TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo June 14-17, 2015, Washington, DC

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There is a critical need for new materials and processes to enable more efficient, sustainable, and economical extraction, generation, conversion, transportation, storage and use of energy.

Join industry partners and applied research leadership accelerating the development and deployment of new energy solutions into products and society.

2015 Featured Speakers:

Elena Enache-Pommer
Dow Chemical

Rushan Sakhibgareev
Chevron

Kazuhiro Takanabe
KAUST, Saudi Arabia

Joyce C. Yang
U.S. Department of Energy

Willard C. (Bill) Capdevielle
Oil Patch Engineering, PLLC

Tapas Sen
University of Central Lancashire, UK

Loucas Tsakalakos
GE Global Research

Dimitrios C. Papageorgopoulos
Fuel Cell Technologies Office, U.S. DOE

Brent M Segal
Lockheed Martin

Younan Xia
Georgia Institute of Technology

Jonathan Male
DOE, EERE

Bart van Limpt
Voltea, Netherlands

Imre Gyuk
DOE

David Green
BASF

Scott Twary
Los Alamos National Lab

Norman G. Lewis
Washington State University

2015 Key Speakers Include:

Imre Gyuk, Dept. of Energy, US
Diane Broad, Oregon Dept. of Energy, US
Steve Martin, Iowa State University, US
Josh Castonguay, Green Mountain Power, US
Curtis Kirkeby, Avista Utilities, US
Yury Gogotsi, A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Inst., US
Rushan Sakhibgareev, Chevron, US
Andrew J. Sherman, Powdermet, US
Joe Fox, Ashland Inc., US
Dimitrios Papageorgopoulos, Dept. of Energy, US
Srinivas Iyer, Los Alamos National Lab, US
Joyce C. Yang, U.S. Department of Energy, US
Jonathan Male, DOE, EERE, US
Norman G. Lewis, Washington State Univ., US
Sandra Merkel DeJames, Novozymes, US
Scott Twary, Los Alamos National Lab, US
Bart van-Limpt, Voltea BV, Netherlands
Tapas Sen, University of Central Lancashire, UK
Armin Volkel, Palo Alto Research Center, US
Elizabeth Burton, Lawrence Berkeley Nat. Lab, US
Ron Munson, Global CCS Institute, US

Elena Enache Pommer, Dow , US
Keith B Kahen, Lumisyn LLC , US
David Green, BASF Corporation, US s
David C. Miller, Dept. of Energy/NETL, US
Mike Radler, Dow Construction Chemicals, US
Younan Xia, Georgia Inst. of Technology, US
Hong Yang, University of Illinois, US
Antoine Fécant, IFP Energies nouvelles, FR
Stefan Seeger, University of Zurich, CH
Bjørn Petter Jelle, Norwegian Univ. of S&T, NO
Brian Berland, ITN Energy Systems Inc., US
Brent M Segal, Lockheed Martin, US
Tom McKrell, MIT, US
Ginger Sigmon, Energy Frontier Research US
Peter Hosemann, UC Berkeley, US
Peter C. Burns, University of Notre Dame, US
Kazuhiro Takanabe, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), SA
Jan Kosny, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSE, US

Business Program - Energy & Sustainability

Sessions
	Monday June 15
10:30	Energy Storage Implementation Keynotes
10:30	Innovation Spotlights: Electronics I - Panasonic & Samsung
1:30	Innovation Spotlights: Venture Investments - Harris & Harris Group & Shell
4:00	Federal Agency Expo-Rapid Fire Questions (4:00 - 5:30) ALL Attendees Encouraged to Join
	Tuesday June 16
10:30	Innovation Spotlights: Defense & Transportation - Magna & Boeing
1:30	Fuel Cells & Hydrogen
1:30	Water Innovations
1:30	Innovation Spotlights: Energy & Efficiency - Shell & DOD PACOM
6:00	SBIRx-Ignite
	Wednesday June 17
10:30	Innovation Spotlights: Medical Devices - Dept. of Defense
10:30	Green Building Materials
1:30	Green Building Innovations
3:00	Innovation Spotlights: Environmental, Water & Waste - DOD

