fuel end plug/cladding technology that would make major improvements in the reliability, economics and safety of nuclear power.
Luna Innovations Incorporated
Nondestructive
Characterization of
This program will develop and test nondestructive sensors to monitor and characterize the degradation associated with aging in nuclear reactor materials. The results will also aid in the development and selection of degradation-resistant materials.
Physical Sciences Inc.
Impermeable
SiC Composites
20
86494
This project will develop impermeable high temperature composite
technology that will reduce
Transition45 Technologies,
Inc. Advanced Nb-Based Intermetallics for
Nb-based intermetallic composites are an innovative class of advanced materials that are among the closest to replacing superalloys in very high temperature applications. The successful development and implementation of these intermetallic alloys may revolutionize technology by allowing for much higher temperature operating conditions for nuclear systems as well as aircraft engines.
TOPIC:
ADVANCED ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES
Enogetek,
Inc. High
Performance Hydroxyl Conductive
Suite AT-6
Alkaline
Batteries
This project will develop technology that will contribute toward development of the key energy storage system that can make the utilization of alternative energy more practical and stable. The technology could also be used in hybrid electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to improve the energy efficiency of the vehicles.
This project will develop a solid state electrolyte prepared by a sol gel technique that will dramatically improve lithium battery capabilities, making the lithium batteries adequate for high energy applications such as electric vehicles.
Giner, Inc. Composite
Alkaline
89 Rumford Avenue
Electrolyte
with Improved
This project will develop a system of economical production of hydrogen from carbon-free sources. Current production processes are inefficient and elusive. This system provides a crucial strategy to efficiently power vehicles with this emissions-free fuel.
Lynntech, Inc.
Solid
Hydroxyl Conducting
7610 Eastmark Drive Electrolyte
The amount of energy stored and the efficiency of nickel-metal hydride batteries, such as those used with intermittent renewable energy sources is limited by the use of a liquid electrolyte. This project will develop a solid hydroxide electrolyte suitable for use in high powered batteries.
NEI Corporation
Membranes
for
400 Apgar Drive Batteries
Suite E
This project will develop technology to enable a new generation of lithium-ion batteries to deliver the required energy storage capacity at an economical price, making Li-ion batteries for electric utility and vehicles applications more affordable.
TOPIC: MATERIALS FOR ADVANCED COOLING APPLICATIONS
Hi-Z Technology, Inc
Study
of the Use of Quantum Well
This project will employ Quantum Well thermoelectric materials for air conditioning systems in trucks. The resulting solid state system will not require gaseous refrigerants that harm our atmosphere. In addition, the system efficiency will be equal to or greater than the efficiency of currently used vapor compression systems.
IAP Research, Inc.
Bulk
Nano Structured Thermoelectric
2763 Culver Avenue
Materials
for Building Air Conditioning
This project will develop methods for manufacturing efficient thermoelectric devices using bulk nano structured materials. These devices reduce the cost of refrigerant gas cooling and eliminate the environment impact of green house gas emissions.
Mainstream Engineering Corporation
Demonstration
of Thermal
200 Yellow Place
Improvements
Using Nanofluids for
This project will develop heat transfer fluids containing nanoparticles to allow for increased heat loads in industrial applications, without expensive retrofitting, modifying, or replacing of under-performing heat exchangers. This new nanostructured material will be a cost-competitive replacement to industry standard heat transfer fluids.
NEI Corporation
Enhancing
the Heat Exchanger
400 Apgar Drive Performance
Through the Use of High
Suite E
Temperature
Resistant Superhydrophobic
This project will develop a nanotechnology-based coating for industrial vapor-to-liquid heat exchangers to enhance their performance by an order of magnitude and improve the energy efficiency of associated industrial processes.
Solar Fueled Products
Development
of a Solar Fueled
9614 S. 45th Place
Absorption Cooler with Ionic Liquid
The ionic liquid absorption heat pump project will develop a highly efficient air conditioning system. The system uses solar energy to improve refrigeration efficiency.
TIAX, LLC
Heat
Activated Metal Hydride
15
Roughly two-thirds of the fuel used in electric power plants is wasted because of dissipated heat. This project will develop refrigeration technology that will use this heat to cool buildings or provide refrigeration for supermarkets and industry.
TOPIC: SOLID-STATE LIGHTING
Aguila Technologies, Inc. Sintered
Conductive Adhesives for
310 Via Vera Cruz
HB-LED
Thermal Management
This project will develop a metallic adhesive technology with at least ten times the performance value of existing adhesive technologies. The metallic adhesive will find use in advanced electronics applications.
Aqwest Thermal
Management for
8276 Eagle Road
High-Brightness
LEDs
This project will develop
a novel cooling technology that will improve the reliability and lifetime of
energy-efficient solid -state lighting. Availability of reliable and
cost-effective solid -state lighting will enable the replacement of
incandescent lighting, and save up to 75% of the electric energy generated in
the
Physical Optics Corporation
Built-In Electrofluidic
Although light emitting diodes (LEDs) offer advantages over conventional light bulbs, they become too hot at brightness levels preferred by consumers. This project will develop a miniature, energy-smart heat pumping system to cool the LEDs and allow for increased brightness and marketability.
STTR
Project
TDA Research, Inc.
New
Low-Work Function, Transparent
12345 W. 52nd Avenue
Electrodes
for Robust
Approximately 20% of
Universal Display Corporation
Enhanced
Light Outcoupling in White
This project will increase the conversion efficiency of
solid-state, organic light emitting devices so they can cost-effectively
replace incandescent bulbs, which consume over 8% of the electricity produced
in the
TOPIC: CATALYSIS
STTR
Project
Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.
Removal of Ammonia and Water to
This project will develop a platform technology for enhancing chemical synthesis and drying organics, such as fuel grade ethanol from biomass.
KSE, Inc.
Acetic
Acid Manufacture by the
Acetic acid is a large-volume commodity chemical that is a
vital building block in the
Lynntech, Inc.
Improved
Heterogeneous Catalyst for
7610 Eastmark Drive the Production of Biodiesel
This project will develop a catalyst to cost-effectively
transform renewable sources of energy, such as fats and oils to biodiesel. This technology will reduce the
Materials & Electrochemical Research An Innovative Triple Function
(MER) Corporation
Cathode
for MEMS Fuel Cells
This project will develop a miniature fuel cell that simplifies assembly and reduces cost. This improved system will be more environmentally friendly by reducing quantities of toxic materials contained in batteries currently being used.
Materials & Systems Research, Inc. Degradation-Resistant
PEMFC Cathodes
5395 West 700 South
with
Surfaces in Biaxial Tensile
This project will develop highly active fuel cell catalysts. The improved fuel cells will be used for automotive and stationary power applications.
TDA Research, Inc.
Reactive
Distillation Process
12345
This project will develop a process for making biodiesel that can use any oil or fat feed stock including, unrefined vegetable oils and waste greases. The use of low-cost feed stocks will reduce the price of biodiesel and expand the nation’s production beyond what is possible from refined soybeans or canola.
TDA Research, Inc.
Novel
Catalytic Ammoxidation Process
12345
Acrylonitrile is an important chemical intermediate for producing acrylic fibers, synthetic rubber and other polymers. Current catalysts operate at high temperatures and generate large quantities of unwanted byproducts including the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. TDA’s new catalyst produces more acrylonitrile, less byproducts, can be used in existing petrochemical plants, and will increase the energy efficiency of acrylonitrile manufacture.
TOPIC: CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND SEPARATION PROCESSES
FOR BIOREFINERY
APPLICATIONS
Athena Biotechnologies, Inc.
Isolation
of Novel
Stine-Haskell Research Ctr. Energy
Efficiency in Ethanol
This project will develop an energy efficient, simplified, high temperature ethanol production process. The process will result in a 10% reduction in the cost of bio-ethanol through discovery of new microbes that both live and produce ethanol at high temperatures.
Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.
Chemically and
Thermally Resistant
335
Water Street Hollow Fibers as
Micro Channel
This project will develop platform technology that will enhance both the productivity of chemical reactions and their associated separations. This will both reduce energy consumption and increase productivity.
KSE, Inc.
Reduction
of Distillation Usage in
The production of ethanol fuel from biomass is energy intensive, primarily during the separation of ethanol from water by distillation. This project will develop a reactant to remove water from ethanol by energy-efficient reactive separation. The reactant enables cost-effective use of a biomass substitute for imported oil, and furthermore, reduce total energy usage in the manufacture of transportation fuels and industrial chemicals.
Permafuels, Inc. Optimization of Biodiesel Production
Although biodiesel production using supercritical alcohols is an extremely fast and clean method, it has not been economically competitive with conventional catalytic approaches. This project will optimize the supercritical process to enable cost-effective commercial production of biodiesel fuel.
Trillium FiberFuels, Inc. Xylose Utilization During Simultaneous
Immobilized Enzyme
This project will use an industrial enzyme to convert a “difficult” sugar (xylose) into a fermentable sugar. Use of the enzyme will enable higher utilization of sugars from biomass and make cellulosic ethanol an economically viable source of energy.
United Environment & Energy, LLC Structured
Catalyst for Biodiesel
111 Ridge Road Production
This project will develop a highly efficient, structured heterogeneous catalyst for high throughput and cost-effective biodiesel production, in a continuous-flow fixed-bed process.
TOPIC: TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO ENERGY STORAGE FOR
HYBRID
AND PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES
MaxPower, Inc. Development of
Separators for
141 Christopher Lane
Lithium-Ion
Cells with High
A major safety concern related to the lithium-ion battery is the possibility of an internal short-circuit due to the shrinkage of its separator when exposed to high temperatures. This project will develop an electrospinning apparatus for the production of high-melt-integrity separators for lithium-ion batteries. Physical properties such as thickness and porosity will be measured, and to ensure safety, the electrospun separators will be characterized for thermal and electrochemical stability.
Physical Sciences Inc.
Stabilized
and Protected Lithium
20
This program will develop lithium ion batteries with improved capacity for use in hybrid electric vehicles. This technology will also enable longer run times for portable power devices.
Policell Technologies, Inc. Development
of Separators for
This project will develop a thermally stable separator for lithium-ion batteries. These separators will be used to make batteries offering improved safety and reliability and suitable for use in hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (P-HEV).
TIAX, LLC High Voltage Electrolyte for
15
This project will develop technology to improve performance and reduce costs of batteries for Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles. The improved batteries will make these vehicles more commercially viable, and thus increase the likelihood that they will yield significant environmental, economic, and political benefits.
