U.S. Department of Energy
Small Business Innovation Research Program
and
Small Business Technology Transfer Program
FY 2007 Phase I - Abstracts
USE OF CELLULOSIC
BIOMASS TO PRODUCE BIOFUELS
1. A Modular, Skid‑Mounted Biomass Pyrolysis Unit
Advanced Fuel
Research, Inc., East Hartford, CT
2. Mobile
Biomass Pelletizing System
BonFire BioMass
Conversions, LLC, Freeland, MD
3. Improved,
High‑Moisture Ensiled Crop Feedstocks for Cellulosic Ethanol
Edenspace Systems
Corporation, Chantilly, VA
from Fast Pyrolysis of Woody
Biomass
Renewable Oil
International LLC, University of Massachusetts‑Amherst
Synergy
Parametrics, LLC, University of Georgia CMBE
6. Bioprocess
for Xylitol from Hemicellulose
SOLAR ENERGY
7. Cooling of Concentrating Photovoltaic Cells Using Heat Pipe
Technology
Advanced Cooling
Technologies, Inc., Lancaster, PA
8. Flexible
Spectrum Splitting Holographic Concentrators
9. PV
(Crystalline Silicon and Thin Film) Manufacturing Diagnostics
Luna Innovations
Incorporated, Roanoke, VA
10. High Performance
PV Concentrator
SVV Technology
Innovations, Inc., Elk Grove, CA
11. In‑line Crack
and Stress Detection in Silicon Solar Cells Using Resonance Ultrasonic
Vibrations
Ultrasonic
Technologies, Inc., Zephyrhills, FL
HYDROGEN DELIVERY AND
PRODUCTION
12. Development of a Highly Efficient Solid State Electrochemical
Hydrogen Compressor
FuelCell Energy,
Inc., Danbury, CT
13. Nanocrystalline
Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Production from Splitting of Water by Visible Light
Materials Modification, Inc., Fairfax, VA
14. Advanced Sealing
Technology for Hydrogen Compressors
Mohawk Innovative
Technology, Inc., Albany, NY
15. Photoelectrochemical
System for Hydrogen Generation
Physical Optics
Corporation, Torrance, CA
16. Active Magnetic
Regenerative Liquefier
Prometheus Energy,
Seattle, WA
17. Nanorod Array
Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production
Synkera Technologies, Inc., Longmont, CO
18. Hydrogen Delivery and
Production; Off‑Board Hydrogen Bulk Storage
WIND ENERGY RELIABILITY
AND COST REDUCTION
19. Distributed On‑Blade Control for Enhanced Wind Turbine
Performance
Continuum Dynamics,
Inc., Ewing, NJ
20. Comprehensive
Health Monitoring System for Wind Turbines
Global Energy
Concepts, LLC, Seattle, WA
Native American
Technologies Company (N. A. Tech. Inc.), Golden, CO
22. Open Source
Infrastructure for Communications, Control, and Integration of Wind Power
Open Secure Energy
Control Systems, LLC, Silver Spring, MD
23. Plasma
Aerodynamic Control Effectors for Improved Wind Turbine Performance
Orbital Research,
Inc., Cleveland, OH
24. Combined
Controls and Energy Storage for Distributed Wind Turbine Grid Integration
Princeton Power
Systems, Inc., Princeton, NJ
25. Wind Energy
Reliability and Cost Reduction: Wind Turbine Health Monitoring Systems
Sentient
Corporation, Idaho Falls, ID
26. Reducing Cost
and Weight of Wind Turbine Blades Using Engineered Core
WebCore
Technologies, Inc., Miamisburg, OH
TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO
HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON PLUG‑IN HYBRIDS
27. STTR Project: High Performance Permanent Magnets for Advanced
Motors
Electron Energy
Corporation, University of Delaware
28. Improved Lower‑cost
Electrochemical Capacitor
29. New Materials to
Improve the Performance of Lithium‑Ion Batteries in HEV and PHEV
Applications
Lithium Technology
Corporation, Plymouth Meeting, PA
30. High Energy
Density, Low‑Cost, High Temperature Capacitors for Hybrid Vehicles
31. Novel
