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• Illuminated Semiconductor Thermionic Energy Converters for Low-Temperature Heat Harvesting Application utilizes sophisticated MEMS machining techniques to develop solid-state devices without moving parts that convert heat directly into electricity. One of the major applications of the device is its function as an add-on topping cycle for concentrated solar power stations, thereby increasing their efficiency, and driving their cost down to below current grid-parity levels.
Principal Investigator: Professor Roger Howe, Stanford University, USA.
• Multi-Scale Modeling of Li-Air Batteries seeks to better understand and enable a future energy storage technology that could provide electric vehicles with driving ranges equivalent to that of combustion-powered vehicles, at costs matching that of the US Department of Energy‘s long-term goals.
Principal Investigators: Professors Donald Siegel and Charles Monroe, University of Michigan, USA.
• Nanostructured Sulfur Electrode for Next-Generation Lithium Cell aims to overcome performance and cycle-life limitations in high-energy lithium/ sulfur batteries through the development of novel electrode structures and electrolytes.
Principal Investigator: Professor Elton Cairns, University of California, Berkeley, USA.
• Thermal Conductivity Spectroscopy Using Ultrafast Pump-Probe Techniques for Thermoelectric Energy Conversion investigates the way heat propagates in thermoelectric materials usable for directly converting heat into electricity. The project involves development of new ways of using lasers to detect thermal processes on the nanoscale with unprecedented accuracy.
Principal Investigator: Professor Austin Minnich, California Institute ofTechnology, USA.