U.S.
Department of Energy
Small Business Innovation Research Program and
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ALABAMA
Alabama
Cryogenic Engineering, Inc.
A Hydrostatic Processing Facility
P.O. Box
2470
for Superconducting Wire
Huntsville, AL
This project will
develop a process for the production of advanced superconducting wire,
needed as an enabling
technology for the next generation of high energy physics colliders.
STTR Project
Plasma Processes, Inc.
Engineered Tungsten Surfaces for
4914
Moores Mill Road
Huntsville,
University
of
This project will develop engineered tungsten surfaces to
increase the performance
and lower the costs of fusion energy devices.
International Technology
New
Stable Cathode Materials for
Enchange,Inc.
OLEDs
7080 N Cathedral Rock Place
Tucson,
This project will develop advanced
materials enabling technology to improve the
performance of light emitting diodes
used in optical display instruments.
MER Corporation (Materials and
Advanced
Thermal Barrier Coatings
Electrochemical Research)
for
Turbine Components
7960 South Kolb Road
Tucson
,
This project will develop jet engine coatings that will allow the higher
operating
temperatures needed for greater efficiency, lower fuel usage, and greater
reliability.
MER
Corporation (Materials and
High
Performance Solid Polymer
Electrochemical Research)
Electroyte
for Lithium Batteries
7960 South Kolb Road
Tucson
, AZ
This project will
develop a low cost, high performance, solid polymer electrolyte
for lithium based
batteries used for automotive, electronics, and virtually all
secondary power
requirements.
Sion Power Corporation
Multi-Layer Anode Stabilization
9062 S. Rita Road
Layer
For Preventing Dendrites and
Tucson
,
Batteries
Rechargeable lithium-sulfur batteries have
the energy density required to meet
strategic and commercial needs, but they
currently suffer from limited cycle life due
to anode corrosion. This project will
develop technology to decrease anode
corrosion and increase battery life.
CALIFORNIA
3DGeo Development, Inc.
Generalized Shot-Profile
4633 Old Ironsides Drive Wave-Equation Imaging
Suite
401
Santa Clara,
This project will develop a method
for accurately creating 3-D subsurface
images of geologically complex areas
to reduce the risk of drilling for oil
and gas, minimize the environmental
impact of drilling activities by reducing
the number of wells drilled, and
improving the oil and gas production per well.
Advanced Science and Novel
Ultra
High Speed Analog to Digital
Technology Company
Converter with Ternary Digital
28119 Ridgefern Court
Output
Rancho Palos Verdes
,
This project will develop new
integrated circuits to reduce the complexity of data systems
used in next generation nuclear
physics experiments and in waste control
management and chemical facilities
processing.
Alternative Energy Systems
Distributed Intelligent Agents for
Consulting,
Inc.
Decision Making at Local DER Levels
1945 Camino Vida Roble
Suite A
Carlsbad
,
This project will
develop technology for the control of distributed energy resources
(DER) within an electric
grid, thus facilitating acceptance of DER.
Calabazas Creek Research
A Finite Element, Adaptive Mesh,
20937 Comer Drive
Particle-In-Cell Code
Saratoga
,
This project will develop software to
dramatically reduce the computational cost of modeling
charged particle devices and systems,
used in high energy physics research.
Calabazas Creek Research
Sheet Beam Klystron for Accelerators
20937 Comer Drive
Saratoga
, CA
This project will
develop a radio frequency source that will further the development
of advanced particle
accelerators used to study the basic forces of nature and for
diagnosis and treatment
of diseases.
DSP Alloys
A High Current Density, Low
4235 Toch Street
Magnetization, Tubular Filamented
San Diego
, CA
This project will
develop improved superconductor materials required for future
high field magnetic
applications in high energy physics.
Davis Energy Group, Inc.
An Integrated Residential Heating,
123 C Street
Cooling, Dehumidification, and
Davis,
This project will
develop an automatic residential heating and cooling system
that maintains
conditions within accepted limits for comfort and health while
reducing energy costs to
users, and reducing emissions from
natural gas and coal
combustion.
ELTECH Precision, Inc.
