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Collaborative Research: Towards Advanced Understanding and Predictive Capability of Climate Change in the Arctic Using a High-Resolution Regional Arctic Climate Model

Description: The primary research task completed for this project was the development of the Regional Arctic Climate Model (RACM). This involved coupling existing atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and land models using the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Community Climate System Model (CCSM) coupler (CPL7). RACM is based on the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) atmospheric model, the Parallel Ocean Program (POP) ocean model, the CICE sea ice model, and the Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC)… more
Date: June 30, 2013
Creator: Cassano, John
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Public-Private roundtables at the fourth Clean Energy Ministerial, 17-18 April 2013, New Delhi, India

Description: The Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) is a high-level global forum to share best practices and promote policies and programs that advance clean energy technologies and accelerate the transition to a global clean energy economy. The CEM works to increase energy efficiency, expand clean energy supply, and enhance clean energy access worldwide. To achieve these goals, the CEM pursues a three-part strategy that includes high-level policy dialogue, technical cooperation, and engagement with the private… more
Date: June 30, 2013
Creator: Crowe, Tracey
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Electrophilic Metal Alkyl Chemistry in New Ligand Environments

Description: The goals of this project were to design new electrophilic metal alkyl complexes and to exploit these systems in fundamental studies of olefin polymerization and other important and new catalytic reactions. A key target reaction is insertion copolymerization of olefins and polar CH2=CHX vinyl monomers such as vinyl halides and vinyl ethers. During the period covered by this report we (i) investigated the properties of ortho-alkoxy-arylphosphine ligands in Ni-based olefin polymerization catalyst… more
Date: June 30, 2013
Creator: Jordan, Richard F.
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Localized Scale Coupling and New Educational Paradigms in Multiscale Mathematics and Science

Description: One of the most challenging multi-scale simulation problems in the area of multi-phase materials is to develop effective computational techniques for the prediction of coalescence and related phenomena involving rupture of a thin liquid film due to the onset of instability driven by van der Waals or other micro-scale attractive forces. Accurate modeling of this process is critical to prediction of the outcome of milling processes for immiscible polymer blends, one of the most important routes t… more
Date: June 30, 2013
Creator: LEAL, L. GARY
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An Analysis of Wind Power Development in the Town of Hull, MA, Appendix 2: LaCapra Financial Study

Description: The financial analysis and summary results presented in this document represent a first cut at an economic assessment of the proposed Hull Offshore Wind Project. Wind turbine price increases have outpaced the materials and labor price pressures faced by nonrenewable power plant developers due to increased demands on a limited pool of turbine manufacturers and offshore installation companies. Moreover, given the size of the proposed offshore facility, it may be difficult to contract with turbine… more
Date: June 30, 2013
Creator: Adams, Christopher
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Multiscale Modeling of Grain Boundary Segregation and Embrittlement in Tungsten for Mechanistic Design of Alloys for Coal Fired Plants

Description: Based on a recent discovery of premelting-like grain boundary segregation in refractory metals occurring at high temperatures and/or high alloying levels, this project investigated grain boundary segregation and embrittlement in tungsten (W) based alloys. Specifically, new interfacial thermodynamic models have been developed and quantified to predict high-temperature grain boundary segregation in the W-Ni binary alloy and W-Ni-Fe, W-Ni-Ti, W-Ni-Co, W-Ni-Cr, W-Ni-Zr and W-Ni-Nb ternary alloys. T… more
Date: June 30, 2013
Creator: Luo, Jian; Tomar, Vikas; Zhou, Naixie & Lee, Hongsuk
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Analysis of Wind Power Development in the Town of Hull, MA

Description: Over the past three decades the Town of Hull, MA has solidified its place in U.S. wind energy history through its leadership in community-based generation. This is illustrated by its commissioning of the first commercial-scale wind turbine on the Atlantic coastline, the first suburban-sited turbine in the continental United States, pursuit of community-based offshore wind, and its push toward creating an energy independent community. The town's history and demographics are briefly outlined, fol… more
Date: June 30, 2013
Creator: Adams, Christopher
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Project Fever - Fostering Electric Vehicle Expansion in the Rockies

Description: Project FEVER (Fostering Electric Vehicle Expansion in the Rockies) is a part of the Clean Cities Community Readiness and Planning for Plug-in Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure Funding Opportunity funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the state of Colorado. Tasks undertaken in this project include: Electric Vehicle Grid Impact Assessment; Assessment of Electrical Permitting and Inspection for EV/EVSE (electric vehicle/electric vehicle supply equipment); Assessment of Loc… more
Date: June 30, 2013
Creator: Swalnick, Natalia
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An Analysis of Wind Power Development in the Town of Hull, MA_Appendix 4_Geophysical Survey Report

Description: CR Environmental, Inc. (CR) was contracted by GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. (GZA) to perform hydrographic and geophysical surveys of an approximately 3.35 square mile area off the eastern shore of Hull, Massachusetts. Survey components included: • Single-beam bathymetry; • 100-kHz and 500-kHz side scan sonar; • Magnetometry; and • Low to mid-frequency sub-bottom profiling.
Date: June 30, 2013
Creator: Adams, Christopher
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Construction of High-Performance, Low-Cost Photoelectrodes with Controlled Polycrystalline Architectures

