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Device and method for continuous combustion of combustible material in a pyrolytic chamber

Todays solid fuel combustion systems produce alot of smoke, reducing combustion efficiency, alot of cost and high amount of carbon emissions. This invention is an engineered innovation which provides orientation during burning, separating the gases from wood/biomass, which are then burned under ...
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Differential vertical Wind Turbine and vertical Parallel Propeller

A differential vertical wind turbine (DVWT) uses a sun gear to control plural planetary gears of the blade assemblies. The sun gear has half circumference of its teeth removed. At teeth removed zone, each blade assembly is free to rotate and the blade has the center of pressure located at its tail s...
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Bullet for striking obstructed targets US9297619B1

The bullet for striking obstructed targets includes a main bullet casing having a primary front portion and a primary rear portion, the main bullet casing including a primary propellant and a primary firing means configured to ignite the primary propellant, the primary firing means positioned in the...
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Rotating support for multiple wind turbines US 10 724 503B2

A system for generating its own air currents to run electric turbines. The system includes: a vertical tower or support provided with a rotating disk at its upper end, up to four laterally extending arms connected to the disk, each arm carrying a wind turbine generator with rotating blades/rotors at...
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Gangway for Transferring Personnel and Equipment from a First Device to a Second Device.

Gangway for Transferring Personnel and Equipment from a First Device to a Second Device.

Business potential: The offshore wind market has a strong growth around the world and are developing quickly in USA, China, Japan and Korea in addition to a mature market in Europe. The global offshore wind capacity is projected to increase fifteen-fold to 2040, becoming a $1 trillion industry ove...
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OVER UNITY THROUGH MAGNETISM THE POWER AMPLIFIER. ELECTRICITY, WIND, HYDRO, SOLAR.

This is the power of Clean Energy! More output than input. Certainly this is useful in every power producing system throughout the world. Of course, the big question is HOW? I will tell you, I have discovered how to operate powerful magnets with extremely little force, allowing all of the excess pow...
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Air Cooled Umbrella

An air cooled sunshade constructed to provide cooling under the canopy of the sunshade. The perfect inventions for homeowners and resorts based in hot climate areas....
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A System of Transmission of Wireless Energy

This invention relates to the transmission of electromagnetic energy in the form of currents through space and matter at controlled frequency, amplitude, and characteristic impedance to facilitate the transmission of power and information over medium-range distances for generalized use of powering r...
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Kilowatt Killer

Kilowatt Killer (KK) is a renewable energy method that will convert an ordinary household fan into a smart fan.  It activates a household fan placed in front of an open window to move favorable outside air temperature helping to cool or heat the interior of your home, saving energy and adding comfor...
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Operating Fuse Deflector

Overhead high voltage electrical distribution lines in the United States use fuses to protect the integrity of the delivery system from electrical current surges and overloads. These fuses typically are in 100 amp or 200 amp models. When the fuse is triggered, the bottom portion of the fuse barrel e...
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Generator Tube Bubbles

Thermodynamic principle for electricity generation from the use of geothermal and solar sources of energy avoiding the use of fossil fuels in support of ecology. Also it serves as decorative item and stress reduction besides being didactic because you can observe the flow and the transfor...
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Active Volume Energy Level Large Scale Sub-sea Energy Fluids Storage Methods and Apparatus for Power Generation and Integration of Renewable Energy Sources

Extremely safe and low cost Large Capacity Energy Gas (natural gas, hidrogen, etc) Subsea Storage System. Systems and methods for storing energy in gaseous form in submerged thin-walled tanks are secured to the ocean or lake floor but are open to the water at the tank bottoms and are configured to ...
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Solar Collector including a Solar Turbine or a Turbocompressor

The invention relates to a solar collector including a solar turbine or a turbocompressor, comprising: an inlet for external air, a compressor, a regenerative heat exchanger, a conical solar collector formed by a spiral tube that is thermally insulated in the area that is not exposed to solar radiat...
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Power Plant Changing Sea Wave Energy into Electric Energy

This invention is about a power plant changing the potential and kinetic energy within the wave motion into electric energy through the designed system. The pontoon element positioned on a main shaft is moved vertically up/down and this motion is transferred to the pulleys as rotary motion through t...
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Electric Generator with efficiency more 100% and electricity production without input energy

This invention is an electric generator which can produce electricity by filter of magnetic field and input energy. In other words it is motor which moves without needing for input energy (electricity or any other energy). The period of ending the project is for a year and we need an investor to pro...
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Multifunctional Construction Molding with Integrated Electrical Interconnect and Outlet

"This patent describes an electrical distribution system that includes a power track integrated within structure, trim, or architectural elements. This electrical distribution system also includes electrical adapters or interface plug-to-receptacle device that allows a conventional electrical plu...
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System for converting industrial engines into clean, more powerful energy converters

Powerful two stroke industrial motor producing high torque at low RPM. Most existing industrial Diesel or Gas engines can be converted to technology. After conversion engine is about 1.5 times more powerful, has double power/weight ratio and generates little or no NOX. Engine works with all gazeaous...
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Hidra Force - Harnessing River Power Without the Dam !

A Single Solution Hidra Force has patented a water turbine for modular in-stream power plants that can be easily deployed within many rivers in the world without affecting the surrounding nature. There’s no need for riverbed or flow modifications as is commonly the ...
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Sample and hold circuit and method for maintaining unity power factor

An AC electrical system has a source voltage and current interconnected through an energy storage device with a load. A unity power factor control circuit maintains unity power factor incorporating the steps of producing a sample and hold voltage related to the input voltage and an output voltage wh...
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Redoxint project

Here are some key phrases that describe the Redoxint project: 1. Completely ecological industrial platform without any gas emittion or other polluting materials. 2. Burning thousands of tonnes of household waste annually per furnace (without needing selection). 3. Alternative fuel production at c...
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System and Method for Increasing the Efficiency of a Solar Heating System

A modified evacuated tube solar collector is used to improve the performance of refrigerant based heat pumps. During cooler weather, when the heat pump does not draw sufficient heat from the air to heat effectively, the solar collector provides additional heat to the refrigerant boosting the heat pu...
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Motor running two system.