Polylithium Salts for Small and Full Size Rechargeable Batteries
32. Core/Shell
Composite Soft Magnetic Material for Advanced Motors
Technology
Assessment & Transfer, Inc., Annapolis, MD
Yardney Technical
Products, Inc, Northeastern University
ALTERNATIVE FEEDSTOCKS
TO CHEMICALS
35. Aromatics
from Alternative Sources by Catalysis with Sulfated Zirconia and Related
Systems
Eltron Research
Inc., Boulder, CO
36. Development of
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Strains for Continuous Bioprocessing at Low pH
Genomatica, Inc.,
San Diego, CA
37. Added Value
Preprocessing of Low Quality Biomass for Bioenergy
Lynntech, Inc.,
College Station, TX
38. RFCC Catalysts for
Chemical Feedstocks
TDA Research, Inc.,
Wheat Ridge, CO
39. Improved
Conversion of Cellulose Waste to Ethanol Using a Dual Bioreactor System
Technova
Corporation, Okemos, MI
Tethys Research,
LLC, Bangor, ME
CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND
SEPARATION PROCESSES FOR BIO‑REFINERY APPLICATIONS
41. Alternative Reaction/Extraction Media to Reduce Energy and Cost
of Biodiesel Production
42. STTR Project:
Efficient Processing of Algal Bio‑Oils for Biodiesel Production
American Biodiesel,
Inc. dba Community Fuels, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute
EverNu Technology,
LLC, Maple Glen, PA
44. Step‑Out
Process to Upgrade Clycerol to Bio‑Diesel
45. Bifunctional
Heterogeneous Enzyme‑Mimetic Catalysts for Biofuel Refining
Lynntech, Inc.,
College Station, TX
46. Biobutanol
Production with Hybrid Membrane‑Distillation
Membrane Technology
and Research, Inc., Menlo Park, CA
47. Intensified
Process for Biodiesel Production
United Environment
& Energy LLC, Horseheads, NY
CATALYSIS
48. STTR Project: High Temperature Membrane Reactors
Compact Membrane
Systems, Inc, Kansas State University
49. Nanofiber Paper
for Fuel Cells and Catalyst Supports
Inorganic
Specialists, Inc., Miamisburg, OH
NexTech Materials,
Ltd., Columbus, OH
51. Well‑Defined
Ethylene‑Propylene Copolymers Derived from a‑Olefins for Use as
Elastomers
52. Development of
Fuel Cell Cathodic Catalysts: Multimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles
53. Novel System for
Solid Catalyzed Isobutane/Olefin Alkylation
Precision
Combustion, Inc., North Haven, CT
54. A Novel Catalyst
for Cyclohexane Oxidation, Catalysis, Heterogeneous Catalysis
TDA Research, Inc.,
Wheat Ridge, CO
SEPARATION PROCESS
TECHNOLOGIES FOR MANUFACTURING
55. Efficient Dewatering System for Biomass
Altex Technologies
Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA
56. Low‑Cost Membrane
Dewatering Technology for Fuel Ethanol Production
CeraMem
Corporation, Waltham, MA
57. Dewatering
Membrane for Hazy Hydrodesulfurization Unit Effluents
Compact Membrane
Systems, Inc., Wilmington, DE
58. Microwave
Assisted Gasification for Recycling Polymer Matrix Composites
Eltron Research
Inc., Boulder, CO
59. Membrane Process
for Biodiesel Conditioning
PoroGen
Corporation, Medford, MA
60. Sorbents for
Desulfurization of Refinery Off‑Gases
TDA Research, Inc.,
Wheat Ridge, CO
NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
61. Compression Resistant Aerogels for Building and Construction
Insulation
Aspen Aerogels,
Inc., Northborough, MA
62. Gas Turbine
Application of Carbon Fiber Nanocomposite with Fabric Reinforced Protective
Coating
Diamond Materials,
Inc., Piscataway, NJ
63. STTR
Project: Silicon Nanowire Solar Cell
Illuminex
Corporation, Penn State University
64. Carbon
Nanosheets as Nanostructured Electrode in Organic Photovoltaic Devices
