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| University of Delaware - Center for Composite Materials | Dirk Heider |
Academic
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Other Energy Technologies
| UD-CCM has developed a pipe-in-pipe robotic based repair process in the current ARPA-E REPAIR program. The approach can be used to place a structural liner after drilling to place conduits for wiring purposes. UD-CCM is looking for partners with expertise in drilling and other expertise while providing the structural conduit solution to the team. |
| DE |
| Kaleidoscope Innovation | Mark Ortiz |
Large Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| Kaleidoscope delivers end-to-end product development services for our clients. We help them first uncover user needs, create concept solutions to meet those needs, and then bring those ideas to life through rigorous design and development engagements. Our technical expertise includes Industrial and UI/UX design, engineering – including mechanical, biomedical, and electrical – human factors and insights researchers, extended reality developers, visualization and animation teams, and advanced prototyping machinists. Our team has deep knowledge in the following areas: • Deep insights on interaction of autonomous vehicles with humans • Development of test systems for autonomous and semiautonomous vehicles • Electronics system design, build and testing • Precision machining and build • Mechanical and Electrical design, build and testing through the complete product development process • Simulation (FEA and CFD) |
| OH |
| Duquesne Light Company | Josh Gould |
Large Business
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Grid
| DLC serves ~1.5 million people in the greater Pittsburgh region, owns and operates a T&D network including an underground network in much of urban Pittsburgh. We are running an Innovation Challenge with Exelon to look for new methods of monitoring and managing underground cable. We're interested in partnering with folks who can make our underground network safer, more reliable, and more affordable. |
| PA |
| OxiCool Development Center | Gary Ezekian |
Small Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| The OxiCool Development Center is a new approach to building out and scaling up solutions in the ClimateTech & HardTech space. Leveraging our modern facility in the greater Philadelphia area with the latest in fabrication equipment and an experienced team of engineers & technicians, OxiCool engages in flexible partnerships with early-stage startups and lab researchers to collaboratively mature their technologies. Our team is well suited to work closely with domain specialists and support the TRL4 to TRL7 maturation sweet spot. We are open to a spectrum of creative arrangements that take advantage of our capabilities and infrastructure, including joint grant applications, licensing, work for equity, and build to print work packages. |
| PA |
| Green Mountain Power Corp | Michael Burke |
Small Business
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Grid
| Electric Field Operations, Innovations to best serve customer, overhead to underground conversions for increased resiliency and safety. Underground electric distribution design, proactive storm planning and response, customer driven solutions that operations can deploy. |
| VT |
| Portland General Electric | James Landstrom |
Large Business
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Grid
| 34 years of utility design and construction including Substations, Protection Systems, SCADA and Automation, Transmission and Distribution, T&D Planning, GIS, Asset Management, Wildfire Analytics and Mitigation. Registered Electrical PE in Kansas and Oregon. Currently developing modernization projects across the T&D system and developing DOE grant funding applications. |
| OR |
| Lawrence Livermore National Lab | Michael Messerly |
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
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Other Energy Technologies
| Our team, which includes researchers at the Lawrence Livermore and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories, the University of Colorado/Boulder, and the University of California/San Diego. We have interest in, and significant experience with, fiber-based distributed acoustic sensors.
Capabilities include a facility for fabricating and testing custom optical fibers (LLNL); expertise in designing and building custom fiber-based sensors including sensors able to overcome the sensors' quantum limits (Colorado and LLNL); an outdoor facility, commercial distributed acoustic interrogators, and surface vibration equipment for conducting controlled, outdoor tests of acoustic sensors (LBNL); and ten years of experience with commercial fiber acoustic sensors and access to several remote monitoring sites in California (UC San Diego).
We are especially interested in teaming with companies and organizations having experience with the challenges of installing underground power lines, including an understanding of the limits of current tools for mapping and locating previously installed utilities. |
| CA |
| University of Houston | Prof. Harish Sarma Krishnamoorthy |
Academic
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Other Energy Technologies
| An ARPA-E OPEN-2021 awardee (https://arpa-e.energy.gov/technologies/projects/mini-pulps-miniaturized-pulsed-power-systems-mission-critical-applications) with expertise in the fields of downhole/subsea electrification, power electronic converters, in-situ reliability assessment/prediction, characterization of wide band-gap semiconductor devices, etc. I have over 5.5 years of industry experience, almost half of them working on extreme environmental electronics at Schlumberger/SLB. Recent focus areas of our research group at University of Houston have also been on mission critical applications and designing power converters for high frequency RF applications (e.g. downhole NMR). More information can be found here: https://pemsec.ece.uh.edu/researchprojects/.