Description: The major goal of our research was to gain the ability in electrochemical synthesis to precisely control compositions and morphologies of various oxide-based polycrystalline photoelectrodes in order to establish the composition-morphology-photoelectrochemical property relationships while discovering highly efficient photoelectrode systems for use in solar energy conversion. Major achievements include: development of porous n-type BiVO{sub 4} photoanode for efficient and stable solar water oxida… more
Date: June 30, 2013
Creator: Choi, Kyoung-Shin
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Recovery Act: Johnston Rhode Island Combined Cycle Electric Generating Plant Fueled by Waste Landfill Gas

Description: The primary objective of the Project was to maximize the productive use of the substantial quantities of waste landfill gas generated and collected at the Central Landfill in Johnston, Rhode Island. An extensive analysis was conducted and it was determined that utilization of the waste gas for power generation in a combustion turbine combined cycle facility was the highest and best use. The resulting project reflected a cost effective balance of the following specific sub-objectives. 1) Meet en… more
Date: June 30, 2013
Creator: Galowitz, Stephen
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Pilot Scale Water Gas Shift - Membrane Device for Hydrogen from Coal

Description: The objectives of the project were to build pilot scale hydrogen separation systems for use in a gasification product stream. This device would demonstrate fabrication and manufacturing techniques for producing commercially ready facilities. The design was a 2 lb/day hydrogen device which included composite hydrogen separation membranes, a water gas shift monolith catalyst, and stainless steel structural components. Synkera Technologies was to prepare hydrogen separation membranes with metallic… more
Date: June 30, 2013
Creator: Barton, Tom
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Integration of Water Resource Models with Fayetteville Shale Decision Support and Information System

Description: Significant issues can arise with the timing, location, and volume of surface water withdrawals associated with hydraulic fracturing of gas shale reservoirs as impacted watersheds may be sensitive, especially in drought years, during low flow periods, or during periods of the year when activities such as irrigation place additional demands on the surface supply of water. Significant energy production and associated water withdrawals may have a cumulative impact to watersheds over the short-term… more
Date: June 30, 2013
Creator: Cothren, Jackson; Thoma, Greg; DiLuzio, Mauro & Limp, Fred
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Recovery Act: Geologic Sequestration Training and Research

Description: Work under the project entitled "Geologic Sequestration Training and Research," was performed by the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Southern Company from December 1, 2009, to June 30, 2013. The emphasis was on training of students and faculty through research on topics central to further development, demonstration, and commercialization of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). The project had the following components: (1) establishment of a laboratory for measurement of rock… more
Date: June 30, 2013
Creator: Walsh, Peter; Esposito, Richard; Theodorou, Konstantinos; Hannon, Michael; Lamplugh, Aaron & Ellison, Kirk
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Florida Hydrogen Initiative

Description: The Florida Hydrogen Initiative (FHI) was a research, development and demonstration hydrogen and fuel cell program. The FHI program objectives were to develop Florida?s hydrogen and fuel cell infrastructure and to assist DOE in its hydrogen and fuel cell activities The FHI program funded 12 RD&D projects as follows: Hydrogen Refueling Infrastructure and Rental Car Strategies -- L. Lines, Rollins College This project analyzes strategies for Florida's early stage adaptation of hydrogen-powered pu… more
Date: June 30, 2013
Creator: Block, David L.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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NV Energy Electricity Storage Valuation

Description: This study examines how grid-level electricity storage may benet the operations of NV Energy in 2020, and assesses whether those benets justify the cost of the storage system. In order to determine how grid-level storage might impact NV Energy, an hourly production cost model of the Nevada Balancing Authority (\BA") as projected for 2020 was built and used for the study. Storage facilities were found to add value primarily by providing reserve. Value provided by the provision of time-of-day shi… more
Date: June 30, 2013
Creator: Ellison, James F.; Bhatnagar, Dhruv; Samaan, Nader A. & Jin, Chunlian
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Assessment of Factors Influencing Effective CO{sub 2} Storage Capacity and Injectivity in Eastern Gas Shales

Description: Building upon advances in technology, production of natural gas from organic-rich shales is rapidly developing as a major hydrocarbon supply option in North America and around the world. The same technology advances that have facilitated this revolution - dense well spacing, horizontal drilling, and hydraulic fracturing - may help to facilitate enhanced gas recovery (EGR) and carbon dioxide (CO{sub 2}) storage in these formations. The potential storage of CO {sub 2} in shales is attracting incr… more
Date: June 30, 2013
Creator: Godec, Michael
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of Gas Solid Fluidized Bed Dynamics with Non-Spherical Particles

Description: One of the largest challenges for 21st century is to fulfill global energy demand while also reducing detrimental impacts of energy generation and use on the environment. Gasification is a promising technology to meet the requirement of reduced emissions without compromising performance. Coal gasification is not an incinerating process; rather than burning coal completely a partial combustion takes place in the presence of steam and limited amounts of oxygen. In this controlled environment, a c… more
Date: June 30, 2013
Creator: Choudhuri, Ahsan
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Status Report on the Development of Research Campaigns

Description: Research campaigns were conceived as a means to focus EMSL research on specific scientific questions. Campaign will help fulfill the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) strategic vision to develop and integrate, for use by the scientific community, world leading capabilities that transform understanding in the environmental molecular sciences and accelerate discoveries relevant to the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) missions. Campaigns are multi-institutional multi-disciplinary pr… more
Date: June 30, 2013
Creator: Baer, Donald R.; Baker, Scott E.; Washton, Nancy M. & Linggi, Bryan E.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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