Welcome to the summer edition of Grid Innovations where we bring to you exciting updates from the Center for Integrated Electric Energy Systems (CIEES).

CIEES, which is a New York State Center of Advanced Technology (CAT), enhances the development and integration of cutting-edge technologies into electric energy systems, working with industry partners, and leveraging the technical and intellectual assets of Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Laboratory. CIEES is located at the Advanced Energy Research and Development Center (AERTC) in Stony Brook University's Research and Development Park.

The Empire State Development's Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR) funds 15 CAT's throughout New York State to encourage greater collaboration between private industry and universities in the development and application of new technologies. CAT's play a critical role in spurring technology-based applied research and economic development in the state, promoting national and international research collaboration and innovation, and leveraging New York's research expertise and funding with investments from the federal government, foundations, businesses, venture capital firms and other entities. Our goal is to make New York a global leader in the technologies that will accelerate the progress of renewable energy as one of the mainstream resources. This will eventually displace fossil fuel-based electric power worldwide by facilitating the integration of renewable sources into the electric grid.

How do we do that? 

CIEES looks to drive economic impact and innovation growth through collaborative projects with industry and works closely with NY-based industry innovators to understand their wants and needs. It then assembles the appropriate resources to provide them with a solution. These projects are funded by the industry partner with CIEES providing much needed matching funds to make the effort more cost effective.

Please feel free to reach out to learn more about our offerings and how we can help leverage our resources for your benefit.

Regards,

David Hamilton

Interim Center Director, CIEES

ChemCubed, LLC,  a small business located in Stony Brook, New York, is engaged in research, development, and manufacturing of nanocomposite material for the Additive Manufacturing (aka 3-D printing) industry. ChemCubed focuses on end-use applications for their nanocomposite liquids suitable for various 3D printing technologies in a broad range of markets, including Electronics, Aerospace, Automotive, Military/Defense, Medical/Optical/Dental devices and components, Security, and Advanced Manufacturing.

CIEES established a project that assisted ChemCubed in transitioning to stretchable electronics, which is a novel fast-growing field that will help enable efficient manufacturing of high-current printed circuit boards used in grid-tied power electronics industry. The Center hired a postgraduate fellow Dr. Song, whose work was instrumental in the development of conductive ink formulation for stretchable PCB substrates.

In 2022, ChemCubed won the National Institute of Standards and Technology SBIR Phase II award which was used to continue to drive this project forward. The project realized the tremendous potential of manufacturing printed electronics in a more sustainable, flexible, faster, and less costly way. With CIEES support, the company evaluated all printing and mixing parameters to find the optimal mechanical properties and scoped electrical properties using a completely new printing technique and U.V. curable ink. Chemcubed ultimately developed a material that has the physical strength and thermal-resistant properties required to endure the mechanical stress and temperature fluctuations of commercial-scale manufacturing and will have a solder reflow process for component surface mounting.

UPCOMING EVENT

Oct 28-29, 2024

Syracuse, NY