FY10 Phase II by Topic

TOPICS:

TOPIC: Accelerator Technology for the International Linear Collider

Company
Euclid TechLabs, LLC
5900 Harper Rd. #102
Solon, OH 44139-1866
Title
A New Quarter-Wave Coaxial Coupler For1.3 GHZ Superconducting Cavity
Summary
This project will develop new and more efficient techniques for providing energy to a superconducting accelerator.
Company
Omega-P, Inc.
258 Bradley St., 2nd fl.
New Haven, CT 06510-1106
Title
Electron Gun and Beam Collector for a FOR A 10-MW, 1.3-GHz, Low-Voltage, Multi-Beam Klystron
Summary
This project will develop high-power, multi-beam klystrons that should lower cost and complexity for a future electron-positron collider, and also open up commercial applications with improved clinical accelerators and industrial processors. The ability for future machines to operate at higher energies than can be reached at present will allow for progress in elementary particle high-energy physics.
Company
Omega-P, Inc.
258 Bradley St., 2nd fl.
New Haven, CT 06510-1106
Title
RF Cavity Chain and Magnetic Circuit for a 10-MW, 1.3-GHz, Low-Voltage, Multi-Beam Klystron
Summary
This project will develop high-power, multi-beam klystrons that lower cost and complexity for a future electron-positron collider, and that also open up commercial applications with improved clinical accelerators and industrial processors.

TOPIC: Advanced Coal Research

Company
Southwest Sciences, Inc.
1570 Pacheco Street Suite E-11
Santa Fe, NM 87505-3993
Title
NDE of Gas Turbine Thermal Barrier Coatings
Summary
This project will develop a technology that allows for non-destructive inspection of the thermal barrier coatings applied to power plant and aircraft engine turbine parts. This new technology will provide cost savings and improved operations to the gas turbine industry.

TOPIC: Advanced Concepts and Technology for High Energy Accelerators

Company
Muons, Inc.
552 N. Batavia Ave
Batavia, IL 60510
Title
Quasi-Isochronous Muon Collection Channels
Summary
This project will develop new ways to collect large numbers of muons and to form them rapidly into bright beams, thereby overcoming the disadvantage of their short lifetime and allowing many commercial and scientific uses, including applications such as muon colliders.
Company
RadiaBeam Technologies LLC
1717 Stewart Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404-4021
Title
An Inexpensive High Brightness Photoinjector using Solid Free Form Fabrication (SFF)
Summary
This program will develop a high average power, high brightness electron gun manufactured with innovative, cost cutting techniques. This promises to be a key enabling technology for imaging and analysis applications of interest to homeland security as well as industrial and academic programs.
Company
SVT Associates, Inc.
7620 Executive Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3677
Title
Robust GaN-Based Photocathodes for High-Current RF Electron Injectors
Summary
This project will develop high-efficiency and robust photocathodes based on gallium-nitride (GaN) semiconductors. In addition to their importance as high-brightness electron sources for research programs, these devices can be used as highsensitivity ultra-violet and visible detectors and imaging arrays, and have potential for successful commercialization of both high-performance electron emitters and sensitive photodetectors.

TOPIC: Advanced Materials and Technologies for Cooling and Waste Heat Recovery

Company
Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc.
1046 New Holland Ave.
Lancaster, PA 17601-5606
Title
Nanofluids Enhanced Twisted Tape Heat Exchanger
Summary
This project will develop a high thermal performance heat exchanger that will be smaller, lighter, and require less energy to be provided to the accompanying pump than conventional heat exchangers. The commercialization of this technology will further create technical jobs and enable expansion into new markets.
STTR Project
Company
Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc.
1046 New Holland Ave.
Lancaster, PA 17601-5606
Title
Stabilization of Nanofluids Using Self Assembled Monolayers
Summary
This project will develop nanofluids that have the capability of increasing heat transfer efficiency in many current heat exchangers by improving the heat transfer properties inherent to current coolants. Heat transfer is an important part of many energy intensive processes, and more efficient heat transfer leads to more efficient use of fuel.
Company
R&D Dynamics Corporation
49 West Dudley Town Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002-1421
Title
High Efficiency R744 Centrifugal Chiller
Summary
This project will develop a high efficiency carbon dioxide centrifugal chiller cycle that will replace the current cycles that use strong greenhouse chemical refrigerants. The new chiller cycle will use 73% less power then current carbon dioxide cycles in the case of 150 ton capacity chillers.
Company
Structured Materials Industries, Inc
201 Circle Drive North Unit 102
Piscataway, NJ 08854-3723
Title
NanoEngineered High ZT Solid State Nanocomposite Thermoelectric (ssnTE) Manufacturing for Multiple Energy Generation Applications
Summary
This project will apply new nano-enabled techniques to Thermoelectrics, a technology for the direct conversion of heat into electrical energy, which will produce dramatically improved operational efficiencies, thus realizing cost savings and improved energy utilization.

TOPIC: Advanced Sources for Accelerator Facilities

Company
Muons, Inc.
552 N. Batavia Ave
Batavia, IL 60510
Title
H-Ion Sources for High Intensity Proton Drivers
Summary
This project will develop a device to produce H- ions in order to enable higher intensity beams with better reliability and improved efficiency for many powerful particle accelerators used in science, industry, and homeland defense.
Company
SupraMagnetics, Inc.
214 Canal Street
Plantsville, CT 06479-1742
Title
Extrudable NbTi Superconductor with Ferromagnetic Pins for Undulator Magnets
Summary
This project will develop a new, economical, NbTi superconductor with advanced performance. This superconductor will be used for undulator magnets, as well as MRI and NMR instruments.

TOPIC: Advanced Technologies and Materials for Fusion Energy Systems

Company
Hyper Tech Research, Inc.
539 Industrial Mile Road
Columbus, OH 43228-2412
Title
High Jc, Low AC Loss Nb3Sn Superconductor for 14-20T Fusion Application
Summary
This project will develop a much improved, lower cost Nb3Sn superconductor wire for the DOE advanced Fusion Program will be developed concurrently.