Yardney Technical Products, Inc. Manganese
Oxides-Based 5V Composite
82 Mechanic Street
Cathode
Materials for Li-Ion Batteries
This project will develop high voltage, high energy, composite lithium-ion battery cathodes that are inexpensive, safe and environmentally benign. Applications include Hybrid Electric Vehilcles and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles.
TOPIC: NANOTECHNOLOGY
STTR
Project
ALD NanoSolutions, Inc. Novel ALD-Coated Nanoparticle Anodes
This project will
develop
nanomaterials technology to enable the development of advanced Li-ion batteries
with improved stability and performance. These batteries will speed
EIC Laboratories, Inc.
Wavelength
Shifting Doped Core-Shell
This project will develop a thin film, composite material to be placed on top of solar cells to increase their efficiency by up to 30%. This material will contribute significantly toward a Solar America Initiative goal pertaining to the installed cost of photovoltaic systems by the year 2015.
NEI Corporation
Self-Healing
Polymeric Coatings:
Suite E
This project will develop a nanotechnology-based, self-healing industrial coating. Self-healing coatings will have significantly enhanced operational lives, thereby reducing installation and repair costs.
Physical Sciences Inc.
Nano
Silicon Oxy-Carbide Anode
20
This program will develop an electrode chemistry for improved capacity in lithium ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles. This technology also has widespread application for longer run times in portable power devices.
Saucier Consulting and Energy
Reduction in Paper
Investments, LLC Manufacturing Via Nanoscale
Coating
5577 Aven Road Technology
This project will develop
Nanoscale Coating Technology to increase 1) energy efficiency in the
manufacture of paper, 2) use of recycled materials, and 3) retention of high
paying
nGimat
5315 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard
Lithium-Ion
Batteries
This project will develop a critical component of Lithium-ion batteries that will power next
generation Hybrid Electric Vehicles. Automobiles powered by batteries
containing this component will reduce our dependence on foreign oil, reducing
pollution caused by harmful automobile emissions, and strengthen global competitiveness
of the
TOPIC: ALTERNATIVE FEEDSTOCKS
Chesapeake PERL, Inc.
Alternative
Feedstocks,
8510A
This project will
develop enzymes for efficient conversion
of abundant woody feedstocks to fermentable sugars, and ultimately fuel
ethanol. One important class of enzymes,
called lignases, which are important for the
degradation of lignin in woody substrates, will be identified, produced and
tested to improve the ability to use these alternative woody feedstocks.
Expansyn Technologies, Inc. Development
of an Accessory Protein
Suite 258-B
Cellulosic
Feedstocks
This project will use plant proteins to reduce the severity of cellulosic biomass pretreatment conditions and thereby reduce the overall cost of biofuel production from cellulosic biomass.
STTR
Project
Luna Innovations Incorporated
Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass
This program will develop a process for biomass conversion to chemical products. The process is a general enabling technology to produce high value chemical products from low cost, readily available, renewable feedstock.
Plant Sensory Systems, LLC
Increased
Seed Oil by Metabolic
86352
This project will insert a novel gene into plants to function as a master switch to increase seed oil content for biofuels. Increased seed oil content could enhance oilseed productivity per acre, which would help decrease our dependence on foreign oil, stabilize the nation’s oil supply, and increase energy security.
Suganit Systems Inc Feasibility of Commercialization of
Reston, VA 20190 Enhanced Biomass Saccharification
This project will develop a processing method for the conversion of wood, grasses and other nonfood crop feedstocks, into sugars. Ionic liquids (low melting temperature salts) will be used to dramatically ease conversion of biomass sugar polymers to fuel ethanol.
TOPIC: ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY
Aerodyne
Research, Inc. Characterization of
Particulate Organic
Aerosol
Mass Spectrometry
Small airborne particles generated from energy-related activities can adversely impact global climate, human health, and visibility. This project will develop an instrument with unique capabilities for identifying and measuring the organic constituents of aerosol particles, leading to a better understanding of the sources, transformations and fates of atmospheric particulate matter.
Aerodyne Research, Inc.
Development
and Characterization of
Aerosol particulate matter generated from energy-related activities, such as power generation, can adversely impact global climate, human health, and visibility. This project will develop a unique instrument to identify and measure the organic fraction of aerosol particles. Improved characterization of atmospheric particulate matter will lead to a better understanding of its sources, transformations and fates.
Aerodyne Research, Inc.
Low-Cost, Multispectral Particle
45 Manning Road
Extinction
Monitor
Ambient atmospheric aerosols generated through human activities can influence the earth’s radiation levels, comparable in magnitude to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane. This project will develop a device that will enable scientists to measure critical optical properties of such aerosols in a routine fashion.
STTR
Project
Aerosol Dynamics, Inc.
An
In-Situ Instrument to Assess the
935 Grayson Street Concentration
and Phase Partitioning
Compounds
Creating new instrumentation for measuring the parameters of organic compounds found in atmospheric particles is critical for understanding global climate and regional air pollution. This project will develop instrumentation for high resolution field measurements to improve investigation of organics in the atmosphere.
Technology, LLC
and
Cloud Observation
The role of clouds in climate and weather is known to be very important, but is still not fully understood. Making accurate and comprehensive observations is the first step towards fuller understanding. This project will develop a low-power, compact device to observe cloud parameters such as total water content, temperature and water vapor profiles. The device will enable improved weather forecasts, more detailed and more exact hurricane track forecasts, droughts/flood warnings, and a better understanding of the role of clouds in climate change.
Droplet Measurement Technologies
Fast Integrating
Mobility
5710 Flatiron Parkway
Spectrometer
for Aerosol
Suite B Measurements
This project will develop a high resolution, fast response, versatile particle spectrometer for developing cleaner fuels and limiting the production of small particles. This state-of-the-art optical technology will significantly improve the resolution and fidelity of measurements of atmospheric aerosol particles that are hazardous to health.
ProSensing, Inc. Dual Frequency Millimeter-Wave
The role of clouds in regulating incoming solar radiation and upwelling infrared radiation is a poorly understood factor affecting global climate. This project will develop a ground-based scanning radar system to generate volume images of clouds designed specifically to test cloud model predictions in support of global climate change research.
TOPIC: GENOMES-TO-LIFE (GTL) AND RELATED
BIOTECHNOLOGIES
Pharyx, Inc. Development
of Microbioreactor
49 Hemenway St, #3 Technology for Obligate
Anaerobes
Anaerobes are the source of industrially useful products such as bio ethanol. Because anaerobes are sensitive to oxygen, these organisms are very difficult to culture. This project will develop compact, easy-to-use, disposable devices for culturing anaerobes, and provide benefits to industries that are dependent on culturing anaerobes.
STTR
Project
SunEthanol, Inc. A Novel Approach to
Microbe-Based
100 Venture Way Ethanol Production
This project will develop technology for economically producing ethanol fuel from plant materials, by utilizing genetic information to significantly reduce the cost of biomass-to-ethanol conversion.
Tetragenetics,
Inc. Genomes-To-Life
and Biotechnologies;
Genetically engineered proteins have become increasingly important in a wide range of applications that extend from alternative fuel production to the treatment of human and animal disease. This project will develop new technologies for rapid production of these proteins at the lowest possible cost.
TOPIC: CARBON CYCLE MEASUREMENTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
AND THE BIOSPHERE
Aerodyne Research, Inc.
Dual
Laser Isotopic Flux Monitor for
45 Manning Road Carbon Dioxide
and Water Vapor
This project will develop an instrument that will quantify the sources and sinks of carbon dioxide by rapidly measuring the concentrations of the stable isotopes of both carbon dioxide and water. The increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere must be understood since carbon dioxide is the key driver of global warming.
Agiltron, Inc. Lightweight,
Low Cost, High Accuracy
15 Cabot Road Atmospheric CO2
sensor
This project will develop a field-deployable and high performance CO2 sensing system that can be applied to atmosphere and biosphere carbon cycle measurements. This technology will enhance the understanding of excess CO2 in the global carbon cycle and allow for an assessment of the terrestrial ecosystem response, the sensitivity of climate, and the potential for sequestration in natural carbon sinks of lands and oceans.
Atmospheric Observing Systems, Inc. Wind
Probe Technology for the Eddy
This project will finish the last stage of development of the Eddy Covariance Flux Monitor, an unmanned aircraft that will observe fluxes of carbon dioxide of a great many kinds of ecosystems and will verify observations of carbon dioxide made by satellite.
Atmospheric Observing Systems, Inc. The
Ratiometric NDIR Analyzer for
This project will develop CO2 technology for a new data product, CO2 Weather. CO2 Weather will tell Americans how their daily lives impact the environment and provide information about federal, state, and local energy policies.
Daylight Solutions, Inc.
New
Technology Platform to Measure
13029 Danielson Street, Suite 130 Atmospheric
Fluxes and Concentrations of
An important component of monitoring the atmospheric carbon cycle is determining the mechanisms behind various sources and sinks. This project will develop a low-cost, rugged sensor to measure and therefore understand carbon sources and sinks for complete ecosystems in order to improve crop yields.
InnoSense, LLC Low-Cost and
Lightweight Polymet
2531 West 237th Street
Nanowire Microelectronic Sensor
This project will develop improved CO2 measurement technology. The improved technology will allow for better characterization and understanding of carbon transformations in soil and vegetation, and associated ecosystem components and exchanges with the atmosphere.
LI-COR Biosciences
A Closed-Path Methane and Water
This project will develop a cost-effective, robust, and reliable gas analyzer capable of long-term measurements of methane and water vapor in remote areas. Such measurements are essential for understanding the dynamics of atmospheric methane and its impact on climate change and global warming.
Physical Optics Corporation
Multiple
Trace Greenhouse Gases
This project will develop a highly accurate, laser-based gas sensor that will directly characterize carbon, carbon monoxide, and trace species sources and sinks. The cost-effective and compact system will be designed for use in real-time, room temperature environments and for long-term, robust field deployment in remote locations.
Picarro, Inc. A
Flight-Ready Greenhouse Gas
480 Oakmead Parkway Analyzer
Measurement of small changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane concentrations provide important information related to greenhouse gases and global warming. This project will develop technology to enhance the tracking of these gases and facilitate the prediction of future climate trends.
STTR
Project
Planetary Emissions Management, Inc. The
Global Monitor Platform: Addressing
Bldg. 600, #287
with
Improved Isotopic Monitoring
This project will develop new instrumentation for measuring rare forms of carbon to support global carbon trading and related capital markets through better pricing, accountability, and global standardization.
Southwest Sciences, Inc.
