Energy and Utilities
Energy and Utilities Portfolio
Energy and Utilities Portfolio
ORNL plays a pivotal role in America’s drive toward a flexible and secure energy future. Our researchers deliver breakthroughs in energy science and technology, including generation, distribution, storage, and end use, all in support of US Department of Energy priorities.
Featured Technologies
High-Capacity, 120V Heat Pump Water Heater for Gas Replacement
Method to Reduce Energy Costs for CO2 Capture by Mineral Looping
Dishwasher with a hybrid thermoelectric and electric heater heating system for water heating and dish drying
Thermoelectric Integrated Evaporator for Cooling at Two Distinct Temperatures and Energy Storage
Hydrocarbon-based membrane for sodium polysulfide batteries
Electrochemical Cell for Acid Shift in Electrochemical Seawater Decarbonization
pSCR for H2 MCCI via dedicated rich cylinder operation
Multi-capability Platform for Testing Materials in High Temperature and Pressure Hydrogen
Intelligent, Interconnected Micro-Grid (i2MG) Network Systems and Controls
Development of 3D Printing-Assisted Type-V Tanks for Compressed Hydrogen Storage with High Operating Pressure
Method to Enhance Carbonation Rate of MgO for Direct Air Capture of CO2
Simulation Cloning for Digital Twins: A Scalable Approach
Envelope Detector-based Phase Fault Detection for Smart Grid Systems
Speculative Evaluation of What-if Scenarios Using Continuously Evolving Tree of Simulations on Finite Memory Machines
Catalysts for Oxygen and Hydrogen Evolution for the Electrolytic Hydrogen Production
Autonomous Anomaly Detection of Model Forecasts of Controllable Devices in Residential Communities
A Design of Manifold for Maldistribution Reduced Heat Exchangers for Additive Manufacturing
Second Harmonic Generation for Estimating the State of Charge of Li-ion Batteries
Electrical Fault and Power Quality Monitoring using Distributed Ledger Technology
Method for Commissioning Power System Testbeds with HIL
Integration of Coils and Capacitors in Wireless Charging Systems
Tailored Polymer Binder for Flexible Sulfide Electrolyte Films
Novel Efficient Refrigerator with Cold Energy Storage Enabling Demand Flexibility
Methods of Energy Efficient Sorbent Regeneration Used for Direct Air Capture
Zero Voltage Switching AC-DC Converter Based on Zero State Modulation
Modified Plasma Treated Porous Carbon Fiber for Carbon Capture with Electrical Current Desorption
Photochemically-Driven CO2 Release Using a Metastable-State Photoacid for Energy Efficient Direct Air Capture
A Method for Producing Homogeneous Metallic Alloys from Additively Manufactured Consumable Arc-melt Electrodes
Cyber Grid Guard: A Distributed Ledger Technology Framework
Open Air Cold Plasma Nitridation Process of Metallic Bipolar Plate
Thermally Anisotropic Composites for Thermal Management in Building Envelopes
Highly Fluorinated Nanoporous Molecular Sieve Membranes for Efficient CO2 Separation
Synesthesia-Based Automation System Message Encryption
Dual Source Integrated Heat Pump Having Thermo-Storage
Geographic Location Tool for Power Systems from Connections, Linearization, and Triangulation
Additive Manufacturing of Multi-Functional/Graded Materials for Improved Tooling Performance
Evaluation Platform for Submodules in Multiport Autonomous Reconfigurable Solar Power Plant
Hydraulically-Opened Cone Vertical Tube Diffuser with Slanted Anti-Siphon Hole
Mechanism to Manage Charge Allocation and Optimize Performances in Air-Source Integrated Heat Pump
Selective Extraction of Lithium from Hot Leachate Sulfate Stream through a Precipitation Process
Intensified Carbon Capture Using Buildings Infrastructure (ICCBI)
Mechanically Robust Ion-Conducting Membranes for Redox Flow Batteries
Methods of Mixed Plastic Recycling Enabled by a Highly Efficient Organocatalyst