Luna Innovations
Incorporated, Roanoke, VA
Lutronics, Inc,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
66. STTR
Project: Nanoparticle Solar Cell
Solexant Corp
University of California ‑ Santa Cruz
67. Nanostructured
CO Sensor for Fuel Cell Applications
Synkera Technologies, Inc., Longmont, CO
Yardney Technical
Products, Inc, University of Connecticut
ADVANCED COOLING
TECHNOLOGY
69. STTR Project: A Nanofluid with Superior Thermal Properties
Advanced Thermal
and Environmental Concepts, Inc, University of Maryland
71. Low Cost
Microchannel Heat Exchangers
Altex Technologies Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA
72. Low‑Cost
Protective Coatings for Increased Heat Exchanger Efficiency
Applied Thin Films,
Inc., Evanston, IL
73. Low‑Cost,
Highly Efficient Thermoelectric Coolers
Materials Modification, Inc., Fairfax, VA
74. Microchannel
Magnetic Coolers with Negative Magnetocaloric Effect
MER Corporation
(Materials and Electrochemical Research), Tucson, AZ
75. Rapid
Prototyping of Low‑Cost Compact Ceramic Industrial Heat Exchanger
Elements
76. Graphite
Foam Heat Exchanger Technology for Energy Recovery
Thermal Centric
Corporation, Wilmington, DE
SOLID STATE LIGHTING
Add‑Vision,
Inc, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
78. Flexible
Environmental Barrier Technology for OLEDs
Alameda Applied
Sciences Corporation, San Leandro, CA
Nanomaterials and
Nanofabrication Laboratories, LLC, Fayetteville, AR
80. High
Stability White SOLEDs
Universal Display
Corporation, Ewing, NJ
81. Stable,
Efficient, Large Area WOLED
Universal Display
Corporation, Ewing, NJ
NEUTRON AND ELECTRON
BEAM INSTRUMENTATION
82. Neutron Compound Refractive Prisms
Adelphi Technology
Inc., San Carlos, CA
83. STTR
Project: High Efficiency Electron Detector for Electron Microscopy
Cermet, Inc,
Argonne National Laboratory
84. Quantitative
In‑Situ TEM Nanotribology Tester
Hysitron, Inc.,
Minneapolis, MN
85. Quantitative
In‑Situ TEM Tensile Testing Apparatus
Hysitron, Inc.,
Minneapolis, MN
NOVA Scientific,
Inc, University of California ‑ Berkeley
87. Application
of Pixel‑Cell Detector Technology for Advanced Neutron Beam Monitors
88. Improved
Neutron Scintillators Based on Nanomaterials
PartTec, Ltd.,
Bloomington, IN
89. Next
Generation Neutron Scintillators Based on Semiconductor Nanostructures
PartTec, Ltd.,
Bloomington, IN
90. Development
of a Supermirror Coated Fermi Chopper Slit Package for Inelastic Neutron
Scattering
PECOS Inc. Precision
Engineering Contracting Services, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN
TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT
NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC USER FACILITIES
91. Development of a Numerical Design Tool for SNS Cavitation
Mitigation
92. Development
of a Two‑Phase Bubble Generator for SNS Cavitation Mitigation
93. Development
of New Mid‑Infrared Ultrafast Laser Sources for Compact Coherent X‑ray
Sources
Kapteyn‑Murnane
Laboratories Inc., Boulder, CO
95. Single
Shot Bunch Length Monitoring, Based on Interferometer and Novel THz Sensing
RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC, Los Angeles, CA
96. High Performance
X‑Ray Detectors
Radiation
Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA
97. Time‑Resolved,
X‑Ray Photon Detector Array
ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY
FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE ACCELERATOR FACILITIES
99. Advanced High‑Brightness Electron Source
Advanced Energy
Systems, Medford, NY
100. A 200 kW, 350 MHz
