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Functionalized Substrates with Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Heterostructures

NU 2018-210 INVENTORS Vinayak Dravid* Xinqi Chen Jennifer Geary DiStefano Yuan Li SHORT DESCRIPTION This invention presents functionalized substrates featuring transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) heterostructures, designed to enhance electrocatalytic systems for applications such as hydrogen production. BACKGROUND Transition metal dichalcogenides...

Published: 11/6/2025 | Updated: 6/15/2025 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Catalyst, Cleantech, Devices, Fuel Cell, Hydrogen, Materials, Metals

Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes

A Low-Temperature, Energy Neutral Process For Preparing Formaldehyde From Neat Or Aqueous Methanol

NU 2015-173 Inventors Tobin Marks* Peter Stair Tracy Lohr Background Rapid low-temperature/low-pressure methanol reforming, mediated by a supported molybdenum catalyst, produces formaldehyde and a stoichiometric quantity of H2 without co-production of greenhouse gases (see Figure 1). Formaldehyde is a valuable commodity chemical, the current...

Published: 11/6/2025 | Updated: 5/5/2025 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Catalyst, Chemicals, Cleantech, Energy and Infrastructure, Hydrogen, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials

Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability

Solid Acid Electrochemical Cell for the Production of Hydrogen from Liquid Fuels including Ammonia

Solid Acid Electrochemical Cell for the Production of Hydrogen from Liquid Fuels including Ammonia NU 2020-200 INVENTORS Sossina Haile* Austin Blake Plymill Calum Chisholm Dae-Kwang Lim Strahinja Zecevic SHORT DESCRIPTION This invention presents a solid acid electrochemical cell that integrates a thermal decomposition catalyst with a proton...

Published: 1/12/2026 | Updated: 4/23/2025 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Cleantech, Energy and Infrastructure, Fuel Cell, Hydrogen, Manufacturing/Processing

Category(s): Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology

New Proton Conducting Electrolytes

NU 2019-158 INVENTORS Sossina Haile* Sheel Suketu Sanghvi Louis Shen Wang SHORT DESCRIPTION This invention introduces Cs3H(H2PO4)4, a novel proton conducting electrolyte that forms a highly conductive cubic phase (≈10⁻³ S cm⁻¹) at intermediate temperatures (100–150 °C) with exceptional stability in dry atmospheres. BACKGROUND The...

Published: 11/6/2025 | Updated: 4/23/2025 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Batteries, Cleantech, Devices, Energy and Infrastructure, Fuel Cell, Hydrogen, Materials, Metals

Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability

Thermo-Electrochemical Cycle and Reactor for Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide Production

Background The creation of effective energy conversion technologies has become essential in response to the challenges of integrating diurnally and seasonally intermittent and variable renewable energy resources. Specifically, one of the most important steps toward the economical production of sustainable fuels and organic chemicals is the conversion...

Published: 2/26/2026 | Updated: 4/16/2024 | Inventor(s): Ivan Ermanoski, Ryan Milcarek, Ellen Stechel-Speicher, James Miller

Keywords(s): CO2 to Fuels, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy storage, Hydrogen, Renewable Products and Chemicals, Solar Energy

Category(s): Physical Science, Energy & Power, Environmental, Alternative Energy

Iron-based Foams and Powder Beds for Rechargeable Solid-oxide Batteries

NU 2023-216, 2022-100 INVENTORS David C. Dunand * Samuel M. Pennell SHORT DESCRIPTION A new iron-based composite with ultra-high stability and durability as a battery material for grid-scale energy storage. BACKGROUND The global shift towards renewable energy necessitates efficient storage solutions for intermittent power, which is crucial for maintaining...

Published: 11/6/2025 | Updated: 2/29/2024 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Batteries, Carbon Dioxide Management, Carbon Storage, Carbon Utilization, CCUS, Cleantech, Energy and Infrastructure, Fuel Cell, Hydrogen, Materials, Sustainability

Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes, Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability

Refractory Alloyed Iron-based Redox Active Foams for Iron-Air Batteries

NU 2022-100 INVENTORS David Dunand* Jacob Mack Samuel Pennell SHORT DESCRIPTION A fabrication process for iron-molybdenum foam that enhances porosity and allows repeated redox cycling for a high efficiency iron-air battery or hydrogen storage ABSTRACT Northwestern researchers have developed a fabrication process using water-based directional freeze...

Published: 11/6/2025 | Updated: 1/24/2023 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Batteries, Carbon Dioxide Management, Carbon Storage, Carbon Utilization, CCUS, Cleantech, Hydrogen, Metals

Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes

Wireless Power Transmission

There are a number of circumstances where electricity is needed, but wired power delivery is not available, convenient, or technologically feasible. Remote industrial, scientific, and military endeavors often journey beyond established infrastructure, making wired power delivery more complicated, expensive, and dangerous. Also, emergency situations...

Published: 2/26/2026 | Updated: 1/3/2023 | Inventor(s): Ivan Ermanoski, Christian Fortunato, Spring Berman

Keywords(s): Hydrogen, PS-Energy and Power, Wireless power transmission

Category(s): Energy & Power, Physical Science

Thermochemical Labyrinth Reactor

Thermochemical reactors provide an effective means for water splitting and carbon dioxide splitting. These reactors are able to produce energized chemicals (e.g., hydrogen and carbon monoxide), which can subsequently be used in other chemical reactions (e.g., to reduce, add functionality, etc.) or from which other chemicals can be made (e.g.,...

Published: 2/26/2026 | Updated: 12/14/2022 | Inventor(s): Ivan Ermanoski, James Miller, Roy Hogan, Jr., Ryan Milcarek

Keywords(s): CO2 to Fuels, Energy, Energy Efficiency, High Temperature, Hydrogen, Renewable Products and Chemicals, Solar Energy, Thermal Storage

Category(s): Physical Science, Environmental, Energy & Power

2021-194 GASEOUS HYDROCARBON SELF-CATALYZING SOLAR REFORMING AND SOLID CARBON DEPOSITION

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a method for green hydrogen production through high flux solar heating and a porous substrate. BACKGROUND: With populations rising and the search for more sustainable sources of energy accelerating, hydrogen has been touted as a desirable sustainable...

Published: 7/17/2025 | Updated: 11/29/2021 | Inventor(s): Timothy Fisher

Keywords(s): Concentrated Solar Power Chemical Engineering, Energy Efficiency, Energy Generation & Storage, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, Environmental Remediation, Functional Materials, Hydrogen, Methane, Methane Reformer, Methane Reformer Hydrogen Production, Renewable Energy, Solar Cell, Solar Energy, Thermal Energy Storage

Category(s): Mechanical, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency

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