Program
	Monday June 15
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10:30	Energy Storage Implementation Keynotes	Potomac 1
	Session chair: Vince Sprenkle, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US
10:30	Energy Storage Systems: Progress and Opportunities (invited presentation) I. Gyuk, U.S. Department of Energy, US (bio)
10:55	The Grid of the Future – Utilizing Energy Storage to Transform Our Grid (invited presentation) J. Castonguay, Green Mountain Power, US (bio)
11:20	Leveraging Stacked Use Cases for Maximum Benefit of Energy Storage in Pullman, WA (invited presentation) C. Kirkeby, Avista Utilities, US (bio)
11:45	Making Energy Storage Work for the Pacific Northwest (invited presentation) D. Broad, Oregon Department of Energy, US (bio)
12:10	Plug-in-Electric Vehicle Charging: Administrative and Evaluation Issues in Measuring Grid Storage Success D.J. Santini, Argonne National Laboratory, US
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10:30	Innovation Spotlights: Electronics I - Panasonic & Samsung	National Harbor 5
	Session chair: Thomas Gillespie, In-Q-Tel, US
10:30	Panasonic - Innovation Interests I. Nydick, Panasonic, US (bio)
10:45	Samsung - Innovation Interests I. Shum, Samsung, US (bio)
11:00	NASA Armstrong’s Fiber Optic Sensing System (FOSS) L. Fobel, NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, US
11:07	Inorganic (GaN – InGaN) microLED arrays for light projection or Head Up Displays and Head Mounted Displays H. Metras, CEA Tech, FR
11:14	The Technology and Equipment for Production of Sapphire Monocryctals of Improved Quality and Sizes for Displays of Smart Phones and Other Devices, Substrates for Products of Electronic and Optoelectronic Industry V. Korzhyk, Ukrspetstechnologii Corporation, UA
11:21	Gallium and mixed metal nanoclusters L. Hansen, University of Oregon, US
11:28	"Quilt Packaging" Microchip Interconnect Technology J. Kulick, Indiana Integrated Circuits, LLC, US
11:35	High Accuracy, Long-Life, Ultra-thin Contact Stress Sensor J. Kaschmitter, MicroMetrics, Inc., US
11:42	Panasonic & Samsung - Q&A
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1:30	Innovation Spotlights: Venture Investments - Harris & Harris Group & Shell	National Harbor 5
	Session chair: Belen Martínez López, CaramelTech, MX
1:30	Harris & Harris Group - Investment Interests D. Jamison, Harris & Harris Group, US (bio)
1:45	Shell - Investment Interests N. Dikerman, Shell, US
2:00	Fluid-Screen M. Weber, Integrated Microfluidic Devices LLC, US
2:07	Chemotherapy wafer to treat oral cancer topically M. Goldberg, Privo Technologies, US
2:14	THz-Raman: Fast, simultaneous measurement of both material composition and structure R. Heyler, Ondax, Inc., US
2:21	Melodea NCC Foam Y. Shkedi, Melodea Ltd., IL
2:28	Meros drug and biologic delivery polymers A. Lavasanifar, Meros Polymers Inc., CA
2:35	Harris & Harris Group & Shell - Q&A
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4:00	Federal Agency Expo-Rapid Fire Questions (4:00 - 5:30) ALL Attendees Encouraged to Join	Expo Hall B
-	DARPA, Small Business Program Office
-	Department of Commerce, NOAA
-	Department of Defense, OSD Office of Small Business Programs
-	Department of Defense, OSD ASD(R&E)
-	Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences
-	Department of Energy
-	Department of Homeland Security
-	Department of the Army
-	Department of the Air Force
-	Department of the Navy
-	Department of Transportation, Volpe Center
-	Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
-	MDA Advanced Research
-	NASA
-	National Science Foundation (NSF)
-	Small Business Administration
-	USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
-	NIH, Office of the Director
-	National Institutes of Health (NIH)
-	US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO)
-	Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
-	BILAT USA 2.0/HORIZON 2020
	Tuesday June 16
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10:30	Innovation Spotlights: Defense & Transportation - Magna & Boeing	National Harbor 5