TOPIC: Advanced Technologies for Electricity Systems

Company
Electrical Distribution Design, Inc.
311 Cherokee Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Title
Model-Based Renewable Resource Risk Assessment Analysis and Simulation
Summary
This project will combine leading model-based analysis capability and web-based renewable resource monitoring for development of a new operations management risk analysis, mitigation and visualization system. The new approach will be tested using full scale utility system models and data. The new system will be usable by itself at utilities with limited monitoring resources and as part of a fully integrated smart grid solution.
Company
Underground Systems, Inc.
84 Business Park Drive Suite 109
Armonk, NY 10504
Title
Adaptive Predictive Algorithms and Real-Time Decision Support Tools for Renewables Integration
Summary
This project will develop and implement software and visualization decision support tools to allow utilities to incorporate DLR in their operations. Advanced technologies are necessary to optimize the efficiency of the electric transmission grid for better renewables integration, and a Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) system could be used for this purpose.

TOPIC: Advanced Technologies for Nuclear Energy

Company
Analysis and Measurement Services Co
AMS Technology Center
9119 Cross Park Drive
Knoxville, TN 37923-4510
Title
Advanced Techniques for On-Line Condition Monitoring and Diagnostics of Digital Rod Position Indication Systems for Existing and Next Generation Nuclear Power Plants
Summary
This project will enhance the digital rod position indication systems of existing and new nuclear reactors with diagnostic capabilities to provide better rod position information, component health, and automated rod drop time measurements. This can help reduce unplanned reactor trips and shorten refueling outage times.
STTR Project
Company
Polymer Aging Concepts, Inc.
372 River Drive
Dahlonega, GA 30533-5248
Title
Nanotechnology-Based Condition Monitoring Sensors for Generation IV Electrical Insulation Systems
Summary
This project will develop advanced nanotechnology materials which will improve the performance and durability of a new class of sensors that detect degradation of electric cable and motor insulation in harsh environments such as nuclear power plants, allowing replacement before failure. This sensor technology has applications in new automotive, aerospace and green technologies

TOPIC: Advanced Turbine Technology for IGCC Power Plants

Company
Mikro Systems, Inc.
1180 Seminole Trail Suite 220
Charlottesville, VA 22901-5713
Title
Advanced Cooling for IGCC Turbine Blades
Summary
This project will develop a Tomo Lithographic Molding process to enable improved cooling of turbine engines used in power generation and in aircraft. This will allow turbine to operate at higher temperatures and will result in improved performance and fuel efficiency.

TOPIC: Advanced Water Power Technology Development

STTR Project
Company
Concepts NREC
39 Olympia Avenue
Woburn, MA 01801-2073
Title
Development of a Self-Adaptive Air Turbine for Wave Energy Conversion using an Oscillating Water Column (OWC) Air System
Summary
This project will develop a Turbine Shutter Valve and OWC Height control, which will make the utilization of the world's oceans as a renewable energy resource more economical.
Company
FloDesign Inc.
380 Main Street
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Title
MECT, The Next Generation Hydrokinetic Turbine
Summary
This project will develop a new, novel water turbine technology through extensive laboratory and open water testing. Its performance and structural breakthroughs will assure the economic viability of hydrokinetic water turbines for application in rivers/streams, tidal currents, and ocean currents, thereby helping transform and accelerate this energy sector toward becoming a significant contributor of electricity in the US renewable energy portfolio.
Company
Princeton Power Systems, Inc.
201 Washington Road, Building #2
Princeton, NJ 08540-6642
Title
High-Voltage, Highly-Efficient, Power-Dense Electronic Converter Using Silicon Carbide and AC-link
Summary
This project will develop an advanced hydro and ocean power electronic conversion system that will significantly reduce the cost of these generation sources and make them more efficient and more compatible with the existing electric grid. This will displace polluting, fossil fuel-burning power generators with a clean, renewable energy source.

TOPIC: Alternative Radiological Sources

Company
RadiaBeam Technologies LLC
1717 Stewart Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404-4021
Title
Compact, Electronic Blood Irradiator
Summary
This project will develop a safe, compact, electronic blood irradiator to effectively replace the Cs-137 blood irradiators in the US, as recommended by the National Research Council.

TOPIC: Ancillary Technologies for Accelerator Facilities

Company
Boulder Precision Electro-Optics
5733 Central Ave
Boulder, CO 80301-2848
Title
A Laser Power-Build-Up System for H Atom Ionization
Summary
This project will build a prototype cavity, and lock a high-power pulsed laser to the cavity to attain MW peak pulse powers. This will quantify the mode distortion from absorbed power, and examine the performance of different mirror coatings. Attention to the materials used and the design will allow ultra-high vacuum cleaning techniques to be used to avoid mirror contamination issues.
Company
Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories, Inc.
1855 South 57th Court
Boulder, CO 80301
Title
Development of High Efficiency High Average Power Picosecond (10-50ps) Laser for High Repetition Frequency Electron Guns.
Summary
This project will develop a prototype 2 MHz picosecond amplified laser to meet the needs of FEL photocathodes. This requires a state-of-the-art cryogenically cooled, amplified laser system to meet the goals of the photoinjector laser.
Company
Muons, Inc.
552 N. Batavia Ave
Batavia, IL 60510
Title
Beam Pipe HOM Absorber for 750 MHz RF Cavity Systems
Summary
This project will construct low cost, reliable, ferrite microwave absorber assemblies. These assemblies will be used in vacuum systems in the presence of charged particle beams.
STTR Project
Company
Muons, Inc.
552 N. Batavia Ave
Batavia, IL 60510
Title
High Power Co-Axial SRF Coupler
Summary
This project will improve co-axial window technology by using new materials and techniques. This improved technology will transfer RF power from sources to RF cavities at very high levels, and therefore meet the demands of intense light sources used for science and industry.
Company
Tech-X Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title
High Fidelity Simulation of Low-Energy Ion Beam Chopping for the Spallation Neutron Source
Summary
This project will develop enhanced software which will be used to reduce risk and cost for planned experiments at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as part of the upgrade to the Spallation Neutron Source.

