Colorado
COLORADO
Company:
Atmospheric Observing Systems, Inc.
1930 Central Avenue, Suite A
Boulder, CO 80301-2895
Title:
The Photo-Pneumatic CO2 Analyzer for Robotic Platforms
Summary:
This project will develop a new technology platform that is intended to provide global three dimensional monitoring of carbon dioxide from ground level to the top of the atmosphere.
Company:
Composite Technology Development, Inc.
2600 Campus Drive, Suite D
Lafayette, CO 80026-3359
Title:
Insulation Materials and Processes for Helium Penetrations
Summary:
Materials and processes will be developed to provide electrical insulation for the helium penetrations and electrical terminations for magnets in the ITER fusion device. These areas of the system are non-uniform in shape, and specific processes must be developed to ensure the overall reliability of the system.
STTR Project
Droplet Measurement Technologies
2545 Central Avenue
Boulder, CO 80301-2865
Title:
Mobile Ice Nucleus Counter
Summary:
Clouds are a critical component of the hydrologic cycle and the role of clouds in climate is equally as critical. This proposal is for the development of a commercial Ice Nucleus (IN) counter which will provide for additional progress in the understanding of ice cloud formation.
Company:
Eltron Research & Development Inc.
4600 Nautilus Court South
Boulder, CO 80301-3241
Title:
A Compact Integrated System for Air Capture of Atmospheric CO2
Summary:
Although CO2 is considered an undesirable emittant from power plants and other facilities, developing the ability to exploit it first requires its capture. This project addresses the capture of atmospheric levels of CO2 with concomitant electrochemical reduction.
Company:
Engineering, Procurement & Construction, LLC
12211 W Alameda Parkway, Suite 105
Lakewood, CO 80228-2825
Title:
Hydrogen Fueling Station Cost Reduction; Study of a Cryogenic Liquid Phase Pump as an Alternative to Gas Compression
Summary:
This project will develop a database of hydrogen refueling costs, and create a methodology to evaluate technology lifecycle cost reduction. Hydrogen compression costs which currently account for a substantial portion for the total costs of hydrogen fueling infrastructure must be reduced for low cost dispensing to become commercially viable.
STTR Project
Company:
Extreme Diagnostics, Inc.
6960 Firerock Court
Boulder, CO 80301-3814
Title:
Ultra Low-Power and Embeddable Blade-Condition Monitor
Summary:
Wind turbine blade failure has severe consequences - lengthy and confidence-destroying down times, as well as collateral damage. EASE monitors and assesses the condition of wind turbine blades, and provides early damage warning.
Company:
Plasma Controls, LLC
1180 La Eda Lane
Fort Collins, CO 80526-4415
Title:
A Thin-film Thermoelectric Generator will be Developed Using a Novel Manufacturing Approach
Summary:
This project will investigate a novel manufacturing approach to fabricate high-efficiency thermoelectric generator modules. These modules can be used to generate electricity from the waste heat of engines and help lower fuel consumption.
Company:
Reaction Systems, LLC
19039 E. Plaza Dr., Suite 290
Parker, CO 80134-8704
Title:
A Novel Process for Improved Hydrogen Separation and Recovery
Summary:
This project will develop a technology that will allow hydrogen to be produced more economically facilitating the increased use of fuel cells, which will reduce our energy consumption.
Company:
TDA Research, Inc.
12345 W. 52nd Avenue
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
Title:
Inexpensive Carbon Matrix for High Performance Lithium Sulfur Batteries
Summary:
This project will develop new electrode materials for lithium-sulfur batteries resulting in capacities at least twice that of state of the art lithium-ion batteries. Patented carbon technology will be use to make conductive containment for the sulfur active materials.
Company:
TDA Research, Inc.
12345 W. 52nd Avenue
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
Title:
Method for Co-Feeding Biomass and Coal for Gasification
Summary:
This project will develop a method to pre-process and co-feed biomass with coal for gasification without the penalties associated with the low energy density, handling or feeding problems associated with whole biomass. This will significantly increase the use of renewable resources for fuels and power production, while proportionately reducing the carbon footprint of coal utilization
Company:
TDA Research, Inc.
12345 W. 52nd Avenue
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
Title:
Novel Method for Conversion of Biomass to Fuel
Summary:
Ethanol is a versatile chemical that is used as a chemical solvent, sterilizer, antifreeze, chemical intermediate, and an oxygenate in fuels. This project will develop a new catalytic process produces ethanol more cheaply than current synthetic processes and uses a renewable feedstock as a raw material.
Company:
TDA Research, Inc.
12345 W. 52nd Avenue
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
Title:
Poison Resistant Water-Gas-Shift Catalyst for Biomass and Coal Gasification
Summary:
This project will develop a new catalyst that will allow more efficient fuels production from coal and biomass while minimizing the number of steps involved.
Company:
TDA Research, Inc.
