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2006 Technical Report

1. Introduction
2. Project Results
2.1. Hydrogen Production, Distribution and Use
2.1.1. Introduction to Hydrogen Production, Distribution and Use
2.1.2. Engineering for the Direct Biological Conversion of Sunlight to Hydrogen
James R. Swartz, Alfred M. Spormann
2.1.3. Metabolic Engineering of Hydrogen Production in Cyanobacterial Heterocysts
Alfred M. Spormann, James R. Swartz
2.1.4. Introduction to Nanoengineering of Hybrid Carbon Nanotube-Metal Nanocluster Composite Materials for Hydrogen Storage
Kyeongjae Cho
2.1.4.1. Nanoengineering of Hybrid Carbon Nanotube-Metal Nanocluster Composite Materials for Hydrogen Storage
Kyeongjae Cho
2.1.4.2. Nanoengineering of Hybrid Carbon Nanotube-Metal Nanocluster Composite Materials for Hydrogen Storage
Hongjie Dai
2.1.4.3. Engineered Nanostructures for Hydrogen Storage
Bruce Clemens
2.1.4.4. Nanoengineering of Hybrid Carbon Nanotube-Metal Nanocluster Composite Materials for Hydrogen Storage
Anders Nilsson
2.1.5. Hydrogen Effects on Climate, Stratospheric Ozone, and Air Pollution
Mark Z. Jacobson
2.1.6. Solid-State NMR Studies of Oxide Ion Conducting Ceramics for Enhanced Fuel Cell Performance
Jonathan F. Stebbins, Fritz B. Prinz
2.1.7. Modeling, Simulation and Characterization of Atomic Force Microscopy Measurements for Ionic Transport and Impedance in PEM Fuel Cells
Peter M. Pinsky, David M. Barnett
2.1.8. Direct Solar BioHydrogen: Part II
James R. Swartz
2.2. Renewable Energy—Solar
2.2.1. Introduction to Renewable Energy—Solar
2.2.2. Ordered Bulk Heterojunction Photovoltaic Cells
Michael D. McGehee
2.2.3. Is Bioelectricity Possible (and Economically Feasible)?
Fritz B. Prinz, Arthur M. Grossman
2.2.4. Nanostructured Metal-Organic Composite Solar Cells
Mark L. Brongersma, Shanhui Fan, Peter Peumans
2.2.5. Inorganic Nanocomposite Solar Cells by Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
Stacey Bent, James S. Harris, Michael McGehee
2.2.6. Nanostructured Silicon-Based Tandem Solar Cells
Martin A. Green, David Conibeer
2.2.7. Advanced Materials and Devices for Low Cost and High Performance Organic Photovoltaic Cells
Zhenan Bao, Michael D. McGehee
2.3. Renewable Energy—Biomass
2.3.1. Introduction to Renewable Energy—Biomass
2.3.2. Genetic Modification of Plant Cell Walls for Enhanced Biomass Production and Utilization
Chris Somerville
2.3.3. Directed Evolution and Genomic Analysis of Novel Yeast Species For More Efficient Biomass Conversion
Gavin Sherlock, R. Frank Rosenzweig
2.4. CO₂ Storage
2.4.1. Introduction to CO₂ Storage
2.4.2. Geomechanics and CO₂ Sequestration
Mark D. Zoback
2.4.3. Seismic Monitoring of CO₂ Sequestration
Jerry M. Harris
2.4.4. A Numerical Simulation Framework for the Design, Management and Optimization of Sequestration in Subsurface Formations
Hamdi Tchelepi, Lou Durlofsky, Khalid Aziz
2.4.5. Geologic Storage of CO₂
Jerry M. Harris, Mark D. Zoback, Anthony R. Kovscek, Franklin M. Orr, Jr.
2.5. CO₂ Capture and Separation
2.5.1. Introduction to CO₂ Capture and Separation
2.5.2. Advanced Membrane Reactors in Energy Systems: A Carbon-Free Conversion of Fossil Fuels
Daniel Jansen, Wim G. Haije
2.5.3. Advanced Membrane Reactors in Energy Systems: A Carbon-Free Conversion of Fossil Fuels
Joop Schoonman, Cor J. Peters
2.5.4. Development of Innovative Gas Separation Membranes Through Sub-Nanoscale Materials Control
Koichi Yamada, Shingo Kazama, Katsunori Yogo
2.6. Advanced Combustion
2.6.1. Introduction to Advanced Combustion
2.6.2. Development of Low-Irreversibility Engines
Christopher F. Edwards
2.6.3. Smart Sensors for Advanced Combustion Systems
Ronald K. Hanson
2.6.4. Characterization of Coal and Biomass Conversion Behaviors in Advanced Energy Systems
Reginald E. Mitchell
2.6.5. Optimization of Synthetic Oxygenated Fuels for Diesel Engines
Craig. T. Bowman, David M. Golden, Ronald K. Hanson, Heinz Pitsch
2.6.6. Development of Low-Exergy-Loss, High-Efficiency Chemical Engines
Christopher F. Edwards
2.7. Advanced Materials and Catalysts
2.7.1. Introduction to Advanced Materials and Catalysts
2.7.2. Efficient Interconversion of Chemical and Electrical Energy: Electrocatalysis with Discrete Transition Metal Complexes
Christopher E. D. Chidsey, T. Daniel P. Stack, Robert M. Waymouth
2.8. Integrated Assessment of Technology Options
2.8.1. Introduction to Integrated Assessment of Technology Options
2.8.2. Integrated Assessment of Energy Technologies
James Sweeney, John Weyant
3. Research Activities—Final Reports
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Hydrogen Production, Distribution and Use
3.2.1. Observing Charge and Mass Transport Phenomena at Nano Scale
Fritz B. Prinz
3.3. CO₂ Storage
3.3.1. Rapid Prediction of CO₂ Movement in Aquifers, Coal Beds, and Oil and Gas Reservoirs
Anthony R. Kovscek, Franklin M. Orr, Jr., Hamdi Tchelepi, Kristian Jessen
3.4. Advanced Combustion
3.4.1. Flow Reactor Study of Controlled Combustion Kinetics
Craig T. Bowman
3.4.2. Process Informatics Model (PrIMe): A Systematic Approach to Building Combustion Chemistry Models
David M. Golden
4. Exploratory Programs
4.1. Introduction to Exploratory Programs
4.2. Advanced Thermionic Energy Converters: Enabling Technology for Low Greenhouse Futures
Mark Cappelli
4.3. Nanotube Networks as Transparent Electrodes for Solar Cells
Michael D. McGehee, David Goldhaber-Gordon
4.4. A Collaborative Research Effort on Integration of Coal Energy Conversion with Aquifer-Based Carbon Sequestration
Reginald E. Mitchell
5. Analysis Activities—Progress Report
5.1. Energy Systems Analysis
AJ Simon, Rebecca Hunt