Motor running two system is a motor that can generate mechanical energy and electric energy at the same time. By this type of motor is designed to have a reunion between the electric motor and dynamo in the same machine made while working motor is able to generate mechanical energy an...
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NEW 110mpg HP2g™ HYBRID Internal combustion engine and method of operating same # US 8616175 B2

** US 8616175 Patent with International applications also An internal combustion engine and a method for maximizing fuel efficiency of an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine includes an engine block assembly having an electromagnet coupled thereto and an engine component mo...
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A System for Detecting, Monitoring, Recording and Transmitting Data on Power Consumption

The present invention aims at overcoming the above drawback and provides a system for detecting, monitoring, recording and transmitting data on power consumption, which comprises in combination - (i) means for observing power consumption such as an energy monitor (1); (ii) power control unit (2) rec...
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Wideband Transducer for Measuring a Broad Range of Currents in High Voltage Conductors

This patent describes an instrument that can measure currents almost anywhere but was invented primarily for electrical power systems. This instrument is called a magnetic field current sensor (MFCS). A website at www.frsconsulting.biz describes the instrument in detail and covers the development ...
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Motor-Generator

An invention in which, due to the non-standard method of generation and unique design of the motor-generator, the electric motor and the generator modes are combined into one and are connected inseparably. As a result, on applying the load, the interaction between the magnetic fields of the stato...
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Smart Pilot Light for a Green World Indicates True Power

Smart Pilot Light (SPL) US Patents 7315255 and 7439874 was design to indicate if a device (pump, fan, oven, air conditioner, lights, heater etc.) is truly on/running (active) and consuming power. Unlike conventional pilot lights which only indicates available power, the SPL will also indicate if th...
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Thermoelectric power generation method and apparatus

Power is generated using a thermoelectric power generation unit. The thermoelectric power generation unit has at least one thermoelectric module disposed between a first heat sink arranged inside the thermoelectric power generation unit and a second heat sink arranged outside the thermoelectric powe...
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Modular Power Distribution and Control System

The invention describes apparatus for designing and installing power distribution systems for: residential, commercial and industrial applications, as well as for power distribution within electro-mechanical devices. The invention transforms existing labor-intense installations into practically plug...
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Combined outlet for accepting multiple enlarged plugs and surge protector

The COMIBINED OUTLET PLUGS FOR ENLARGED AND ACCEPTING MULTIPLE SURGE PROTECTOR is a Multitake circular current, which converts two outlets for electricity in six starts, four of them spaced at 45 degrees, making it easy to place chargers allowing larger role multipurpose, with surge protector. It al...
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Wave energy device with lazy tongs

It is a wave energy converter, using a float system to convert the up and down motion of waves into a unidirectional rotary motion to turn a generator or other output devices. It has been tested with collaboration with Newcastle University, under a post graduate MSc course project, with scientifi...
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Cryogenic Flywheel Generator with C-coil Technology.

Cryogenic flywheel generator (CFG) with C-coil technology this is new type of energy generator. CFG is running on liquid nitrogen. Nitrogen is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, nontoxic, nonflammable gas. Nitrogen composes about four-fifths (78.03 percent) by volume of the atmosphere. Nitrogen is...
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Gas Bubble Storage

Nano-bubble storage of hydrogen. A method and product patent. Extremely high pressure storage in a nano-scale water bubble that is producible under at atmospheric temperature and pressure. Product is a quasi-liquid that is comparable to gasoline in energy content. Interested rd&d parties have can ...
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Hydraulic Omnidirectional Eolian Transducer with Carousel Movement

The present discloses a hydraulic omni-directional eolian transducer with carousel movement, with propellant paddles design easy and simple so it can produce a pair of forces at little rotation speed, depending on the area of its paddles and of the arm length in which there are mounted and the numbe...
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External Combustion Engine

The technology permit an instantaneous torque management for Stirling engines. The technology enable a bi-cylindrical external combustion engine to modulate instantaneously the torque delivered to the drive shaft, thanks an action on the moving parts that produce a variation of motor phase charac...
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zero atmospheric emissions I/C engine

engine recycles waste stream gases, converting waste stream gases into usable fuel while adding biomass based fuel thru the gasification process. Other byproducts such as biochar and biooil are seperated to be refined again into usable fuel. Steam and hydrogen gas injection systems further elimina...
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The AC Power Solid State Generator (Self Recharging 100%)

“The AC Power Solid State Generator” (self-recharging) - upgraded “The Ac power solid state generator” can provide clean (non toxic) electricity in the terra watt range (billions of watts of electricity) and recharge it self while providing such massive power to homes, offices, and industrial plan...
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High Efficiency LED lighting unit

A LED Light unit which can be installed in a new luminaire or can be used as a retro-fit lamp in existing devices. Complete with proprietary optic system, heatsink and assembly methods....
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Fast rechargeable electric System for stand-alone Power Sources

The present invention relates to an Electro-Mechanical system capable to recharge in short times: seconds or minutes, an electric storage unit, which remains electrically charged, to operate as power source for electric or electronic equipments, for long times: days, weeks or months. This Electro-me...
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Method for removing sulfur dioxide, mercury, and nitrogen oxides from a gas stream

A NOx removal process that also captures mercury. Due to the low concentration of mercury, it is captures almost for free - substantially lower cost than activated carbon. Very high mercury capture process. Very high NOx removal process! Methods for post flue gas desulfurization remova...
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Environmental Energy Conversion Device

Present invention is related to energy conversion and using thermal energy spread out in the outside environment it is the same energy which Sun, and other human devices produce and release in the environment. It is modified process that used for heat pumps; to pump-in the surrounding thermal ene...
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Cooling System for Nuclear Reactors

This invention of the cooling system for nuclear power plants, is to use a cooling system rare closed loop, with the particularity of using a cooling coil in a closed circuit liquid nitrogen cooling as an accelerator, and an atmospheric generator water to replace water which has been evaporated in t...
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Detonation flame arrestor including a spiral wound wedge wire screen for low MESG Gases

With recent explosions of hydrogen in Japanese nuclear plants there is a need for a device that will stop an explosion of hydrogen/oxygen in an enclosed system regardless of the magnitude of the explosion. A Detonation Flame Arrestor (DFA) is designed to extinguish a flame front resulting from an ex...
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Mixotrophic Algae for the Production of Algae Biofuel Feedstock on Wastewater

The disclosure encompasses, among other aspects, mixed algal populations able to survive and proliferate on culture media that have a high proportion of an industry wastewater. In particular, at least one strain of an alga in the algal population proliferates mixotrophically. Embodiments further enc...
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Plasmonic Assisted Systems and Methods for Interior Energy-activation from an Exterior Source

A method and a system for producing a change in a medium disposed in an artificial container. The method places in a vicinity of the medium at least one of a plasmonics agent and an energy modulation agent. The method applies an initiation energy through the artificial container to the medium. The i...
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Lithium Argyrodite

The invention relates to lithium argyrodite of the general formula (I): Li+ (12-n-x)Bn+ X2- 6-x Y- x (I), where Bn+ is selected from the group P, As, Ge, Ga, Sb, Si, Sn, Al, In, Ti, V, Nb, and Ta, X2 - is selected from the group S, Se, and Te, Y- is selected from the group Cl, Br, I, F, CN, OCN, SCN...
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Thin Flexible Rechargeable Electrochemical Energy Cell and Method of Fabrication

A thin, rechargeable, flexible electrochemical energy cell includes a battery cell, or a capacitor cell, or a battery/capacitor hybrid cell that can be stackable in any number and order. The cell can be based on a powdery mixture of hydrated ruthenium oxide particles or nanoparticles with activated ...
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live muscle engine

The aim is to use living muscle tissues as transducers,they will convert glucose into motion or work.USE OF GLUCOSE AS RENEWABLE SOURCE OF ENERGY (THE LIVE MUSCLE ENGINE) The most efficient transducer is the living muscle it converts almost 50% of the glucose it gets from the blood into energy(moti...
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Gas adsorption and gas mixture separatoins using mixed-ligand MOF material

