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Renewable Energy
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- Incorporating battery energy storage systems into multi-MW grid connected PV systems
- The Design and Analysis of Large Solar PV Farm Configurations With DC-Connected Battery Systems
- Study of Renewable Energy Penetration on a Benchmark Generation and Transmission System
- Fuzzy Speed Regulation of a Wind-Turbine DC Generator
- Fuzzy-Polar Controller for Wind-Turbine Synchronous Generator
- Improving the capacity factor and stability of multi-MW grid connected PV systems with results from a 1MW/2MWh battery demonstrator
- On the Control of a Solid State Transformer for Multi-MW Utility-Scale PV-Battery Systems
- Decarbonization Analysis for Thermal Generation and Regionally Integrated Large-Scale Renewables Based on Minutely Optimal Dispatch with a Kentucky Case Study
- LG&E and KU earn EPRI Technology Transfer Awards
- LG&E and KU Utilize EPRI Resources and Staff to Design Solar PV Project
- Using solar and storage to meet 100% of the electricity requirements of a distribution circuit
- Solar Grazing: Viability of Grazing Sheep for Vegetation Management
- Solar Grazing: Viability of Grazing Sheep for Vegetation Management, Year 2
- LG&E and KU earn national honors in technology and innovation
Energy Storage
- Incorporating battery energy storage systems into multi-MW grid connected PV systems
- The Design and Analysis of Large Solar PV Farm Configurations With DC-Connected Battery Systems
- Improving the capacity factor and stability of multi-MW grid connected PV systems with results from a 1MW/2MWh battery demonstrator
- On the Control of a Solid State Transformer for Multi-MW Utility-Scale PV-Battery Systems
- Parameter Identification for Cells, Modules, Racks, and Battery for Utility-Scale Energy Storage Systems
- Measurement and estimation of the equivalent circuit parameters for multi-MW battery systems
- Modeling and simulation of a utility-scale battery energy storage system
- Power Utility Tests for Multi-MW High Energy Batteries
Carbon Capture
- Application of a Heat Integrated Post-combustion CO2 Capture System with Hitachi Advanced Solvent into Existing Coal-Fired Power Plant (Final Technical Report)
- Synthesis of T-type Zeolite Nanoparticles for the Separation of CO2/N2 and CO2/CH4 by Adsorption Process
- A facile method for determination of amine speciation in CO2 capture solutions
- Impact of Flue Gas Contaminants on Monoethanolamine Thermal Degradation
- Simulation of the Energy Consumption on CO2 Capture by Aqueous Monoethanolamine in Pilot Plant
- CO2 loading-dependent corrosion of carbon steel and formation of corrosion products in anoxic 30 wt.% monoethanolamine-based solutions
- Thermal degradation of amino acid salts in CO2 capture
- Heat Stable Salt Accumulation and Solvent Degradation in a Pilot-Scale CO2 Capture Process Using Coal Combustion Flue Gas
- Impact of fly ash on monoethanolamine degradation during CO2 capture
- Corrosion mitigation via a pH stabilization method in monoethanolamine-based solutions for post-combustion CO2 capture
- Suitability and Stability of 2-Mercaptobenzimidazole as a Corrosion Inhibitor in a Post-Combustion CO2 Capture System
- Improving Carbon Capture from Power Plant Emissions with Zinc- and Cobalt-based Catalysts
- Corrosion Benefits of Piperazine as an Alternative CO2 Capture Solvent
- Use of Carbon Steel for Construction of Postcombustion CO2 Capture Facilities: A Pilot-Scale Corrosion Study
- NF/RO faujasite zeolite membrane-ammonia absorption solvent hybrid system for potential post-combustion CO2 capture application
- Carbonic anhydrase mimics for enhanced CO2 absorption in an amine-based capture solvent
- Comparison of solvent performance of CO2 capture from coal-derived flue gas: A pilot scale study
- Corrosion Behavior of Carbon Steel in Piperazine Solutions for Post-Combustion CO2 Capture
- Pilot testing of a heat integrated 0.7 MWe CO2 capture system with two-stage air-stripping: Amine degradation and metal accumulation
- Possible Ways to Minimize Nitrosation Reactions during Post-combustion CO2 Capture Process
- Selective Removal of Nitrosamines from a Model Amine Carbon-Capture Waterwash Using Low-Cost Activated-Carbon Sorbents
- FeCO3 Coating Process toward the Corrosion Protection of Carbon Steel in a Postcombustion CO2 Capture System
- Laboratory to Bench-Scale Evaluation of an Integrated CO2 Capture System Using a Thermostable Carbonic Anhydrase Promoted K2CO3 Solvent with Low Temperature Vacuum Stripping
- Corrosion behavior of an aluminized nickel coating in a carbon dioxide capture process using aqueous monoethanolamine
- The Equilibrium Solubility of Carbon Dioxide in Aqueous Solutions of Morpholine: Experimental Data and Thermodynamic Modeling
- Pilot testing of a heat integrated 0.7MWe CO2 capture system with two-stage air-stripping: Emission
- Absorption of Carbon Dioxide in Aqueous Morpholine Solutions