Differential
Absorbance Spectrometer
Suite E-11
Measurement
Understanding the effects of carbon dioxide on climate requires highly sensitive field measurements, yet current instrumentation is inadequate to provide the detailed information necessary. This project will develop a compact, rugged, low cost optical sensor platform for measuring isotopic ratios of carbon dioxide and other important greenhouse gases.
Vista Photonics, Inc.
Lightweight
Airborne Atmospheric
67 Condesa Road Carbon Dioxide Sensor
This project will develop a high-performance, low-cost, optical sensor that provides exceptional sensitivity to atmospheric carbon dioxide. The compact device will be rugged and lightweight for ready implementation of measurements on board weather balloons.
Vista Photonics, Inc.
Atmospheric
Analyzer for Trace
67 Condesa Road Carbon Cycle
Gases
This project will develop a field deployable sensor to monitor atmospheric concentrations of two critical greenhouse gases, carbon monoxide and methane. This sensor will have significant advantages when compared to existing technology.
Vista Photonics, Inc. Price-Protected High-Precision
67 Condesa Road Carbon Dioxide
Analyzer
Inexpensive high-performance carbon dioxide sensors are required in the field to understand global warming. This project will develop sensor technology that will provide the required measurements at an exceptional value.
TOPIC: TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUBSURFACE CHARACTERIZATION
AND MONITORING
STTR
Project
Burge Environmental, Inc.
In-Situ
Monitoring of Uranyl Ion in
Contaminated
DOE Sites
This project will develop a field-deployable monitoring system for the cost-effective and rapid determination of radioactive substances in the groundwater at federal sites. The system will decrease the cost of site remediation.
67 East Evelyn Avenue Analyzer for Stream Sampling
This project will develop a field-deployable analyzer to continuously monitor water sources and help provide information about the storage, flow pathways, and source of water. Such measurements are critical to DOE waste remediation efforts.
Vista Clara Inc.
Surface
NMR Instrumentation and
This project will develop a new magnetic resonance imaging instrument plus analysis
techniques to image and characterize groundwater and contaminant transport properties
in the near subsurface. The instrument and analysis techniques will be widely
applicable to 1) investigation and remediation of underground contamination and
contaminated aquifers, 2) groundwater resource development, and 3) groundwater resource
management.
Vista Photonics, Inc.
In-Situ
Isotope Hygrometer for
67 Condesa Road Mapping
and Monitoring Hydrogeologic
This project will develop an isotope analyzer that can determine the isotope composition of liquid water samples. It will allow for tracing of the transport and dispersion of contaminants in the subsurface environment.
TOPIC: MEDICAL SCIENCES
Molecular NeuroImaging, LLC Development
of an Automated Software
This project will develop an automated image processing package (OGRE) which can accomplish 2-3 hours of clinical, quantitative manual image processing within 5 minutes. OGRE will also provide reproducible results across various imaging centers. The OGRE processing package will be used with groups of patients and healthy volunteers undergoing testing for new diagnostic or therapeutic drugs.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. Novel
Approach for
44 Hunt Street Depth-of-Interaction
Encoding in PET
This project will investigate a detector technology for use in nuclear physics studies. It will also be useful in other scientific studies including high energy physics and space research, plus applications such as oil exploration, medical imaging, and nuclear non-proliferation.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. Advanced
Detectors for PET
This project will develop a detector technology that will have major impact in scientific studies, health care, homeland defense, oil exploration, and industry.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. High
Resolution Scintillators for SPECT
This project will develop a medical imaging detector for application in both high energy physics and space research studies. Commercial applications include oil exploration and non-destructive evaluation.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. A
Novel, High Resolution PET Detector
This project will investigate a nuclear detector material that will have a major impact on physics, homeland security, scientific studies, and medical imaging, plus commercial applications such as oil exploration.
SibTech, Inc.
Targeted
Molecular Radiotherapy for
Progression of rheumatoid arthritis depends on development of new blood vessels, which overexpress certain growth factor receptors. This project will deliver a targeted radiopharmaceutical to these receptors to destroy not only those cells but also the surrounding proinflammatory cells involved in the progression of the rheumatoid arthritis. The targeted radiopharmaceutical will reduce disease burden for the current 2% of the population already suffering from this disease, and for many more individuals among rapidly aging baby boomers.
TOPIC: WIND ENERGY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
AnemErgonics, LLC Simple
Modular Technology (SMarT)
This project seeks to simplify installation and reduce the cost of electricity for small wind turbines on monopole towers. AnemErgonics will engineer and test advanced versions of its modular tower system, including foundations.
Physical Optics Corporation
Wind
Resource Assessment Lidar
This project will develop cost-effective autonomous tool that can be rapidly deployed to accurately and efficiently evaluate wind resource conditions at potential sites for future wind farms.
Southwest Windpower, Inc. Optimizing
Efficiency and Cost of a
1801 West Route 66
Wind
Turbine Alternator and Coupled
This project will redesign the alternator and inverter for Skystream to reduce both
component costs and to increase the efficiency of the alternator. Work on the alternator will reduce cost and increase efficiency.
TOPIC: TRADITIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING
TECHNOLOGIES
Acree Technologies Incorporated Multilayer
Coatings to Improve the
1900 Bates Avenue
Efficiency
and Life of High
Unit G
Intensity
Discharge Lamps
This project will develop a more efficient light that will save
the
PhosphorTech Corporation Advanced Phosphor Technologies for
This project will develop new paradigms in the conservation and
generation of energy. Highly efficiency lamp and solar cell technologies will
be produced that will revolutionize the
Surmet Corporation Selective Emitter-Based Energy-
31 B Street Efficient
Incandescent Lamp
This project will develop new, high efficiency incandescent lamps that can produce national energy savings of at least 10 percent, while simultaneously improving lamp safety, life expectancy, and light quality.
TOPIC: GEOTHERMAL TECHNOLOGIES
Composite Technology Improved
High-Temperature ESP Motor
Development, Inc.
Lead Extension Cables for Reliable
2600 Campus Drive
Geothermal
Power Production
Suite D
This project will develop viable geothermal energy that is an environmentally-clean alternative energy source under development through the U.S. Department of Energy. This effort aims to provide robust power cables to increase the reliable lifetime of the down-hole equipment necessary for commercial-scale geothermal energy production.
Diamond Materials, Inc.
Diamond-Hardfaced WC/Co-Cr Nano-
120 Centennial Avenue
Composites
for Extended Service-Life of
This project will address geothermal energy production
technology and is one of several proven technologies that promise to make significant
contributions to
NEI Corporation
High
Performance Fluoroelastomer
400 Apgar Drive Nanocomposite Seals for Geothermal
Suite E
Submersible
Pumps
This project will enhance the properties of elastomeric seals for use in geothermal energy production and has the potential to prevent failure of equipment and to allow the down-hole equipment to run unattended for extended periods of time, greater than 5 to 10 years, without maintenance.
Potter Drilling, LLC Non-Rotating
Drilling for Geothermal
15 Stein Am Rhein Court Energy Development
This project will develop a non-contact drilling system designed for producing cost-effective geothermal wells, for universal, clean, secure and sustainable base-load power generation for the nation.
Tempress Technologies, Inc. Jet-Assisted
Turbodrill
This project will develop a high-pressure, high-speed drilling motor that can be used to quickly drill hard rock. This technology will be used to drill geothermal energy wells at lower cost.
TOPIC: HYDROGEN, FUEL CELLS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE
TECHNOLOGIES
Directed Technologies, Inc. Aqueous
Phase
This project will develop a novel low cost method of producing gaseous hydrogen from biomass or municipal solid waste (MSW). The process utilizes an aqueous phase Base-Facilitated-Reforming (BFR) reactor to produce pure hydrogen gas without need for additional purification and, in one configuration, sequester carbon in solid form thereby avoiding release of greenhouse gases.
Faraday Technology, Inc.
Faradayic ElectroEtching of
315 Huls Drive Stainless Steel
Bipolar Plates
This project will develop a
high volume, low-cost, environmentally benign manufacturing process for bipolar
plates for PEM fuel cells. This will facilitate the viability of PEM fuel cells
with an environmental and societal benefit in terms of reducing pollution and
increasing manufacturing job opportunities in the
Giner Electrochemical Systems, LLC Anode
Concepts for SO2 Crossover
89 Rumford Avenue Reduction in the HyS Electrolyzer
This project will develop a system of economical production of hydrogen from carbon-free sources. Current production processes are inefficient and elusive. This system provides a crucial strategy to efficiently power vehicles with this emissions-free fuel.
InnovaTek, Inc. Power Generation
from an Integrated
350 Hills Street
Biofuel
Reformer and Solid Oxide
This project will develop improved energy security and reduced environmental impacts. In addition, InnovaTek will develop a non-food biomass based power plant using its proprietary steam reforming process with a solid oxide fuel cell for localized power generation from renewable sources.
Precision Energy and Technology, LLC
Utilizing Metal
Injection Molding to
This project will develop proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC). These fuel cells offer a solution to power generation and battery replacement for a wide variety applications including
automotive, appliances, generators, and recreational uses for decades to come. This programs intent is to reach the goal of reducing components and improve reliability.
TOPIC: PETROLEUM INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGIES
Innovative Energy Solution
Hydrogen
From Refinery Wastes Via
This project will develop a process that will permit decreasing the cost of a gallon of gasoline or diesel to save the American public more than $ 5 billion while abating tons of pollution.
Lynntech, Inc.
Non-thermal
Plasma Cracking of
This project will address the processing of heavy crude and increase limited, large scale refineries. This project will enable the cost effective refining of heavy crude in the Nation’s small refineries as well, which are critical to meeting the Nation’s liquid fuel supply.
Materials & Systems Research, Inc. Development
of a Thermally and
5395 West 700 South
Electrically
Self-Sustaining
Salt
Using Petcoke
This project will develop the technical and economic means to produce hydrogen using local pet coke resources available to petroleum refineries.
NEI Corporation
Implementing
Nanoparticle Containing
400 Apgar Drive Fluids in
Petroleum Refineries
Suite E
This project will develop nanoparticle-enabled fluid technology to enhance the performance of heat exchangers used in small refining operations across the nation. The enhanced performance of the heat exchangers will lead to cost and energy savings.
TDA Research, Inc.
Hydrogen
Production for Refineries
12345
This project will develop a new technology that will allow small refineries to produce their own hydrogen at a cost that is considerably lower than conventional technologies, and also less expensive than purchasing hydrogen from a third party.