A method of separating a mixture of carbon dioxiode and hydrocarbon gas using a mixed-ligand, metal-organic framework (MOF) material having metal ions coordinated to carboxylate ligands and pyridyl ligands....
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Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Assays for Sarco/endoplasmic Reticulum Calcium Atpase and Phospholamban

Provided herein are methods for identifying molecules capable of modulating SERCA, the SERCA-PLB complex or the microenvironment of the complex. An exemplary assay provided herein is fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). Also provided herein are FRET assays that are optimized for high-throu...
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Novel DNA Nanostructures That Promote Cell-Cell Interaction and Use Thereof

The present invention provides a ligand-nucleic acid nanostructure that promotes cell-cell interaction. Specially, the invention provides a ligand-nucleic acid nanostructure for treating tumor in a mammal. The methods of using and making the composition comprising a ligand-nucleic acid nanostructure...
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Applicable Fluorescence of Diamondoids

Provided is a fluorescent diamondoid material which when energized, either by an electric field or by high energy radiation, emits light. The light emitted is generally in the visible range. The diamondoid material can be fine tuned by internal or external doping. The fluorescent materials comprised...
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Driving element's continuous movement changing method, involves producing continuous movement of driving element by drive, and transferring kinetic energy of driving element from energy storage to dri

The method involves producing continuous movement of a driving element (16) by a drive (13) that is arranged on a driving side (11). Kinetic energy of the driving element is supplied to an energy storage (18) e.g. magnet. The kinetic energy is transferred from the energy storage to a driven element ...
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Fuel cell system for use in electrical or electronic device e.g. computer, has fuel double cell with cathode-sided devices, cathodes, anodes and proton exchange membranes, where cathodes are connected

The system (1) has a fuel double cell (2) comprising two cathode-sided devices (3), two cathodes, two anodes and two proton exchange membranes. The cathode-sided devices are provided for supplying current and for cathode-sided gas diffusion, where the cathodes are connected with oxygen-containing ga...
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Method for reducing the thermal background radiation of spectroscopes and detector assembly for use in the infrared range

The method involves cooling a detector heat shield (20) and arranging a filter unit (21) within an evacuated area (17). A diffractive or dispersive optical system (11) is arranged before an aperture (22) facing away from the detector (16) for generating a spectrum. The filter unit is cooled to the t...
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Sodium Ion Based Aqueous Electrolyte Electrochemical Secondary Energy Storage Device

A secondary hybrid aqueous energy storage device includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode which is capable of reversibly intercalating sodium cations, a separator, and a sodium cation containing aqueous electrolyte, wherein an initial active cathode electrode material comprises an alkali met...
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Methods and Apparatuses for Monitoring Energy Consumption and Related Operations

Apparatus and method including acquiring a signal indicative of power consumption; detecting a transient in the signal; extracting a feature indicative of the transient, wherein extracting the feature includes: fitting a plurality of models to the transient, selecting one of the plurality of models ...
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System and Method for Harvesting Energy from Environmental Vibrations

Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and a method for increasing the harvested energy from a piezoelectric element exposed to environmental vibrations via a two-prong system. In a first prong, a cantilever beam is tapered and shaped so as to increase and provide an approximately uni...
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Fossil Fuel-free Process of Lignocellulosic Pretreatment with Biological Hydrogen Production

The invention provides an isolated haloalkaliphilic microorganism designated as strain sapolanicus belonging to the genus Halanaerobium, which is capable of producing hydrogen from biomass. Methods of producing biohydrogen comprising the fermentation of the microorganism with alkaline pretreated bio...
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Flame Ionization Detector

The flame ionization detector, which has a feed and an ignition device (7) for the fuel gas, a feed for the sample gas, a combustion chamber (4) in which the sample gas is ionized by the flame, and electrodes (8, 1) to which a voltage is applied in order to generate and measure the ion current, is d...
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Process and Apparatus for the Microbial Production of a Specific Product

The process according to the invention for the microbial production of a specific product and methane comprises the following steps: a) the production in a bioreactor (2, 10) of a specific product from a specific substrate using a specific organism, the producer, wherein during the production of thi...
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Method and System for the Selective Oxidative Decarboxylation of Fatty Acids

Selective, radically initiated oxidative decarboxylation may produce low viscosity renewable fuels from biologically derived fats and oils. Fatty acids and triglycerides may be decarboxylated using oxidants at a water/oil interface. The oxidants may be produced using photo-Fenton reagents. The react...
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Piezoelectric Vibrational Energy Harvesting Systems Incorporating Parametric Bending Mode Energy Harvesting

Vibrational energy harvesting (VEH) structures that include resonant beams each having a fundamental resonance frequency and a parametric mode frequency and including at least one piezoelectric layer for generating electrical charge in response to each of fundamental-resonance excitation and paramet...
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The Effect of Natural and Synthetic Antioxidants on the Oxidative Stability of Biodiesel

Disclosed are biodiesel fuels with improved oxidative stability. Disclosed are biodiesel fuels which comprise two or more antioxidants which increase the oxidative stability of the biodiesel fuel....
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ZnO NANOPARTICLE CATALYSTS FOR USE IN TRANSESTERIFICATION AND ESTERIFICATION REACTIONS AND METHOD OF MAKING

A method of forming a product, such as a biodiesel product, and a heterogeneous catalyst system used to form said product that has a high tolerance for the presence of water and free fatty acids (FFA) in the oil feedstock is disclosed. This catalyst system may simultaneously catalyze both the esteri...
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Supported Catalyst Systems and Method of Making Biodiesel Products Using Such Catalysts

A heterogeneous catalyst system, a method of preparing the catalyst system and a method of forming a biodiesel product via transesterification reactions using the catalyst system is disclosed. The catalyst system according to one aspect of the present disclosure represents a class of supported mixed...
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Methods and Catalysts for Making Biodiesel from the Transesterification and Esterification of Unrefined Oils

A method of forming a biodiesel product and a heterogeneous catalyst system used to form said product that has a high tolerance for the presence of water and free fatty acids (FFA) in the oil feedstock is disclosed. This catalyst system may simultaneously catalyze both the esterification of FAA and ...
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Composition for Energy Generator, Storage, and Strain Sensor and Methods of Use Thereof

Compositions and devices for harvesting electrical energy from mechanical and thermal energy, storing such produced energy, and sensing strain based on low cost materials and processes. In embodiments, the compositions are flexible and include a flexible polymer embedded and coated with a nanostruct...
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Multiple Antenna Energy Harvesting

Energy harvesting circuits and associated methods are provided that employ multiple antennas to optimize the amount of energy that is harvested while at the same time making efficient use of tag space. In some embodiments, matching networks are chosen in a manner that optimizes the DC energy that is...
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Recharging Method and Apparatus

