Distributed Energy Program — Technology-Base Research

Information Resources

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Information about research activities can be found in the progress reports and other documents below.

Composites for Industrial Gas Turbines (PDF 2.8 MB) — Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2001.
DER Materials Quarterly Progress Report for the Period January 1, 2004 to March 31, 2004 — Oak Ridge National Laboratory, March 2004. This report is divided up by topic:
- Recuperators (PDF 672 KB)
- Ceramics and composites (PDF 2.9 MB)
- Coatings, power electronics, and materials for advanced reciprocating engines (PDF 4.4 MB)
DER Materials Program Quarterly Progress Report for the Period January 1, 2002 to March 31, 2002 (PDF 8.8 MB) — Oak Ridge National Laboratory, March 2002.
Microturbine Materials (PDF 988 KB) — Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2001.
Proceedings of the Technology Roadmap Workshop on Communication and Control Systems for Distributed Energy Implementation and Testing (PDF 742 KB) — DOE, 2002.
Recuperator Materials for Advanced Microturbines (PDF 515 KB) — Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2001.
Thermal Barrier Coatings for Industrial Gas Turbines (PDF 968 KB) — Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2001.