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1NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, operated by the Alliance for SustainableEnergy, LLC.
• Renewable Energy and Energy
Efficiency Technology Transfer
• Ty Ferretti, LicensingExecutive
• NREL
• 10/15/2014
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Scope of Mission
EnergyEfficiency
RenewableEnergy
SystemsIntegration
Market Focus
Residential Buildings
CommercialBuildings
PersonalandCommercial Vehicles
Solar
Wind andWater
Biomass
Hydrogen
Geothermal
GridInfrastructure
DistributedEnergyInterconnection
Batteryand ThermalStorage
Transportation
PrivateIndustry
FederalAgencies
Defense Dept.
State/LocalGovernment
International
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Innovation, Integration, andAdoption
Reducing Investment Risk
• Enable basic and applied cleanenergy technology innovation
• Accelerate technology marketintroduction and adoption
• Integrate technology at scale
• Encourage collaboration inunique research and testing“partnering” facilities
• Provide analysis and expertise toinform decisions
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NREL Industry Growth ForumThe privately funded NREL IGF facilitates access to financial capital and
partnership resources for clean energy startups independent of technology
origin www.industrygrowthforum.org
• 200+ startups apply- national reach• Startups receive a discounted
registration to attend
• 100 investors screen startup business plans• Startups receive constructive feedback• Investors have access to all startup business plans
• 30 startups pitch, 500+ attendees• 50+ investors, corporations, agencies, and
stakeholders are available for dedicated
1:1 meetings
Apply- July -
Select- September
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Forum- October -
Since 2003, the presenting cleantech startups have
collectively raised more than $5.1 billion in growth financing!
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NREL 27th Industry Growth Forum www.industrygrowthforum.org
Marriott Denver City CenterDenver, CO | October 28-29, 2014
Welcoming Remarks - Michael B. Hancock Mayor of DenverLuncheon Speaker - David Danielson Assistant SecretaryOffice of Energy Efficiency & RenewableEnergyRick Tempchin Edison Electric InstituteExecutive Director, Retail Energy ServicesKeynote Address Speaker Bryan Hannegan National Renewable Energy LaboratoryAssociate Lab Director of Energy SystemsIntegrationBuildings-to-Grid Integration Bobi Garrett National Renewable Energy LaboratoryDeputy Laboratory DirectorColorado’s largest
Cleantechnology and Renewable
Energy Networking Event.
Featuring:
• Presentations from 30Emerging CleantechCompanies;
• Energy Investors from aroundthe world;
• Thought leadership ontoday’s energy issues.
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Benefits of Technology Transfer
• Attracts research funding
• Forms industrially relevantpartnerships
• Earns royalty income – NREL staffreceive 25% of all royalties.
• Moves discovery to market
• Creates U.S. Jobs
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Role of Intellectual Property inResearch
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• Tools of commerce, not ameasure of good science.
• Provides incentives:
• For private investment in productdevelopment.
• For research staff to disclose theirinnovations.
• Establishes ownership ininvention.
• A means to communicate thevalue of research at nationallabs.
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Tech Transfer Process
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IP Investment: Focus on Value
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TTO protects technologies based on acommercialization readinessassessment:
• Stage of development of the technology
• Availability of funding to further developtoward market readiness
• Strength of available patent protection orability to consolidate copyrights
• Market opportunity:
• Likelihood of finding commercialization partner
• Manageable encumbrances to sponsors andmaterial providers
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IP Evaluation Rubric
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IP Evaluation Rubric (continued)
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Historical Trends
compiled by NREL TTO10/3/14
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SPX Heat Transfer
compiled by NREL TTO10/3/14
• NREL Direct Contact Condensertechnology deployed in geothermalpower plant in Hawaii.
• Substantial earned royalty payments.
• Expanded technology use to alternativefields of use.
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Skyfuel - SkyTrough parabolictrough
• SkyTrough and the steam itproduces match up particularlywell with certain natural gascombined cycle power plants; acombination referred to asintegrated solar combined cycle or “ISCC”
• When a host plant uses solargenerated steam to displacenatural gas fired steam, it saveson fuel costs and cuts emissionsof CO2 and other harmfulpollutants
• Concentrating solar collectors captureand concentrate solar radiation toproduce thermal energy, usually assteam, for use in large power plants
• Ideally suited for delivering heat orsteam to industrial, mining andmanufacturing processes as well aswaste-water treatment anddesalination
• SkyTrough can also be used to heatwater for large commercial orinstitutional facilities such as prisonsand hospitals which require largevolumes of hot water
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Natcore Technology
B-Si Patent Portfolio has grown:• 07-10: US 8,075,792• 09-69: US 8,828,765• 12-18: US 8,815,104• Issued Patents in China and Japan
Reduce Costs & Test Feasibility in Real WorldEnvironment:• Demonstrated successful etch using Copper (NREL 12-18)
at $20/oz t as opposed to Gold ($3,000/oz t) and Silver($1,000/oz t).
