10.31.14 Berkeley Lab will field entrepreneurial teams to identify paths to commercialization for energy-related technologies as part of the Department of Energy's new Lab-Corps program. Lab-Corps, based on the National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) model, seeks to facilitate transition of researchers' discoveries into technologies that benefit society and … [Read more...] about Berkeley Lab Selected for Lab-Corps
RAPMOD Featured in Innovation Magazine
10.17.14 The combined efforts of the Innovation and Partnerships Office and Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division to commercialize the Rapid Building Energy Modeler (RAPMOD) and develop a new prototype for demonstration were highlighted in the 4th Quarter issue of Innovation Magazine. Go here for the complete article. … [Read more...] about RAPMOD Featured in Innovation Magazine
V2G-Sim 2014-021
V2G-Sim is a simulation platform incorporating and aggregating individual vehicle powertrain and charging dynamics plus driver usage patterns to systematically address the real-world effects of any number of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on the electricity grid. V2G-Sim can also be used to quantify battery degradation in PEVs from driving or from vehicles delivering grid … [Read more...] about V2G-Sim 2014-021
Broadly pH-tolerant Cellulase Enzymes EJIB-3264
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuel production ADVANTAGES: Enables ionic liquid pretreatment and saccharification with a washing step Thermophilic Tolerates broad range of pH levels ABSTRACT: Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have enabled the combination of pretreatment and saccharification steps for processing lignocellulosic biomass … [Read more...] about Broadly pH-tolerant Cellulase Enzymes EJIB-3264
Creation of Heritable Traits in Chimeric Plants IB- 2013-171
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuels production Wood industry re: paper, pulping, construction Animal feed Agricultural industry re: seed quality ADVANTAGES: Enables desired heritable trait in chimeric plants Tissue-specific generation of SNPs and/or INDELs ABSTRACT: Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) researchers Dominique Loqué and Yan Liang have … [Read more...] about Creation of Heritable Traits in Chimeric Plants IB- 2013-171