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| | Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University | Kaz Yazawa | |
Academic
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Other Energy Technologies
| We have been working on modeling and analysis of thermoelectrics devices and systems for power generation and the local spot cooling. The 3-dimensional effects in the thermoelectric module are integrated in a 1-D module and integrated into the system level model. We are capable of engineering the nanostructured thermoelectric materials and the fabrication. Also, we are able to characterize thin-film materials and the thermoelectric properties of bulk regime of the materials. An novel integration of the thermoelectric to HVAC heat pump chillers with conventional vapor compression cycle is included in our recent study and shows a big improvement on cooling capacity. |
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| | Tufts University NanoLab | Sameer Sonkusale | |
Academic
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Technologies that facilitate low-cost, high-performance, and/or plug-and-play hybridization and integration of disparate devices
| Wearable sensors and Wearable Electronics
Sensors and Instrumentation
Nano-enabled supercapacitors and batteries for wearable application
Energy harvesting from RF/microwave signals
Energy harvesting from near field inductive telemetry
Micro and Nanofabrication
Imaging
Circuits for power management
Test and Characterization |
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| | Purdue University | Qingyan Chen | |
Academic
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Building Efficiency
| Dr. Chen's current research topics include enclosed environment and energy-efficient, healthy, and sustainable building design and analysis. He has published two books and over 340 journal and conference papers, and has been invited to deliver more than 140 lectures internationally. |
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| | Sustainable Engineering Group and University of Wisconsin Solar Energy Laboratory | Dr. Amalia Hicks | |
Small Business
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Building Efficiency
| Sustainable Engineering Group (SEG) and the University of Wisconsin Solar Energy Laboratory (UWSEL) are teaming to provide a broad base of expertise. We have a history of collaboration on similar topics (e.g., microclimate cooling). Together we draw on both applied and academic engineering sciences, producing a powerful hybrid approach to innovation and problem solving. SEG performs HVAC design, commissioning, energy modeling, data analysis, and field-based technology assessment. UWSEL accomplishments include developing the simulation environment TRNSYS, heating system design methods (f-Chart), and the software EES. UWSEL faculty authored the textbook “Heat Transfer”, integrating computational tools with heat transfer fundamentals to tackle difficult design and optimization challenges. Our combination produces a team with the expertise to develop theoretical approaches, design, model, and test prototypes, troubleshoot challenges, and evaluate user and market acceptance in the field. |
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| | National Renewable Energy Laboratory | Chuck Booten | |
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
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Building Efficiency
| Building and HVAC system, design analysis, testing and evaluation. Specific areas of expertise are with both residential and commercial buildings, experimental and numerical heat transfer analysis and simulation and HVAC system design. |
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| | Elicere | Dennis Ruggeri | |
Small Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| Elicere is a IT software company in Falls Church, VA with a practice dedicated to making mobile "apps for the environment". Mobile apps could be of various type, from assessing and auditing systems, to citizen science information and gathering apps, to simple information apps. We are looking for subject matter experts to team with as a technology partner to build mobile apps to help with environmental concerns. If you are interested in teaming with us, please call or email Dennis Ruggeri. In the past, we were a national finalist for the Clean Tech Open with an app to help mitigate storm water pollution on construction sites. We have ideas for building apps to monitor air and water quality as well. |
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| | Villanova University | Amy Fleischer | |
Academic
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Other Energy Technologies
| development of microencapsulated high density energy storage materials which can be embedded in materials to maintain constant thermal environment of those wearing it.
Extensive experience in thermal regulation using nanoPCMs, which can eb integrated into fabric designs |
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| | terrafore technologies, LLC | Anoop Mathur | |
Small Business
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Building Efficiency
| Terrafore Technologies develops technologies for thermal storage, building energy management, advanced sensors and controls for buildings.
They have developed an innovative local thermal management to enhance personal comfort while reducing energy consumption and managing building electric demand.
