2016 R&D 100 Award Winner APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Drinking water treatment Fluoride ion removal from industrial-waste effluent streams ADVANTAGES: Low cost materials and processing Scalable for rural communities Effective pH control Avoids use of toxic chemicals for media regeneration Very high water recovery ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab … [Read more...] about Low Cost Fluoride Remediation for Groundwater in Developing Countries 2015-125
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Distributed Energy Resources Customer Adoption Model Plus (DER-CAM+) 2016-075
After being tested by the industry and Universities the Grid Integration Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab is pleased to announce the official release of DER-CAM Plus (DER-CAM+), a significant leap forward compared to the previous version of DER-CAM. DER-CAM+ is a decision support tool for decentralized energy systems that has been tailored for microgrid applications, and … [Read more...] about Distributed Energy Resources Customer Adoption Model Plus (DER-CAM+) 2016-075
High-Efficiency, Low-Emissions Premixed Flame Gas Burners with Flame Stabilizer 2015-052, 2019-156
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Ultra-low emissions burners for residential and commercial gas appliances: furnaces and heaters, water heaters, gas cooktops, industrial heating Retrofits of legacy burners to meet emissions requirements Gas burners with customizable and scalable designs or visual features BENEFITS: Stable fully premixed flames Highly … [Read more...] about High-Efficiency, Low-Emissions Premixed Flame Gas Burners with Flame Stabilizer 2015-052, 2019-156
Biosynthesis Pathways for Five-Carbon Alcohol from Mevalonate 2014-135
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biological production of higher alcohols ADVANTAGES: Increased isopentenol yields in aerobic and anaerobic conditions Higher efficiency and lower costs Optimized for oxygen-limited conditions Enables production at fermentor scale Better host cell growth ABSTRACT: Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have … [Read more...] about Biosynthesis Pathways for Five-Carbon Alcohol from Mevalonate 2014-135
Using SiO Anodes for High Capacity, High Rate Electrodes for Lithium Ion Batteries 2014-113
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles ADVANTAGES: Elegant, inexpensive and scalable process High specific capacity ( >1000 mAh/g ) High capacity retention ( 90% ) High areal capacity ( >3 mAh/cm2 ) ABSTRACT: A team of Berkeley Lab researchers led by Gao Liu have developed an elegant and inexpensive fabrication … [Read more...] about Using SiO Anodes for High Capacity, High Rate Electrodes for Lithium Ion Batteries 2014-113