	Session chair: Saeed Bagheri, University of Waterloo, CA
10:30	Magna - Innovation Interests D. Pascoe, Magna, US (bio)
10:45	Boeing - Innovation Interests J. GreyEyes, Boeing, US
11:00	Compact, High Temperature Nanolayer Film Capacitors D. Langhe, PolymerPlus LLC, US
11:07	Active Aerodynamic Systems D. Menicovich, Actasys Inc, US
11:14	Data mining the acoustical field inside vehicles to prevent distracted driving F. Estevez, Sonisafe Inc., US
11:21	HAANG - efficient adsorbent materials for energy gas storage J. Ornstein, framergy, Inc., US
11:28	Nanoparticle-based Holographic Display J. Miner, UCF Office of Research & Commercialization, US
11:35	Non-Specular Reflective Surface Treatment G. Watts, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, US
11:42	Magna & Boeing - Q&A
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1:30	Fuel Cells & Hydrogen	Potomac 1
1:30	U.S. Department of Energy Overview of Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Activities: Advancements and Opportunities (invited presentation) D.C. Papageorgopoulos, Fuel Cell Technologies Office, U.S. DOE, US (bio)
1:55	Gasification Technology Developed for the Production of Renewable Hydrogen D.M. Dodd, J. Hazard, Sierra Energy, US
2:15	Nanotechnology in Mg-based Materials for Hydrogen Storage H. Shao, Kyushu University, JP
2:35	Thermoresponsive “Sponge-like” Nanocomposites for Catalytic Production, Storage and Controlled Release of H2 in Water E.K. Abo-Hamed, University of Cambridge, UK
2:55	Hydrothermal synthesis of uniform porous carbon nanospheres and their gas storage capacity M.K. Lee, S.W. Nam, J.S. Han, S. Kang, Seoul National University, KR
3:15	Nano electrochemical deposition of PGM based fuel cells electro catalysts M. Mathe, M. Modibedi, K. Ozoemena, CSIR, ZA
3:35	Renewables-source Energy Storage for < $1.00 / kWh Capex as Hydrogen and Ammonia C-free Fuel Systems B. Leighty, The Leighty Foundation, US
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1:30	Water Innovations	Azalea 1
	Session chair: Armin Volkel, Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), US (bio)
1:30	River, Lake and Ocean Water Cooling J. Peterson, HP, US
1:50	Potential of Water‐Responsive Materials to Harvest Energy from Evaporation A.‐H. Cavusoglu, X. Chen, O. Sahin, Columbia University, US
2:10	Rapid Tracking of Nanoparticles through Drinking Water Treatment by Single Particle Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry A.R. Donovan, H. Shi, Y. Dan, C.D. Adams, Y. Ma, C. Stephen, T. Eichholz, Missouri University of Science and Technology, US
2:30	Biological Decontamination of Radionuclides in Industrial and Environmental Water Using a New Highly Radioresistant Microalga C. Rivasseau, D. de Gouvion Saint Cyr, A. Atteia, M. Gromova, E. Farhi, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, FR
2:50	Advanced oxidation processes for water purification: compact vs nanoporous anodic TiO2 V. Piazza, M.V. Diamanti, A. Mazare, MP. Pedeferri, P. Schmuki, Politecnico di Milano, IT
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1:30	Innovation Spotlights: Energy & Efficiency - Shell & DOD PACOM	National Harbor 4
	Session chair: Neil Cameron, Emerald Technology Ventures, CA
1:30	Shell - Innovation Interests W. Rensink, Shell, US (bio)
1:45	DOD - Innovation Interests R. Roley, US Pacific Command, US (bio)
2:00	Alphabet Energy PowerBlocks P. O'Reilly, Alphabet Energy, US
2:07	Electricity Producing Air Conditioners D. Betts, Be Power Tech, LLC, US
2:14	A New, Cost Effective Solution for Waste Heat to Power M. Newell, Ener-G-Rotors, Inc., US
2:21	An Anti-reflective and Anti-Soiling Coating for Glass A. Lyons, ARL Designs LLC, US
2:28	Injection Locked Magnetron with Phase and Amplitude Control B. Chase, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, US
2:35	SolFilm - Nanowire film E. Olsson, Sol Voltaics, SE
2:42	Shell & DOD PACOM - Q&A
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6:00	SBIRx-Ignite	National Harbor 2
	Session chair: Javier Saade, SBA; Michelle Kim-Danely, Thiel Foundation & Breakout Labs, US (bio)