TOPIC: SOLAR ENERGY
Applied Nanotech, Inc. Solar Energy, Materials Solutions
This project will develop metal nanoparticle inks and processes for printing photovoltaic cells, thus lowering the costs of fabrication while maintaining or improving cell performance over conventional techniques.
Crystal Systems, Inc.
Material
Utilization and Waste
27 Congress Street Reduction through Kerf Recycling
This project will develop a technique for recycling silicon for a particular slicing process to reduce waste and thus, greatly preserve and increase the silicon supply.
Luminit, LLC Multifunctional
UV CurableSol-Gel
20600 Gramercy Place Organkic Hybrid Nanocomposite
This project will develop durable, low-cost, and easily-manufactured encapsulating nanocomposite material matrices for direct deposit onto photovoltaic components. Constructed of a thin ceramic layer and thin polymer layers, these structures will be tough enough to prevent water permeation and flexible enough to be rolled, reducing photovoltaic device manufacturing costs by 50%.
STTR Project
Sky Train Corporation
Energy
Exchanger For a Solar-Powered
Spire Corporation Microcrack Detection in Crystalline
One
This project will develop an automated system for detecting micro-cracks in silicon solar cells. This new diagnostic capability will enable solar cell and module manufacturers to reduce the cost for a manufacturing line with 20 – 50 MW/yr production capacity and improve the reliability of photovoltaic systems.
TOPIC: VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES
Halfmoon Power Technologies, LLC CMA
Substrate for Power
25 Cindy Lane Semiconductor Packaging
This project will develop a reliable packaging substrate material for power semiconductor modules. The substrate will enhance the reliability and lower the cost of hybrid electric vehicles.
MER Corporation (Materials and
Lightweight
Metal Foams with
Electrochemical Research)
Tailorable Structure and Properties
This project will develop a low cost technology for metal foams with a uniform, consistent and well-controlled cell structure and properties. New opportunities will be opened for production of lightweight energy absorbing vehicle components, which enable enhanced safety as well as weight and cost savings.
NEI Corporation
Nanotechnology-Based
Self-Healing
400 Apgar Drive Coating System
to Enable Extensive
Suite E
Use
of Magnesium Alloys in
This project will develop non-chromate corrosion inhibiting coating systems to enable the use of light weight magnesium alloys in automobiles. The result will lead to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and fuel costs to consumers.
Nanohmics, Incorporated High Temperature, High Energy
This project will improve the performance of current high voltage capacitors by allowing them to operate at higher temperatures and higher voltages than current capacitors. Improvements in capacitors will, in turn, reduce the size of many military and commercial electronic systems.
TOPIC: PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS
FROM BIOMASS
ACENT Laboratories, LLC
A Novel Low
Cost, High Efficiency,
This project will develop a low cost, high efficiency algae harvesting technology, based in part on lessons from the aerospace industry to increase energy security and reduce the economic and environmental impacts of fossil fuel.
Altex Technologies Corporation Biomass
Blending Densification
244 Sobrante Way System
This project will develop a biomass densification and energy enhancement system to reduce feedstock costs, thus rendering biofuels plants to be more competitive with fossil fuels.
Dune Sciences, LLC
Fuels
from Biomass Using Unique
1900 Millrace Drive
Micro/Nano Systems
This project will develop
a cost-effective technology for converting cellulosic biomass to liquid fuels
with enhanced selectivity and efficiency.
This technology will help reduce
Renewable Algal Energy, LLC
Algal
Biodiesel via Innovative
225 Rosehaven Court Harvesting and Aquaculture Systems
This project will develop a low-cost method for growing and harvesting algae for use as a biodiesel feedstock which could facilitate the use of this non-food crop for energy production as well as reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd.
Self-Regulating
Algae
The Millennium Centre
Photobioreactor Design
RR 1,
This project will develop a closed algae cultivation system that effectively controls seasonal temperature fluctuations. Compared to open ponds and other closed this system could produce algal oil for the biofuels industry at a competitive cost.
TOPIC: NATURAL DISASTER REDUCTION
THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
STTR
Project
International, Inc.
Control
System for Vulnerability
This project seeks to develop high-voltage, high performance solid-state fault current controllers that enhance the quality of the power network power. In addition, the technology minimizes network recovery time and vulnerability in the event of a large-scale natural disaster.
Electrocon International Inc. Simulating
the Smart Electric Power
405 Little
This project will develop a simulation tool that will give electric power grid engineers the ability to design and evaluate the fast, wide-area control needed to avoid cascading outages and blackouts. This technology integrates the current and disparate simulation programs using new control and communication models to analyze and design the future smart grid.
TOPIC: ADVANCED ENERGY STORAGE
AND POWER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
Aegis Technology
Advanced
High Temperature Packaging
Santa Ana, CA
92703 Interconnection
for SiC Power
Switches
This project will develop a non-wire-bond, interconnection packaging scheme to utilize The advantages of this scheme are higher energy efficiency, compactness, and light weight for power conversion systems, and thus increased system functionality and competitiveness in market.
TOPIC: HIGH TEMPERATURE
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
Aspen Aerogels, Inc. Flexible Aerogel
as a
This project will develop a compression resistant, aero gel-based, thermal insulation package to replace the incumbent insulation (MLI) in flexible cryostats for HTS cables. This technology anticipates HTS cables future energy requirements.
Technology Applications,
Flexible
Cryostat for
Incorporated
Superconductors
Suite #5701A
This project will develop a cryostat system using plastic materials to contain the high-temperature superconductor cable. These materials are used widely for underground storage vessels and piping. The cryostat has the potential to increase lifetime in underground or underwater applications, improve thermal efficiency, and significantly reduce life-cycle costs.
UES, Inc.
AC Loss Reduction in Coated
4401
This project will develop a cost effective, fiber-coated conductor approach for High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) wire fabrication using thin sapphire fiber. Advantages of extremely low AC loss are ideal for multifilament cable fabrication that will lead to applications in motor, transformer, and generator industries.
TOPIC: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS FOR
FUSION ENERGY
SYSTEMS
HyPerComp, Inc.
CAD-centric
Computational Management
This project will develop a virtual computing environment to reduce risks and expense involved in laboratory testing of power extraction concepts for future fusion reactors. It provides much needed tools to enable the development of safe, reliable, competitive and environmentally friendly energy systems.
Plasma Processes, Inc.
Electrochemical
Microalloying of
This project will develop tungsten alloys with improved properties to allow the fabrication of robust fusion components; thus bringing fusion’s promise of efficient electrical power generation, a step closer to being realized.
Technova Corporation Nanostructured Interfaces
for Fusion
3927 Dobie Road
Energy
Systems
This project will address critical heat dissipation needs in fusion energy systems, and contributes towards development of fusion as an inexhaustible, economical, environmentally friendly, inherently safe and geographically unrestricted source of energy.
Ultramet Flow Channel
Inserts Based on
Modules
This project will develop
materials and structures that enable the practical application of fusion by
allowing reliable operation under the demanding reactor environment.
Ultramet High-Toughness
Tungsten Alloys for
12173 Montague Street
Plasma
Facing Components
This project will develop
tungsten alloys to meet strength, toughness, and sputtering requirements for
reliable operation in a fusion reactor.
Ultramet Innovative
Surfaces for Controlled
12173 Montague Street
Flow of
Molten Lithium
This project will develop
materials and structures that allow operation under the high temperature, high
heat flux conditions necessary for cost-competitive fusion energy
generation.
TOPIC: FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
STTR
Project
Calabazas Creek
Research, Inc Analysis and Design of
Components
This project will focus on increasing the efficiency of the analysis and design of components used in over-moded transmission lines. Over-moded transmission lines are used for a variety of applications for low loss transmission of microwave and millimeter waves.
Diversified Technologies, Inc. Power
Supply for Ion Cyclotron
35 Wiggins Avenue
Resonance
Heating
This project will develop
advanced RF transmitter capabilities for existing
Experiments. Additionally, these capabilities can be applied to future international fusion experiments.
FAR-TECH, Inc.
Hyper-Velocity High-Density
Building 15,
This project will develop a tool with real-time capability to solve the critical problem of disruption mitigation on future fusion reactors such as ITER. It will significantly enhance other fusion and high energy density physics projects as well.
FAR-TECH, Inc.
A Toolset for Kalman
Filter
Building 15,
This project will develop a feedback tool that provides an enhanced detection and instability feedback control to speed the commercialization of efficient, clean fusion power.
HY-Tech Research Corporation
A Fast Exhaust
Gas Analyzer for the
104 Centre Court ITER Divertor
This project will enhance the primary analyzer for the ITER project which analyzes the effluent gases from this fusion reactor. The enhancement provides for a much faster response time than is currently possible with the ITER-designated, primary analyzer.
Nova Photonics, Inc.
An
In-Situ Calibration System For
One Oak Place
The Motional Stark Effect Diagnostic
This project will develop a suite of approaches to mitigate current issues involving the motional Stark effect diagnostic for the measurement of magnetic fields in plasmas associated with the ITER. The benefits of this suite will apply to such fields as pharmaceutical development and military remote sensing.
Physical Sciences Inc.
Frequency
Doubler for CO2 Laser ITER
20
This project will develop orientation-patterned, gallium arsenide crystals for high efficiency doubling of CO2 lasers. U. S. Department of Energy plasma diagnostics are based on a CO2 laser and high efficiency color converting crystal for which this development will provide a one-hundred-fold improvement.
Voss Scientific, LLC
Plasma
Heating and Current Drive in
This project will develop a compact device capable of making
fusion power from naturally abundant fuel.
This program will advance a recent breakthrough in generating hot
plasmas for clean electrical energy production through controlled fusion.
STTR
Project
Xantho Technologies, LLC Modular Control of Fusion Power
338
This project will develop a control-suite of modular units that can be unified into active-control packages and applied to RF power deposition applications.
TOPIC: HIGH ENERGY DENSITY PHYSICS FOR INERTIAL
FUSION ENERGY
HyperV Technologies Corporation MiniRailguns for Fusion and HEDP
This project will develop a technology for creating high velocity plasma jets. These jets have many practical applications such as fusion energy, pulsed power, defense, materials science, and space propulsion.
NumerEx, LLC Computational
Determination of
Configurations
This project will develop computational models simulating complex experiments that create ultra short pulses of ultra high magnetic fields and pressures to analyze negative effects.
Otowi Technical Services, LLC Laser-Generated
B Fields
This project will develop a technology for inducing a magnetic field into an inertial-fusion capsule without the use of attached electric conductors. The introduction of magnetic fields into an inertial-fusion-energy capsule will improve its performance and, thereby, advance this approach for obtaining nuclear-fusion energy.