The present invention provides apparatus and an associated method for remotely energizing power storage devices. Energization may preferably be effected through the use of RF energy from a base station, ambient energy or ultra-wide band energy. The remote station preferably has at least one antenna ...
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Wireless Energy Transfer System

A wireless energy transfer system includes a first energy transfer unit having at least one resonant frequency, a second energy transfer unit having the at least one resonant frequency, and a load. The first wireless energy transfer unit includes a first coil magnetically coupled to a first wireless...
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Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal Photovoltaic Device and Method for Making

A novel photovoltaic device including a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) material that is capable of converting solar energy to electrical energy and method for making. The device may optionally include a conductive container for holding the PDLC material. In an exemplary embodiment, the inve...
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Titania Dispersion and Method for Making

A novel method for preparing a titania dispersion by blending two different titania dispersions synthesized by a solvothermal process and a hydrolysis process. The titania dispersion has a plurality of titania particles substantially uniformly dispersed therein and can be blended to provide a high c...
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Iron Oxyfluoride Electrodes for Electochemcial Energy Storage

The present invention provides electrochemical energy storage systems comprising metallolyte composites, iron fluoride composites and iron oxyfluoride composites. The present invention further provides methods for fabricating metallolyte composites....
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Method and Device for Measuring the Temperature in a Line Or in a Line Bundle and Vehicle Equipped with Said Device

The invention relates to a method and a device for measuring the temperature in pre-selected locations of a line or a line bundle and to a vehicle equipped with said device. The temperature is measured using a calibrated measuring line (3) through which a measurement current flows and which comprise...
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Implantable System for Restoring Accommodation Capacity Using Internal Energy

The invention relates to an implantable system for restoring accommodation capacity, comprising a ring (1) that can be implanted into the ciliary sulcus (12) and a plate condenser (5). According to the invention, one plate (5a) is arranged on the implantable ring (1) and the other plate (5b) can be ...
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Nucleic Acid Materials for Nonradiative Energy Transfer and Methods of Production and Use

Nucleic acid materials for FRET-based luminescence and methods of making and using the nucleic acid materials are provided. The nucleic acid materials provide an innovative and synergistic combination of three disparate elements: a nucleic acid material, the processing technique for forming a nuclei...
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System for Wave Energy Harvesting Employing Transport of Stored Energy

A system employs wave energy harvesting apparatus and a water vessel (e.g., a ship) carrying an energy storage apparatus (e.g., array of batteries). The energy harvesting apparatus is preferably also carried by the water vessel, but may be fixed or carried by a separate water vessel. The water vesse...
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Methods and Compositions for Regulating Sporulation

Methods and compositions are provided for producing fuel utilizing various strains of Clostridium phytofermentans with reduced sporulation activity. In some embodiments, the activity of a gene associated with sporulation is reduced. In some embodiments, a fuel producing strain of C. phytofermentans ...
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Methods and Compositions for Improving the Production of Fuels in Microorganisms

The invention relates to compositions, systems, and methods for producing fuels, such as ethanol and hydrogen, and related compounds. More specifically, compositions and methods are provided for making recombinant microorganisms for the production of fuels using genes from the Clostridium phytoferme...
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Osmotic Heat Engine.

A method of converting thermal energy into mechanical work that uses a semi- permeable membrane to convert osmotic pressure into electrical power. A closed cycle pressure-retarded osmosis (PRO) process known as an osmotic heat engine (OHE) uses a concentrated ammonia-carbon dioxide draw solution to ...
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System for Generating Energy from Marine Dynamics

The invention relates to a system for generating energy from marine dynamics by means of compressing the air housed in contained inside conductor pipes and turbines, through a unit with a spherical geometry in the surface of which various holes are made, capturing the energy which is produced in the...
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Direct-bandgap Nano-crystalline Optoelectronic Devices

A photovoltaic device is provided comprising a thin-film of an energy conversion material. The energy conversion material includes one or more quantum structures, where the quantum structures comprise a semiconductor material having an indirect band-gap in the bulk. The average size of the quantum s...
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Solar Module for Summer Houses

Invention is connected with civil and thermal engineering technologies and proposes solutions for use of renewable energy sources - solar energy in case of periodical use of houses particularly summer houses in late autumn, winter time and early spring. Prolongation of life time of building outer co...
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Method for Prevention of Tripping of Generating Sources During a Frequency Decline Emergency

The protection method relates to the field of power engineering, particularly, to the anti-emergency automatics, and can be used for prevention of a blackout as a result of tripping of generating sources caused by a frequency decline emergency (frequency avalanche). Under the conditions of power def...
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Method and Device for Producing and Storing Energy

The invention relates to a method and a device for producing and storing electrical energy using iron complexes, using a molecular complex of iron + III as well as a photoreduced iron +II complex, both complexed chemically by a ligand of the benzoic hydrazide type....
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Energy accumulation system and method

The invention provides an energy accumulation system and method comprising at least on redervoir, for storing sea water, elevated above sea level and located in the vicinity of sea shore. At least one turbine is located in the vicinity of the sea level and substantially below the level of at least o...
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Method of Manufacturing Mesoscopic Solar Cells

A method of manufacturing a dye sensitised solar cell or other mesoscopic solar cell, including the steps of coating at least a portion of a surface of a substrate with an electrode film or other functional layer, and applying an isostatic pressure over the coated substrate to thereby compact the el...
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Variable hydraulic transmission for wind turbines

Electricity is generated from wind or water turbines 15, 16 using a hydraulic transmission between the turbines and the shared generator 130. The transmission is controllable so that the blade 40 tip speed ratio (TSR) of the turbine 15, 16 is infinitely adjustable independently of the generator 130 ...
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Bottom hinged plate wave energy converter with floats to increase rotational stiffness

A wave energy converter of the bottom-hinged plate type has at least one buoyancy body 101 rigidly connected fore or aft of the collector plate 103. This increases the effective stiffness of the plate by increased rotational restoring torque (201 figure 2) and decreases rotational inertia as the flo...
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Fluid turbine

A shaft-less axial flow (inline) turbine for insertion into a fluid pipe, providing pressure regulation and by doing so generating useable energy. A turbine rotor 104 may be the only moving part of the turbine. The flowing fluid 301 may provide a hydrodynamic bearing 309 between the rotor 104 and a ...
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Enclosure for sea-motion generator

A machine for generating power from the motion of the sea incorporates a gas-tight buoyant enclosure 101 which is normally filled with air and open to the sea forming a moonpool 105 at its lower end. Generating machinery 121 can operate within a gaseous atmosphere and the machine allows human access...
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Wave energy device with flaps hinged on inclined axes

A flap type wave energy converter has one or more buoyant paddles 121 that are hinged about an inclined (diagonal) axis. They may be hinged to the arms 107 of a V or Y shaped frame 101. The frame may be filled with air. The adjacent edges of two flaps may be provided with a part conical tube (411, f...
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Inertial Energy Storage System

Inertial energy storage systems are provided that include a generator and a rotor system. Non-rotating and rotating components of the system, such as a generator and a flywheel, are supported compliantly through the use of a gimbal system. The purpose- designed gimbal has software algorithms for pro...
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Photovoltaic module for use on roof to produce energy, has solar cells arranged on substrate, predominantly covered with expandable material and arranged in such manner that solar cells are partly spa

