APPLICATIONS: Oilfield services Oil and gas production Geothermal production Carbon dioxide sequestration Deep subsurface waste disposal Any industry requiring increased subsurface injectivity ADVANTAGES: Increases fluid production / injection volume Prolongs peak production Eliminates need for proppant and/or gels Increases access to … [Read more...] about ShaCS: Shaped-Charge Stimulation for Low-Permeability Oil and Gas Reservoirs IB-2732
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Behind Casing Fluid Sampler to Monitor Groundwater at Hydraulic Fracturing Operations IB- 2013-087
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Monitoring groundwater quality at hydraulic fracturing operations Well integrity monitoring ADVANTAGES: Enables cost effective monitoring Stand alone design Samples material behind casing without halting wellbore production Identifies problematic cement seals in wellbore casing ABSTRACT: Barry Freifeld of Berkeley Lab … [Read more...] about Behind Casing Fluid Sampler to Monitor Groundwater at Hydraulic Fracturing Operations IB- 2013-087
Fully Integrated Nanosystem for Artificial Photosynthesis 2013-124
A modular nanosystem that can achieve a solar-to-fuel conversion efficiency of 0.12%. APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Converting solar energy to chemical fuels for the renewable energy industry ADVANTAGES: Efficient and cost-effective solar-to-fuel conversion Modular design allows affordable upgrades and mass manufacturing ABSTRACT: Peidong Yang and other … [Read more...] about Fully Integrated Nanosystem for Artificial Photosynthesis 2013-124
Novel Electrolyte Enables Stable Graphite Anodes in Lithium Ion Batteries IB-2974
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Lithium ion batteries for Hybrid electric vehicles Portable consumer electronics Cordless tools ADVANTAGES: Better low temperature performance than ethylene carbonate-containing electrolytes Remains liquid through broad temperature range (-48.8 °C to 242 °C) Prevents propylene carbonate exfoliation Longer rechargeable … [Read more...] about Novel Electrolyte Enables Stable Graphite Anodes in Lithium Ion Batteries IB-2974
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