Ball Grid Array Compatible Optical
5042 Wilshire Blvd.
Packaging and Assembly Process
Suite
524
Los Angeles
,
This project will
develop high-density chip-to-chip computer connections
with applications in
supercomputers and communication networks.
ELTECH Precision, Inc.
High-Speed Centralized Intrusion
5042 Wilshire Blvd.
Detection Device
Suite 524
Los Angeles
,
This project will
develop an intrusion detection system for future computer networks
used by the Department
of Energy.
ELTECH Precision, Inc.
Pulse-Synchronized
5042 Wilshire Blvd.
Serializer/De-Serializer-Based
Suite
524
Interconnect
Los Angeles
,
This project will
develop a high-throughput data transmission device to improve data
transmission for High
Energy Physics research experiments and other applications
using supercomputers and
communication networks.
FARTECH, Inc.
High Precision Integrated Beam
10350 Science Center
Drive
Position and Emittance Monitor
Bldg 14,
San Diego
, CA
This project will
develop instrumentation for monitoring accelerator beams,
permitting
more precise and cost-effective control of
accelerators used in
applications from high-energy physics
to cancer treatment.
FARTECH, Inc.
State-Space
Parameter Modeling Tool
10350 Science Center
Drive
for Enhanced Mode Discrimination and
Bldg 14,
San Diego
,
This project will
develop a modeling tool that will facilitate calculations needed to
develop advanced
detectors for fusion reactors.
Farasis Energy, Inc.
Novel, Combinational Approach to the
851 W. Midway Avenue
Development
of Cathode Catalysts for
Alameda
,
This project will
develop technology to greatly accelerate the screening of new families
of potential catalysts,
needed to lower fuel cell costs.
Genomatica, Inc.
Establishing a Computational
5405 Morehouse Drive
Infrastructure for Systems Biology
Suite 210
San Diego, CA
92121-4722
This project will develop software
needed for a computer model of bacteria,
which will be used to improve our
understanding of energy-related biological processes
related to
energy production, carbon fixation, and bioremediation.
HyPerComp, Inc.
Practical
Simulations of Two-Phase
31255 Cedar Valley Drive
Flows with Wall Effects
Suite
327
Westlake
,
This project will
develop technology to enable potential efficient thermal management of
fusion energy systems,
and paves the way for their safe, reliable, economic and
environmentally benign
operation.
Hyper-Therm High-Temperature
Ultra-Hard Nanostructured Silicon
Composites,
Inc.
Carbide
for Deep-Hole Drilling
18411 Gothard Street
Unit B
Huntington Beach
,
This project will
utilize advanced materials to reduce the cost of deep-well drilling
of energy resources such
as geothermal, oil, and natural gas.
IPITEK
Low-Cost
Distributed Sensing for Gas
2330 Faraday
Avenue
Pipelines
Carlsbad
,
This project will
develop a cost-effective technology for continuous monitoring
of pipelines in
metropolitan areas, adding a new
dimension of security
for our nation’s
energy infrastructure.
Infotility
Distributed
Intelligent Agents for
3000 Executive Parkway Decision Making at Local Distributed
San Ramon
,
This project will develop
intelligent, smart software components to improve
the reliability, efficiency,
security, and stability of the
transmission and distribution
network.
Intematix Corporation
Combinatorial Screening of Advanced
351 Rheem Boulevard
Scintillators for High Resolution
Moraga
,
This project will
develop and apply a high throughput screening process to significantly
speed up the discovery
of the efficient scintillators needed for developing
advanced particle and
photon detectors in nuclear physics research.
Laboratory Catalysts Systems, LLC
Discovery and Optimization of New
914 Westwood Boulevard
Heterogeneous Catalysts for the
Suite
334
Direct Production of Propylene Oxide
Los Angeles, CA
Combinatorial Methods
This project will develop new catalysts that can convert abundant
resources into an
important intermediate chemical in the petrochemical industry efficiently
and cleanly.
Los Gatos
Research
Novel Ultrasensitive Instrumentation
67 East Evelyn
Avenue
for Trace Gas Measurements in the
Suite 3
Field
Mountain View
,
This project will develop a novel
compact, rugged, relatively inexpensive instrument
based on a new laser-based technology
to measure concentrations and fluxes
of gases for detailed studies of the
environment, medical diagnostics
for detection of common disease,
monitoring and control of industrial processes, and
for measurements of chemical and
biological agents.
