December 24, 2001—The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently selected twenty-eight new energy efficiency research-and-development projects at laboratories and universities throughout the country to receive $22 million from the Industrial Materials for the Future (IMF) program. Projects include research on an integrated high-energy density coating that will increase corrosion resistance in chemicals, petroleum, and glass industries, and the development of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Coatings that will enable extended wear-resistance for rotating equipment such as pumps, shafts, and seals.
“Projects such as these support a critical goal of the President’s National Energy Plan,” said Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham. “I have been asked to establish a national priority for improving energy efficiency by improving the energy intensity of the US economy as measured by the amount of energy required for each dollar of economic productivity. Through the combined efforts of industry and the federal government, these projects help move us toward that goal.”
The IMF program is leading a national effort to research, design, engineer, and test new and improved materials, as well as more profitable uses of existing materials. The program works with DOE’s national laboratories, universities, and collaborative industrial partnerships to develop and commercialize new and improved materials that provide superior strength and corrosion resistance in high-temperature industrial environments.
For more information, contact DOE’s Office of Industrial Technologies.
