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Lawrence Berkeley Labs
Energy & Environment Division
Energy Conversion & Storage Program
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Our society has long been recognized to rely heavily on energy
conversion technologies that are inefficient, polluting, or both.
Scientists in the Energy Conversion and Storage Program are developing new
processes and materials for more efficient, environmentally benign energy
conversion and storage technologies.
The Program applies principles of chemical and materials science to several
areas:
·production of new synthetic fuels;
·development of high-performance rechargeable batteries and fuel
cells;
·development of advanced thermochemical processes for energy conversion;
·characterization of complex chemical processes and species;
·use of novel materials for energy conversion and transmission.
Projects focus on transport-process principles, chemical kinetics,
thermodynamics, separation processes, organic and physical chemistry, novel
materials, and advanced methods of analysis. Program research falls into
three main categories: electrochemistry, chemical applications, and materials
applications.
Primary energy sources that are both abundant and clean have not been usable
for important applications such as personal vehicles. The Energy Conversion
& Storage Program's electrochemistry research aims to develop advanced
power systems usable for electric vehicles as well as stationary energy
storage. Researchers identify new electrochemical couples for advanced rechargeable
batteries, improve battery and fuel-cell materials, and establish engineering
principles applicable to electrochemical energy storage and conversion.
Major emphasis is given to applied research that will improve performance
and decrease
life-cycle costs.
Chemical applications research includes separations, catalysis, fuels, and
chemical analyses. Scientists working in this area develop improved, energy-efficient
methods of processing product and waste streams from
synfuel plants, coal gasifiers, and biomass conversion processes. Of particular
interest are new techniques for removing compounds such as H2S, NH3, and
phenols from effluents, and to devise energy-efficient means of product
recovery. Also of interest are development of advanced
methods of producing alcohols from hydrocarbon fuels and use of organometallic
catalysts to promote the hydrogenation of coal compounds.
In these and other projects, ultrasensitive spectroscopies and other state-of-the-art
visualization technologies are used for such purposes
as characterization and detection of organic and inorganic materials.
Material applications research evaluates the properties of advanced materials
and develops novel preparation techniques. Techniques such as sputtering,
laser ablation, and pulsed laser deposition have been used
to produce high-temperature superconducting films. Other projects have included
development of sol-gel and solvent-extraction methods of producing "aerogel"
superinsulators, use of gas-particle suspensions for direct solar-thermal
conversion and catalysis of important thermochemical reactions, and development
of light-scattering techniques
for characterizing biological systems.
Program Head: Elton J. Cairns __________________________
Error Correction
In last weeks Friday Report it said thet the HERS Directory was on our website.
It The brown "Craftsman" model is designed to fold into the door
so as to offer a low profile.The forward flap of this model takes full advantage
of silicones "resistance to compression" which means it will always
bounce back after being compressed.wasn't then but it is now. Thanks to
Don Compton, Wichita Energy Pro and Ed Thomas @ Voltveiw for bringing the
problem to my attention.__________
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