California
CALIFORNIA
Company:
Nrgtek Inc.
17120 Fremont Lane
Yorba Linda, CA 92886-1784
Nrgtek Inc.
17120 Fremont Lane
Yorba Linda, CA 92886-1784
Topic:
Water Usage in Electric Power Production and Industrial Processes
Title:
Recovery Act - A Solar-Assisted Seawater Desalination System
Summary:
A 5 gallons per day, low-cost, low-energy, solar-assisted seawater and produced water desalination system was developed in Phase I, and a 100 gallons per day prototype plant will be demonstrated in Phase II to show the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the proposed technology. The process will exhibit capability of desalination at one-half the cost of conventional desalination processes.
Company:
Physical Optics Corporation
20600 Gramercy Place, Bldg. 100
Torrance, CA 90501-1821
Topic:
Advanced Gas Turbines and Materials
Title:
Recovery Act - High-Temperature Material Microstructure Nondestructive Evaluation Compton Imaging Tomography System
Summary:
DOE is seeking development of new nondestructive evaluation (NDE) methods to assess materials' microstructures used in high-temperature applications. MicroCITO is a new one-sided three-dimensional imaging tomography system for NDE of these materials in situ, in one pass, providing accurate identification of internal microstructures using three-dimensional high-resolution X-ray imaging.
Company:
Dehlsen Associates, LLC,
6430 Via Real, Suite 8
Carpinteria, CA 93013-2913
Topic:
Sensors, Controla, and Wireless Network
Title:
Recovery Act - Centipod Wave Energy Converter
Summary:
The objectives of the project includes three series of scaled wave tank tests and validating the various subsystems and approach. The Centipod Project covers: 1) experimental validation of analytical tools/design, 2) levelized cost of energy model, 3) certification approvals, and 4) prototype commercial drawing package 5) final report.
Company:
Natel Energy, Inc.
2175 Monarch Street
Alameda, CA 94501-5096
Topic:
Advanced Water Power Technology Development
Title:
Recovery Act - Scale-up of low-head SLH hydroengine
Summary:
This SBIR Phase II Project scales up a novel low-head hydropower technology that has the potential to cut the capital cost of low-head hydromachinery in half.
Company:
People Power Company
620 Lowell Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301-3817
Topic:
Smart Controllers for Smart Grid Applications
Title:
Recovery Act - The Lean Green Energy Controller Machine-A clustered Smart Controller for the Household Market
Summary:
People Power Company of Palo Alto, CA, is using SBIR funds to save energy and money for the residential energy consumer. Automated residential energy management services empower the consumer with "actionable intelligence" using Demand/Response services and simple, Internet-enabled consumer dashboards and scorecards.
STTR Project
Company:
Wattminder
1153 Bordeaux Drive, Suite 199
Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1223
Topic:
Smart Controllers for Smart Grid Applications
Title:
Recovery Act - Web-Based Diagnositic Tools for Online Monitoring of Photovoltaic Systems
Summary:
This project entails the fault detection, estimation and optimal maintenance scheduling of revenuecritical photovoltaics systems. A cloud-based diagnostic framework is being developed and prototyped.
Company:
SVV Technology Innovations, Inc.
1832 Tribute R-d, S-te C
Sacramento, CA 95815-4309
Topic:
Advanced Solar Technologies
Title:
Recovery Act - Hybrid Slat-Array PV System with Thermal Co-Generation
Summary:
This project will develop and demonstrate a new approach for making inexpensive modular systems for co-generation of heat and electricity from sunlight. It will make viable the large-scale, distributed energy production from renewables and help meet the national goals of energy independence, reduction of carbon emissions and fostering the job growth and economic progress.
Company:
Luminit, LLC
1850 W. 205 Street
Torrance, CA 90501-1526
Topic:
Advanced Solar Technologies
Title:
Recovery Act - Solar Photovoltaic Holographic Cogeneration System
Summary:
DOE is seeking advances in hybrid solar technologies for the cogeneration of heat and electrical power. The proposed technology will effectively split the solar spectrum into two spectral bands using Holographic Optical Elements, and increasing conversion efficiency of the PV cells two to three fold without overheating the PV cells/modules.
Company:
Asylum Research Corporation
6310 Hollister Ave.
Santa Barbara, CA 93117-3115
Topic:
Advanced Solar Technologies
Title:
Recovery Act - Nanoscale Probe System for Organic Photovoltaics
Summary:
Micro- and nanoscale probing and testing is essential to rapid evaluation and development of candidate photovoltaic materials. Asylum Research proposes to develop a Nanoscale Probe System to quickly evaluate these materials for their potential for increasing solar cell efficiency and for monitoring and performing quality and failure analysis in the production environment.
STTR Project
Company:
Shakti Technologies, Inc.
728 Garland Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94303-3603
Topic:
Advanced Industrial Technologies Development
Title:
Recovery Act - Nanomaterials for Batteries and Supercapacitors
Summary:
A number of metals and metal-ceramic composite materials with nano-size grain structures have unique electrical properties of potential use in batteries and capacitors with high power density. The high power density storage devices in turn, are needed in next-generation automobiles and renewable energy technologies such as solar cell electricity storage and wind turbine technologies. Shakti developed a novel processing method for nano-material composites in the form of ribbons, and the material processing technology was demonstrated to be capable to scaled up to produce commercially successful amounts of nano-scale ribbon material. Shakti is working on the technology development in conjunction with commercial partners to commercialize successful materials processing technology.
