Asia Pacific Research Initiative for Sustainable Energy Systems 2018 (APRISES18)
Abstract
Under a series of grants from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH) has conducted research, development, testing and evaluation across a wide range of alternative energy. The work proposed for APRISES18 continues many of these efforts, building on the development of resilient power grids and technology contributing to this goal. The proposed work comprises sixmajor tasks summarized briefly, as follows: Task 1: ~Program Management and Outreach~ funds HNEI management of the in-house research; coordination of program activities with related ONR programs and with other US DOD entities; outreach within Hawaii and to the Asia-Pacific region promoting development of partnerships and third-party funding sources for increased acceptance of renewable energy technologies, as well as; development of detailed contracts and monitoring of external subcontractors~ work. This task will serve to coordinate activities under this program with HNEI~s Asia Pacific Regional Energy System Assessment program (ONR N00014-17-1-2923).Task 2: ~Electrochemical Technologies~ is intended to develop cost-effective electrochemical systems including durable fuel cells, flow batteries, water electrolyzers, and passive water purification systems, supported by the Hawaii Sustainable Energy Research Facility. This task continues the very productive collaboration with the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) via development, testing and evaluation of technologies of interest to, or under development by, theNaval Research Laboratory, with the primary focus to support NRL~s autonomous vehicle programs.Task 3: ~Alternative Fuels~ focuses on research to support the use of alternative fuels to serve Navy needs, including fuels derived from wastes, novel bio-derived materials for advanced applications, and hydrogen technologies, and continues to assess the stability of Navy fuels under long-term storage to improve performance and prevent marine fuel degradation.Task 4: ~Resilient Energy Systems~ comprises several tasks focused on development and deployment of reliable and resilient energy systems, continuing development of key enablers to advance, demonstrate and validate overall grid performance and reliability with high penetration of renewables. Additionally, development of Oahu grid reliability will continue, and relatedcritical infrastructure. Development of non-invasive techniques to understand battery performance will also be continued, along with improving efficiency in the built-environment. The overall objective is to improve energy system reliability, resilience, and security in Hawaii and to support transfer of this knowledge throughout the Asia-Pacific region.Task 5: ~Advanced Energy Materials~ activities will continue development of novel advanced materials with the focus on high-efficiency water and air purification, and processing solar materials to yield high-efficiency, light-weight and flexible photovoltaic materials. Task 6: ~Advanced Heat Exchanger Technology Development~ will continue research utilizing the novel laser welding system developed by Makai Ocean Engineering to develop innovative, advanced heat exchangers for a range of Navy and other DOD applications. Recent work hasdemonstrated advanced heat exchangers with increased performance relative to current state-of-the-art. Under this proposal, HNEI proposes to contract Makai to continue efforts directed toward materials and fabrication cost reductions and to conduct testing and evaluation for a range of Navy applications.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Apr 24, 2019
- Source ID
- N000141912159
Entities
People
- Richard Rocheleau
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Hawaiʻi System