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January
8, 2001
Department
of Energy Honors Most Notable Scientific and Technological
Accomplishments
Energy Department Laboratories and Sites Recognized
For their Scientific and Technological Contributions
to Society
The U.S. Department of Energy today honored several
of its laboratories and sites with Energy 100
Awards for their notable scientific and technological
achievements during the department's 23-year history.
The awards recognize outstanding work by department
scientists and discoveries that have contributed
to society by helping consumers save money and
improve their quality of life. Deputy Energy Secretary
T.J. Glauthier, together with representatives
of the White House Office of Science and Technology
Policy, made the awards presentation at a ceremony
held at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
"The discoveries we honor today demonstrate
our commitment to save consumers money and improve
their quality of life," said Deputy Secretary
Glauthier. "The work being done by Energy
Department scientists across the country should
serve as an inspiring example of how public investment
in innovation is making a difference in our lives."
Two additional awards, The Energy@23 and Bright
Light Awards further recognize the achievements
of scientists and their contributions to American
consumers and innovation.
The Energy@23 Awards were chosen from a list of
100 scientific and technological innovations that
were developed by the Energy Department between
1977 and 2000. The highest ranked innovations
demonstrated benefits to the American public,
a contribution to U.S. competitiveness in the
global marketplace and the potential for significant
future growth.
The Bright Light Awards honor five of the department's
most recent consumer-oriented innovations, selected
from 23 discoveries or innovations developed since
1999.
All of the awardees were selected by a panel that
included members of the American public, including
representatives of the non-profit community, science
and engineering experts, labor leaders and academia.
More information on the Energy 100 Awards can
be found at: www.energy.gov/energy100. A list
of awardees follows:
BRIGHT LIGHT AWARDS:
Bio-mechanical Pancreas
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - Dr. Stephen
Lane
This new device uses a chemical glucose sensor
to help patients manage diabetes - a disease that
is the third leading cause of death in the U.S.
UNI-SOLAR Modules, Solar-cell Photovoltaic Technology
for Roofs
National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Dr. Ken
Zweibel and Dr. Subhendu Guha
UNISOLAR modules, brought on line by DOE scientists
in 1999 made photovoltaic technology far more
attractive for consumers to install at home.
Advanced Turbine System
National Energy Technology Laboratory - Ms. Abbie
W. Layne
Putting the Advanced Turbine System (ATS) to work
will result in a 10 percent decrease in the price
of electricity and emit less greenhouse gases.
Green Solvents
Argonne National Laboratory - Dr. James Frank
This discovery could eventually replace about
80 percent of the more toxic solvents used today
with a new discovery that requires very little
energy, eliminates waste and cuts costs by up
to half.
Novel Solid Electrolytes, Advanced All-Solid Lithium
Cells
The Idaho National Engineering and Environmental
Laboratory - Dr. Mason Harrup
Along with the technology's longer lifetime and
higher energy capacity, the result is performance
a cut above any battery currently in mass production
today.
ENERGY@23 AWARDS:
Novel Solid Electrolytes (also Bright Light Award
recipient - see above)
The Idaho National Engineering and Environmental
Laboratory - Dr. Mason Harrup
Refrigeration Research and Development
Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Dr. Fang Chen
DOE has researched and identified a variety of
design changes to supermarket refrigeration systems
that have generated significant energy savings.
Improved Detection of Breast Cancer Using Positron
Emission Tomography
UCLA-DOE Laboratory of Structural Biology and
Molecular Medicine - Dr. Michael Phelps
Developed by DOE researchers, the emerging medical
imaging technique called Positron Emission Tomography
(PET) has been found to be effective in imaging
breast cancer.
Media Contact: Guillermo Meneses, 202/586-5806
Number: R-01-003
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