-	J. Kessler, NASA & LAUNCH, US (bio)
-	K. Carpenter, Teachley, US (bio)
-	M. Morse, Mango Materials, US (bio)
-	M. Snyder, Made in Space, US
-	G. McIntyre, Ecovative Design, US
-	T. Swift, Other Labs, US
-	S. Dimovski, BASF, US
-	M. Pobloske, Raytheon-Sensintel, US
-	C. Frangione, XPRIZE, US
-	B. Bland, Manufacture NY, US
	Wednesday June 17
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10:30	Innovation Spotlights: Medical Devices - Dept. of Defense	Potomac 2
	Session chair: Camille Blanckaert, Univalor, CA
10:30	DOD - Innovation Interests T. Bennett, US Army Medical Materiel Agency, US (bio)
10:50	Microfluidic hemoperfusion device for treatment of sepsis A. Higgins, Oregon State University, US
10:57	A Wavy Micropatterned Microfluidic Device for Capturing Circulating Tumor Cells Y. Liu, Lehigh University, US
11:04	BaDx (Bacillus Anthracis Diagnostics) T. Edwards, Sandia National Laboratories, US
11:11	Use of Titanium-Based Materials as Bactericides D. Haas, Savannah River National Laboratory, US
11:18	Treatment for Alopecia A. Betha, University of Kansas, US
11:25	Nanoparticle Matrix for Delivery of Natural Bioactive Components D. Benedict, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, US
11:32	LIGHT: Immunotherapy for treatment of primary tumors and metastatic disease E. Ginsburg, University of Chicago, US
11:39	Traumatic brain injury repair with neurotropic factors and coral scaffold L. Loev, Ariel University R&D Co., IL
11:46	Medical Devices - DOD Medical Spotlight - Q&A
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10:30	Green Building Materials	Camellia 2
	Session chair: Elena Enache-Pommer, Dow Chemical, US (bio)
10:30	Quantifying Sustainable Concrete with Eco-Efficiency Analysis (invited presentation) D. Green, BASF Corporation, US (bio)
10:55	High Performance Composite Materials for Building & Construction Applications (invited presentation) J. Fox, Ashland Inc., US
11:20	Thin-shell Concrete Structures for Low Embodied and Operating Energy and Durability B. Leighty, Alaska Applied Sciences, Inc., US
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1:30	Green Building Innovations	Camellia 2
	Session chair: Elena Enache-Pommer, Dow Chemical, US (bio)
1:30	Green and Cool Roofing Technologies (invited presentation) M. Radler, B. Richey, V. Demarest, Dow Construction Chemicals, US (bio)
1:55	High Performance Building Envelope Technologies for Residential and Small Commercial Roofs and Attics (invited presentation) J. Kosny, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSE, US (bio)
2:20	Next-generation nanomaterial down-conversion phosphors for solid state lighting (invited presentation) K.B. Kahen, University at Buffalo, SUNY, US (bio)
2:45	The Utilization of Electrochromic Materials for Smart Window Applications in Energy-Efficient Buildings B.P. Jelle, T. Gao, SINTEF Building and Infrastructure / Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO
3:05	Ag Nanoparticles as Low Emissivity Coating Materials for Window Glazing Applications T. Gao, B.P. Jelle, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO
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3:00	Innovation Spotlights: Environmental, Water & Waste - DOD	Potomac 1
	Session chair: Sophia Kim, NSTXL, US
3:00	USMC-DOD - Innovation Interests Colonel J. Caley, US Marine Corps, US
3:15	DoD - Innovation Interests D. Becker, NPS Star-Tides, US
3:30	BioTiger™: An Environmental Biocatalyst D. Haas, Savannah River National Laboratory, US
3:37	High-value chemicals from any biodegradable waste or organic feedstock C. Granda, Earth Energy Renewables, US
3:44	Carbon Nanotube Membrane for Sea, Brackish and Frack Water Desalination C. Georgeson, New Jersey Institute of Technology, US
3:51	Membrane-Based Dehydration System L. DiNetta, Compact Membrane Systems, Inc., US
3:58	Real Time Monitoring System for trace analytes e.g. phosphate in Water MT Ma, National University of Singapore, SG
4:05	Hydrogen from Wastewater: Fermentation Membrane E. Hockert, University of Minnesota, US
4:12	Environmental, Water & Waste - DOD Q&A