TOPIC: NUCLEAR PHYSICS SOFTWARE AND DATA MANAGEMENT
Ridgetop Group, Inc. Advanced Detector Prognostics/Health
This project will develop
a high performance radiation-hardened, analog-to-digital converter (ADC)
capable of digitizing at high rates to support advanced nuclear physics
experiments at DOE-funded research facilities in
TOPIC: NUCLEAR PHYSICS ELECTRONICS DESIGN AND
FABRICATION
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. Optical
Detector with Integrated ADC
This project is designed to provide an optical detector coupled to an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), for reducing costs and temperature effects for physics experiments. This configuration involves a complimentary-metal-oxide semiconductor for products used in gamma-ray spectroscopy to flow cytometry, neutron detection, dosimetry and even nuclear imaging applications
Ultramet Application
of Spot Cooling
12173 Montague Street
Technologies
for On-Detector
Thermal management is a key design limitation in nuclear physics detector instrumentation and the related electronics. This project will develop an approach to manage localized hot spots in these devices and reducing the overall cooling requirements.
XIA, LLC
High-Speed, Multi-Channel
Detector
31057 Genstar Road Readout Electronics for Fast
This project will develop a high speed digital detector readout electronics that will help scientists to more precisely measure nuclear properties and thus better understand fundamental physics. It can also improve the performance of fast radiation detectors used in homeland security applications.
TOPIC: NUCLEAR PHYSICS ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY
This project will develop a high-energy cathodic, arc-based process to deposit an A-15 superconductor onto coupon substrates without requiring high temperature heating of the substrates.
Black Laboratories, LLC
Green Electropolishing for Niobium
This project will develop acid-free, electro-polishing methods to facilitate environmentally-friendly, production methods of high performance superconducting radio frequency accelerators. This will result in significant cost savings in the areas of particle physics that require high purity, chemically treated surfaces.
DULY Research Inc. A Continuous Wave,
1912 MacArthur Street
Conducting,
L-band PWT Polarized
This project will develop a polarized electron source that provides a high quality beam at a much reduced cost. The source developed will benefit both the nuclear physics community and International Linear Collider (ILC).
Muons, Inc.
Rugged
Ceramic Window for RF
This project will develop unrecognized material choices for RF windows which help feed power into superconducting accelerating structures. These material options will increase the window power handling capabilities and mechanical strength over existing designs.
Niowave, Inc. Development of
a Superconducting RF
1012 N. Walnut Street
Multi-Spoke
Cavities for Electron
This project will develop superconducting multi-spoke cavities that offer several advantages over current elliptical structures to accelerate electrons near the speed of light.
Sienna Technologies, Inc.
High
Thermal Conductivity Aluminum
This project will develop a composite lossy dielectric with a thermal conductivity equal to or greater than BeO-SiC composites without the latter’s toxicity. This composite will replace the BeO-based lossy dielectrics as high order mode (HOM) absorbers in superconductor radio frequency (SRF) cavities in linear accelerators and in microwave tubes.
Simulation Technology and Applied
Coupled
Research, Inc.
Electromagnetic-Thermal-Structural
This project will develop software that allow for more rapid design iteration of components for next generation accelerators by making use of massively parallel computing resources, thus lowering the development cost of future accelerators.
Tech-X Corporation
Beam-Beam
Simulation Tools
Suite A
This project will develop software tools to improve and accelerate the calculation of beam dynamics in an accelerator. These tools will be useful in solving many other problems outside of beam dynamics issues as well.
Tech-X Corporation
Integrated
Multiple Effects Software
Suite
A
This project will design parallel-processing software that integrates the disparate aspects of thermal and microwaves used in nuclear physics accelerators.
Tech-X Corporation
Designing
a Coherent Electron
Suite A
Hadron Colliders
This project will develop a 3-D simulation code to assist Department of Energy scientists design an electron cooling section to improve the performance of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
TOPIC: NUCLEAR PHYSICS INSTRUMENTATION, DETECTION
SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES
STTR
Project
Agiltron, Inc. Improved
Solid-State Neutron
15 Cabot Road Detector
Solid state neutron detectors, suffer from low efficiency. The high-sensitivity detector developed in this project will address this issue. Applications for the detector range from scientific research to commercial devices for homeland security and medical imaging.
Aymont Technology Inc. Advances in Detector and
This project will develop robust solid-state detectors for applications related to energy, security, and nuclear physics.
InnoSense, LLC Conductive,
Wavelength-Shifting
2531 West 237th Street
Optical
Coatings for Facilitating
This SBIR/STTR project will advance the understanding of neutron properties by facilitating precision measurements at temperatures close to absolute zero. Ultimately, the underlying technology can lead to better detection of weak nuclear radiation.
Integrated Photonics, Inc. Neodymium-Containing
Single
Neutrinos are the most prolific of all elementary particles. Knowledge of their mass is critically important to our understanding of the birth and evolution of the universe. This project will develop the central component of a device used in neutrinoless double-beta decay experiments to expand our knowledge of the mass scale of neutrinos.
STTR
Project
NOVA Scientific, Inc. Compact and Efficient Cold and
This project will develop a compact neutron collimator to improve neutron radiography. This device provides researchers with beam collimation improvements and more sensitive instrumentation with higher contrast capability for biological specimens and materials research.
Nonlinear Ion Dynamics, LLC
Mirror-Enhanced
Plasma Separation
13704 Saticoy Street Process (MPSP) for Production
of
This project will develop an advanced Mirror-Enhanced Plasma Separation Process (MPSP) to separate large quantities of stable isotopes for rare particle and rare decay detection in basic scientific research. The proposed MPSP can also address the unmet market demands for medical and industrial stable isotopes.
PHDs Co. Growth of Large
Diameter High-Purity
The Department of Energy needs instruments with increased sensitivity, reliability, and cost effectiveness for the detection of gamma rays in Nuclear Physics research. The large-diameter germanium crystals developed in this project will provide the basis for these instruments.
PHDs Co. High-Purity
Germanium
The Department of Energy needs instruments with increased sensitivity, reliability, and cost effectiveness for large detector arrays for rare particle detection. The germanium crystals developed in this project will provide the basis for these detectors.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. Fast,
Low Noise Photodetectors for
44 Hunt Street Nuclear Physics
This project will develop detector technology for use in fundamental scientific studies as well as commercial applications. It will be useful in diverse fields such as physics research, homeland security, medical imaging, and astronomy.
STAR Cryoelectronics, LLC Next-Generation
Readout Electronics
This project will develop next-generation readout electronics for ultrasensitive sensors used in key experiments in nuclear physics. Commercial applications of these electronics include biomedical imaging, geophysical exploration, and non-destructive testing of materials. This broad range of commercial applications offers many benefits to the general public in terms of improved health care, natural resource availability, and consumer product reliability.
Southwest Sciences, Inc.
Magnetometer
for the Neutron
1570 Pacheco Street
Electric
Dipole Moment Experiment
Suite E-11
Using lasers and atomic physics, this project will develop technology to measure magnetic fields with high sensitivity. This capability will benefit DOE’s fundamental research, but also has spin-off applications in medicine, mineral exploration, and homeland security.
STTR
Project
Xemed, LLC Ex-Situ Polarized
3He Electron Beam
16 Strafford Avenue
Target
This project will develop technology for producing large quantities of nuclear polarized helium gas to increase the sensitivity of several high-impact experiments at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. The technology developments also will allow deeper and more precise investigations into the quark structure of matter, and benefit diagnostic medical imaging of lung function.
TOPIC: DEACTIVATION AND DECOMMISSIONING OF
FACILITIES AND SITE REMEDIATION IN THE DOE COMPLEX
Edenspace Systems
Corporation A Novel Method for Phytoextraction
This project seeks to retire mercury from the environment by inducing the formation of insoluble mercury selenide (HgSe) in two recently identified Hg-accumulating plant species. If successful, large areas of soil and large volumes of water contaminated with mercury can be remediated.
NEI Corporation
A New
Class of Nanocomposite
Suite E Mercury
Remediation
This project will develop a mercury remediation solution for use in contaminated U. S. Department of Energy waste sites, thereby leading to cost savings and reducing the time for treating waste.
STTR
Project
L.L.C
Radiologically Contaminated
8203 W. Quinault
Pipelines using Reactive Gaseous
Bldg. C,
This project will develop a remote characterization approach for evaluating pipelines at nuclear facilities to determine if residual radiological contamination exists within the pipeline. The measurements obtained have the potential to save hundreds of millions of dollars and significantly reduce the size and time of D&D and cleanup efforts throughout the nation.
TOPIC: NUMERICAL SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE
Harmonia, Inc. Numerical Software
Maintenance,
1715 Pratt Dr, Suite 2820
Versioning,
Distribution
This project will develop approaches to scale mathematical tools and libraries for accessibility to new computing speeds. The developed tools and libraries will accelerate and facilitate the production of scientific simulation data in an era of dramatically increased processing speeds.
Tech-X Corporation
Examination
and Significance of
Suite A
High-Order
Finite Element Systems
Efficient usage of DOE massively parallel supercomputers maximizes the scientific insights that can be obtained over a given period of time. For increased efficiency this project will produce improvements in the algorithms employed in today's complex computer models.
TOPIC: SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION AND DATA
UNDERSTANDING
Kitware, Inc. Collaborative
Visualization for
28 Corporate Drive Large-Scale
Accelerator
This project will develop advanced software tools for the visualization of electromagnetic data when modeling large-scale particle accelerators. These tools allow collaboration between researchers located around the country.
Tech-X Corporation
Analyzing
and Visualizing Next
5621 Arapahoe Avenue
Generation
Climate Data
Suite A
Climate modeling is entering a new era with the development of high resolution models running on assemblies of structured grids known as Mosaic grids. This project will modify and extend DOE’s leading community data analysis set of tools, CDAT, to analyze and visualize petabytes of archived data on Mosaic grids.
VisTrails, Inc. Provenance-Enabling
DOE
220 Chase Street
Visualization
Applications
This project will develop the framework to capture and manage all the steps that are taken by a user interacting with existing scientific visualization systems. The result will be a complete audit trail of the computational processes that are required to reproduce an image or discovery.
TOPIC: HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORKS
ANGEL Secure Networks, Inc.
Control &
Data Plane Security of
This project will provide an extended level of security to very high performance, multinational, scientific, and defense networks operated by the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense.