TOPIC: Atmospheric Measurement Technology

Company
Aerodyne Research, Inc.
45 Manning Road
Billerica, MA 01821-3976
Title
Development and Characterization of a Compact Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor (ACSM)
Summary
This project will develop an instrument with unique capabilities for identifying and measuring the organic precursors of aerosol particles, leading to a better understanding of the sources, transformations, and fates of atmospheric particulate matter which can adversely impact global climate, human health, and visibility.
Company
Aerodyne Research, Inc.
45 Manning Road
Billerica, MA 01821-3976
Title
Volatility Resolved Measurements of Total Gas-Phase Organic (TGO) Compounds by High Resolution Electron Impact Mass Spectrometry
Summary
This project will develop an instrument with unique capabilities for identifying and measuring the organic precursors of aerosol particles, leading to a better understanding of the sources, transformations, and fates of atmospheric particulate matter which can adversely impact global climate, human health, and visibility.
Company
Yankee Environmental Systems, Inc.
101 Industrial Boulevard
Turners Falls, MA 01376-1611
Title
Oxygen A-Band Spectrometer
Summary
This project will develop a High Resolution Oxygen A-Band Spectrometer which will provide measurements that both validate atmospheric models and calibrate orbiting remote sensors for cloud and aerosol effects. This will reduce the scientific challenge of understanding long-term climate change by being able to precisely measure the scattering properties of clouds and aerosols in our atmosphere.

TOPIC: Carbon Cycle Measurements of the Atmosphere and the Biosphere

Company
Aerodyne Research, Inc.
45 Manning Road
Billerica, MA 01821-3976
Title
High Precision C0S Monitor to Constrain the Partitioning of C02 Fluxes
Summary
This project will develop a novel instrument for carbonyl sulfide which can be used to assess global budgets for CO2 uptake by plants. Measuring global carbon dioxide uptake by vegetation will allow for better understanding of global climate change.
STTR Project
Company
Aerodyne Research, Inc.
45 Manning Road
Billerica, MA 01821-3976
Title
An Absolute C02 Monitor with Extremely High Accuracy
Summary
This project will design a novel, commercial monitor with unsurpassed accuracy and unique capability to be deployed worldwide. This monitor will accurately measure carbon dioxide across the globe, which will assist the understanding of global climate change.
Company
Physical Sciences Inc.
20 New England Business Center
Andover, MA 01810-1077
Title
Highly Compact CO2 Sensor for Balloon Deployment
Summary
This program will develop a sensor for routine monitoring of CO2 from balloons and small aircraft. The increase in the accuracy of measurements of various trace species in the atmosphere will allow for better models of global climate change, which in turn could affect policy decisions relating to energy utilization.
STTR Project
Company
Physical Sciences Inc.
20 New England Business Center
Andover, MA 01810-1077
Title
Development of a Fieldable Soil Carbon Monitor
Summary
This project will develop a small, rugged, fieldable monitor for soil carbon. The overall goal of the program is to establish feasibility of a detector that will help assess management strategies for the sequestration of carbon dioxide in soil.

TOPIC: Catalysis

Company
Allopartis Biotechnologies
1700 4th St, 219 Byers Hall
UCSF MC2522
San Francisco, CA 94158
Title
Pre-Production Optimization of Cellulolytic Enzymes
Summary
This project will develop a revolutionary, capital efficient approach to boost the activity of the enzymes that are used to convert biomass into fermentable sugars. This will lower the cost of sustainable, domestically produced cellulosic biofuels.
Company
Exelus, Inc.
110 Dorsa Ave
Livingston, NJ 07039-1003
Title
Catalytic Processing of Biomass to Ethylene & Propylene
Summary
This project will develop a new, cost-effective, economically viable method for converting non-food biomass into large commodity petrochemicals such as ethylene and propylene.
STTR Project
Company
InnoSense LLC
2531 W. 237th Street Suite 127
Torrance, CA 90505-5245
Title
Direct Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Methanol
Summary
This project will develop and demonstrate the viability of producing methanol using inexpensive photoelectrodes powered by solar energy to: (1) sequester carbon dioxide, (2) provide an alternative fuel source, and (3) reduce our nation's dependency on foreign oil. Although carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, it is a versatile industrial gas, and can be used in numerous processes and applications.
Company
TDA Research, Inc.
12345 W. 52nd Ave.
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
Title
Novel Catalytic Alkane Oxidation Process
Summary
This project will develop a new catalytic process that produces ethanol more cheaply than current synthetic processes and can be used in existing petrochemical plants. Ethanol, primarily made from corn, is a versatile chemical that is used as a chemical solvent, a sterilizer, an antifreeze, a chemical intermediate, and an oxygenate in fuels.

TOPIC: Climate Control Technology for Fossil Energy Application

Company
Multi-Phase Technologies, LLC
310 Rebecca Dr.
Sparks, NV 89441-7923
Title
Wireless Electrical Resistively Tomography System for CO2 Sequestration Monitoring
Summary
This project will develop a cost-effective method of monitoring CO2 sequestration reservoirs for potential leakage pathways and for reservoir integrity using Electrical Resistively Tomography. This method will reduce the likelihood of local environmental impacts.
STTR Project
Company
Physical Sciences Inc.
20 New England Business Center
Andover, MA 01810-1077
Title
Networked Sensors for Sequestration MVA
Summary
This project will develop, test, install, and evaluate laser-based sensors for use as tools to monitor the integrity of carbon dioxide sequestration sites and pipelines. These tools will reduce the cost of site operation and verify that sequestration performs the intended function of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

TOPIC: Coal Gasification Technologies

Company
Eltron Research & Development Inc.
4600 Nautilus Court
South Boulder, CO 80301-3241
Title
Molecular Separations Using Micro-Defect Free Ultra Thin Films
Summary
This project will develop a thin film molecular sieve technology that will make the separation of CO2 and other kinds of molecules much cheaper. This will be of great use to pharmaceutical and chemical industries, in addition to energy industries.

TOPIC: Energy Efficient Membranes

Company
Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.
335 Water Street
Newport, DE 19804-2410
Title
Novel Ethanol Dehydration Membranes
Summary
This project will develop a low-cost and energy-saving membrane based process to remove water from ethanol for fuel grade applications.
Company
Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.
335 Water Street
Newport, DE 19804-2410
Title
Novel Membranes for Enhancing Value of Bio-Oil
Summary
This project will develop a highly economical membrane separation to remove undesirable compounds from bio-oil to improve its quality and stability. Bio-oil is a renewable fuel, but quality and stability of raw bio-oil has to be improved in order to use it as a fuel in engines, gas turbines and boilers, and as a refinery feedstock to produce transport fuel.
Company
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
1360 Willow Road, #103
Menlo Park, CA 94025-1524
Title
Acetic Acid Recovery Using Membranes
Summary
This project will develop a membrane technology that will lower the energy costs of acetic acid recovery by at least 50%.

