AMO and Wind Program Team Up to Advance Wind Blade Manufacturing

AMO, Wind Program, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), and other organizations are working together to identify and develop solutions to reduce costs and time associated with manufacturing wind turbines, experiment with new capabilities, and improve design flexibility. This includes the development of a new, more efficient process which uses Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) to print molds for wind turbine blades.

Read our blog to learn more about this project and innovations in additive manufacturing.

Superior Energy Performance Program Management to Transition in 2016

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB). recently announced that the organizations will transition the management of program accreditation solely under ANAB, resulting in increased consolidation and efficiency. DOE’s Advanced Manufacturing Office will continue to act as the SEP Program Administrator. Parties involved in the SEP certification process should not be affected by the transition process, which is expected to take place over the first part of 2016. SEP Verification Bodies will still be accredited using the ANSI/MSE 50028 standard and facilities will follow the same process to become SEP certified under the ANSI/MSE 50021 standard.

ANAB will release updates as they are available on its “Heads Up” publication page. View the original announcement from ANAB by visiting http://anab.org/media/59168/hu326.pdf.

EVENT: Advanced Manufacturing Public Hearing

Please join AMO for a congressional briefing event sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Convened in conjunction with the “Manufacturing Caucus” at the U.S House of Representatives. Dr. Mark Johnson, Advanced Manufacturing Office director, will join other speakers to talk about Advanced Manufacturing institutes that coordinate and leverage their individual and collective strengths. There is no fee to attend. Lunch will be provided.

Thursday, February 11, 2016
B339-340 RHOB
12PM - 1:30PM

Please RSVP at the following link: https://fs19.formsite.com/rsvp2/form49/index.html?1451577803801

WVU Industrial Assessment Center Receives Governor’s Award of Excellence for Enabling Industrial Energy Efficiency

On January 27, 2016, West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin presented West Virginia University’s Industrial Assessment Center with the Governor’s Award of Excellence for Enabling Industrial Energy Efficiency. The award was presented during the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Day at the State Capitol in Charleston, WV. The DOE’s Industrial Assessment Centers provide important hands-on training for engineering students across the country to conduct energy audits and identify opportunities for small- and medium-sized manufacturers to improve productivity, reduce waste, and save energy.

Learn more about the DOE’s Industrial Assessment Centers here.

CHP C370 Program Report Available for Download

A joint project between Capstone Turbine Corporation, the DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and NASA’s Glenn Research Center and funded by the Advanced Manufacturing Office was completed on August 31, 2015. The project goal was to design and test a more electrically efficient small turbine engine, building on Capstone’s unique designs and utilizing ORNL and NASA’s research capabilities. Read more about the project’s goals and accomplishments on our blog.

To view the full report and findings, click here.