APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Power generation through waste heat recovery Automobiles Power plants Factories producing glass, steel, and iron Refrigeration Refrigerators Air conditioning Automobile heating and cooling Cooling of microprocessor hotspots, electronics, and optical components ADVANTAGES: Non-toxic More efficient, cheaper and … [Read more...] about Complex Oxides for Highly Efficient Solid-State Energy Conversion IB-2400
Energy Storage and Recovery
Low Cost, Simplified Manufacturing of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 2339, 2169
Robust Seal for High Temperature Electrochemical Devices, IB-2339 Easy Joining of Dissimilar Materials in Concentric Tubes, IB-2169 Robust Seal for High Temperature Electrochemical Devices IB-2339 APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Solid oxide fuel cells Oxygen generators Gas filtration Processes using ceramic membranes ADVANTAGES: Greatly expands the … [Read more...] about Low Cost, Simplified Manufacturing of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 2339, 2169
Hot Electron Photovoltaics Using Low Cost Materials and Simple Cell Design IB-2195
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Low cost PV technology ADVANTAGES: Abundant, low cost materials Simple cell design Compatible with various deposition techniques ABSTRACT: "Third-generation" PV technologies are being actively pursued in academic research labs. These include nano-optics, multi-junction architectures, multi-exciton, plasmonics, and lower … [Read more...] about Hot Electron Photovoltaics Using Low Cost Materials and Simple Cell Design IB-2195
Inventions for Advancing Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Commercialization 2066, 2065, 2064
The five new technologies described below, developed by Lutgard DeJonghe, Steven Visco, Craig Jacobson and their team from Berkeley Lab’s Materials Sciences Division, add to Berkeley Lab's existing robust patent portfolio in solid oxide fuel cells. These new inventions offer significant advances towards lowering operating temperatures and enabling rapid thermal cycling of solid … [Read more...] about Inventions for Advancing Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Commercialization 2066, 2065, 2064
Longer Life Lithium Ion Batteries with Silicon Anodes 2014-051
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Lithium-ion batteries for Electric / plug-in vehicles Portable electronics Renewable energy storage ADVANTAGES: Longer battery life Easy-to-synthesize polymer binder ABSTRACT: Researchers have developed a new technology to advance the life of lithium-ion batteries. A catechol-based polymer binder, developed at Berkeley … [Read more...] about Longer Life Lithium Ion Batteries with Silicon Anodes 2014-051