TOPIC: Energy Savings Technologies for Commodity Manufacturing Industries

Company
Los Gatos Research
67 East Evelyn Avenue Suite 3
Mountain View, CA 94041-1529
Title
Real-Time Industrial Sensors for Process Control
Summary
This project will develop an optical sensor that will enable glass furnace and other industrial natural gas burners to automatically adjust and optimize their flames. The smart burner technology promises to make gas-fired industrial furnaces cleaner and more fuel efficient.
Company
OG Technologies, Inc.
4300 Varsity Drive Suite C
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Title
SICS: A Sensor-Based In-Line Control System for the Surfaces of Continuously Cast Slabs
Summary
This project will develop a new product to improve current continuous casting practices with innovations in the areas of in-line inspection and advanced process control. The expected benefits include energy savings, improved yields, simplified processes, and reduced carbon dioxide release in the steel industry.
Company
Spectral Sciences, Inc.
4 Fourth Avenue
Burlington, MA 01803-3304
Title
Structured Emission Thermometry Sensor for Burner Control
Summary
This project will develop an optical sensor that will enable glass furnace and other industrial natural gas burners to automatically adjust and optimize their flames. The smart burner technology promises to make gas-fired industrial furnaces cleaner and more fuel efficient.

TOPIC: Fusion Science and Technology

Company
Calabazas Creek Research, Inc.
690 Port Drive
San Mateo, CA 94404-1010
Title
Development of a 2 MW CW Waterload for Electron Cyclotron Heating Systems
Summary
This project will develop the high power waterload necessary to meet the U.S. obligation to the ITER program for fusion energy research. It will also provide a waterload for other fusion facilities around the world.
Company
Eagle Harbor Technologies, Inc.
Suite D3, #179 321 High School Rd. NE
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-1619
Title
A Robust Modular IGBT Power Supply for Innovative Confinement Concepts
Summary
This project will develop a robust, cost effective, configurable, solid state power supply that will provide a significant increase in capabilities over currently available power supplies used in DOE supported research and industry.
Company
Virginia Diodes, Inc.
979 Second Street SE
Charlottesville, VA 22902-6172
Title
Multi-Band Power Source for ITER Reflectometry
Summary
This project will develop new technologies that are critical for the US contribution to the international ITER experiment, which will show that fusion can be used to generate useful electrical power. A unique millimeter-wave and terahertz technology will be extended to supply the high frequency power and frequency agility that is required for the ITER diagnostic instruments that are critical to understanding and controlling the burning plasma.
Company
Tech-X Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title
Parallel Validation Tools for Fusion Simulations
Summary
This project will develop software that will facilitate the testing of codes against experiments, which will lead to improved forecasting of fusion experiments. Better forecasting of fusion experiments gives greater confidence that ITER will succeed, and enable improved fusion performance.

TOPIC: Geothermal Technologies

Company
MagiQ Technologies
11 Ward Street
Somerville, MA 02143
Title
Seismic Sensor
Summary
This project will use ultra-sensitive optical measurement techniques to develop a technique intended to help geologists map the micro-scale tremors of rocks in order to harness geothermal energy.
Company
Physical Optics Corporation
20600 Gramercy Place, Bldg.100
Torrance, CA 90501-1821
Title
Fiber Optic High Temperature Seismic Sensor
Summary
This project will develop an innovative seismic sensor based on fiber optics to monitor geothermal wells, making them safer and easier to locate. This sensor will outperform all conventional devices in terms of temperature endurance and fast response.

TOPIC: High Energy Density Laboratory Plasma (HEDLP)

Company
Tech-X Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title
Plasma Jet Modeling for MIF
Summary
This project will explore (through computer models) an emerging fusion concept while improving plasma modeling tools. This is one step toward realizing the potential of nuclear fusion to produce clean, inexpensive energy for the United States.

TOPIC: High Energy Physics Computer Technology

Company
EVOGH, Inc.
1876 Braeburn RD
Altadena, CA 91001-
Title
EVO-HD: A Globally Scalable Standards-based Full-HD Environment for Immersive Collaboration
Summary
This project will develop EVO-HD, a low cost, extensible, globally scalable High Definition (HD) standards-based multimedia collaboration system to work over existing and future generation networks, which will be packaged for widespread corporate, research, and in-home use.
Company
Tech-X Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title
QuAI - A Quality Assurance Infrastructure for Data-Centric Applications
Summary
This project will develop develop a customizable and secure infrastructure that provides quality assurance in distributed data processing for large HEP and NP experiments and NASA missions.

TOPIC: High Energy Physics Detectors

Company
LightSpin Technologies, Inc.
4407 Elm Street
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Title
Radiation Hard GaAs Photomultiplier Chip(TM)
Summary
This project will develop the world's most sensitive camera, able to withstand bombardment by the world's highest energy particle. This camera will help physicists probe the composition of matter, doctors peer into the body to find cancer early, and security experts to find illicit radioactive materials.

TOPIC: High Performance Networks

Company
Acadia Optronics, LLC
1395 Piccard Drive Suite 210
Rockville, MD 20850-4348
Title
FPGA-Based End-Station Security for High-Performance Networking
Summary
This project will develop and deploy a high-performance cyber-security platform designed to significantly enhance the security of next-generation networked computing.
Company
RNET Technologies, Inc.
240 West Elmwood Drive Suite 2010
Dayton, OH 45459-4248
Title
Enhancement of GridFTP Performance Through GMPLS Integration and Hardware Offloading
Summary
This project will develop an application that improves file-transfer performance crucial to research projects. This project will implement several improvements, including hardware acceleration and integration of scheduling services to better utilize emerging networks.
Company
Telescent Inc.
2118 Wilshire Blvd. #1001
Santa Monica, CA 90403-5784
Title
Physical Layer Network Management Tools Based on Automated Fiber Optic Patch-Panels
Summary
This project will develop an advanced fiber optic switching technology that automates the provisioning and testing of fiber optic communications networks. This technology automatically reconfigures, monitors, and maps all physical interconnections through network management software, reducing operating costs while improving network efficiency, agility, and reliability.
Company
Telescent Inc.
2118 Wilshire Blvd. #1001
Santa Monica, CA 90403-5784
Title
RFID Overlay Network for Automated Discovery at the Physical Network Layer
Summary
This project will develop an RFID overlay network that automates the discovery of the physical network layer forming the foundation of all communication networks. Using resonant energy transfer, fiber optic connections are automatically monitored and mapped through software, reducing the operating cost and downtime, while accelerating service provisioning and improving security and disaster recovery.