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2014 Innovation Spotlights - Energy & Sustainability

Renewable & Hydrogen Energy

Clean Ocean Wave to Electricity Conversion
Able Technologies, L.L.C., Englewood, New Jersey, US
Improved High Temperature Electrolyte for Fuel Cells
Arizona Technology Enterprises, Scottsdale, Arizona, US
Transformer-less Inverters for Photovoltaic Systems
Arizona Technology Enterprises, Scottsdale, Arizona, US
High Efficiency Solar Cells
Beet Inc, Corvallis, Oregon, US
High Density Surface Nanotextures for Broadband, Omnidirectional Antireflection
Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, US
Production of Drop-in Biojet and Biodiesel from Nonedible and Renewable Resources
Energia Technologies, Inc., San Leandro, California, US
Airborne Wind Energy Utilizing a Fixed Wing Technology
eWindSolutions LLC, Beaverton, Oregon, US
Advanced Organic Photovoltaic Films
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US
Lotus Mobile and Lotus Solar Awning
Monarch Power, Scottsdale, Arizona, US
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) Production of Hydrogen
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, US
Hollow Fiber Membrane for Dehydration of Organic Solvents via Pervaporation
National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, SG

Catalytic Hollow Fiber Membrane for Pure Hydrogen Production
National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, SG
Flat sheet Membranes for Osmotic Power Generation via Pressure Retarded Osmotic (PRO) Process
National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, SG
Hollow Fiber Membranes for Osmotic Power Generation via Pressure Retarded Osmosis (PRO)
National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, SG
MoMeCCA - Moist membranes for the Cultivation and Collection of Algae
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, US
Solar Cell using Perovskite
Sungkyunkwan University Foundation for Collaborate Business Team, Suwon, Kyunggido, KR
Squaliform
SynShark LLC, New York, New York, US
Fluidized bed reaction(FBR) process to manufacture a granular Polysilicon over 8N in quality and Continuous Czochralski(CCz) process to make high quality ingot with high throughput.
Technovalue Co., Ltd., Santa Clara, California, US
Novel CIGS/CdS Thin Film Solar Cells Using Selenium Precursor
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, US
Hydrogen production from water - efficient method and apparatus
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, US
Solar Thermochemical Reactor – Efficient Production of Fuels from Sunlight
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

Conventional Energy

Fiber Supported Ionic Liquid Sorbents
National Energy Technology Laboratory, pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Hollow Fiber Membranes Consisting of Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity for Gas Separation
National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, SG
NeuStream-EOR
Neumann Systems Group, colorado springs, Colorado, US
Cost-Effective Microchannel “Half-Array” Heat Exchangers
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, US
Microchannel Flameless Heater
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, US

Parallel Path Magnetic Technology (PPMT) and Q-Sync
QM Power, Inc., Lee's Summit, Missouri, US
Supercritical CO2 Brayton for Compact High Efficiency Power Generation
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
The Sandia Cooler
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, US

Environmental, Water & Waste

UV Pearl a UVC LED based Water Disinfection System
Dot Metrics Technologies, Charlotte, North Carolina, US
Hydrogen Water Generator(Purifier) by using Polyelectrolyte
JN’s Tech Inc., Santa Clara, California, US
Method for Phosphorus Removal and Recovery from Municipal Wastewater
National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, SG
Chemically Modified Nanofiltration Hollow Fiber Membranes for Heavy Metal Removal
National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, SG
Polymer-Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposite Porous Membranes
The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, Cairo, EG

Fuel From Waste Plastics
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, US
A Method for Masking and Removing Oil Stains from Rugged Solid Surfaces
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, US
Catalytic gasification of organic matter in super-critical water
Yeda, Rehovot, Israel, IL

Energy Storage

Flywheel Energy Storage System
American Maglev Technology of Florida, Inc., Marietta, GA, US
Silicon Clathrate Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Arizona Technology Enterprises, Scottsdale, Arizona, US
Structural Supercapacitors
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, US
Low-Cost, Pyrolytic Carbon Black Composite Anodes For Lithium Ion Batteries
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, US

Next generation batteries
Polaris Battery Labs, Beaverton, Oregon, US
Rechargeable Zinc-Air Battery System
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, CA
Mass Production of Pure a Few Layer Graphene Exfoliated Directly From Bulk Graphite
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, CA

Automotive & Transportation

AC3B technology
AC3B Technologies Ltd., Saint-Laurent, Quebec, CA
A modular active flow control system for aerodynamic drag reduction in ground freight transportation
Actasys Inc, Hoboken, New Jersey, US
Railroad and Highway Vehicle Detection with Magnetic Sensors
Central Signal, LLC, Madison, Wisconsin, US
Nanofluids for lubricant and cooling applications
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, MX

Micronozzle Atomizer
Oregon State University, Microproducts Breakthrough Institute, Corvallis, Oregon, US
Next Generation Low Cost Light Weight Composite Technology
Structural Composites, Inc, W Melbourne, Florida, US
Reduce Soot Using Oxide Nanoparticles to Increase Engine Efficiency
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, US

Energy Management & Distribution

Fast Superconducting Re-closer for Medium voltage Grid Applications
Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, US
Solar Grid-tie inverter
Center for Nanoelectronics and devices, the American University in Cairo/Zewail city for Science and Technology, New Cairo, , EG
Retrofit Kit for Conversion of Vehicles to Hybrids
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, US

World's Most Efficient Data Center
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, US
Management and Operation of Grids: the Digital Power Grid
NJIT, Newark, New Jersey, US

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