Current Water Management R&D Portfolio
Projects grouped by generic technical solutions
Novel condenser designs or coatings
| Prime performer |
Agreement number* |
Project title |
Total award value |
| Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) |
FWP-FP6315 |
Enhancing Steam-Side Heat Transfer via Microdroplet Ejection |
$235,000 |
| Nelumbo Inc. |
FE0031675 |
Enhancing Steam-Side Heat Transfer via Microdroplet Ejection using Inorganic Coatings |
$704,747 |
| Interphase Materials, Inc. |
FE0031561 |
Application of Heat Transfer Enhancement (HTE) System for Improved Efficiency of Power Plant Condensers |
$961,915 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
FE0031677 |
Capillary-Driven Condensation for Heat Transfer Enhancement in Steam Power Plants |
$937,989 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
FE0031556 |
Novel Patterned Surfaces for Improved Condenser Performance in Power Plants |
$938,470 |
Novel cooling tower designs or technologies
| Prime performer |
Agreement number* |
Project title |
Total award value |
| Gas Technology Institute (GTI) |
FE0031833 |
Enhanced Cooling Tower Technology for Power Plant Efficiency Increase and Operating Flexibility |
$1,537,798 |
Technologies for reuse of internal water sources
| Prime performer |
Agreement number* |
Project title |
Total award value |
| NETL |
FWP-1022428 Task 4 |
Concentrating Wastewater Effluent Streams |
$418,215 |
| SRI International |
FE0031552 |
Development of a High Efficient Membrane-Based Wastewater Management System for Thermal Power Plants |
$799,949 |
| University of Illinois |
FE0031551 |
Energy Efficient Waste Heat Coupled Forward Osmosis for Effluent Water Management at Coal-Fired Power Plants |
$929,617 |
Water recovery by plume abatement
| Prime performer |
Agreement number* |
Project title |
Total award value |
| Infinite Cooling, Inc. |
FE0031828 |
Water Recovery from Cooling Tower Plumes |
$1,875,000 |
Systems level analysis of water use
| Prime performer |
Agreement number* |
Project title |
Total award value |
| Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) |
FWP-18-021409 |
Water Atlas Extension |
$700,000 |
| NETL |
FWP-1022428 Task 5 |
Impact of Water Use of Power Systems |
$95,670 |
Wastewater treatment technologies
| Prime performer |
Agreement number* |
Project title |
Total award value |
| NETL |
FWP-1022428 Task 2 |
Guiding R&D for Treatment of Coal Power Plant Effluent Streams |
$639,623 |
| NETL |
FWP-1022428 Task 3 |
Selective Removal of Heavy Metals for Effluent Streams |
$341,679 |
| NETL |
FWP-1022428 Task 6 |
Biological treatment of FGD effluent streams |
$103,870 |
| NETL |
FWP-1022428 Task 7 |
Characterization of FGD Effluent Streams |
$215,941 |
| Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. |
FE0031678 |
Demonstrations of Holistic, Lower Cost/Energy Effluent Water Management Approaches for Coal-Fired Energy Plants |
$922,989 |
| ES Engineering Services, LLC |
FE0031676 |
Flue-Gas Desulfurization Effluent Management Using an Innovative Low-Energy Biosorption Treatment System to Remove Key Contaminants |
$941,206 |
| West Virginia State University |
FE0027893 |
Dev. Cost-Effective Biological Removal Technology for Selenium & Nitrate from Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewater from Existing Power Generating Facility |
$249,999 |
*Links to Project Landing Pages provided, where available