TOPIC: High-Field Superconductor and Superconducting Magnet  Technologies for High Energy Particle Colliders

Company
Global Research and Development, Inc
539 Industrial Mile Road
Columbus, OH 43212-1155
Title
High Count Restacks Nb3Sn using Subelements with over 3000 A/mm2 non-Cu Jc at 12T and 4.2K
Summary
This project will develop a much improved Nb3Sn superconductor wire for next generation High Energy Physics accelerator magnets. This will be accomplished by developing an improved Nb3Sn superconductor strand with a higher number of sub-elements in the restack billet.
Company
Hyper Tech Research, Inc.
539 Industrial Mile Road
Columbus, OH 43228-2412
Title
Development of MgB2 Current Distribution Systems for High Energy Particle Colliders
Summary
This project will develop an affordable, high-quality magnesium diboride superconductor for next generation High Energy Physics accelerator magnets and components.
Company
Supercon, Inc.
830 Boston Turnpike
Shrewsbury, MA 01545-3301
Title
A Modified Internal Tin Tube Nb3Sn Conductor for Higher Non-Copper Critical Current Density
Summary
This project will increase the performance of Nb3Sn conductors in order to attain the required high magnetic fields utilizing a novel materials approach.
Company
SupraMagnetics, Inc.
214 Canal Street
Plantsville, CT 06479-1742
Title
A Novel Quaternary Low-Cost PIT Nb3Sn Conductor for HEP Magnet Applications above 12 Tesla
Summary
This project will develop a new economical Nb3Sn superconductor with advanced performance for high field magnets utilized in high energy physics research, fusion machines, and MRI and NMR instruments.

TOPIC: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies

Company
Giner Electrochemical Systems, LLC
89 Rumford Avenue
Newton, MA 02466-1311
Title
Unitized Design for Home Refueling Appliance for Hydrogen Generation to 5000 psi
Summary
This project will develop a "unitized" electrolyzer design that can be used as a home refueling appliance and will result in a safe, high efficiency, low capital cost system that will provide competitively-priced hydrogen for fuel-cell vehicles.
Company
H2 Pump, LLC
11 Northway Lane
North Albany, NY 12110
Title
Process Intensification of Hydrogen Unit Operations Using an Electrochemical Device
Summary
This project will develop a technology that is a simplified, multi-functional device which pumps, purifies, and pressurized hydrogen in a single, low cost, efficient, non-mechanical process.
Company
Proton Energy Systems
10 Technology Drive
Wallingford, CT 06492-1955
Title
Hydrogen by Wire Home Fueling System
Summary
This project will develop a high pressure hydrogen system that eliminates major noise pollution and frequent maintenance requirements. It is also an attractive option for backup power when integrated with a PEM fuel cell and has advantages over batteries in factors such as available life and safety.

TOPIC: Imaging, Radiochemistry, and Artificial Retina

Company
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472-4699
Title
Dual Modality Small Animal Imaging
Summary
This project will develop a promising detector technology which will have a major impact in scientific studies, health care, homeland defense, and oil exploration, as well as have industrial applications.
Company
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472-4699
Title
New Detectors for Small Animal SPECT
Summary
This project will investigate a promising nuclear detector material which will have major impact in scientific studies, medical imaging, homeland defense, and oil exploration, as well as in industrial applications.
Company
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472-4699
Title
Next Generation SPECT Detectors
Summary
This project will continue to develop detector technology for Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), a powerful, noninvasive medical imaging modality that mathematically reconstructs the three dimensional distribution of a radionuclide throughout the body of a human patient or research animal.

TOPIC: Improved Characterization of Waste in Tanks and Ancillary Piping

Company
EIC Laboratories, Inc.
111 Downey Street
Norwood, MA 02062-2612
Title
Development of a Compact Fiber Optically Coupled Raman Telescope for the In Situ Standoff Characterization of Residual Wastes
Summary
This project will develop a fiber optically coupled Raman probe telescope that will be able to detect and identify chemicals at a standoff distance. The telescope Raman probe will be used as a characterization tool for residual wastes in nuclear waste storage tanks.
STTR Project
Company
EIC Laboratories, Inc.
111 Downey Street
Norwood, MA 02062-2612
Title
An Integrated In Situ Raman and Turbidity Sensor for High Level Waste Tanks
Summary
This project will develop a sensor that can be placed in high level nuclear waste storage tanks to continuously monitor the chemical composition to ensure safe and environmentally compliant operation. This technology will also eliminate the need for expensive, time consuming, and hazardous sampling and laboratory analysis.

TOPIC: Improved Motor Designs and Power Electronics Advancements
for Hybrid and Plug-In Electric Vehicles

Company
NBE Technologies, LLC
2200 Kraft Drive, Suite 1425
Blacksburg, VA 24060-
Title
High-temperature Packaging of Planar Power Modules by Low-Temperature Sintering of Nanoscale Silver Paste
Summary
This project will develop a nanomaterial technology that will lower the cost of electrical vehicles, strengthen their market position, and reduce carbon emissions and reliance on petroleum imports.