Inductive Output Tube for RF Accelerators
Calabazas Creek
Research, Inc., San Mateo, CA
101. Beatwave
Photoinjector as THz Source
DULY Research Inc.,
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
103. Development of a CW
Superconducting RF Booster Cryomodule for Future Light Sources
Niowave
Incorporated, Lansing, MI
104. STTR Project: Cryo‑cooled
Yb: YAG Lasers for Advanced Photoinjectors
Q‑Peak, Inc,
Lincoln Laboratory ‑ MIT
105. High‑Order
Computational Electromagnetic Schemes for Accelerator Structure Modeling
Tech‑X
Corporation, Boulder, CO
MATERIALS FOR ADVANCED
NUCLEAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
106. High Temperature, Low Activation, Refractory Alloys for
Generation IV Nuclear Reactor Construction
REB Research and
Consulting, Detroit, MI
107. Silicon Carbide
Tritium Permeation Barriers for Steel Structural Components
ADVANCED COAL RESEARCH
108. Selective Ethene and Isoalkane Production from Alkanes and
Alcohols by Superacid Catalysts
Eltron Research
Inc., Boulder, CO
109. Advanced Coal
Research, Hydrogen Production from Coal
110. Hydrogen Production
from Coal
Materials and Systems
Research, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT
111. Membrane Systems for
Coal Bed Carbon Dioxide Sequestration and Methane Production
Membrane Technology
and Research, Inc., Menlo Park, CA
NexTech Materials,
Ltd., Columbus, OH
COAL GASIFICATION AND
COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGIES
113. Carbon Neutral Liquid Fuel Production
Ceramatec, Inc.,
Salt Lake City, UT
114. HydroMax ‑
Overcoming the Challenges of Industrial Coal Gasification
Diversified Energy Corporation, Gilbert, AZ
115. Perovskite Adsorbents
for Warm‑Gas Removal of Sulfur
Tech‑X
Corporation, Boulder, CO
116. High Temperature Heat
Recovery Integrated Gassification Combined Cycle
Refractory
Composites, Inc., Glen Burnie, MD
117. Magnetic Catalysts
for Fischer‑Tropsch Synthesis
TDA Research, Inc.,
Wheat Ridge, CO
118. MnO Sorbent for
Enhanced Water Gas Shift
TDA Research, Inc.,
Wheat Ridge, CO
119. Plasma‑Based
Coal Gasification for Industrial Applications
Touchstone Research
Laboratory, Ltd., Triadelphia, WV
ADVANCEMENTS IN SOLID
OXIDE FUEL CELL BALANCE‑OF‑PLANT AND TURBINE PERFORMANCE AND SUB‑SYTEMS
FOR PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS
120. Waterless 5 kWe Diesel Reformer
Aspen Products Group, Inc., Marlborough, MA
121. SOFC Integrated Multi‑Mold Diesel Reformer
Ceramatec, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT
122. High Temperature Capability and Innovative Cooling with a Spar
and Shell Turbine Blade
Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc., Jupiter, FL
123. Low Cost, Compact Plasma Fuel Reformer for APUs
Lynntech, Inc., College Station, TX
124. Novel Water Neutral Diesel Fuel Processor and Sulfur Trap
Precision Combustion, Inc., North Haven, CT
125. Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Turbine Subsystem Performance, Test
Program for High Efficiency Gas Turbine Exhaust Diffuser
Thomas R Norris, San
Francisco, CA
HIGH PERFORMANCE
MATERIALS FOR LONG TERM FOSSIL ENERGY APPLICATIONS
126. A High‑Temperature Sealing Technology for Gas Separation
Devices
Aegis Technology Inc., Santa Ana, CA
ENVIRONMENTAL
INNOVATIONS FOR FOSSIL ENERGY APPLICATIONS
127. STTR Project: Sequestration and Separation of Mercury in Wet Flue
Gas Desulfurization Systems
Envergex, LLC, Brown University
128. Separation of Hg from Flue Gas Desulfurization Scrubber Produced
Gypsum
Frontier Geosciences Inc., Seattle, WA