The module (1) has solar cells (6) arranged on a substrate (2), which consists of an expandable material. The cells are predominantly covered with another expandable material and arranged in such a manner that the cells are partly spaced to each other, where the latter expandable material is polyure...
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Microbial Fuel Cell

It is an object of the present invention to provide a microbial fuel cell capable of increasing a current density without employing a mediator. The microbial fuel cell 1 includes a 3-dimensionally structured agglomerate formed from conductive fine particles 2 and microorganisms 3. In the agglomerate...
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Very high permittivity dielectric component used at high frequencies

The composition is expressed by La ( 2 - X )Sr XNiO 4, in which X lies in the range 0 to 0.5 and the relative permittivity epsilon ris no less than 8000 above 10 MHz. Alternatively or in addition, X lies in the range 0 to 0.3 and the relative permittivity epsilon ris no less than 15000. Further vari...
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Surface plasmon resonance spectrometer, has sensor film arranged on transparent substrate for radiation, where radiation source is attached in layer construction on transparent substrate

The spectrometer (13) has a radiation source (15) with a radiation detector (25) and a sensor film (2) controlling a radiation from the radiation source to the radiation detector. The sensor film is arranged on a transparent substrate (1) for the radiation. The radiation source is attached in a laye...
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Method for Manufacturing Solar Cell

A method for manufacturing a solar cell having a single crystal silicon substrate and an amorphous silicon layer provided at least on one side surface of the single crystal silicon substrate is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) forming an intrinsic amorphous silicon layer by coating a ...
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Heat Exchanger

A heat exchanger assembled from multiple heat exchanging tubes. Each of the multiple heat exchanging tubes is formed as a flattened tube of 0.5 mm in thickness by press work or bending work of a stainless steel plate member having a thickness of 0.1 mm. Each of the multiple heat exchanging tubes is ...
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Heat Recovery System

A plurality of flat tubes formed as a tube having notches by linearly cutting upper and lower parts from a hollow flat circular doughnut shape are stacked to structure a tube laminate. It is attached to a case so that a notch aligns with the notch and faces upward by an exhaust inflow end plate and ...
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Heat Exchanger

Each fin 30 is designed to have continuous lines of wave crests 34 and continuous lines of wave troughs 36 arranged at a preset angle in a specific angle range of 10 degrees to 60 degrees relative to the main stream of the air flow and symmetrically folded back about folding lines of a preset foldin...
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Brazing fin material for heat exchangers, heat exchanger, and method of manufacturing same

A brazing fin material for heat exchangers includes a core material and a filler metal clad on each side of the core material, wherein the core material is an aluminum alloy including manganese, the filler metal is an aluminum alloy including 6 to 9.5 mass % of silicon, silicon particles in the fill...
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Solar Cell Module and Method of Producing Same

A solar cell module and method of producing the same. The solar cell module has a configuration in which busbars (21) are bonded by a conductive adhesive (18) onto the back surface electrode layer (14) of a solar cell (10) comprising a translucent insulation substrate (11) on which a transparent con...
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Method for Manufacturing Thin Film Solar Cell

Disclosed is a thin film solar cell manufacturing method provided with an adhesion step wherein a bus bar is adhered to the backside electrode layer of a solar cell string comprised of a transparent electroconductive film, a photovoltaic conversion layer, and the backside electrode layer which are f...
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Solar Panel, Manufacturing Method Therefor, Solar Cell Module, and Solar Panel Manufacturing Device

Disclosed are a solar panel having high reliability and productivity with improved insulation properties and moisture resistance at the peripheral edges, a solar cell module, a solar cell manufacturing method, and a solar cell manufacturing device. The solar panel (1) is equipped with a solar cell e...
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Biomass

The present invention relates to altering the biomass and/or structure of a plant, in order to maximise its potential as a source of feedstock or increase its potential as a feedstock for the paper industry. CLE41 and/or CLE42 are used to manipulate growth and structure of the vascular tissue of the...
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CCN - Carbon Capture and NEUTRALIZATION

Cuyha Innovation Oy was founded in 2004 by renowned nuclear physicist Matti Nurmia to manage and develop his inventions. Most of Dr. Nurmia’s inventions relate to energy production and environmental issues. Dr. Nurmia’s most notable invention is the neutralization of CO2. This revolutionary inven...
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Device for the Exploitation of Sea Wave Energy

The Asset relates to a submarine/underwater device intended to be used over a short distance from the coast at depths of 20/30 meters which operates by differential pressure (use of differential pressure ridge/trough), to generate electricity. With the smallest cell (about 7 meters diameter) is e...
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Monopolar fuel cell stack coupled together without use of top or bottom cover plates or tie rods

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A novel stack design is disclosed below that overcomes the limitations of the conventional bipolar fuel stacks bipolar fuel stacks is proposed. This new stack design offers a two-to-three fold improvement in power densities, suitable for manufacturing, uses inexpen...
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Biomass Gasifiers using Agri-waste for Generation of Electricity

Joint Venture in -- Amazing Futuristics - Agri Farm Biomass - THRU 'BOOSTED Power Gasification' We are a New Zealand based Biomass Gasifier manufacturing Company that is finally going the much wanted step further, in POWER BOOSTING the LHV of 'Producer Gas' generated through our gasificatio...
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Extremely High Voltage DC Electric Energy Storage System - Seamless Power for the National Grid!

A patented soft-switching inverter designed especially for de-energizing high-voltage, high-energy capacitors is revealed in US Patent 7,157,884 (Hacsi) and used in conjunction with a very large in-ground conventional capacitor (a PIT capacitor) to convert high-voltage AC electricity from a nearby g...
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Low-energy On-demand Personal Cooling System

Abstract Conventional HVAC cooling systems are very energy intensive. In addition, most systems do not offer individual control over cooling. Desk fans are one answer to these problems, but normal desk fans produce a turbulent airstream that is noisy and disruptive to office work. To address the...
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Commercial Retrofit of Power Plant for Major Fuel & Co2 Savings

This worldwide available technology is retrofitted into any size or any fuel type power plant units and has proven efficiency improvement of about 10% in 600mw over the past 5 years. The inventions major CO2 reductions in a coal plant same as 25% reduction in gas plant. This improvement is due ...
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Sun Thermodynamic Power Station

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Solid Base Transesterification Catalysts for Biodiesel Production

BACKGROUND: Biodiesel presents physical-chemical properties similar to petro-diesel, and can be used directly in the motor with no further significant mechanical modifications or expenditure in maintenance. The base catalyzed transesterification of triglycerides produces a non-toxic, biodegradable, ...
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Soluble Tetrahedral Compounds for use in Electroluminescent Devices

BACKGROUND: Recent research efforts have produced stable amorphous materials that can be cast into films directly from solution. However, a tendency towards crystallization minimizes the utility of these materials as the electroluminescent layer in light emitting diodes (LEDs). Attempts to use these...
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Techno-Economic Cellulosic Biorefinery Simulation Model