TOPIC: Increasing Efficiency in Traditional Lighting Technologies

Company
Energy Focus, Inc.
32000 Aurora Road
Solon, OH 44139-2814
Title
Arc Tube Coating System for Metal Halide Color Consistency
Summary
This project will develop an automated color modification system for metal halide lamps in a unique system to reduce their color variations to equal that of incandescent lamp.
STTR Project
Company
NEMOmetrics Corp.
3 Tremont St, Suite 202
Charlestown, MA 02129-3108
Title
Lighting with No Watt Left Behind
Summary
This project will develop inexpensive, easy to install technology that will use lights themselves to detect occupancy, turn off lights, and substantially reduce wastage, eliminating the large amounts of energy consumed and wasted by lighting unoccupied or underoccupied buildings.
Company
Redwood Systems, Inc.
3839 Spinnaker Court
Fremont, CA 94538-6537
Title
Networked Lighting Power and Control Platform for Solid State Lighting in Commercial Office Applications
Summary
This Project will develop a new, energy efficient LED lighting system that revolutionizes how lighting is powered and controlled. Borrowing technologies from the Internet, a lighting network will be created that is intelligent, automated, scalable, and can potentially save 50% to 75% of the energy used to light a commercial office space.

TOPIC: Instrumentation for Electron Microscopy
and Scanning Probe Microscopy

Company
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472-4699
Title
High Bandwidth Optical Detector for Scanning Probe Microscopy
Summary
This project will develop a unique instrument that can be used to help characterize and manipulate nanoscale materials. This instrument will be used in areas of scientific study such as renewable energy, cancer detection, and environmental clean-up.

TOPIC: Instrumentation for Materials Research Using Synchrotron Radiation

Company
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472-4699
Title
Fast, Photon Counting Detector Arrays with Internal Gain
Summary
This project will investigate a new x-ray radiation detector design that will advance scientific studies, as well as have commercial applications.
Company
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472-4699
Title
Low Cost, High Speed, High Sensitivity Detector for Material Science Studies
Summary
This project will develop a detector that can allow further utilization of advanced photon sources. In addition to unveiling basic functions of biological systems, this development will have a direct impact on important applications, such as baggage scanning and homeland security.
Company
Voxtel, Inc.
15985 NW Schendel Avenue Suite 200
Beaverton, OR 97006-6703
Title
High-Dynamic-Range, Rad-Hard, Time-Resolved, Correlated X-Ray Photon Detector
Summary
This project will allow users of the X-ray beamline to conduct experiments faster, while also greatly improving the X-ray detectors' performance. This will reduce the time demand on the X-ray beamline, which is very expensive, as well as reduce pressure on existing infrastructure.
Company
XIA, LLC
31057 Genstar Road
Hayward, CA 94544-7831
Title
Electronics for Large Superconducting Tunnel Junction Detector Arrays for Synchrotron Soft X-ray Research
Summary
This project will develop low cost digital electronics to support large arrays of cryogenic detectors used to detect and measure the energy of very low energy x-rays. These detectors will be used at the nation's synchrotron x-ray facilities to support research in materials science, biology, geology and environmental science.

TOPIC: Nanotechnology

Company
MesoCoat, Inc.
24112 Rockwell Dr.
Euclid, OH 44117-1252
Title
Fused Nanocomposite Claddings for Oil and Energy Applications
Summary
This project will develop novel materials and processes capable of operating at elevated temperatures in high wear and corrosive environments, thereby eliminating the high temperature wear and corrosion that currently bar the ability to reach energy reserves.

TOPIC: Nuclear Physics Accelerator Technology

Company
FAR-TECH, Inc.
3550 General Atomics Ct Building 15 Suite 155
San Diego, CA 92121-1122
Title
An Energy-Efficient RF Power Source for the Jefferson Laboratory CEBAF Linac
Summary
This project will build and test a more modern and energy-efficient amplifier to replace the aging klystron technology used to power an accelerator complex.
Company
FM Technologies, Inc.
4431-H Brookfield Corporate Dr
Chantilly, VA 20151-1691
Title
Chemical Free Surface Processing for High Gradient Superconducting RF Cavities
Summary
This project will develop a new process that will enhance quality of the superconducing radio-frequency cavities and allow acceleration of charged particles to much higher energies. The process also will improve the cavity manufacturing and result in substantial cost reduction of superconducting radio-frequency high-energy particle accelerators.
STTR Project
Company
Muons, Inc.
552 N. Batavia Ave
Batavia, IL 60510
Title
Phase and Frequency Locked Magnetrons for SRF Sources
Summary
This project will develop magnetrons with much improved phase stability and frequency characteristics.
Company
Niowave, Inc.
1012 North Walnut Street
Lansing, MI 48906-5061
Title
Development of a Tunable 28 MHz Superconducting RF Cavity for RHIC
Summary
This project will develop a new accelerating system for the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Lab, using the high fields possible in superconducting RF cavities. This will break new ground for low-frequency, tunable, superconducting RF structures.
Company
Saxet Surface Science
3913 Todd Lane Suite 303
Austin, TX 78744-1057
Title
Improved Ion Resistance for III-V Photocathodes in High Current Guns
Summary
This project will test the limits of a chemically stabilized surface layer to withstand charged particle induced deterioration and to withstand electron stimulated recovery to act as a substitute for cesium dosing.
Company
Tech-X Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title
High-Fidelity Modulator Simulations of Coherent Electron Cooling Systems
Summary
This project will develop high-performance software for the Electron Ion Collider to assist DOE scientists in the design of an electron cooling section that will enable such a facility to meet performance requirements.

TOPIC: Nuclear Physics Electronics Design and Fabrication

Company
Blue Sky Electronics, LLC
401 Studewood, Ste 203
Houston, TX 77007-2733
Title
Electronics for Fast Vertex Position Measurement
Summary
This project will develop new electronics to quickly measure, process and distribute extremely fast timing measurements. It will increase the efficiency of particle collider experiments and provide an important building block for advanced instruments used in the life sciences, medical imaging, manufacturing, and environmental monitoring.

TOPIC: Nuclear Physics Instrumentation, Detection
Systems and Techniques

Company
Applied Nanotech, Inc.
3006 Longhorn Blvd. Suite 107
Austin, TX 78758-7631
Title
Carbon Stripper Foil for the Next Generation Rare Isotope Beam Facility
Summary
This project will continue to develop recent advances in carbon nanomaterials and low-cost manufacturing techniques to generate carbon foils that can be used current and future accelerators.
Company
PHDs Co.
777 Emory Valley Road Suite B
Oak Ridge, TN 37830-7048
Title
Segmented Rectifying and Blocking Contacts on Germanium Planar Detectors
Summary
This project will develop detector fabrication techniques that will provide the basis for more sensitive, reliable, and cost effective instruments for the detection of gamma rays in Nuclear Physics experiments.