Terrafore Technologies is looking to partner with technology developers and end users for deploying and testing innovative thermal management product prototypes. |
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| | MIT Senseable City Laboratory | Clara Cibrario Assereto | |
Academic
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Technologies that offer new control capabilities via advanced models, mechanisms, or actuators
| The SENSEable City Lab was founded by Prof. Carlo Ratti in 2004, as a research initiative of MIT’s School of Architecture, and the Department of Urban Studies and Planning. The Lab's research focuses on studying and predicting how digital technology is changing the way we describe, design, and occupy cities. Its projects are intended to help us learn how cities are used in the era of digital technologies, to make better use of their resources and improve their design. SCL’s researchers come from various disciplines such as physics, architecture, civil engineering, the arts, electrical engineering and computer science. Professor Rex Britter pioneers research related to future environmental sustainability, urban metabolism and energy-efficient building concepts and design. This multi-disciplinary research entity allows performing scientific development with an emphasis on behavior as well as functionality and form, and evaluating design in terms of both emotion and use. |
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| | SRI International | Barbara Heydorn | |
Non-Profit
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Other Energy Technologies
| SRI International is at the forefront of developing “wearable robotics” that incorporate novel fabrics, sensors, and power electronics to enhance performance while maintaining comfort. Other expertise/capabilities relevant to DELTA include nanoparticle synthesis, characterization, and processing; thermal modeling (conduction, convection, mixed mode), human studies testing, sensing and measuring, novel actuators, and multi-functional materials. SRI’s staff of 2,300 work in partnership with clients to invent, scale-up and commercialize promising technologies developed by SRI, brought to us by clients, or developed in partnership with clients. |
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| | Knightworks LLC | Travis Knight | |
Small Business
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Building Efficiency
| The major manufactures focus their efforts on Industrial Manufacturing and Large Commercial markets so the cost of service coincides. This puts a vast number of Light Commercial facilities such as small office buildings, strip malls, churches, etc. stuck in the middle. They are forced to choose between a service company that strains their budget or a residential, under qualified, service provider. We are here to disrupt that cycle. We give away our knowledge freely. Our price point is set so that those facilities have access to a highly skilled and seasoned service group. Everything we do is for the betterment of the environment, our community and to equip everyone that will listen with the knowledge and tools to take an educated approach to managing their energy usage. |
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| | Institute foe environmental research | john f blair | |
Academic
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None of the above
| The Institute is an interdisciplinary research center for the study of the thermal interaction of people and their surroundings. It is one of the few centers in the world with the controlled environmental chambers and supporting instrumentation necessary to study the aspect of human comfort. IER research deals with thermal comfort, thermal stress, clothing systems, indoor environmental engineering, and related topics. |
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| | UA Research Lab, INC | Charley Lee | |
Individual
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Building Efficiency
| UA Research Lab, INC specializes in Infrared Surface Heating Systems & Devices. Established in 2012 by founder & president Charley Lee, who has more than 50 years of technical, chemical & managerial experience. Our infrared surface heating systems & devices are created by a simple painting technique, rather than constructing heating coils or fan heaters. This technique can be applied for endless applications where heat is needed. Applying our conductive paint to building materials will allow more energy being saved, better benefits, & provides more space. We are interested in partaking this project to reduce building energy consumption. Due to infrared technology we can accomplish the three specific areas of interest. Currently, our company is continuing research in conductive high polymer, graphene compounds, & conductive warp sizing agent for conductive textiles. Our Tax # is 45-4201580 & we are a current member of Korea Far Infrared Association. Save energy by bettering the future. |
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| | Cornell University | Tasha L. Lewis | |
Academic
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Other Energy Technologies
| Consumer-facing technology, user experience and new technology adoption in the workplace. |
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| | College of Textiles, North Carolina State University | Tushar K. Ghosh | |
Academic
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Technologies that offer new control capabilities via advanced models, mechanisms, or actuators
| The College of Textiles (CoT), NCSU is multidisciplinary college with over 50 faculty coming from a wide variety of disciplines. The research program at the CoT is diverse, and has access to superb facilities. The faculty research interests and lab capabilities reach into nearly every area of fibers and textiles, including polymer and fiber materials science, textile processing and characterization, protection and comfort, human physiology, surface modification, electronic textiles, apparel design, and management sciences. The state-of-the-art labs in textile technologies support research in areas such as weaving, spinning, knitting and braiding through multi-component fiber extrusion, to staple, meltblown and spunbond nonwovens. The CoT research capabilities extend beyond the college through very active collaborative research with faculty members in other programs at NCSU, including materials science, chemical, civil, electrical and biomedical engineering. |
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| | Temple University | Dr. Songgang Qiu | |
Academic
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Power Generation: Renewable
| Served as the principle Investigator for numerous externally-funded research projects, such as Thermal Storage Systems for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), Baseload, and Underwater Vehicles, JP-8 Fueled Generator, micro Combined Heating and Power (mCHP), and Tri-Generation (combined Heating, Cooling, and Power), Trailer Mounted Tactical CSP systems, Containerized CSP Systems, Cryogenic Coolers, Stirling Air-Conditioners and supermarket freezers, etc. His current research interests include solar energy, renewable energy, thermal energy storage, energy efficiency, cooling technologies, heat pump/air-conditioner, waste heat recovery, wearable power and cooling. |
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| | US Army Natick Soldier RD&E Center | Dr. Stephen A. Fossey | |
Government Owned and Operated (GOGO)
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Other Energy Technologies
| NSRDEC has developed a thermal insulation based on bi-component fibers that adapts to its thermal environment, providing greater insulation at low temperatures than at warmer temperatures. As the temperature decreases, the fibers bend causing the insulation thickness to increase providing greater thermal insulation. The change in thickness appears to be sufficient for a practical adaptive thermal insulation. The material requires no power or user intervention and is the first practical adaptive thermal insulation for clothing applications. Thermal insulation that adapts to the environment extends the useful temperature range of a clothing item. Clothing that adapts to changes in environmental conditions means that fewer items will be required to effectively protect Warfighters over a wide range of operating temperatures. Commercially, outdoor gear (jackets, pants, sleeping bags, tents, etc.) and indoor clothing, (sweaters, lab coats, etc.) are also viable markets for this technology. |
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| | Vishwamitra Research Institute | Dr. Urmila Diwekar | |
Non-Profit
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Technologies that facilitate low-cost, high-performance, and/or plug-and-play hybridization and integration of disparate devices
| She has worked extensively in the areas of simulation, design, optimization, control, stochastic modeling, and synthesis of power systems and chemical processes. Uncertainties are inherent in real world processes. Recognizing this, she started working in 1991 on stochastic modeling, efficient methods for uncertainty analysis, and optimization under uncertainty. This research developed in several interdisciplinary collaborations which are useful for the current RFI. |
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| | URS Corporation | Sean White | |
Large Business
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Building Efficiency
| URS is ranked as the #2 Green Design firm in the nation by Engineering News Record (ENR). We offer a wide array of energy management consulting services including: commercial energy audits; supply- and demand-side management; facility retro-commissioning; measurement and verification; research and development support services; and energy program management and implementation.