- Electrochemical study of corrosion behavior of carbon steel A106 and stainless steel 304 in aqueous monoethanolamine
- Solvent Regeneration with a High Volatility Liquid as Stripping Carrier
- Application of Electrolyte-NRTL Model for Prediction of the Viscosity of Carbon Dioxide Loaded Aqueous Amine Solutions
- Integrated Bench-Scale Parametric Study on CO2 Capture Using a Carbonic Anhydrase Promoted K2CO3 Solvent with Low Temperature Vacuum Stripping
- The Effect of Fly Ash on Fluid Dynamics of CO2 Scrubber in Coal-Fired Power Plant
- Thermal Degradation Comparison of Amino Acid Salts, Alkanolamines and Diamines in CO2 Capture
- Thermal Degradation Rate of 2Amino-2-methyl-1-propanol to Cyclic 4,4-Dimethyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one: Experiments and Kinetics Modeling
- CFD Modeling on Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Multiphase Counter-Current Flow in a Structured Packed Bed for Post-Combustion CO2 Capture
- Catalyst Design for Mitigating Nitrosamines in CO2 Capture Process
- Enhancing CO2 absorption for post-combustion carbon capture via zinc- based biomimetic catalysts in industrially relevant amine solutions
- RPilot scale testing of an advanced solvent in a 0.7 MWe post-combustion CO2 capture unit
- Destroying nitrosamines in post-combustion CO2 capture
- Aspen Modeling for MEA-CO2 Loop: Dynamic Gridding for Accurate Column Profile
- Understanding the Corrosion of CO2-loaded 2-Amino-2-Methyl-1-Propanol Solutions Assisted by Thermodynamic Modeling
- Thermal Degradation Pathways of Aqueous Diamine CO2 Capture Solvents
- Evaluation of Different Solvent Performance in a 0.7 MWe Pilot Scale CO2 Capture Unit
- Integrated hybrid process for solvent-based CO2 capture using a pre-concentrating membrane: A pilot scale study
- Trace Metals Accumulation in a Coal-fired Post Combustion CO2 Capture Process with Amine-based Solvents
- Thermal Degradation Rate of 2-Amino- 2-methyl-1-propanol to Cyclic 4,4-Dimethyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one; Mechanistic Aspects and Kinetics Investigation
- Enhancements in Mass Transfer for Carbon Capture Solvents Part II: Micron-Sized Solid Particles
- Application of Surface Tension Model for Prediction of Interfacial Speciation of CO2-loaded Aqueous Solutions of Monoethanolamine
- 3D Numerical Study of Multiphase Counter-Current Flow within a Packed Bed for Post Combustion Carbon Dioxide Capture
- Investigation of chemical stabilities and contact angle of 3D printed polymers with CO2 capture solvents to enhance absorber performance
- Catalyst Development for Rate Enhanced Acid Gas (CO2) Scrubbing
- Reducing Amine Aerosol Emissions from Carbon Capture Systems Using Colloidal Gas Aphrons
- Reduction of amine mist emissions from a pilot-scale CO2 capture process using charged colloidal gas aphrons
- Device-scale CFD Modeling of Gas-liquid Multiphase Flow and Amine Absorption for CO2 Capture
- Decomposition of N-nitrosamines formed in CO2 capture systems through electrochemically- mediated reduction on carbon xerogel electrode
- FAU zeolite membranes for dewatering of amine-based post-combustion CO2 capture solutions
- Minimizing solvent degradation and corrosion using multifunctional additive
- Foaming Dependence on the Interface Affinities of Surfactant-like Molecules
- A Laboratory Corrosion Inhibition Study of Carbon Steel Using 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) under Post-combustion CO2 Capture Conditions
- CO2 absorption intensification using three-dimensional printed dynamic polarity packing in a bench-scale integrated CO2 capture system,” AIChE J. 2022; e17570.
- Molecular Modeling of the Physical Properties for Aqueous Amine Solution Containing a CO2 Hydration Catalyst
- Solubility and Thermodynamic Modeling of Carcinogenic Nitrosamines in Aqueous Amine Solvents for CO2 Capture
- Determining the Henry’s volatility coefficient of nitrosamines in CO2 capture Solvents
- Solvent Degradation and Emissions from a 0.7 MWe Pilot CO2 Capture System with Two-Stage Stripping
- Research on oxygen solubility in aqueous amine solvents with common additives used for CO2 chemical absorption
- Study of a Novel Solvent System for CO2 Capture from Post-Combustion Flue Gas
- Techno-Economic Analysis of a Secondary Air Stripper Process
- Thermal degradation rate and kinetic modeling of CO2 loaded amine solvent blends of 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol and 1-amino 2-propanol
- Application of a Small Unmanned Aerial System to Measure Ammonia Emissions from a Pilot Amine-CO2 Capture System
- Linear relationships for modeling CO2 absorption in aqueous alkanolamine solutions in a thermodynamically consistent way
- Fossil-Fuel-Fired Power Plant, U.S. Patent 9,021,810
- Contaminant-Tolerant Solvent and Stripping Chemical and Process for Using Same for Carbon Capture from Combustion Gases, U.S. Patent 8,940,261 (Issued January 27, 2015).