• Partnership with Fraunhofer Institute successfullydemonstrated B-Si process at scale in Chinese PVmanufacturing facility with 40% longer charge carrier
lifetime (greater efficiency).• Exploring alternative passivation techniques that may
require broadening the Licensed FOU to include atomiclayer deposition.
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Netzsch Instruments
Isothermal Battery Calorimeter• Pending patent protection in U.S.,
EU, Japan & China
IBC 284™
• First Orders placed – expectroyalties in FY15:
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GeoSolarHeat
compiled by NREL TTO10/3/14
• NREL Transpired SolarCollector on south wallof RSF
• Adaptable to poultryfarms where propane isburned to warm barns,thereby liberatingammonia = toxic to birds and humans.
• TSC warms cleanoutside air, therebyreducing propane usageand ammonia poisoning.
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MTS
compiled by NREL TTO10/3/14
• NREL Wind Blade Resonance TestSystem.
• Evaluates wind blades for defects orareas susceptible to defects, therebyincreasing performance and reducingcosts to wind industry.
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DuPont Cellulosic Ethanol
compiled by NREL TTO10/3/14
• NREL dilute metal acid pretreatment andZ. mobilis technologies
• DuPont opened 300 million gallon/yearcellulosic ethanol facility in Nevada,Iowa.
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Anne MillerSr. Licensing
Executive
Jennifer
RamseyLicensing Executive
Ty FerrettiLicensing Executive
Eric PayneSr. Licensing
Executive
Bill HadleyLicensing Executive
Technology
Areas
Software Analysis
Tools
Software Analysis Tools
Concentrating
Solar Electrochromics Batteries &
Energy Storage IMM PV PV metrology Wind &
Geothermal
Renewable fuels
& chemicals Vehicle Systems Biochemical/
Thermochemical
Conversion Hydrogen, Fuel
Cells & Algae
III-V, Thin film
and Silicon PV CIGS & CdTe
PV OPV TCOs &
Coatings Buildings &
Smart Grid Power Systems
NREL Centers
Strategic
Energy
Analysis
(6A20) Computationa
l Sciences
(2C00) Energy
Systems
Integration
Facility
(5B00)
National Wind
Technology
Center (5000) Power
Systems
Engineering
(5D00)
Materials &
Chemical S&T
(5F00) Building &
Thermal
Systems (5500) National Wind
Technology
Center (5000)
Biosciences
(2700) National
Bioenergy
Center (5100) Transportation &
Hydrogen
Systems (5400) Materials &
Chemical S&T
(5F00)
National Center
for Photovoltaics
(5200) Building &
Thermal
Systems (5500) Materials &
Chemical S&T
(5F00) Power Systems
Engineering
(5D00)
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Energy Innovation Portal- Supports USIndustry
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• The Energy Innovation Portalis a resource for Departmentof Energy (DOE) developedinnovation and specificallyhighlights Energy Efficiencyand Renewable Energy(EERE) technologies.
• 17,000+ patents from all labs• 850+ business-friendly
marketing summaries • Since 2010 the portal has
generated 1,755 licensinginquiries resulting in 247active licensingnegotiations and 27completed licensingtransactions.
http://techportal.eere.energy.gov
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PV Portfolio
• Black Silicon
• High Efficiency CdTe
• CIGS Solar Cells
• Electrical CalciumTest Method
• High-throughputSemiconductorDeposition Technique
• Lattice-mismatchedGreen LED
• Thermal ScoutSoftware
• Thin-film CZTSSFabrication Technique
• Transpired SolarCollector
Photos: (left to right) PIX 17852, PIX 15779
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Biofuels Portfolio
• Attrition ResistantCatalysts
• Bio-based Production ofEthylene
• Biomass Treatment
• Cellulase Production
• Endoglucanase
• Wet ChemicalComposition
• Zymomonas Mobilis 8b Photos: (left to right) PIX 17375, PIX 15644
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Energy Generation and StoragePortfolio• Binderies Electrodes
• Fail-safe Design forLarge Capacity Li-ionBattery Systems
• Hybrid RadicalBatteries
• SimultaneousDistribution of AC/DCPower
Photos: (left to right) PIX 22068, PIX 22021
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Wind Portfolio
• Airfoils
Photos: (left to right) PIX 21924, PIX 10969
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Vehicles Portfolio
• Vehicle ComponentHeat DissipationImprovements
Photos: (left to right) PIX 20037, PIX 22731
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Buildings Portfolio
• Augmented RealityBuilding OperationsTool
• Image ProcessingOccupancy Sensor
Photos: (left to right) PIX 19350, PIX 17653
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NREL Commercialization AssistanceProgram
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Examples of Assistance
NCAP provides up to 40 hours of NREL assistance andinformation to help energy efficiency and renewableenergy small businesses with technology challenges.Funded with licensing revenues.
ü Test and measurement of systems orcomponents
ü Analytical testing of materialsü Insights on existing or emerging
technologiesü Assistance in addressing technological
performance and market analysisü Addressing general technology
problems