Project Goal: JBEI proposes to develop a comprehensive Techno-Economic model of a cellulosic biorefinery to better understand the biorefinery process and estimate the operating costs, research needs, environmental impacts, and the overall viability of these biorefineries. The first stage of the p...
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Processes for Catalytic Conversion of Lignin to Liquid Bio-Fuels like High-Octane Gasoline

Lignin, a complex biopolymer found in all vascular plants is the second most abundant renewable carbon source and is currently obtained as a byproduct in the pulp/paper industry. Lignin conversion into higher value fuels and additives can significantly enhance the competitiveness of lignocellulose-...
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Non-Toxic, Biodegradable Fluids for the Simulation of Crude Oil Behavior in Oil Spill Environments

This technology is related to the development of a suite of fluids tailored to simulate specific crude oils. The base fluid would consist of a blend of one or more vegetable oils, naturally occurring, non-toxic oils and/or synthetic oils. The fluids would also have a slate of additives that modify...
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Fossil Resin Flotation from Coal by Selective Coagulation and Depression of Coal

Natural resins are generally separated from coal by froth flotation. The resins are important commercially, being used for adhesives, varnishes, coatings, waterproofing, linoleum, etc. Extracting resin from resin-bearing coal is important in Western North America where certain cola fields contain si...
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Sensors for Failure Modes in Fuel Cells

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed a novel fuel cell diagnostic apparatus and method. The system uses micro-scale sensor electrodes strategically placed at various places in the fuel cell such that the electrodes provide an electrical response indicative of the fuel cel...
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Mixed Reactant Fuel Cell

Conventional fuel cells feed a fuel and an oxidant separately into distinct zones of the fuel cell. This requires specialized, costly materials and components to maintain the physical separation of the reactants. A key component to achieve this in conventional low temperature fuel cells is the polym...
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Liquid Fed Direct Fuel Cell based on a Membraneless Architecture

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed a new type of fuel cell with a novel architecture that can operate without the conventional polymer electrolyte membrane. The fuel cell operates similar to a conventional liquid fed fuel cell and is compatible with most types of fuel c...
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Energy Absorbing Protective Shroud Against High Speed Machinery (MSC-22823)

Abstract: The subject technology is a lightweight containment shield that both prevents escape of fragments and dissipates kinetic energy associated with the fragments in a controlled manner. The protective barrier system of the subject technology is comprised of the energy transfer system, the ene...
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Adaptive Power System for Extending Device Life

Advantages • Allows the device to maintain full operation while at the same time charging the battery with an alternate energy source that is not large enough to do both at the same time. • Maximizes the energy collected from the alternate energy source. • Because the charging of the battery i...
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Chalcogenoxanthylium Dyes as Photosensitizers for Photoinduced Charge Transfer

A major reason why the commercialization of organic dye-sensitized solar cells (organic-DSSCs) has been slow is because of their low global energy conversion efficiencies, especially when compared to inorganic dye-sensitized solar cells such as those incorporating polypridyl ruthenium sensitizers. T...
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Highly Effective Li2O /Li3N with ultra-fast Kinetics for H2 Storage

This invention describes a novel product and procedure to store (and release) hydrogen as an energy source in fuel cells; it is a new material based on a combination of Lithium Nitride (Li3N) and Lithium Oxide (Li2O). Li3N leads as a solid state abso rber and releaser of Hydrogen (11.4 % by weight)....
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Chalcogenoxanthylium Dyes as Photosensitizers for Photoinduced Charge Transfer

A major reason why the commercialization of organic dye-sensitized solar cells (organic-DSSCs) has been slow is because of their low global energy conversion efficiencies, especially when compared to inorganic dye-sensitized solar cells such as those incorporating polypridyl ruthenium sensitizers. T...
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Highly Effective Li2O /Li3N with ultra-fast Kinetics for H2 Storage

This invention describes a novel product and procedure to store (and release) hydrogen as an energy source in fuel cells; it is a new material based on a combination of Lithium Nitride (Li3N) and Lithium Oxide (Li2O). Li3N leads as a solid state abso rber and releaser of Hydrogen (11.4 % by weight)....
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Low Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) that are highly scalable and cost effective

Summary Low temperature, compact solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technologies. A series of new Harvard technologies enables operation of SOFCs at low temperatures (300 deg. C to 600 deg. C). Operation at these temperatures (vs. the current ~1000 deg. C) is a sought-after goal of the fuel cell indus...
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A Low Cost and Versatile Microbial Fuel Cell

Summary A novel, low-cost microbial fuel cell (MFC) capable of delivering high power, high-efficiency energy. The MFC takes advantage of an easily accessible and ubiquitous carbon source. The organic carbon source can be metabolized by a wide number of microbial types and the Girguis laboratory has ...
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Plasma Heated by Intense Radiation Engine (PHIRE)

Introduction Plasma systems provide substantial savings over chemical propulsion systems but require higher power to attain any appreciable thrust. UW researchers have developed a basic system that enables high power plasma propulsion without electrodes so the system lasts longer and is more compact...
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Bacterial Strains for Hydrogen Production

Introduction Hydrogen biofuel has the potential to solve a variety of challenges related to the global need for a clean and sustainable form of energy. Hydrogen can be produced from a variety of domestic resources including: fossil fuels such as natural gas and coal; renewable resources such as sola...
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Process for Amineborane Dehydrogenation/Dehydrocoupling Using Organometallic Catalysts

Introduction Hydrogen storage is widely recognized as a critical enabling technology for the development of hydrogen-fueled vehicles. The conventional storage method, compressed H2 gas, requires a large tank volume and the possibility of a tank rupture poses a significant safety risk. Condensing and...
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Advanced Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC): Flexible Film and Glass

Introduction Solar power is becoming more and more important with the increasing global effort to reduce petroleum consumption and is already vitally important as the planet’s primary source of energy since plants convert it into biomass on a daily basis. There is more solar energy bombarding the ea...
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Method of Detecting, Characterizing, and Quantifying Bulk, Light- Element Materials Using High-Energy, Penetrating X-Rays

Introduction X-rays have long been used in the characterization of a wide variety of materials. However, conventional techniques for dealing with light-element (or low-Z) materials, such as those containing nitrogen and carbon, are too low in energy to penetrate significant distances into enclosing ...
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Energy Harvesting Composite Made of Piezoelectric Ceramic/Shape Memory Alloy (SMA)

Introduction Shape memory alloy (SMA) materials are easily deformed at low temperature and return to their original configuration by heating. Via the piezoelectric effect, some materials will produce an electric potential as a result of stress from changes in temperature. The alternating current (AC...
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Removal of Toxic Contaminants from Water

BACKGROUND Industries are under increasing pressure to reduce the pollution being discharged in their effluents. This is due to increasingly stringent legislation in the UK, Europe and elsewhere, such as the ‘Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive’. There is heightened public awareness, concern over ...
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Manchester bobber