MacConnell Research Corporation
Cell-Free Protein Synthesis for
6195 Cornerstone Court East
High-Through-Put Proteomics
#114
San Diego, CA 92121-1303
This project will develop technology
for producing milligram quantities
of proteins encoded by cloned or
newly predicted genes, which will
reduce the cost of active protein
production in laboratories studying functional
genomics, proteomics, and other basic
research applications.
Membrane
Technology and Research,
Membranes for Methane/Nitrogen
Inc. (MTR)
Separation
1360 Willow Road
Suite
103
Menlo Park
,
This project will develop a
cost-effective membrane separation technology
to remove excess nitrogen from raw
natural gas.
Membrane Technology and Research,
High-Preformance,
Inc. (MTR)
Plasticization-Resistant Membranes
1360 Willow Road
for Natural Gas Separations
Suite
103
Menlo Park
,
About 17% of
before it can be used.
This project will develop a
Membrane Technology and Research,
Dehydration
of Natural Gas
Inc. (MTR)
1360 Willow Road
Suite
103
Menlo Park
, CA
This project will develop a new,
lower-cost, membrane separation technology
to process natural gas, particularly
gas obtained from remote offshore platforms,
or produced by small operators.
MetaHeuristics LLC
Development of Lattice-Boltmann
209 W. Alamar Avenue
Methods for Simulation of Complex
Suite A
Fluid Physics and Chemistry in
Santa Barbara,
This project will develop a
computation methodology to simulate flow and
plasma-surface interactions of liquid
metals and molten salts in nuclear fusion reactors,
as well as simulations
of a variety of industrial processes involving complex fluid
physics and chemistry.
NovaWave
Technologies
NO2 Sensor for Urban and Regional
40 Burgoyne Court Air Quality Monitoring
San Mateo,
This project will develop technology
to monitor a greenhouse gas with precision
and accuracy using compact, robust
instrumentation.
NovaWave Technologies
Mid-Infrared Optical Cavity-Based
40 Burgoyne Court
Spectrometer for Multispecies
San Mateo
, CA
Atmospheric Monitoring
This project will develop an
instrument to make ultra-sensitive atmospheric
concentration measurements on a
variety of chemicals to further our understanding of
atmospheric chemistry and dynamics,
as well as pollution monitoring and control.
STTR Project
Paulsson Geophysical Services,
Inc. Testing
and Evaluation of a
1215 West Lambert Road
Single Well Seismic System Using
Brea, CA
and
Clamped Geophones
Lawrence
Berkeley
National Laboratory
Complexities associated with natural
gas reservoirs can result in significant amounts
of natural gas remaining in the
ground when the reservoir is considered depleted.
This
project will develop seismic technology for locating this energy resource.
Photon
Imaging, Inc.
In Vivo Radio-tracer Quantification
19355 Business Center
Drive
with Small Animal Imaging
Suite 8
Northridge, CA 91344
This project will
develop a time-saving imaging technique to determine the amount
of pharmaceuticals in
laboratory test animals which would result in reducing
the total amount of time
required for pharmaceuticals to reach the market.
Photon Imaging, Inc.
19355 Business Center
Drive
Molecular Imaging in Small Animals
Suite 8
Northridge, CA 91344
This project will
develop a new camera that will improve scientists’
ability to develop and
study the effects of new drugs in live animals.
Photon Imaging, Inc.
New
Hybrid Pulse-Processor for X-
19355 Business Center Drive
and
Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy
Suite 8
Northridg
,
This project will develop an
instrument which will result in improved measurement
capability for a wide range of x- and
gamma-ray spectrometers for nuclear physics
research as well as other scientific
and industrial measurement purposes.
Physical Optics Corporation, Photonic Petroleum
Indicator by Electric
Systems
Div.
Relaxation
20600 Gramercy Place
Building 100
Torrance
,
This project will develop a simple,
reliable, flow and composition sensor to provide
highly accurate fluid detection and
flow-rate measurement to oil drillers as drilling is taking place.