URS Corporation is a fully integrated engineering, construction, and technical services organization with the capabilities to support every stage of the project life cycle. We offer program management; planning, design and engineering; systems engineering and technical assistance; construction and construction management; operations and maintenance; management and operations; information technology; and decommissioning and closure services. Our capabilities are made possible by an unequaled breadth of experience, and our most important asset is our dedicated staff of engineers, planners, and scientists. |
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| | Santa Fe Science and Technology, Inc. | Dr. Benjamin R. Mattes | |
Small Business
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None of the above
| SFST, Inc. manufactures the conducting polymer polyaniline as described in US Patent application “Synthesis of Polyaniline” (number: 20070249803). The polymer is wet-spun into textile fibers and yarns, and hollow fiber membranes (Trademark PANION) that possess mechanical properties similar to those of Nylon 6 with electrical conductivities up to 1,000 S/cm. PANION is described in SFSTs’ US patents: “Spinning, Doping, Dedoping and Redoping Polyaniline Fiber”, 7,628,944, 7,897,082, and, 8,425,822. It is proven to be superior to graphite or metallic fiber as described in “Resistive Heating Using Polyaniline Fiber”, US Patent 7,132,630. Resistive heating fabrics are made with PANION from conventional textile machinery. “Multifunctional Conducting Polymer Structures”, US Patents 7,683,643 and 7,463,040 describe the sensing properties of PANION, e.g., temperature and humidity, when coupled with the resistive heating function of the fiber in knitted and woven fabrics. |
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| | Florida International University | Cheng-Xian Lin | |
Academic
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Building Efficiency
| The group's areas of expertise include computational fluid dynamics applications in indoor environment, thermal management, building energy simulation, and HVAC. The PI, Dr. Lin, has published over 160 papers in peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings. His Computational Fluids and Energy Sciences Laboratory and Sustainable Energy and Thermal Transport Systems Laboratory can be used for this project. |
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| | Temple University | Fei Ren | |
Academic
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None of the above
| Synthesis and characterization of thermoelectric materials, thermoelectric device fabrication and performance testing. Fabrication of ceramic based micro heat exchanger. |
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| | Southwest Research Institute | Jeff Xu | |
Non-Profit
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High Energy Density Electrical Energy Storage For Transportation
| Southwest Research Institute® (SwRI®), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is one of the oldest and largest independent, nonprofit, applied research and development organizations in the United States. The energy storage technology group at Southwest has been actively working on energy storage device testing and safety aspects. We are interested in partnerships with organizations who are working on building efficiency and smart sensor technologies. We have a wide range of technical expertise and services in areas as energy materials, battery, capacitor, fuel cell, energy device fabrication, energy efficiency evaluation, control, electronics and more. |
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| | NASA Johnson Space Center/Crew and Thermal Systems Division | Robert C. Trevino, P.E. | |
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
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Other Energy Technologies
| The Crew and Thermal Systems Division (CTSD) at the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) is responsible for designing, testing, and developing technologies for environmental control/life support systems and active thermal control systems for spacecraft, as well as crew equipment and spacesuits for extravehicular activity (EVA). The space suit pressure garment and portable life support system are examples of a personal thermal management system with various layers of textiles and equipment that provide a microclimate and pressure system to maintain thermal comfort and physiological balance. CTSD is also responsible for R & D of clothing for use in spacecraft that incorporate the latest antimicrobial, anti odor, and fire resistant textiles. CTSD provides test capability in both vacuum and thermal/vacuum environments including specialized human test facilities. CTSD has labs for unique textile fabrication, non-metallic materials development and testing. |
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| | Cornell University | Jintu Fan | |
Academic
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None of the above
| The department of Fiber Science & Apparel Design at Cornell University is a leading academic unit nationally and internationally in the area of fibrous materials, apparel design, thermal comfort modelling & evaluation as well as technology adoption of apparel products. |
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