BACKGROUND Wave energy is a major potential source of renewable energy especially for an island nation. The total power of waves breaking on the world's coastlines is estimated at 2 to 3 million megawatts. In favourable locations, wave energy density can average 65 megawatts per mile of coastline. T...
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Increased Fungal Biomass for Bio Ethanol Production

The Invention Dr. Amir Sharon and his team from Tel Aviv University have developed a transformation-based approach through which fungi can be modified to be less sensitive to external conditions and environmental stresses, have increased sustainability in culture during fermentation, and have both ...
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Zero Bias Switch

ZBS (Zero Bias Switch) patent # 7,106,188 A long range radio receiver without an amplifier (no battery drain) This RF receiver is acitvated by the incoming signal no stand-by power is needed. Make new hybrdid RFID tags that need no battery replacements and much more...
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Novel Support Structure for Ceramic Electrochemical Devices

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Gas separation Fuel cells Catalytic reactors Energy generation Coal gasification Selective oxidation of hydrocarbons ADVANTAGES: Economical Increased reliability ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab researchers Lutgard DeJonghe, Steven Visco, and Craig Jacobson have...
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Method for Making Flat, High Performance Thin Membrane Structures on Porous Substances

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Planar solid oxide fuel cells Planar gas separation devices Planar membrane reactors ADVANTAGES: Produces high-quality thin films with no warping or cracking Solid oxide fuel cells fabricated with this method show exceptional performance at reduced temperatures ...
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Metal Current Collector Protected by Oxide Film

ADVANTAGES: Inexpensive Structurally sound APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Electricity production (e.g. solid oxide fuel cells) Electrolytic gas separation Electrolytic syngas production by partial oxidation ABSTRACT: Steven Visco, Craig Jacobson, and Lutgard DeJonghe have designed a co...
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Low-Cost Layered Structure for High Temperature Electrochemical Devices

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Solid oxide fuel cells Oxygen generators Electrochemical reactors ADVANTAGES: Offers less expensive manufacturing Displays excellent mechanical bonding between layers and a robust structure Expands the choice of electrode catalysts Applies to planar or tubular ce...
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Low Cost Fabrication of Thin-Film Ceramic Membranes for Nonshrinking Substrates

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Tubular solid oxide fuel cells Ceramic membrane fabrication Electrolytic separation ADVANTAGES: Produces high quality films on non-shrinking substrates Scalable for low cost industrial production Minimum number of processing steps Enables sintering at lower temp...
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Inexpensive Production of High Density Thin Ceramic Films on Rigid or Porous Substrates

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Solid oxide fuel cells Electrochemical devices Protective barrier coatings Gas separation membranes Membrane reactors Sensors ADVANTAGES: Achieves thicknesses between 1 mm and 100 mm without cracking Less expensive than vapor or plasma techniques Films are fully ...
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Improved Segment-in-Series High Temperature Electrochemical Device

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Solid oxide fuel cells Oxygen generators Electrolyzers ADVANTAGES: Greatly expands the choice of sealing materials Promises inexpensive manufacturing, high sealing quality, and long lifetime Applicable to devices of any geometry, including planar and tubular Allo...
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Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technologies: Improved Electrode-Electrode Structures for Solid State Electrochemical Devices

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Gas separation Fuel cells Catalytic reactors Other devices ADVANTAGES: Improved performance Improved reliability ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab researchers Lutgard DeJonghe, Steven Visco, and Craig Jacobson have focused their attention on solid oxide fuel cells (SO...
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High Quality, Dense Thin Films Using Metal/Metal Alloy Additives

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Solid oxide fuel cells Gas separation Mixed ionic electronic thin film devices Sensors Magnetic films Various barrier coatings Potentially LaCrO3 interconnects ADVANTAGES: Produces high quality, gas-tight, dense films in a single step Net zero volume change in f...
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Fuel Cell Housing for Rapid Start-Up Auxiliary Power and Gas Separation

APPLICATIONS: Assembling planar SOFCs into stacks for power generation Auxiliary power for autos and RV Individualized oxygen production for use in homes or hospitals ADVANTAGES: Start-up temperatures reached in 3.5 minutes for 400 thermal cycles without failure Survives the most extreme th...
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Braze for Robust Seals with Ceramic

APPLICATIONS: High temperature seals for electrochemical devices, oxygen generators, and metal/ ceramic interfaces ADVANTAGES: Enables rapid thermal cycling Overcomes brazing limitations without cost increases ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab scientists have developed a composite bra...
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High Power Performance Lithium Ion Battery

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Lithium ion batteries with high power requirements e.g. electric and (plug-in) hybrid/electric vehicles, power tools ADVANTAGES: 20-30% increase in power performance Enhances electrode mechanical integrity Promises longer lifetime Lowers internal resistances A...
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High Conductivity Single-ion Cross-linked Polymers for Lithium Batteries and Fuel Cells

APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY: Lithium metal polymer and lithium polymer batteries PEM fuel cells Electrochromic windows Electroseparations ADVANTAGES: High lithium ion conductivity (10-5 S/cm at ambient temperatures) No concentration polarization, i.e. the transference number is one Clean g...
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Fluorine Separation and Generation Device

APPLICATIONS: Point of use fluorine generation, separation, and recycling ADVANTAGES: Compact solid state system Extremely high purity fluorine separation, allowing the gas to be recycled on site Decreases fluorine waste and reduces the amount of fluorine purchased and transported ABSTR...
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Fast, Low Cost Method for Manufacturing Porous Structures for Fuel Cells, Catalysts and Filtration

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Porous metal, ceramic, cermet and polymer Fuel cell or catalyst deposition supports Gas diffusion layers Filtration or reactive filtration structures for hot gas and liquid, water, air, food, chemicals ADVANTAGES: Fast, simple, and low cost High green strength –w...
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Conductive Carbon Coatings for Electrode Materials

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Carbon coatings for LiFePO4 electrode materials used in lithium ion or lithium metal batteries for high power applications such as power tools and hybrid electric vehicles ADVANTAGES: Increases high power discharge without sacrificing energy density Low cost and ...
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Batteries with Orthorhombic Sodium Manganese Oxide Cathodes

APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY: Electric vehicles Load-levelling Consumer goods ADVANTAGES: Compatible with solid polymer electrodes Low-cost Environmentally benign ABSTRACT: Berkeley National Laboratory researchers have discovered a low-cost, low-toxicity manganese oxide for rechargeable ...
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Nanoporous Metal-Inorganic Materials for Storage and Capture of Hydrogen, Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Other Gases

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Solid-based storage and capture of hydrogen, carbon dioxide or other gases ADVANTAGES: Promises higher storage capacity than carbon materials, better environmental stability than metal-organic, and faster kinetics than direct use of metal hydrides Demonstrated fabric...
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Transition Metal Switchable Mirrors

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Commerical and residential building windows Auto and airplane window glass Aerospace applications ADVANTAGES: Can save up to 25% of the energy lost through building windows Reflects infrared and visible light Switches between reflective and transparent states in seco...
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Lithium Ion Mirrors with Improved Stability

