SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- Sandia and Sunshine-to-Petrol™: Renewable Drop-in Transportation Fuels
- Notice Date
- 10/29/2013
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Sandia Corp. (DOE Contractor), Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, MS: 0115, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87185
- ZIP Code
- 87185
- Solicitation Number
- 14_396
- Archive Date
- 12/15/2013
- Point of Contact
- Anthony Martino,
- E-Mail Address
-
martino@sandia.gov
(martino@sandia.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) is conducting ongoing research and development into solar fuels, the conversion of sunlight, CO2, and H2O into high energy density, gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel pre-cursors. Our solar fuels program, Sunshine to Petrol (S2P), is cost competitive with other renewable transportation fuel options such as biofuels, gas-to-liquid reforming, solar electrolysis and photoelectrocatalysis. In addition to cost competitiveness, the unique value in S2P is the production of fuels other than methanol, ethanol, and hydrogen that can be integrated directly into the existing transportation infrastructure. S2P uses a two-step solar thermochemical cycle. Sandia is the world leader in this technology having developed two engine prototypes, in addition to pioneering the gold standards in redox/catalyst materials, and also completing thorough systems studies and life cycle analysis. Sandia has authored multiple publications and owns a substantial intellectual property (IP) portfolio. Sandia is seeking a company or companies interested in this unique opportunity which will lead to the demonstration and deployment of this technology. We are seeking a partner interested in Cooperative Research & Development Agreements (CRADAs) or Work for Others agreements (WFOs). Potential partners must have a significant interest in developing this technology to the demonstration and deployment stage. The CRADA or WFO is expected to include funds-in to Sandia from the partner(s). Background IP and new IP developed in the course of the relationship will be available for licensing, up to an exclusive license. Interested companies are preferred but not required to have experience and expertise in one or more of the following areas: •Research and development of high temperature metal oxide formulations to optimize the thermodynamics, kinetics, and stability of solar thermochemical redox reactions. •Research and development of high temperature engine fabrication including heat management and thermal cycling, gas reactant and product separations, and integration to on-sun applications. •Deployment of concentrating solar power technologies to chemical reaction methodologies. •Commercialization and integration of renewable transportation fuel options into the existing petrochemical/fuel infrastructure. For further information, please respond to Anthony Martino at Sandia National Laboratories by email martino@sandia.gov. Contracting Office Address: Sandia National Laboratories Anthony Martino MS0734 P.O. Box 5800 Albuquerque, NM 87185 USA Primary Point of Contact: Anthony Martino martino@sandia.gov
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