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European project to develop cobalt-free EV batteries awarded €11.8M

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The project will result in a unique battery system that features superior energy density, low cost, increased cycles and reduced critical materials. Technical bjectives include: >750 Wh/l cell energy density. Useful cycle life of >2000. >4.5V million grant to develop Next Generation Cobalt-free batteries.

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Wärtsilä and partners developing emissions-free barge concept

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The other founders of ZES are ING Bank, energy and technical service provider Engie, and the Port of Rotterdam Authority. These will be charged using energy from renewable sources. With the help of a 2000 kWh Repack container, an inland vessel can sail for two to four hours. The system is independent of the energy provider.

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Optodot awarded new patent for Electrode Coated Separator technology

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Optodot (founded in 2000) continued to innovate, developing the patented nanocomposite all?ceramic Steve Carlson, founder, President and CEO of Optodot. 60µm anode layer (bottom) coated directly onto 8µm all-ceramic separator (top). Source: Optodot. In 1996, Dr. Carlson invented boehmite ceramic?coated

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UPS plans to build 9 additional LNG stations at cost of ~$50M

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The company takes a “rolling laboratory” approach—meanings it’s always testing different technologies to find the best sources of energy for its vehicles. Between 2000 and the end of 2012, the UPS alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet logged 295 million miles.

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Argonne-led team develops new low-cost cobalt-based catalyst for PEM electrolysis

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The lack of supply and high cost of iridium pose a major barrier for widespread adoption of PEM electrolyzers. A PEMWE containing this catalyst at the anode demonstrated a current density of 2000 milliamperes per square centimeter at 2.47 The cathode catalyst yields hydrogen, while the anode catalyst forms oxygen. —Chong et al.

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New lithium polysulfide flow battery for large-scale energy storage

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Researchers from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have designed a new lithium/polysulfide (Li/PS) semi-liquid (flow) battery for large-scale energy storage, with lithium polysulfide (Li 2 S 8 ) in ether solvent as a catholyte and metallic lithium as an anode.

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EIA Annual Energy Outlook explores implications of behavior and demographics on light-duty vehicle energy demand

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The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) is in the process of staging the release of the full Annual Energy Outlook 2014 (AEO2014), its annual report on projected energy use and analysis of select energy topics. LDVs accounted for 61% of all transportation energy consumption in the United States in 2012—8.4

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