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Argonne releases updated computer model to help bioenergy developers conserve water

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne researchers continue to help bioenergy developers manage water resources through the recently released update of an online computer model, Water Analysis Tool for Energy Resources (WATER). Providing an in-depth analysis of water consumption used in the development of bioenergy, WATER allows industry leaders to make better-informed decisions about what types of feedstock are most appropriate for use in water-limited areas.

New cyber resilience report highlights Argonne's global expertise

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has sought expertise from the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory in addressing cyber resilience issues. In February, the WEF published a study developed with the help of Argonne experts that outlines the steps the electricity industry should take to combat the growing risk associated with operating in an interconnected and interdependent environment, where the consequences of a cyber-attack could have a cascading effect on the electricity ecosystem.

New Argonne coating could have big implications for lithium batteries

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a new discovery, scientists at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new cathode coating by using an oxidative chemical vapor deposition technique. The new coating can keep the battery's cathode electrically and ionically conductive and ensures that the battery stays safe after many cycles.

Journal: Nature Energy
Funder: US Department of Energy's Office of Science, Vehicle Technologies Office, Office of Basic Energy Sciences., Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Assessing battery performance: Compared to what?

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team from the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, University of Warwick, OVO Energy, Hawaii National Energy Institute, and Jaguar Land Rover reviewed the literature on the various methods used around the world to characterize the performance of lithium-ion batteries to provide insight on best practices. Their results may one day lead to more reliably comparable methods for testing lithium-ion batteries tailored to different applications.

Journal: Progress in Energy and Combustion Science

Argonne's Chain Reaction Innovations appoints first advisory council

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

World-class energy leaders will offer their expertise to Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI), the entrepreneurship program at the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, as part of a new Advisory Council announced today. CRI has named 14 Advisory Council members, including investors, industry experts and business executives, to help guide its growth and strategy.

MERF tips the scale toward efficient materials testing

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Scaling new materials is notoriously difficult, but unquestionably vital to improving performance and reducing costs. Energy industries, in particular, depend on the process to produce new materials at sufficient quantities to test and validate their efficacy. To address scaling issues, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has established its Manufacturing Engineering Research Facility (MERF), a truly collaborative and pioneering endeavor aimed at developing cost-effective manufacturing processes to scale up promising new materials.

Argonne helps provide platform for future advanced nuclear reactor

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Business Announcement

As a central player in a new collaboration that brings together US Department of Energy national laboratories, General Electric and other commercial organizations and universities, Argonne is working to develop a new advanced nuclear reactor called the Versatile Test Reactor.

Funder: United States Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy

Researchers discover surprising quantum effect in hard disk drive material

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Argonne scientists have further explored a new effect that enhances their ability to control the direction of electron spin in certain materials. Their discovery may lead to more powerful and energy-efficient materials for information storage.

Journal: Physical Review Letters

Five new innovators join Chain Reaction Innovations in third cohort

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Five new innovators will be joining Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI), the entrepreneurship program at the US Department of Energy's (DOE's) Argonne National Laboratory, as part of the elite program's third cohort. Announced on Monday, April 22, 2019, these innovators were selected following an extensive national solicitation process and two-part pitch competition, with reviews from industry experts, investors, scientists and engineers.

Funder: Advanced Manufacturing Office, DOE/US Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy

Creating a cloak for grid data in the cloud

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory are working on ways to facilitate secure cloud computing for grid operations and planning. A framework currently under development at Argonne masks sensitive data, allowing grid operators to perform complex calculations in the cloud to determine where and when to dispatch resources.