I am open to collaboration in the proposed FOA that requires expertise similar to the one in downhole oil & gas, especially in the field of reliable, resilient and vibration-tolerant electronics. Please feel free to contact me for potential partnerships. |
| TX |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Christopher Bowland |
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
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Other Energy Technologies
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Carbon and Composites Group develops and transitions innovative science and technology impacting U.S. energy security. Key innovation thrusts include: polymeric and carbon fiber manufacturing; rheology of reinforced polymers and their process engineering; reactive extrusion; polymer synthesis and modifications; multi-functional composites and sensors; multi-material composites; molecular dynamics and DFT-based predictive simulations of materials; bench-scale composite prototyping; interactions of polymers―gaseous fluid systems and barrier properties of polymers; and value-added sustainable materials/composites from domestic and industrial waste/byproducts. Comprehensive capabilities include modeling-based materials design; fiber spinning and thermochemical processing of fibers; thermal, rheological, mechanical, and structural characterization of materials; and early-stage development, evaluation, and transition of affordable materials and manufacturing technologies.
On-going work performed within the ARPA-E REPAIR program has resulted in the development of a deposition device that coats the inside of a 12-inch diameter steel pipe with a thermoset to renew the structural integrity of aging gas pipelines. This deposition technology could be further developed and utilized to create conduits during the boring process. |
| TN |
| University of Maryland, College Park | Nii Attoh-Okine |
Academic
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Transportation
| PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering; Chair Civil and Environmental Engineering. Author: Resilience Engineering: Models and Analysis (Oxford Press) ; Big Data and Differential Privacy in Railway Engineering (John Wiley)
1. Digital and Cyber Resilience 2. Pipeline Deterioration 3. Railway Transportation (including Hazardous Material Transport) 4. Digital Twins 6. Graphical Probability Models |
| MD |
| G&W Electric | Mattewos Tefferi |
Large Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| Since 1905, G&W Electric has been a leading provider of innovative power grid solutions, including the latest in load and fault interrupting switches, reclosers, system protection equipment, power grid automation, and transmission and distribution cable terminations, joints, and other cable accessories. G&W Electric is headquartered in Bolingbrook, Illinois, U.S.A
Brief Description of Capabilities: 1) High Accuracy sensors with high frequency measurement bandwidth which enables users to collect critical voltage and current data for optimizing grid power delivery and reliability. 2) Safety with low energy outputs and primary to secondary isolation 3) sensing technology utilizes Rogowski coils that can measure a wide range of current measurements with high accuracy, from dynamic system loads to fault currents. Visit https://www.gwelectric.com/products/high-accuracy-sensors/ |
| IL |
| National Renewable Energy Laboratory | Will |
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
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Building Efficiency
| M.S.Eng. Willy Bernal is a research engineer in the Buildings Technology and Science Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Willy leads innovative research at the intersection between buildings, renewable generation, and smart controls. Before joining NREL, Willy worked as a controls and mechatronics engineer for an electric vehicle startup. He got his master’s degree in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently leading research efforts on direct current (DC) electrical distribution systems for commercial buildings. Skills: * Strong understanding of building systems, electrical power systems, energy analytics, and optimization. * Experienced in data acquisition systems, energy analytics applications, and simulation. Experienced with Power Hardware-in-the-Loop experiments for distributed energy resources.