12345 W. 52nd Avenue
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
Title:
Poison-Tolerant WGS Catalyst Biomass-Coal Co-Gasification Systemsx
Summary:
This project will develop an enabling technology for Coal-Biomass-to-Liquids (CBTL) processes. The CBTL system uses domestic feedstock and will have a greenhouse gas footprint better than conventional coal or petroleum fuels allowing a highly efficient and environmentally responsible utilization of coal.
Company:
TDA Research, Inc.
12345 W. 52nd Avenue
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
Title:
Post-SOFC Residual Fuel Oxidizer for CO2 Capture
Summary:
This project will capture CO2 produced when using a solid oxide fuel cell to make power from coal derivied syntheses gas. It is an extremely efficient low cost process that will increase energy security by using domestic energy resources (coal) for power production while reducing environmental impacts, including atmospheric CO2 emissions.
Company:
Tech-x Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Accelerating Large-Scale Beam Dynamics Simulations with GPUs
Summary:
Accelerator-based light sources are among the largest and most advanced scientific instruments used by the DOE-funded researchers. This project will develop GPU-accelerated computational modeling tools that will significantly reduce the time and cost of producing optimal designs for the new, or upgrading the existing, light sources in the DOE portfolio.
Company:
Tech-x Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Accelerating PETSc Next-Generation Heterogeneous Supercomputing
Summary:
This project will develop a next-generation super-computing facility for scientific computation. Successful completion of this project will ensure that these resources can be used by the most general scientific audience.
Company:
Tech-x Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Capillary Discharge Modeling to Improve High Gradient Advanced Accelerators
Summary:
This project will develop new, advanced plasma modeling tools to improve the accelerators that rely on capillary discharge plasma sources.
Company:
Tech-x Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Computational and Data Analysis System for Multi-Technique Rapid Tomography and Reconstruction Quantification Processing
Summary:
This project will develop a toolkit that will enable rapid image processing and 3D reconstruction at largescale neutron and x-ray facilities to enhance our ability to understand drug development, biological processes, and environmental sciences.
Company:
Tech-x Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Extending BOUT++ for Solution Edge Plasma Equations for Use in Whole Device Simulation of Tokamaks
Summary:
Robust and accurate computational methods will be developed for understanding results from international thermonuclear reactor, ITER.
Company:
Tech-x Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
GPU Acceleration of Spin Tracking in Colliding Beam Accelerators
Summary:
Fundamental advances in experimental nuclear physics will require cost-efficient acceleration of intense polarized particle beams. Well-tested software is being enhanced to enable quantitative simulation and design of these next-generation particle accelerators.
Company:
Tech-x Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Gyrotron Design and Evaluation using New Particle-in-Cell Capability
Summary:
Gyrotrons provide power to heat the ITER fusion experiment, but suffer from a poorly understood oscillation phenomenon that: a) disturbs their monitoring diagnostics, and b) could limit performance of more advanced designs. A recent breakthrough in one area of electromagnetic modeling can provide exactly the tool needed to investigate this problem with a more advanced technique.
Company:
Tech-x Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Integrating Scientific, Grid, and Cloud Computing Infrastructures
Summary:
The Grid Cloud Computing Service provides an effective alternative approach for utilizing our national computing infrastructures more efficiently by providing custom complex scientific application execution environments.
Company:
Tech-x Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Modeling and Optimization of Electron Emission from Diamond Amplifiers
Summary:
Novel high-current, high-brightness, low emittance electron sources are required for major up-grades of existing particle accelerators in order to further advance the field of experimental nuclear physics. High-fidelity software is being developed to enable new capabilities to design advanced, diamond-amplified, electron sources.
Company:
Tech-x Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Modeling of Diamond Based Devices for Beam Diagnostics
Summary:
Advanced high photon ux diagnostic devices are need for the operation and upgrade of 3rd generation light sources and for development of X-ray Free Electron Lasers. This project will develop High fidelity software to enable new capabilities to design advanced, diamond-based beam monitors for next-generation high photon ux diagnostics.
Company:
Tech-x Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Rapid Low-Noise Simulation of Ultra-bright 10 GeV Electron Bunches in Laser Plasma Accelerators
Summary:
Future generation high-energy particle accelerators, used to study the fundamental nature of matter, will likely include plasma-based components. This project will enhance existing software to enable the accurate simulation and design of such devices.
Company:
Tech-x Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Self-Consistent Numerical Design and Modeling of Radio Frequency Power Sources
Summary:
The success of DOE-funded next generation accelerator facility depends on accurate prototype and test of RF power source. This project will develop numerical models and diagnostics to improve the effectiveness of RF power source design and analysis.
Company:
Tech-x Corporation
5621 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Title:
Serving Climate Data to Industry End-users
Summary:
This project will develop software that will provide the solar power industry and water management authorities estimates for available solar energy, precipitation and snow distribution based on available climate computer model data.