- Solvent and Method for Removal of an Acid Gas from a Fluid Stream, U.S. Patent 9,468,883 (Issued October 18, 2016).
- Hybrid Process Using a Membrane To Enrich Flue Gas CO2 With a Solvent-Based Post-Combustion CO2 Capture System, U.S. Patent 9,409,120 (Issued August 9, 2016).
- Method of Increasing Mass Transfer Rate of Acid Gas Scrubbing Solvents, U.S. Patent 9,409,125 (Issued August 9, 2016).
- Catalysts and Methods of Increasing Mass Transfer Rate of Acid Gas Scrubbing Solvents, U.S. Patent 9,266,102 (Issued February 23, 2016).
- Method of Inhibiting Nitrosation of an Aqueous Amine Solution Used in a Process of Removing Carbon Dioxide From a Flue Gas, U.S. Patent 9,675,928 (Issued June 13, 2017).
- Method of Increasing Mass Transfer Rate of Acid Gas Scrubbing Solvents, U.S. Patent 9,957,284 (Issued May 1, 2018).
- Method of Development and Use of Catalyst- Functionalized Catalytic-particles to Increase the Mass Transfer Rate of Solvents Used in Acid Gas Cleanup, U.S. Patent 10,322,367 (Issued June 18, 2019).
- Reduction of Amine Emissions From an Aqueous Amine Carbon Dioxide Capture System Using Charged Colloidal Gas Aphrons, U.S. Patent 10,252,216, (Issued April 9, 2019).
- Method of Increasing Mass Transfer Rate of Acid Gas Scrubbing Solvents, U.S. Patent 10,213,734, (Issued February 26, 2019).
- US Patent: Packing Material Sonication, Patent Pending, (Published January 17, 2019, 2019/0015810)
- Method and Apparatus for Increasing Mass Transfer in Aqueous Gas Adsorption Processes, U.S. Patent 10,702,826 (Issued July 7, 2020).
- CO2 Mass Transfer Enhancement of Aqueous Amine Solvents by Particle Additives, U.S. Patent 10,589,214 (Issued March 17, 2020).
- US Patent: Electrochemical Cell, Method and Apparatus for Capturing Carbon Dioxide from Flue Gas and Decomposing Nitrosamine Compounds, Patent Pending, (Published January 2, 2020, 2020/0001231).
- US Patent: Apparatus and Method for Recovering an Amine Solvent from an Acid Gas Stream, Patent Pending, (Published January 2, 2020, 2020/0001227).
- Evaluation of Geologic CO2 Storage Potential at LG&E and Kentucky Utilities Power Plant Locations, Central and Western Kentucky
- Micropatterning of alumina tubular membranes via laser carving for enhanced direct air capture
Demand / Electrification
- Forecast of Community Total Electric Load and HVAC Component Disaggregation through a New LSTM-Based Method
- Load-Leveling Trainer for Demand Side Management on a 45kW Cyber-Physical Microgrid
- LG&E & KU Electric Service Plan Customer Preferences Estimator Tool
- LG&E and KU Use EPRI Guidelines to Design First HRSG
- PPL Electric Utilities Electrification Portfolio Assessment
- AEP and LG&E and KU Reduce O&M Costs Through the EPRI Recommended Integrated Approach to Life Managementof CSEF Steels
- EPRI-PPL Pennsylvania State Utility Project Task 1: Final Presentation
- EPRI-PPL Pennsylvania State Utility Project Summary White Paper: Electrification Scenarios for Pennsylvania’s Energy Future
- EPRI-PPL Pennsylvania State Utility Project Task 3: Residential and Commercial Buildings Summary
- EPRI-PPL Pennsylvania State Utility Project Task 2: Qualitative Transmission Impacts
- EPRI-PPL Pennsylvania State Utility Project Task 3: On-Road and Non-Road Transportation Summary
- EPRI-PPL Pennsylvania State Utility Project Task 3: Emerging Technologies Summary
- EPRI-PPL Pennsylvania State Utility Project Task 3: Industry Summary
- EPRI-PPL Pennsylvania State Utility Project Task 3: Utility-Level Electrification Assessment and Implementation Plan
- Global research and development organization recognizes LG&E and KU Energy
Distribution and Transmission
- Automatic Fault Location and Event Analysis at LG&E/KU: Demonstration of openXDA and EPRI Open PQ Dashboard Software
- PPL Electric Utilities Wins EPRI Technology Transfer Award for application of downed wire detection technology
- PPL Electric Utilities wins industry award for innovative distribution system tool