National Energy Technology Laboratory

Theoretical Study of Solid Materials for CO2 Capture Technology

Duan Y., National Energy Technology Laboratory, US

In this presentation, we will update our progress on Computational designing and screening of solid materials for CO2 capture. By combining thermodynamic database searching with ab initio thermodynamics calculations, we present a simulation scheme to [...]

Harsh environment low cost LIBS sensor for sub-surface CO2 leak detection in carbon sequestration

Jain J., Goueguel C.L., National Energy Technology Laboratory, US

The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) program goals to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from anthropogenic sources will require great cost and effort. To ensure the success of the program [...]

Improving Hybrid Efficiency and Flexibility by Integrating Thermal Energy Storage into the Fuel Cell System

Tucker D., Harun N.F., Zaccaria V., Shadle L., National Energy Technology Laboratory, US

Power plants must be flexible in operation to meet changing load requirements throughout the day while ensuring economic feasibility. As renewable energy systems penetrate the market producing inconsistent power, the primary concern of power plants [...]

Novel Onboard Flotation for Spilled Oil Recovery under Artic and Gulf of Mexico Conditions

Shi F., Duan Y., Soong Y., Gray M., National Energy Technology Laboratory, US

Preventing oil spills is a top priority for the oil and gas industry, and the ability to avert and respond to oil spills is essential for obtaining an operating license. Oil spill response is a [...]

Electrochemical Sensors for Gas Pipelines Using Ion Conducting Membranes

Ziomek-Moroz M., National Energy Technology Laboratory, US

Electrochemical sensors are regularly used for the detection of chemical species in many industrial operations. The most common example is potentiometric measurement of pH, and oxygen quantity (e.g. the Clark electrode) and corrosion sensors also [...]

Heat Resistant Advanced 9% Cr Steel for Fossil Energy Power Generation

Hawk J., Jablonski P., National Energy Technology Laboratory, US

Alloys used in fossil energy power generation must be stable for extended times with some components having expected lifetimes of up to 30 years. For temperatures in excess of 600C, advanced 9% Cr steels are [...]

Thousand-fold speedup of discrete-particle-based computer-aided reactor design and scale-up

Lu L., Benyahia S., National Energy Technology Laboratory, US

Particulate matter is the second most manipulated material in industry after water and has been observed and studied by scientists and engineers since the earliest of human civilization. In fact, we commonly distinguish between the [...]

Multiscale Modeling and Experimental Study of CO2 Absorption into Ionic Liquid Reverse Micelle

Shi W., Hong L., Kusuma V.A., Hopkinson D.P., National Energy Technology Laboratory, US

Highly viscous solvents for gas absorption will lead to large pumping power requirement and large absorption/desorption tower, resulting in high capital cost. Ionic liquids (ILs) represent such examples even though ILs have been extensively studied [...]