EERE’s Innovation Crossroads Program Informational Webinar TODAY – November 2 The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) new Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program called Innovation Crossroads will host a one hour, informatio...
Advanced Manufacturing & Industrial Decarbonization
November 2, 2016
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- EERE’s Innovation Crossroads Program Informational Webinar TODAY – November 2
- DEADLINE: Request for Information on Potential Technical Focus Areas for Advanced Manufacturing – November 10
- DEADLINE: EERE’s Small Business Vouchers Pilot Program Application Deadline – November 10
- “Mission Innovation” Explained by U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory Using Big Area Additive Manufacturing to Bond NdFeB Magnets
- AMO Funds Argonne National Lab to Test Capstone Microturbines with Hydrogen and Synthetic Fuels
EERE’s Innovation Crossroads Program Informational Webinar TODAY – November 2
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) new Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program called Innovation Crossroads will host a one hour, informational webinar TODAY, November 2 at 1:00 PM EST.
Up to five entrepreneurs will receive a fellowship that covers living costs, benefits and a travel stipend for up to two years, plus up to $350,000 to use on collaborative research and development at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to advance their energy technology ideas. Full applications are due November 18, 2016 at 5:00 pm EST. For detailed instructions on application requirements see the Solicitation for Innovation Crossroads Innovators.
DEADLINE: Request for Information on Potential Technical Focus Areas for Advanced Manufacturing – November 10
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Office, seeks feedback from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders on technical focus areas for graduate-level traineeship programs. DOE funded Traineeship Programs focus on advancing critical STEM disciplines and competencies specifically relevant to the EERE and AMO missions where other U.S. Government or academic workforce development programs either do not exist or where DOE-relevant applications are not being leveraged to support specific DOE mission responsibilities.
Submissions must be received electronically no later than 5:00 PM EST on November 10, 2016.
DEADLINE: EERE’s Small Business Vouchers Pilot Program Application Deadline – November 10
The Energy Department's Small Business Vouchers (SBV) pilot program is accepting Requests for Assistance (RFA) from U.S. small businesses interested in working with a national laboratory to address a range of commercialization challenges within the following technical areas: advanced manufacturing, bioenergy, buildings, fuel cells, geothermal, solar, vehicles, water power, and wind. Vouchers totaling $12 million, which range from $50,000 to $300,000 in value, are available for rounds three and four of the program.
RFAs are due on November 10, 2016 at 11:59 pm EST. To learn more about the program, please visit www.SBV.org.
“Mission Innovation” Explained by U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz
Mission Innovation is a joint effort by more than 20 nations to double clean energy research and development by 2020 from about $15 to $30 billion annually. In a recent video and blog, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz explains the importance of Mission Innovation and the crucial role that DOE’s National Laboratories play to support and achieve this goal.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Using Big Area Additive Manufacturing to Bond NdFeB Magnets
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated that permanent magnets produced by additive manufacturing can outperform magnets made using traditional techniques while conserving critical materials.
Scientists fabricated isotropic, near-net-shape, neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) bonded magnets at DOE’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at ORNL using the Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) machine. The result, published in Scientific Reports, was a product with comparable or better magnetic, mechanical, and microstructural properties than magnets made using conventional injection molding. The DOE’s Advanced Manufacturing Office provides support for ORNL’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, a public-private partnership to engage industry with national labs.
The full article can be found here.
AMO Funds Argonne National Lab to Test Capstone Microturbines with Hydrogen and Synthetic Fuels
The world’s leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, Capstone Turbine Corporation, recently announced their participation in AMO’s Technologist in Residence (TIR) program. Capstone Turbine Corporation partnered with Argonne National Laboratory to conduct hydrogen and synthetic fuel testing on Capstone’s C65 and C200 microturbines.
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