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Architectural glass Sunroofs and rear view mirrors Aerospace insolation controls Optical switching elements Thin film displays ADVANTAGES: Active components are more stable than metal hydrides over time Low material and fabrication costs ABSTRACT: Switchable mi...
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Lean Flame Stabilization Ring

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Small-to-medium water heater and forced-air furnace retrofits Reduction of air pollution ADVANTAGES: Allows natural gas burners to burn lean Economical, simple retrofit Meets clean air standards ABSTRACT: Robert Cheng at Berkeley National Laboratory has developed ...
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High Efficiency Fullerene/Polymer Solar Cells

APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY: Organic/nanomaterial hybrid solar cells ADVANTAGES: Promises improved electrical conduction over fullerene/polymer blends Increases the fraction of the more optically absorbent material DESCRIPTION: Currently, the best performing polymer blend solar cells have bee...
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Controlling the Structure of Organic/Nanomaterial Solar Cells

APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY: Organic/nanomaterial hybrid solar cells ADVANTAGES: Introduces a new parameter for controlling solar cell morphology Improves conversion efficiency by increasing mobility and photon absorption and reducing electron/hole recombination DESCRIPTION: In order to attai...
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Ideal Structure for Organic/Nanomaterial Solar Cells

APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY: Organic/nanomaterial hybrid solar cells ADVANTAGES: Maximizes conversion efficiency Reduces interface charge recombination Eliminates the possibility of electrical shorting Provides greater charge mobility Improves photon absorption DESCRIPTION: Berkeley Lab resea...
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Novel Concentrating Nanoscale Solar Cells

APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY: Nanoscale solar cells ADVANTAGES: Multi-junction absorption efficiencies with easier fabrication Promises simpler installation than conventional cell/concentrator combinations Can be flexible DESCRIPTION: Researchers at Berkeley Lab are using photonic principle...
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Improved GaN MBE-Growth using Bismuth as a Surfactant

APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY: Flat panel displays Energy efficient lighting Field effect transistors (FETs) Blue and green light semiconductor lasers Blue and green light emitting diodes (LEDs) ADVANTAGES: Incorporates higher concentrations of dopant into film Easy to manipulate concentration of ...
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Hydrocarbon Oxidation for Manufacturing Chemicals

APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY: Chemical manufacturing Hydrocarbon oxidation ADVANTAGES: Works at ambient temperature Highly selective Energy-efficient process Environmentally benign ABSTRACT: Heinz Frei, Fritz Blatter and Hai Sun have developed a selective thermal or photochemical oxidation pro...
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Gas Filled Panels

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Appliances--R-14 per inch appliance insulation to replace CFC- blown foam; modular panels used in composite with non-CFC foam to boost performance or decrease wall thickness Transportation--High performance, lightweight GFPs offer strong potential for thermal and acousti...
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First Diode for Thermal Management of Micro and Macro Devices

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Thermal management for: microelectronic devices solar cells and solar energy management systems refrigerators hybrid biological/inorganic systems nanoscale calorimeters Information transport and processing Molecular motors ADVANTAGES: First solid state device to dir...
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Energy Efficient Laboratory Fume Hood

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Laboratory Fume Hoods ADVANTAGES: Up to 75% energy savings over current fume hood systems Allows use of small HVAC systems Avoids expensive control systems required by VAV fume hoods ABSTRACT: Fume hoods, used to protect the user from breathing harmful chemical v...
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Energy Efficient Condensing Side-arm Gas Water Heater

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Residential gas water heating ADVANTAGES: Promises to be ~ 90% efficient; 30% more efficient than conventional gas water heaters Could be manufactured by adapting a basic electric water heater tank ABSTRACT: James Lutz of Berkeley Lab has invented a gas water hea...
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Novel Electrochromic Device Controlled by Sunlight

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: 'Smart' windows Photochromic ophthalmic lenses Tunable neutral density filters Photosensitive mirrors Displays Light detectors Optical switches Light-intensity meters Near-UV radiation detectors Low-cost optical computer memories ADVANTAGES: Uses inexpensive comp...
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Clog-free Atomizing and Spray Drying Nozzle

APPLICATIONS: Product dehydration, i.e. converting liquids like milk, drugs, and chemicals, into powders Drying waste streams Atomizing liquids ADVANTAGES: Eliminates clogging Combines atomizing and spray drying functions Can be made from standard tube fittings Easily serviced Energy eff...
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Aerosol Remote Sealing System

APPLICATIONS: Sealing ventilation shafts Sealing underground pipelines and other enclosed systems ADVANTAGES: Portable Works past bends and junctions Includes leakage measuring capability ABSTRACT: Mark Modera and Francois Remi Carrie from Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a...
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Using Novel Enzymes to Produce Advanced Biofuels

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biosynthesis of carboxylic acids and lactones for biofuel production ADVANTAGES: - Provides biofuel alternatives to ethanol - The new enzymes can be modified to tailor-make a wide variety of lactones and carboxylic acids - Controlled placement of ester linkages may r...
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Rough Silicon Nanowires for Heat Harvesting and Cooling Applications

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: - Heat harvesting - Electricity for internal automobile use, i.e. heating, windows - Conversion of automotive exhaust into supplemental power for hydrogen fuel cell-powered cars - Power jackets using heat from human body to power electronic devices - Thermoelectric coo...
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Termite Microbial Enzymes for Energy Efficient Biofuel Production

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Converting plant lignocellulosic biomass to simple sugars for fermentation into biofuels, and hydrogen. ADVANTAGES: - Promises to be more energy and chemically efficient than the fungal enzymes currently in use - Combinations of the enzymes could be optimized for a p...
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Using Novel Enzymes to Produce Advanced Biofuels

EJIB-2540 APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biosynthesis of carboxylic acids and lactones for biofuel production ADVANTAGES: Provides biofuel alternatives to ethanol The new enzymes can be modified to tailor-make a wide variety of lactones and carboxylic acids Controlled placement of ester li...
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Process for Thermo Catalytic Cracking (TCC) of heavy oils feeds to increase production of light olefins (Ethylene-Propylene) at low Temperature

Solution / invention summary : TCC Process is operated in existing steam cracking reactors and uses a novel catalyst material to increase the production of Ethylene-Propylene at a lower cracking temperature and with heavy hydrocarbon feed materials. TCC is very selective to light olefins. Catalyst ...
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Process for Alkane-Group Dehydrogenation with Organometallic Catalysts

BACKGROUND: Saturated hydrocarbons are among the most abundant components of petrochemicals, but they are generally unreactive in chemical reactions. Alkenes and arenes, however, are more reactive and are very useful as raw materials in the organic chemical industries. Thus, there has been much inte...
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Enhanced Tunnel Junction for Improved Performance in Cascaded Solar Cells

BACKGROUND: Solar energy created through photovoltaics is finding increasing interest as an alternative power source for domestic and industrial use. The amount of power generated by a solar cell array is limited to the amount of solar cell area. In order to increase power delivery, the efficiency ...
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