Company:
Wang NMR Inc.
550 North Canyons Parkway
Livermore, CA 94551-9472
Topic:
Instrumentation for Materials Research Using Synchrotron Radiation
Title:
Recovery Act - Demonstration of a 5 Tesla Vector Magnetometer for Synchrotron Radiation Experiments
Summary:
Magnetic field is a critical free parameter in a number of physical systems. For complex magnetic films control of both the field amplitude and its vector components is critical for a detailed understanding of the physical mechanisms at work, as exemplified by circular and linear dichroism experiments. Such experiments are critical to understand and improve materials for a variety of high-profile applications, such as magnetic memory. The proposed equipment development would provide unprecedented access to high magnetic field vector control for soft X-ray experiments at any advanced light source facility in the world.
Company:
RadiaBeam Technologies LLC
1717 Stewart Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404-4021
Topic:
Radio Frequency Accelerator Technology for High Energy Accelerators and Colliders
Title:
Recovery Act - Ultra-High Gradient, Compact S-Band Accelerating Structure for Laboratory and Industrial Applications
Summary:
In this project, RadiaBeam Technologies proposes to develop a Doubled Energy Compact Accelerator (DECA) in S-band (2.856GHz) to push the accelerating gradient above 50 MV/m, doubling existing state of the art. Upon development the DECA structure will offer an ultra-compact drop-in replacement for a conventional S-band linear accelerator (LINAC) in research and industrial applications such as drivers for compact light sources, medical and security systems. The higher operating gradient will result in a more compact system, which will be especially attractive for applications that require a small foot print such as hospital and non-destructive testing (NDT) mobile units. Furthermore, from an R&D point of view, the DECA accelerator will also be a valuable research project of its own - to investigate the frequency scaling of RF breakdown mechanisms and corresponding design limitations of high gradient structures.
Company:
Physical Optics Corporation
20600 Gramercy Place, Bldg. 100
Torrance, CA 90501-1821
Topic:
Radio Frequency Accelerator Technology for High Energy Accelerators and Colliders
Title:
Recovery Act - Composite Energy Storage Capacitor
Summary:
High-energy-density storage capacitors for solid-state pulsed power systems need improved reliability while producing fast and high peak current pulse discharge. Ceramic dielectric materials provide the large dielectric permittivity but small breakdown strength at the voids and cracks, while polymers offer significant dielectric strength but low dielectric constant. Physical Optics Corporation proposes to improve the dielectric constant (to greater than 10) and electric strength (to greater than 3 Megavolts/centimeter) of dielectric material while enabling fast discharge of the capacitor by using a three-component nanocomposite for improved linkage of inclusions to the polymer host that is used as a dielectric material. This project will result in the development of new high-energy-storage capacitors for powering a variety of applications, ranging from high-energy accelerators to medical defibrillators.
Company:
Poole Ventura, Inc.
P.O. Box 5023
Oxnard, CA 93031-5023
Topic:
Nuclear Physics Accelerator Technology
Title:
Recovery Act - Device for In-Situ Multiple Coatings of Long, Small Diameter Tubes
Summary:
This Phase II SBIR ARRA grant is to support an innovative method of copper coating the interior surface of an accelerator vacuum pipe while in place. The goal of this work is to reduce the undesirable electron cloud in sections of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) accelerator in a cost effective way that could ultimately lead to an increase in the luminosity of the RHIC collider. The luminosity of an accelerator is a measure of the number of particle collisions that occur each second. Scientific output of a collider such as RHIC is directly related to the luminosity and cost effectiveness, and scientists at these facilities constantly pursue methods to maximize productivity. The scope of this ARRA-funded SBIR work includes design, fabrication and operation of a full-scale robotic plasma deposition device, capable of coating a complete RHIC section of vacuum tubes. The ability to perform coating of small diameter tubes and pipes while in place also has the potential to provide this capability for existing chemical, pharmaceutical and other high purity material processing operations, to improve product quality and extend operational life of process equipment.
Company:
Ultramet
12173 Montague Street
Pacoima, CA 91331-2210
Topic:
Advanced Technologies and Materials for Fusion Energy Systems
Title:
Recovery Act - Optimization and Simulated Testing of Flow Channel Inserts for Dual-Coolant ITER Test Blanket Modules
Summary:
Nuclear fusion offers a technically viable means of generating energy consistent with current consumption levels and environmental preservation. Establishing commercial viability of fusion requires the development of advanced materials and structures that allow reliable operation in the demanding reactor environment.
Company:
RadiaBeam Technologies LLC
1717 Stewart Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404-4021
Topic:
Advanced Sources for Accelerator Facilities
Title:
Recovery Act - Development of a CW NCRF Photoinjector Using Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF)
Summary:
This project will develop an efficient, high average power, high brightness electron gun. This electron gun will enable imaging and analysis applications that can be used for homeland security and defense, as well as for industrial and academic programs.