Experience: * Principal investigator (PI) for the Department of Energy “Building-Level DC Distribution Systems” project, which develops energy metrics to assess the performance of electrical distribution systems through field demonstrations. * Oversee lab and field evaluations of state-of-the-art technologies (e.g., electrical interconnection devices, battery systems, microgrids). * Lead Power Hardware-in-the-Loop simulations for a U.S. Department of Defense project at the Energy Systems Integration Facility. |
| CO |
| ColdQuanta | Dr. William Clark |
Small Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| Quantum sensors for gravimetry and RF. |
| CO |
| National Renewable Energy Laboratory | Dayo Akindipe |
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
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Other Energy Technologies
| Geothermal and oil and gas drilling, completions, and production solutions. Technoeconomic analysis of geothermal plants and utility infrastructure (e.g., IoT-enabled streetlighting). Subsurface porous media characterization. |
| CO |
| Prysmian Cables and Systems USA, LLC | Sathish Kumar Ranganathan |
Large Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| Prysmian Cables and Systems USA, LLC, Wire and cable industry leader, has proven history of bringing new technologies to solve world PowerGrid problems. With over 140 years of cumulative experience, the Group has a long history and has always been at the forefront of striving to meet evolving customer needs. The history of our business charts the history of the cable industry itself, marked by many major milestones along the way, which cement our reputation as an early adopter and industry pioneer. |
| KY |
| Sandia National Labs | Jiann Su |
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
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Other Energy Technologies
| Sandia National Labs has extensive experience in sub-surface access, particularly in harsh environments. Sandia has direct, relevant experience with respect to horizontal drilling applications with the technical challenges described in the RFI (Category 1). Sandia also has capabilities in the sub-surface imaging and detection space relevant to Category 2. We will leverage industry partners, as needed, to support the effort. |
| NM |
| PG&E | Damian Inglin |
Large Business
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Grid
| UG technologies that can reduce per-mile costs and speed construction, such as subsurface scanning and mapping, tunnelling, trenching, at-surface alternatives to tunnelling or trenching, spoils management, novel materials and construction methods, and automation of the permitting/construction process. |
| CA |
| PA Consulting | Derek HasBrouck |
Large Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| At PA Consulting we believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. We are over 4,000 specialists in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists. We operate globally from offices across the US, UK, Netherlands and Nordics. |
| MA |
| PA Consulting | Duncan Macfarlane |
Large Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| At PA Consulting we believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. We are over 4,000 specialists in consumer and manufacturing, defense and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists. We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Netherlands and Nordics. |
| Cambridge |
| General Electric Company, GE Research | Judith Guzzo |
Large Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| Area of Technical Expertise: Trenchless Tunneling, Robotics
Brief Description of Capabilities. Designing, fabricating, integrating, testing and validating robotic/mechatronic systems for underground tunneling applications. Infrastructure for prototype testing onsite for short distances and specified range of soil conditions. |
| NY |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Rolando Burgos |
Academic
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Power Generation: Renewable
| Medium-voltage high-power density power conversion. Medium-voltage Silicon and Silicon-Carbide based power electronics converters. Low-voltage three-phase ac-dc, dc-ac, and ac-ac power conversion. Integrated, high-efficiency, and high power density power supplies. Grid-connected control for power converters. |
| VA |
| Michels Trenchless, Inc. | Kyle Melcher |
Large Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| Michels Trenchless, Inc., a company within The Michels Family of Companies, is a full-service trenchless company offering horizontal directional drilling (HDD), Direct Pipe, Microtunnel, Tunnel, Auger Bore and trenchless engineering. Recognized as a world leader in trenchless installations, Michels has completed some of the most challenging projects all over the world. Michels owns and operators over 100 drill rigs of various sizes and is capable of HDD diameters up to 72" and over 15,000' of pull-ins. Michels' vast experience allows for out of the box thinking and solutions to any trenchless installation.
Our engineering firm, JD Hair & Associates, pioneered HDD engineering in North America and has designed projects all over the world. Between Michels and JD Hair, we offer end to end solutions in the trenchless industry. |
| WI |
| ULC Technologies | Aalap Shah |
Large Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| ULC Technologies develops advanced tools, machines, and robots for energy applications. Companies seeking partners in automation should contact us. We are interested in developing solutions that can help automate excavation and remote operations - integrated sensor packages, machine learning and intelligent software systems, and custom mechanical systems/tools/end effectors. Our relevant experience in this area includes: buried utility locating, robots in contact or near high voltage conductors, custom excavation end effectors, sensor development, and automated cable splicing. We have developed mobile robot platforms, control systems, custom sensors for inspection, handheld measurement devices, and rehabilitation solutions that includes additive manufacturing. |
| NY |
| Arizona State University | Vijay Vittal |
Academic
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Power Generation: Renewable
| Transmission and distribution system design, planning, and operation. Tools to run analysis including power flow, short circuit analysis and stability studies. Could also conduct protection studies. Have worked closely with various industrial partners and utilities. Arizona State University is the lead university in PSERC and has the ability to bring together 13 institutions and about 36 member utilities into this acitivity. |
| AZ |