Berkeley Lab startup Lygos won the Bio-Based Chemical Innovation of the Year award at the Bio-Based Live conference in San Francisco for its technology to produce malonic acid from sugars derived from non-food biomass. The Lygos process, demonstrated in 2015 at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Biofuels Demonstration Unit (ABPDU), offers a cleaner alternative to the current approach of … [Read more...] about Bio-Based Innovation Award Goes To Lygos
Data Center Energy Practitioner (DCEP) Training IB-3007
ABSTRACT The DCEP training program certifies that energy practitioners are qualified to evaluate the energy status and efficiency opportunities in energy-intensive data centers. DCEPS benefit property management companies, engineering consulting firms, service companies, data center operators, state energy agencies and utilities, among others, by supporting reduced energy … [Read more...] about Data Center Energy Practitioner (DCEP) Training IB-3007
Conductive Transition Metal Oxide Nanostructured Electrochromic Material and Optical Switching Devices, 2014-040
APPLICATIONS Energy efficient windows ADVANTAGES Selectively modulates near-infrared and visible spectrum radiation ABSTRACT An electrochromic device includes a nanostructured transition metal oxide bronze layer that includes one or more transition metal oxide and one or more dopant, a solid state electrolyte and a counter electrode. The nanostructured … [Read more...] about Conductive Transition Metal Oxide Nanostructured Electrochromic Material and Optical Switching Devices, 2014-040
IPO Talks Tech Transfer with Visiting Scientists
Technology Commercialization Associate Peter Bluford of Berkeley Lab's Innovation and Partnerships Office discussed the lab-to-market process for science innovations with two scientists -- Dr. Ureshnie Govender of of South Africa and Dr. Angeline Akelo Kasina of Kenya -- who visited Berkeley Lab last month as part of the State Department's TechWomen international exchange … [Read more...] about IPO Talks Tech Transfer with Visiting Scientists
Support Berkeley Lab Prototyping for Commercialization
The Innovation and Partnerships Office (IPO) seeks your support for a solution to a pressing technology transfer challenge – developing and scaling prototypes. As you know, the ability to create, refine, and scale prototypes is critical to transitioning a technology from lab to market. However, prototype development and scaling is rarely funded by DOE programs and is often … [Read more...] about Support Berkeley Lab Prototyping for Commercialization