STTR
Project
Acadia Optronics, LLC
Suite 210
Dedicated
Lambda Grids
This project will develop a performance-adaptive transport method to meet high-speed data transfer requirements to support large scale, distributed, scientific applications.
Reservoir Labs, Inc.
High
Performance Networks -
632 Broadway Compilation
and Optimization of
This project will develop specialized languages and software tools that make network security devices more flexible, more efficient, and easier to program. With the resulting increased accuracy at high network speeds these devices will enhance network security at U. S. Department of Energy and other government and commercial organizations.
UltraHiNet, LLC
UltraHiCoScheduler: A Co-Scheduler
Use schedulers of high-speed computer networks and high-performance computer systems currently schedule either network resources or computer resources but not both. This project will enhance the effectiveness of their use by building a scheduler that simultaneously schedules both network and computer resources.
TOPIC: SCALABLE SYSTEM SOFTWARE FOR PETASCALE
COMPUTER SYSTEMS
Accelogic, LLC Enhancing Sca/LAPACKrc with
609 Spinnaker
Extremely-Fast
Least-Squares Solvers
Supercomputers
This project will develop technology focused on attaining supercomputing speedups for the “least-squares problem” of at least 1,000x.
STTR
Project
RNET Technologies, Inc.
Creating
Scalable Petascale File
This project will develop an optimized parallel file system using advanced hardware and software solutions to access data on current and emerging supercomputers.
Reservoir Labs, Inc.
Advanced
Static and Dynamic
632 Broadway
Scheduling
of HPC Applications on
This project will develop compiler technologies to facilitate the programmability of General-Purpose Graphics Processing Units (GPU’s). This will occur via improved compiler technologies by making the automatic mapping of algorithms to emerging GPU’s possible and by introducing new compiler-driven dynamic communication and execution runtimes for GPU-based High Performance Computing systems.
Tech-X Corporation
Common
Component Architecture for
5621 Arapahoe Avenue
Electron
Cloud Accelerator
Suite A Simulations
This project will develop component-based, software development tools and associated processes that reuse existing algorithms, code, and applications for computational accelerator physics.
Tech-X Corporation
chema-Based Environment for
Suite A
ocumenting Integrated Fusion
This project will develop a system that helps configure and optimize integrated fusion simulations applicable to whole fusion device modeling.
TOPIC: REMOTE SENSING
Boston Applied Technologies,
igh-Throughput Ultra-Fast Tunable
Incorporated
ilter for Multispectral Imaging
6F
This project will develop a unique filter technology based on an extremely large electro-optic effect of a solid inorganic material and a structured optical filter. It can change wavelengths in microseconds interval. This ultra-fast wavelength tuning ability enables higher spectral and spatial resolutions for remote sensing since more acquisitions can be taken in a given period of time.
Incorporated
Imaging
System for Remote
6F
This project will develop a high-performing polarization imaging system, covering visible wavelengths to mid-infrared wavelengths. This system will find broad applications in both government and commercial markets and carry a tremendous commercial potential for the next generation of polarization imaging instruments.
STTR
Project
I
Technology Applications Broadband Snapshot
Complete Imaging
2663 Wayside Drive
Stokes Polarimeter
This project will develop a sensor to provide polarization information for remote sensing systems. This will make the presence of nuclear proliferation and terrorist activities easier to detect remotely. The sensor system is also applicable to medical, geological, and environmental sensing problems.
NanoSonic, Inc. Polarimetric Modeling using a
1485 South Main Street
Computationally
Efficient
This project will develop and implement techniques for target detection and identification of weapons of mass destruction using airborne and space borne remote sensing platforms.
New Span Opto-Technology Inc. Spectrally
Agile Multispectral
This project will develop a spectrally agile multispectral imaging sensor that will acquire and analyze object spectral signatures and be capable of very fast response time, high throughput, large aperture, and a wide spectral coverage.
Nova Photonics, Inc.
Rapidly
Tunable Optical Filter
This project will develop a rapidly tunable, wide field-of-view optical filter with flexible design parameters including bandwidth and spectral range. The filter has numerous applications for remote sensing, environmental monitoring, and medical imaging.
STTR
Project
Optra, Inc. H-PDLC
Tunable Filter for
This project will develop a tunable, wavelength filter using a liquid-crystal based material. The filter will find application in monitoring systems for detecting weapons of mass destruction.
Physical Optics Corporation
Fast Agile
Tunable Filter for
This project will develop a means to positively identify materials associated with the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction via a compact, low-voltage power FATF device based on liquid crystal filters. This means will provide quick identification of such materials by remote imaging systems.
Polaris
Sensor Technologies, Inc. Remote Sensing through Imaging
200 Westside Square
Polarimetry for Nuclear
This project will develop an infrared imaging system that forms images of infrared scenes using polarized light. Elements of the image that are not visible using unpolarized light are made visible and information about orientation of surfaces and objects can be obtained enhancing the detection of objects of interest.
Spectral Sciences, Inc. Full Spectral Signature Simulation
4
Fourth Avenue Models for
Chemical Releases
This project will develop chemical release signature models, a required technology for remote detection, identification, and monitoring of gases and activities associated with proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
TOPIC: RADIATION DETECTION
CapeSym, Inc. Reduction of
Thermo-Mechanical
This project will develop a scintillator material with extremely superior performance for applications in homeland security inspection, medicine, and geophysics.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. New
Approach for Lanthanide Halide
This project will develop seismic detector technology that can detect nuclear detonations. It will be useful in other scientific studies, including high energy physics and space research, as well as commercial applications, such as oil exploration, medical imaging, and non-destructive evaluation.
TOPIC: SEISMIC DETECTION
Agiltron, Inc. Micro-Mechanical
Tunneling
15 Cabot Road Transducer
This project will develop devices of high sensitivity to monitor nuclear weapon detonations using standard methods of the silicon electronics industry, thus, helping prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.
Eentec Seismic Detection with Mini
625 N.
This project will develop a miniaturized, high-resolution low cost seismometer to assist the U. S. Department of Energy in its mission to monitor world-wide nuclear treaties. This seismometer will also allow valuable scientific information for earthquake analysis, offshore oil undersea exploration, and structural engineering leading to better public safety, modifications of building codes, reinforcement of building, bridges, dams, etc.
Michigan Aerospace Corporation
Real-Time
Optical MEMS-based
This project will develop a miniature and ultra-sensitive seismometer. The seismometer will detect and monitor man-made seismic activities, such as nuclear explosions. In addition, the seismometer will have applications in oil prospecting and mining activities, as well as space exploration and surveillance.
Silicon Audio, LLC
Seismic
Detection, Miniaturized
800 Peachtree Street, Suite 1307 Seismometers
This project will develop a state-of-the-art miniature seismometer to address nuclear explosion monitoring needs of the U. S. Department of Energy. The technology combines optical elements with small mechanical components micro fabricated on silicon.
Symphony Acoustics, Inc. Miniature
Laser Interferometric
Suite B-4
Rio
This project will develop a sensor that is capable of detecting something as light as a snowflake landing on the roof of a house or a moderate yield nuclear explosion around the globe. This sensor will be 100 times smaller than any existing devices and consume 1/10th the power, making it easy to deploy anywhere in the world.
TOPIC: HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS DATA ACQUISITION AND
PROCESSING
NYCB Real-Time Computing, Inc.
Front-End
Networked Data Acquisition
18 Meudon Drive Interface with
Vector Preprocessing
This project will develop a technology to be employed in network data acquisition interface cards for Elementary Particle Physics experiments and Particle Astrophysics detectors such as the camera for the proposed Large Synaptic Survey Telescope. The use of such technology will lead to less costly data processing centers’ downstream of the data acquisition, as well as more timely availability of highly processed data, as both conventional data processing and data storage requirements in those centers can potentially be reduced by significant factors.
Ridgetop Group, Inc. Rad Hard SiGe ADC for Detector
6595 N. Oracle Road
Applications
This project will develop
a high performance radiation-hardened, analog-to-digital converter (ADC)
capable of digitizing at high rates to support advanced nuclear physics
experiments at DOE-funded research facilities in
Tech-X Corporation
Petaminer: Efficient Navigation to
5621 Arapahoe Avenue
Petascale Data Using Event-Level
Suite A Metadata
This project will develop a custom, high performance database engine for Petabytes of data generated by high energy physics experiments. It will enable our Nation’s physicists to quickly and easily access this data over the World Wide Web and facilitate the discovery of new particles and phenomena in advanced quantum physics.
Your File System Inc. YFS, a High Performance Global File
This project will develop a commercially available global file service designed to meet the requirements of today’s global and future interplanetary networks while maintaining backward compatibility with the existing deployed clients. This will provide a smooth migration path permitting researchers, government workers, and private organizations to achieve productivity improvements without costly transitions between incompatible systems.
TOPIC: ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL
LINEAR COLLIDER
Advanced Energy Systems,
Inc. Development of
Alternative
This project will address one of the cost drivers for the 16,000 superconducting cavities. The result in efficiency may potentially save tens of millions of dollars for the International Linear Collider.
DULY Research Inc. Voltage Droop Compensation for High
1912 MacArthur Street
Power
Marx Modulators
This project will develop a voltage droop compensation scheme that will provide a simple, reliable, and cost effective method to allow a high voltage Marx modulator produce a flattop voltage pulse as specified in the ILC project. Other accelerator facilities which need long pulse modulators will also benefit from the results of this project.
Faraday Technology, Inc.
Faradayic Electropolishing
of
315 Huls Drive Niobium
in Environmentally-Benign
This project will develop an environmentally benign fabrication process for superconducting components for the International Linear Collider. The result will eliminate the use of hydrofluoric acid, improving worker safety, while maintaining or exceeding current performance specifications.
TOPIC: ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH
ENERGY ACCELERATORS
AdValue Photonics Inc High Efficiency Fiber Laser for
This project will develop a new fiber laser by using specialty fiber to meet the U. S. Department of Energy’s demand on lasers for advanced laser electron accelerator. This fiber laser can also be used for materials process, remote sensing, and bio-medical applications.
This project will develop a device to provide next generation particle accelerators with potential applications to research, industry, and medicine.
5900 Harper Rd. #102
Cherenkov
Radiation Based Particle
This project will develop a new class of instruments to detect charged particles using “smart” materials with engineered electronic properties.
This project will develop a manufacturing technology of artificial diamond tubes to be used in dielectric loaded accelerating structures. When developed, this structure will sustain an extremely high accelerating gradient. The results will be also applied to next-generation accelerators and high power microwave systems as well as to medical equipment development.
This project will develop and
test a new kind of device for accelerating particles that is not susceptible to
problematic beam instabilities.