TOPIC: Oil and Gas Technologies

Company
Eltron Research & Development Inc.
4600 Nautilus Court South
Boulder, CO 80301-3241
Title
Unconventional High Temperature Nanofiltration for Produced Water Treatment
Summary
This project will develop a proprietary high temperature nanofiltration technology that will remove salt and other dissolved solids from produced water originating from domestic oil and gas production. Treated water can be re-used in the extraction process without cooling/re-heating costs or can be recycled as an acceptable supply of source water.

TOPIC: Production of Biofuels from Biomass

Company
Forest Concepts, LLC
3320 West Valley Highway N Suite D110
Auburn, WA 98001
Title
Optimization and Low Energy Production of Woody Biomass Particles
Summary
This project will reduce the cost and energy for comminution of biomass and is likely to increase the conversion efficiency for second generation biofuels producers.
Company
Streamline Automation, LLC
3100 Fresh Way SW
Huntsville, AL 35805
Title
High-Efficiency Microalgae Biofuel Harvest and Extraction Using Ionic Liquids
Summary
This project will develop a new biomass processing technology that can lower the price of renewable transportation fuels 10- times or more without any drawbacks. This key breakthrough will directly help the US reach energy independence and curb greenhouse gas emissions.

TOPIC: Radio Frequency Accelerator Technology for
High Energy Accelerators and Colliders

STTR Project
Company
Niowave, Inc.
1012 North Walnut Street
Lansing, MI 48906-5061
Title
Development of a 400 MHz Superconducting RF Crabbing Cavity
Summary
This project will develop a new type of the superconducting deflecting cavity. This accelerator technology can be successfully used for broad applications in both circular as well as linear accelerators of charged particle beams.
STTR Project
Company
Omega-P, Inc.
258 Bradley St., 2nd fl.
New Haven, CT 06510-1106
Title
Anti-Breakdown Coatings for High-Gradient Accelerator Structures
Summary
This project will develop high-gradient cavities that allow structures to sustain higher electric fields without breakdown, thus enabling operation at higher energy. This technology will advance progress in elementary particle high-energy physics, as well as open up commercial applications with improved clinical accelerators.

TOPIC: Remote Sensing

STTR Project
Company
Opto-Knowledge Systems, Inc. (OKSI)
19805 Hamilton Ave.
Torrance, CA 90502-1341
Title
Single Mode Long-Wave Infrared (LWIR) Waveguides
Summary
This project will develop a new line of fiber optics that can improve the utility and effectiveness of laser systems used to detect specific chemical compounds and molecules. Such improvements are important in efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Company
Space Computer Corporation
12121 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 910
Los Angeles, CA 90025-1123
Title
Spectrally-Assisted Tracking of Moving Vehicles
Summary
This project will combine hyperspectral color signature matching techniques with existing spatial trackers into a generalized spatial-spectral tracking prototype framework, thereby eliminating the challenges associated with the long-term surveillance and tracking of target vehicles in urban environments.

TOPIC: Scalable Middleware and Grid Technologies

Company
Galois, Inc.
421 SW Sixth Avenue Suite 300
Portland, OR 97204-1629
Title
Grid 2.0: Collaboration and Sharing on the Grid
Summary
This project will develop efficient online tools for scientists collaborating on the nation's grid computing infrastructure. This will allow support for users collaborating on grid computing systems. This project addresses the need to bring efficient, online tools to scientists collaborating on the nation's grid computing infrastructure.

TOPIC: Scientific Visualization and Data Understanding

Company
Dimension Technologies, Inc.
315 Mount Read Boulevard
Rochester, NY 14611-1982
Title
2D Switchable/Multiview Autostereoscopic 3D Display
Summary
This project will develop a prototype desktop and large screen displays that produce high resolution 3D images which can be viewed without 3D glasses by scientists viewing complex multi dimensional data sets or simulations. These displays could also be used in conference rooms and eventually home TV.

TOPIC: Search, Discovery, and Communication of Scientific
and Technical Knowledge in Distributed Systems

Company
David Wojick
391 Flickertail Lane
Star Tannery, VA 22654-1908
Title
Deployable Concepts for Discovery of Web Based STEM Education Content and Resources
Summary
This project will develop a toolkit that can be used to find federally funded science education content, as well as to create it.
Company
Deep Web Technologies, LLC
301 N. Guadalupe Suite 201
Santa Fe, NM 87501-5501
Title
An Analysis of the Performance Bottlenecks in the Federated Search Information Flow
Summary
This project will develop performance improvements on the Phase I project, in which a number of potential bottlenecks in federated search technologies that hinder research in the public and private sectors were assessed.
Company
WebLib, LLC
5101 River Road, Apt. 1918
Bethesda, MD 20816-1574
Title
A Scalable Distributed Client Based Meta Search and Discovery Infrastructure
Summary
This project will implement highly scalable and affordable next generation search and discovery capabilities to run inside the web browsers of individual users. This will allow the cost-effective implementation of many desirable Web search applications, such as tapping into the high quality educational content in DOE, NASA, NIH and other government scientific and technical databases for tens of millions of students and teachers in U.S. classrooms without the need for prohibitively costly server farms and network bandwidth.

TOPIC: Seismic Signal Analysis

Company
Weston Geophysical Corp.
181 Bedford St., Suite 1
Lexington, MA 02420-4430
Title
A Software Toolbox for Systematic Evaluation of Seismometer-Digitizer System Responses
Summary
This project will develop and test Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) that provide seismologists with easy access to software and databases in a system response recovery toolbox that can recover the sensor/digitizer response function from raw seismic data. It can then be easily used by seismologists to monitor the data quality recorded on worldwide seismic networks.

TOPIC: Sensors and Controls for Fossil Energy Power Generation Systems

Company
MesoScribe Technologies, Inc.
7 Flowerfield Suite 28
Saint James, NY 11780-1514
Title
Development of Packaging and Integration of Sensors for On-Line Use in Harsh Environments
Summary
This project will develop improved sensor packaging techniques for use in advanced power systems. The technology will enable steam turbines, boilers, and other critical components to be monitored and operated efficiently to prevent unforced shutdowns, reduce maintenance costs, and reduce emissions.