Physical Optics Corporation,
Three Dimensional Holographic
Electro-Optics
& Holog. Div.
Archival Memory
20600 Gramercy Place
Building 100
Torrance
,
This project will
develop new memory technology for the high speed storage of
huge volumes
of continuously
generated data from nuclear physics laboratories.
Physical Optics Corporation Photonic
Universal Photo-Acoustic Sensor
Systems Div.
System
20600 Gramercy Place
Building 100
Torrance
,
This project will develop a sensor
system for collecting important data
concerting molten materials in
industrial operations. This process
control
technology will reduce the
consumption of raw materials and energy,
increase labor and capital
productivity, and reduce waste.
Picarro, Inc.
Innovative CO2 Sensor Based on
1050
E. Duane Avenue
Cavity
Ringdown
Suite
1
Sunnyvale,
This
project will develop carbon dioxide sensors that will help scientists to
understand
the
contribution of man-made gases to global warming.
Ultramet
Low-Porosity SiC/SiC Composite
12173 Montague Street
Materials
for Nuclear Energy System
Pacoima
,
This project will develop advanced
materials and structures that will allow nuclear
reactors to operate under the high
temperature, high pressure, and high heat flux
conditions necessary for
cost-competitive energy generation.
Ultramet
Microengineered
Tungsten Firstwall
12173 Montague Street
Structure for Inertial Fusion Energy
Pacoima,
This project will fabricate and
demonstrate an advanced material capable of withstanding
the harsh environment inside an
operating fusion energy reactor.
Xcerla
Corporation
Multi-Party and Multi-Resource
17115 Linda
Morgan Hill
,
This project will develop grid
computing technology to enable resource sharing among
multiple universities and the
efficient utilization of the
Nation’s computing resources.
ADA Technologies, Inc.
Electrodecontamination for
8100 Shaffer Parkway
Mitigation of Airborne Contamination
Suite
130
Littleton
,
This project will develop
electrochemical technology to remove radioactive
contamination from surfaces at
Department of Energy facilities without producing
airborne radioactive contamination.
ADA Technologies, Inc.
Enhanced Materials for Reactive
8100 Shaffer Parkway
Barriers
Suite
130
Littleton
, CO
This project will develop a family of
materials for reactive barriers to groundwater
contaminants that will improve their
hydrological performance, longevity
and the number of contaminants that
can be addressed.
ADA Technologies, Inc.
Situational Awareness Monitor for
8100 Shaffer Parkway
Nuclear Events
Suite 130
Littleton, CO 80013-4124
This project will develop a monitor
for urban areas in order to identify pre-nuclear
event warning signs such as the
presence of nuclear material.
STTR Project
ALD
NanoSolution, Inc.
Novel Polymer Nanocomposite Processing
11711 Chase Ct.
Westminster,
University
of
This project will develop a polymer
particle nanocoating process to fabricate
polymer/ceramic nanocomposites
quickly and at low cost.
Blue Sun Biodiesel
Improvement
of Cool Season Oilseeds
344 E. Foothills Parkway
to Support Economically Competitive
Suite
3E
Bio-Diesel
Production on the Western
Fort Collins
,
This project will develop new
low-input high-yield industrial oilseed crops for a
market-competitive biodiesel product
that is specifically suited for non-irrigated land.
Boundless Corporation
Nanowire Cathode Material for
1730 Conestoga Street SE
Lithium-Ion
Batteries
Boulder
, CO
This project will develop
nanomaterials for lithium-ion batteries that will increase the
active cathode surface area by up to
100 times that of conventional cathode materials,
permitting much higher
power generation.
Coherent Technologies, Inc.
Range-Resolved DIAL for Eye-Safe
135 South
Taylor Avenue
Detection of CO2
Louisville,
This project
will develop a remote laser radar capability that can map large
volumes of
atmospheric carbon dioxide to enable the scientific community to better analyze
and
understand the contribution of excess carbon dioxide to global warming.
Community Power Corporation
Demonstration of an Integrated
8420 S. Continental
Divide Road
Modular Bipower System and
Suite
100
Commerical
Burner for Drying Biomass
Littleton
,
Agricultural
Residues
This project will
develop and demonstrate effective options for agricultural drying
that can also result in
reduced fuel and fertilizer costs.