FAR-TECH, Inc.
Cavity-Based Beam Position and
3550 General Atomics Court
Second Moment Diagnostics for the
Building 15,
This project will develop and test a precision beam instrument to measure time-of-flight and beam xy-tilt. This diagnostic can provide a non-invasive, fundamental beam parameter benefitting most accelerators.
FAR-TECH, Inc.
Novel Linac Structure for Proton and
Building 15,
This project will build and test a linac accelerating structure. The design significantly simplifies the accelerating structure and is thus cost effective.
FM Technologies, Inc.
Micro-Pulse Amplified Electron
4431-H
This project will develop a radio-frequency accelerator that will provide a high
power source, suitable for many applications, including medical cancer therapy linacs, sterilization, and research injectors.
STTR
Project
Muons, Inc.
Pulsed
Focusing Recirculating Linacs
This project will develop an acceleration technique for future Neutrino Factories and Muon Colliders to take advantage of the high gradient RF cavities that are being developed for the International Linear Collider.
STTR
Project
Omega-P, Inc.
High-Current
Cold Cathode Field
199 Whitney Ave., Suite 200
Emission
Array for Electron Lens
This project will develop a rapidly-adjustable, cathode to improve proton beam quality used with an electron lens. This cathode will have applications for vacuum tubes employed for telecommunications and radar, in both civilian and military systems.
Particle Accelerator Corporation
Compact,
Achromatic Non-Scaling FFAG
4513 Cornell Avenue
Accelerator
for HEP, Commercial and
This project will develop a viable proton and light-ion accelerator for both research and commercial use while eliminating some of the most pronounced technical difficulties, expense, maintenance, and required expertise faced in conventional accelerators. Proton and light-ion accelerators have many research and medical applications, providing one of the most effective treatments for many types of cancer.
Particle Beam Lasers, Inc.
Study of
a Final Cooling Scheme for
This project will
develop a viable method for producing an intense cold muon
beam with commercial applications in muon radiography
for medical and homeland security, condensed matter studies,
nanotechnology, and other technologies.
RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC The Micro Accelerator Platform: A
This project will develop a device using nanotechnology and manufacturing methods from the microelectronics world that is 1000 times smaller and much less expensive than current systems. This transformative technology could bring new hope to cancer sufferers, a better way to inspect our industrial products, and a new tool in baggage and container security.
STI Optronics, Inc. Supersonic Gas Jet Nozzle for Laser
This project will fabricate miniature, supersonic gas jet nozzles and tested as part of the development of new advanced high-energy electron accelerators. Applications for these accelerators include industrial processing, medicine, homeland defense, and high-energy physics.
STI Optronics,
Inc. Hollow Plasma
Channels for Positron
2755 Northup Way
Plasma
This project will develop a hollow
plasma channel for positron Plasma
Simulation Technology and Applied
A
Computational Tool for the Study
Research, Inc.
of RF Breakdown Phenomena
This project will develop a predictive tool for modeling radio-frequency breakdown in high-power accelerator components, ultimately leading to improved reliability of high power RF devices, and lowering the cost of future accelerators.
Tech-X Corporation
Inverse
Cyclotrons for Intense Muon
5621 Arapahoe Avenue
Beams
Suite A
This project will develop intense muon develop a software suite to evaluate the feasibility of an inverse cyclotron for use in generating such intense muon beams.
Tech-X Corporation
Service-Oriented
Architecture for
Suite A
Accelerator
Control Systems
This project will develop a Service-Oriented Architecture for next-generation, large-scale accelerator control systems to reduce the cost in developing and maintaining these control systems.
Tech-X Corporation
Modeling
Electron Cloud Diagnostics
Suite A Accelerators
This project will develop numerical models of diagnostics to improve the electiveness of electron cloud mitigation methodologies.
TOPIC: RADIO FREQUENCY ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY FOR
HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATORS AND COLLIDERS
Applied Pulsed Power, Inc. Optically
Pumped High Power Solid
This project will develop high power, solid state switches essential for near-term military, medical, industrial and research applications.
Haimson Research Corporation Gradient
Enhancement Research for
3350 Scott Boulevard Linear
Accelerator Structures
Building 60
This project will develop a
linear accelerator test module to achieve a higher gradient performance than
presently available would have a positive impact on the technology of future
linear colliders.
STTR Project
Muons, Inc.
Hydrogen
Filled RF Cavities for Muon
This project will develop process to accelerate muons in hydrogen-filled RF cavities to create small, intense beams to enhance their utility for many applications ranging from homeland security to energy frontier muon colliders.
STTR
Project
Muons, Inc.
RF
Breakdown Studies using
This project will develop a technique to use high-pressure gas to study the breakdown mechanisms of RF cavities needed for particle accelerators. A successful outcome would provide cost reductions and performance improvements for many accelerator projects, including the International Linear Collider.
Omega-P, Inc.
High-Power
Microwave Switch
This project will develop high-power microwave switches to allow tests of structures to sustain higher electric fields without breakdown, thus enabling operation at higher energy, and also opening up commercial applications with improved clinical accelerators.
TOPIC: HIGH-FIELD SUPERCONDUCTOR AND SUPERCONDUCTING
MAGNET TECHNOLOGIES FOR HIGH ENERGY PARTICLE COLLIDERS
Global Research & Development, Inc. Round
Subelement, Ta-Nb
Barrier,
1275 Kinnear Road Tube Type Nb3Sn - 51a
This project will develop high energy physics conductors to increase the current carrying capability of a category of Nb3Sn strands. Additionally, such strands show promising potential for advanced medical applications.
Innovare, Inc. Continuous
Wire Extrusion Enables
This project will develop wire fabrication equipment for advanced superconductor wires for the next generation of powerful magnets used in high energy physics and fusion energy.
MultiPhase Composites
Ceramic Composite
Mandrel Preforms
This project will develop moldable ceramic insulators to reduce Particle accelerator and fusion magnet fabrication costs by providing shaped parts that require simple machining.
Muons, Inc.
Multi-Purpose
Fiber Optic Sensors
This project will provide optical fiber-based sensors to monitor and protect the superconducting magnets used for fusion reactors, particle accelerators, and magnetic resonance imaging.
SCI Engineered Materials, Inc.
Homogenous
BSCCO-2212 Round Wires
This project will improve the properties of ceramic high temperature superconductors by defining current powder processing conditions.
Shear Form, Inc. Manufacture of Fine-Grained Niobium
This project will decrease the starting grain size of bulk Nb for production of fine-filament Nb3Sn superconductors. The result will be lower cost Nb3Sn superconductor wire with improved performance in high magnetic field for high energy physics applications such as particle accelerators.
STTR
Project
Supercon, Inc. Insulation Materials
and Methods for
830
This project will develop materials that advances the technology
of high temperature, high field superconductors necessary to maintain
Supercon, Inc. A Cost
Effective, Tube Extruded
830
This project will develop magnets for the next generation of high energy physics and fusion energy machines required to develop superconducting wire capable of high performance at very high magnetic fields.
SupraMagnetics, Inc. A New Multifilament Round Wire with
This project will develop a superconductor with advanced performing, high field magnets utilized in high energy physics research, fusion energy machines, and MRI and NMR instruments.
TOPIC: HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS DETECTORS
APEAK, Inc. Active Pixel
Arrays for
This project will investigate high resolution tracking detectors for applications in nuclear physics, high-energy physics, and low-light level imaging.
Allcomp Incorporated Thermally Conductive, Carbon Foam
209 Puente Ave Material
for Constructing
This project will develop advancements in detector material technology applicable to the Super Large Hadron Collider (SLHC) Experiment under study as the upgrade to the current Large Hadron Collider. Detectors beyond SLHC, as well as other future physics experiments, e.g., the proposed International Linear Collider can benefit from this research.
American Semiconductor, Inc.
International
Linear Collider Pixel
This project will develop sensors capable of meeting the low mass, high resolution speed, and radiation tolerance needs of the International Linear Collider (ILC). These particle detectors will be critical for vertex identification and tracking at the ILC.
Coating Technology Solutions, Inc.
High
Performance Diamond Detectors
This project will develop manufactured diamonds to improve radiation survival rates among cancer patients.
TOPIC: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY
Analysis and Measurement Services
Application of
Wireless Sensors for
Corporation
Predictive
Maintenance of Rotating
Building A-100
Wireless sensors can significantly improve the ability of process engineers to identify equipment problems in research reactors before a failure occurs. This project will develop technology to ensure that wireless sensors are properly deployed and that their data is filtered, screened, qualified, and analyzed, using advanced signal processing techniques, to yield reliable information.
FAR-TECH, Inc.
Plasma
Mass Separator for TRISO Fuel
Building 15,
This project will explore the feasibility of using the Archimedes Filter Technology to augment chemical processing of spent nuclear fuel. The augmentation should reduce the cost and environmental impact of recycling nuclear fuel from advanced high temperature gas cooled reactors.
JENTEK Sensors, Inc.
Noncontact
Torque Sensing for
This project will develop a non-contact torque-sensing technology that can be implemented without modifying an existing power plant shaft. The sensing technology provides operators with a cost-effective capability to monitor performance and health of large rotating equipment, such as turbines, generators, pumps and motors. Benefits include reduced operating costs and improved safety.
JENTEK Sensors, Inc.
Mapping
and Tracking Early Stage
This project will enhance sensors used for early detection of nuclear power plant corrosion damage and for tracking damage progression. Early detection and tracking of damage helps power plant operators reduce operating costs and improve safety margins.
STTR
Project
Luna Innovations Incorporated
New
Technology for Improved Nuclear
This project will develop
a method of testing and improving the durability of low-drift temperature
sensors. These sensors will enable safe
operation at peak efficiencies of nuclear reactors which support the Gen-IV and
Nuclear Hydrogen Initiatives. Benefits include both reduced
TOPIC: SEARCH, DISCOVERY, AND COMMUNICATION OF
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE IN DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS
Deep Web Technologies, LLC Automated Categorization of
301 North Guadalupe Web-Based Content Along
Multiple
Subject experts in organizations are sometimes required to categorize content manually. These experts examine documents and web pages and then assign categories to the documents. This task is tedious and resource intensive. We will develop software tools to automatically categorize content for ScienceEducation.gov and other applications.
Deep Web Technologies, LLC
Leveraging
Wikipedia to Create a
301 North Guadalupe
Comprehensive
Science & Technology
The project will develop a capability to quickly and efficiently extract high quality scientific and technical articles from the World Wide Website, Wikipedia.com. It will also be capable of including extensive background material along with more detailed research articles from U. S. Department of Energy databases.