TOPIC: Software Libraries and Applications
Maintenance and Scaling to Petascale

Company
Simmetrix, Inc. 10
Executive Park Drive
Clifton Park, NY 12065-5630
Title
Interoperable Components to Support Unstructured Mesh Simulations on Massively Parallel Computers
Summary
This project will support the reliable automatic generation and control of the computer representations used by software to perform complex physical simulations. Theses tools will execute automatically in seconds to minutes of computer time thus eliminating the hours to months of time of experts currently spend on such processes.
Company
Tech-X Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title
Extending Chombo with PETSc
Summary
This project will interface an existing highly scalable and efficient library (Chombo) to a library of solvers (PETSc) for improved numerical robustness.

TOPIC: Solar Energy

Company
MicroLink Devices, Inc.
6457 West Howard St
Niles, IL 60714-3301
Title
Backside Contact Multijunction Solar Cells for High Concentration Applications
Summary
This project will develop a novel method for producing solar cells in which all electrodes are formed on the backside of the cell. This will increase the efficiency of solar cells used for power generation.
Company
SVV Technology Innovations, Inc.
1832 Tribute Road, Ste C
Sacramento, CA 95815-4309
Title
Concentrator PV Receiver Based on Crystalline Si Cells
Summary
This project will develop and demonstrate a new approach for making inexpensive modular systems for generating electricity from sunlight. It will make viable the large-scale, distributed energy production from renewables and help meet the national goals of energy independence, reduction of carbon emissions and fostering the job growth and economic progress.
Company
TDA Research, Inc.
12345 W. 52nd Ave.
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
Title
A New Three-Part Architecture for Efficient and Stable Bulk Heterojunction OPV Devices
Summary
This project will develop a new combination of materials that will simultaneously increase the efficiency and the stability of organic solar cells so that they become suitable for commercialization.

TOPIC: Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology for Coal-Based Power Plants

Company
NexTech Materials, Ltd.
404 Enterprise Drive
Lewis Center, OH 43035-9423
Title
Manufacturing Analysis of SOFC Interconnect Coating Processes
Summary
This project will develop new manufacturing techniques for coating metals in order to lower the cost and improve the durability of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. These fuel cells will allow for more efficient use of fossil fuels, bio-fuels, and biomass, with less pollution compared to combustion approaches.

TOPIC: Solid State Lighting

Company
Universal Display Corporation
375 Phillips Blvd.
Ewing, NJ 08618-1428
Title
Ultra High Efficiency 100 lm/W Phosphorescent White OLED Lighting Panel
Summary
This project will increase the efficacy of highly efficient solid state lighting based on phosphorescent organiclight-emitting devices, and thereby enable replacement of inefficient incandescent bulbs, which consume over 8% of the electricity produced in the United States. This will enable the development of high-efficiency, environment-friendly, solid-state, white-lighting sources.

TOPIC: Technologies Related to Energy Storage for
Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Company
Farasis Energy, Inc.
23575 Cabot Blvd. Suite 206
Hayward, CA 94545-1657
Title
Novel High Performance Li-ion Cells
Summary
This project will develop a novel approach to increasing the performance and capacity of Li-ion cells. Use of the technology could accelerate the adoption of efficient distributed power systems and EVs by greatly increasing the life of the battery systems.
STTR Project
Company
Ionova Technologies, Inc.
182 Thomas Johnson Drive Suite 204L
Frederick, MD 21702
Title
3-D Nanofilm Asymmetric Ultracapacitor
Summary
This project will apply advances in nanotechnology to create a new ultracapacitor capable of storing significantly more energy, of scaling to the voltage needs of important new applications and of providing improvements in safety, cost, and environmental impact. This will eliminate the issues of low energy density, cost, and safety concerns that plague current generation ultracapacitors.
Company
Tiax, LLC.
35 Hartwell Avenue
Lexington, MA 02140--230
Title
Implantation, Activation, Characterization and Prevention/Mitigation of Internal Short Circuits in Lithium-Ion Cells
Summary
This project will develop technology to improve the safety of lithium-ion batteries for PHEVs and HEVs, making these vehicle technologies more commercially viable, and thus increasing the likelihood that they will yield their potential environmental, economic and political benefits.

TOPIC: Technology to Support BES User Facilities

Company
RadiaBeam Technologies LLC
1717 Stewart Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404-4021
Title
A High-Resolution Transverse Diagnostic Based on Fiber Optics
Summary
This project will develop a diagnostic for advanced accelerator facilities that will profile electron beam distributions with extremely high-resolutions.
Company
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472-4699
Title
Bright Quantum Dot Scintillator for High Frame Rate Imaging
Summary
This project will develop a scintillator that will enable advanced research, improved homeland protection, and the rapid, cost-effective development of novel drugs.

TOPIC: Use of Algae for Fuels Production

Company
Exelus, Inc.
110 Dorsa Ave
Livingston, NJ 07039-1003
Title
Jet Fuels from Algae
Summary
This project will develop a new, cost-effective method for converting algae into aviation fuel. It uses new chemistry and catalysts to produce clean, renewable jet fuel of identical quality to conventional fuels.

TOPIC: Wind Energy Technology Development

Company
3TEX, Inc.
109 MacKenan Drive
Cary, NC 27511
Title
Improved Wind Blade Joints Based on 3D Fiber Architecture
Summary
This project will develop 3D fiber architecture joining elements for wind blades that will eliminate the most common failure area of the blades. This new architecture will provide up to two-fold increases in joint strength and will reduce the labor involved in wind blade manufacture.
Company
Ebert Composites Corporation
651 Anita St. STE B8
Chula Vista, CA 91911
Title
Tapered Composite Wind Turbine Tower Utilizing CNC-Machined Pultruded Lineals
Summary
This project will develop a hybrid composite wind turbine tower that meets industry needs, and will outperform traditional steel, improving weight and corrosion resistance. These towers will offer a support for very large off-shore installations.
Company
Resodyn Corporation
130 North Main Suite 600
Butte, MT 59701-1394
Title
An Advanced Vibrothermography Approach for Wind Turbine Applications
Summary
This project will develop a reliable, portable instrumentation deployment system to be utilized during wind turbine composite members manufacturing, delivery, and development. This method has the potential to reduce the yearly wind turbine maintenance costs dramatically making power to the consumer cost less per kWh.