Composite Technology Development,
Innovative
Inorganic Fusion Magnet
Inc.
Insulation Systems
2600 Campus Drive
Suite D
Lafayette,
This project will develop improved
ceramic insulation for fusion devices that will
help promote the realization of
fusion energy as a practical power source.
Composite Technology Development,
Vacuum
Pressure Impregnation
Inc.
Insulation Systems for High
2600 Campus Drive
Temperature
Fusion Applications
Lafayette
,
This project will
develop innovative, high temperature, electrical insulation systems
for the design of more
efficient fusion devices, ultimately leading to the development
of fusion energy into a
viable commercial energy source.
Eltron Research, Inc.
A Remote and Affordable Detection
4600 Nautilus Court South
System for Cr(VI) in Groundwater
Boulder
,
This project will develop
a versatile, affordable, remote sensor for toxic levels
of chromium in
groundwater and surface water.
Eltron Research, Inc.
Nanoscale Inorganic Ion-Exchange
4600 Nautilus
Court South
Films for Enhanced Electrochemical
Boulder
,
This project will
develop a low-cost, portable, heavy metal detection technology
for efficient,
rapid analysis of metal contamination in water.
Eltron Research, Inc.
Polysiloxane-Transition Metal
4600 Nautilus Court
South
Complex Copolymer Catalysts for
Boulder
, CO
This project will
develop a catalyst for production of valuable specialty chemicals for
scientific research and
commercial purposes.
Environmental Research Technologies
Protein Fold Identification Using
1320 Pearl Street
Support Vector Machine
Suite 108
Boulder, CO 80302
This project will
develop an automated computer based system to predict protein
structure from recently
available genome sequencing information.
Knowledge of protein
structure is essential for understanding protein
function, designing new
drugs to treat human disorders, and identifying pathogens
used as biological
warfare agents.
ITN Energy Systems, Inc.
Selective Adsorption Membranes for
8130 Shaffer
Parkway
Natural
Gas Upgrading
Littleton
, CO
This project will
develop technology to remove large concentrations of carbon dioxide
from natural gas in a
more economical manner.
MultiPhase
Composites
Engineered Ceramic Composite
2425 Tulip Street
Insulators for High Field Magnet
Longmont
,
This project will develop ceramic
insulators that will reduce particle accelerator and
fusion magnet fabrication costs by
providing shaped parts that require no complicated
machining.
Sporian Microsystems, Inc.
SiCN High Temperature MEMS Sensor
4699 Nautilus Court South, #201
Suite
Boulder
,
This project will develop new advances in sensor technology for
application in
science research and industry.
TDA Research, Inc.
High Pressure Economical Process for
12345 West 52nd Avenue
Treating Natural Gas
Wheat Ridge,
This project will develop an
economical process for removing sulfur from natural gas and
petroleum, thereby reducing the $5
billion spent each year by industry to remove this
pollutant.
STTR Project
TDA Research, Inc.
Nanostructured Polymeric Heterogeneous
12345 West 52nd Avenue
Catalyst for Industrial Applications
Wheat Ridge,
University
of
This project will develop industrial
catalysts by a molecular assembly route
that results in extremely uniform
molecular order and superior performance
compared to conventional catalysts.
TDA Research, Inc.
PET Nanocomposites for Beverage
12345 West 52nd Avenue
Container Applications
Wheat Ridge
,
This project will develop a new
material to replace glass and metal beverage containers
that will better preserve freshness,
save energy, and reduce costs for consumers.
TDA Research, Inc.
Sorbents for Removal of Odorants
12345 West 52nd Avenue
from Natural Gas
Wheat Ridge
, CO
This project will develop a low-cost,
high-capacity, expendable sorbent that can
remove natural gas odorants from
natural gas and propane, which will enable the effective
utilization of natural gas in fuel
cells, and remove an important obstacle to the widespread
use of fuel cells for residential
power generation.
Tech-X
Corporation
Accurate
Numerical Models of the
5541 Central Avenue
Secondary
Electron Yield from
Suite
135