Edgewater Technology Associates, Development of an Intelligent Search
Inc. Engine for Knowledge Resources
This research project aims to develop innovative retrieval technologies for the effective
utilization of traditional knowledge sources, such as the DOE Energy Thesaurus for the purpose of improving the quality of search results from scientific and technical databases.
Edgewater Technology Associates,
Search
Enhancement with Adaptive
Inc. Thesaurus
and Ontology Resources
This research will develop methods for generating, organizing, and using thesauri and knowledge sources, such as the U. S. Department of Energy’s Energy Thesaurus for the purpose of improving the searching of scientific and technical databases.
Impact Computing Corporation FOCAL
(Federated Online
606 Burnt
This project will develop a collaborative analysis and information sharing framework to enable easier sharing, distribution, and advancement of scientific knowledge and intelligence by integrating information across a wide array of disparate data types, ranging from textual documents to 2D and 3D imagery, including geospatial data layers, and numerical datasets.
Information International
Interactive
Peer-to-Peer Scientific
Associates, Inc.
Communication
in the Digital Library
This project will develop a peer-to-peer communication system.
Information International Real Time, Full-Text Source
Associates, Inc. Provisioning in the Digital Library
This project aims to create a system that will assist federated search applications and Scientific and Technical Information data curators manage data more efficiently and provide access to previously unavailable full text via the use of a real time source full text provisioning web service. Phase I of the project will create a prototype of this web metrics analysis system.
Milcord,
LLC A Personalized Web 2.0 Service for
1050 Winter Street
With support from DOE, Milcord announced a Web 2.0 Service that will accelerate discovery and collaboration in the R&D community in general, and the renewable energy field in particular, by making it easier for scientists and researchers to collaborate and find authoritative and trusted sources of scientific blogs, podcasts, videos, and documents, and by making it easier for scientific publishers to syndicate their content.
TOPIC: POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR COAL-BASED
POWER PLANTS
CFD Research Corporation
Practical
Multi-Step
New combustion technology
will be needed for future low-emissions power plants, with fuel-flexible gas
turbines, which operate on syngas fuel (derived from
coal) or pure hydrogen. This project will develop an advanced combustion
modeling capability needed to design and analyze fuel-flexible combustors. The
combustion modeling will help to enhance fuel-flexible combustion technology in
the
Celltech Power, LLC Liquid Tin Anode Direct Coal Fuel
This
project will develop a breakthrough technology to enable the direct conversion
of coal to electricity. This technology
uses coal or biomass in a clean, efficient manner, contributing to our nation’s
energy security and environmental quality.
Precision Combustion, Inc.
Development
of Novel Oxy-Syngas
This project will develop a reheat combustor for the oxy-syngas zero-emission cycle for clean coal utilization and protection from global warming. The reheat combustor is designed to make the cycle efficient and operational. Applications include the oxy-syngas gas turbine.
R&D Dynamics Corporation Foil Gas Bearing Supported High
15 Barber Pond Road Temperature Cathode Recycle Blower
This project will develop an advanced recycle blower to improve the efficiency of Fuel-Cell-based coal-fueled power generating stations. Increased efficiency of power generating stations will help reduce dependency on imported energy sources and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
TOPIC: INNOVATIONS TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
AND INCREASE EFFICIENCY IN COAL POWER PLANTS
CyboSoft, General Cybernation Group, Intelligent
Actuation Control Using
Inc. Model-Free
Adaptive Control
This project will develop an intelligent control technology
that is critical to future energy plants and designed for
maximum-energy-efficiency, near-zero-emissions, fuel flexibility, and
multi-products. The control technology
will help the
STTR
Project
Energy Research Company
On-Line,
Real Time Coal Measurement
This project will develop an
instrument to measure the properties of coal. Knowledge gained from the use of
this instrument will lead to an increase in the electric output of power plants
and a reduction in consumer costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
NEI Corporation
Effective
Removal of Selenate from
400 Apgar Drive FGD Waste Streams
Through the use of
Suite E Novel Nanocomposite Particles
This project will develop a nanoparticle-based technology that will enable coal-fired power plants to use sources of water other than conventional rivers or lakes. The nanoparticle-based technology also will be a cost-effective means of reducing the amount of toxic metals in waste water streams.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. Development
of Real-time Coal
This project will develop a real-time fuel monitoring instrument for in-situ measurements at coal-based power plants or coal mine sites. The instrument provides automated information-gathering on the heat value of all elements present in coal samples, and detects hazardous chemicals, such as sulfur and mercury. Real-time monitoring will help optimize energy production in plants and reduce temporary closures due to slagging in boilers. More importantly, it will enable these power plants to meet rigorous mandatory environmental safety standards.
SHA & Associates, Inc. Novel Pressure Control System (PCS)
Environmental
Impact
This project will develop pressure control system (PCS) technology that will dramatically improve the efficiency of steam power plants. Annual estimated savings from the use of PCS technology are in the range of $1.763-$4.419 billion, and the annual reduction of CO2 emissions is in the range of 69-172 million tons. Moreover, implementing PCS technology will create thousands of new jobs.
Trimeric Corporation Selenium Speciation and Control
This research will develop technology to reduce selenium emissions from coal-fired electric power plants and selenium environmental releases from power plant by products. The public will benefit from reduced exposure to selenium and the increased use of an abundant domestic energy source.
TOPIC: COAL GASIFICATION AND COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGIES
Innovative Energy Solution
Ultra-Compact
Hybrid Entrained
This project will develop a small gasification unit to help energy intensive industries generate their own heating gas and electricity and become more efficient. The process will also help decrease pollutants such as mercury, and carbon dioxide while creating jobs in coal producing regions.
STTR
Project
1275 Kinnear Road Palladium Alloy Membrane for
Gas
Streams
This project will develop thin palladium filters to eliminate carbon dioxide from hydrogen gas at high temperatures and pressures The carbon dioxide will be sequestered underground while the pure hydrogen will be used to produce green energy.
STTR
Project
T3 Scientific, LLC
Sulfur-Resistant,
Ultrathin Dense
1839 Noble Road Membrane for Production of High
This project will develop a sulfur-resistant, ultrathin, dense membrane for the production of high-purity hydrogen from coal. The membrane will have high flux, high selectivity, high-pressure and high-temperature resistance, durability and cost-effectiveness, plus near-zero emissions.
UP Steel
Concurrent
Production of Syngas and
120
This project will develop technology that uses an enclosed system and microwave technology to produce steel and syngas concurrently, thereby saving energy and reducing waste. The new technology will replace existing coal gasifiers and much of the current iron and steelmaking processes.
TOPIC: HIGH PERFORMANCE MATERIALS FOR LONG TERM
ENERGY APPLICATIONS
Advanced Powder Solutions
Engineered
Composites for USC
10010 Cucklebur Applications
This project will develop high temperature-, steam oxidation-, corrosion creep-, erosion-resistant alloy-composite powders and components for future ultrasupercritical boiler equipment. They can also be used in creating a manufacturing route for readily available powders for thermal spraying, high temperature coating, and laser additive manufacturing for turbine engine/blade repair.
Materials & Electrochemical Research Functionally
Graded Coatings for
(MER) Corporation
Enhanced
Corrosion Resistant Steel
This project will develop
a program that will make possible the operation for power generation at ultra
supercritical conditions. The benefits will be two fold: it will reduce both
energy costs and environmental emissions.
Micropyretics Heaters International High
Temperature Nanostructured
Inc. MoAlSi Coatings on Alloys For
Ultra
750 Redna Terrace Supercritical Coal-Fired Boilers
This
project will develop a nanostructured coating for the boiler market and other
high temperature markets related to energy conversion. The coating will lead to
energy use improvement as well as life quality and productivity improvements.
It will also have a green impact from the diminished degradation of the
environment.
Powdermet Coating Technologies Fused
Nano-composite Claddings For
24112 Rockwell Drive
Ultra-Supercritical Coal Fired
This project will develop an innovative coating process and nanocomposite coating that can significantly reduce the cost of high efficiency, clean coal power plants.
Titanova Inc. Novel Diode
Laser Cladding of High
5
Gum Tree Place Temperature Alloys
for Used in
Boilers
This project will
develop direct diode laser systems and processes for purpose of cladding
coalfired boiler water walls. This development will result in improved clad
material properties, a reduction in coal-fired boiler costs, an increase in
boiler efficiencies, and the laser-cladding repair of our warfighter’s armored
and critical support systems.
TOPIC: CLIMATE
CONTROL TECHNOLOGY FOR FOSSIL ENERGY APPLICATIONS
Reaction Systems, LLC
Novel
Liquid Sorbents for CO2
1814 19th Street
Capture
from Coal-Fired Power Plants
Techniques
for CO2 Produced by
Existing
Coal-Fired Power Plants
This project will develop technology to enable the capture CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants. This will permit using coal without contributing to climate change.
Z-Seis Corporation Ultra-Deep Logging for Monitoring
8020
Geologic formations in the earth can be used to sequester man made carbon dioxide (CO2) and thereby slow global warming. This project will develop a more direct means of measuring both the properties of geologic formations and the CO2 flow during sequestration to assure permanent containment of the sequestered gas.
Z-Seis Corporation Crosswell Electroseismic
Imaging
8020
Sequestering manmade carbon dioxide (CO2) in geologic formations in the
earth is a promising approach toward reducing CO2 in the atmosphere and curbing
global warming. This project will develop a more direct means of measuring CO2 flow during
sequestration, to assure permanent containment of the sequestered gas.
TOPIC: ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY, OIL SHALE, OIL AND
NATURAL GAS TECHNOLOGIES
Combustion Resources Demonstration
of Advanced Technology
1453 West 820 North
for
Surface Processing of Oil Shale
This project will develop simpler, high-capacity technology for surface processing of oil shale. The technology will eliminate carbon dioxide emissions and provide for on-site upgrading of shale oil to motor products at reduced cost.
Energy Recovery Technology
High
Efficiency Shale Oil Recovery
This project will develop a shale oil recovery process that will reduce the cost of oil to under half of what it is today. Simultaneously the process 1) recovers high oil yield, 2) burns coke from the residue, 3) recovers ash heat, and 4) enables economic and eco-friendly processing of lean oil shale ores.
RTA Systems, Inc. Chemical Method to Improve CO2
8120 Mid
This project will develop a system to reduce CO2 mobility and increase domestic crude oil reservoir yield using CO2 flooding of crude oil reservoirs as opposed to current water flooding applications.