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

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

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3M and LG Chem enter into NMC patent license agreements; cathode materials for Li-ion batteries

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Under the agreement, 3M grants LG Chem a license to US Patents 6,660,432 (Paulsen et al. ); 6,964,828 (Lu and Dahn); 7,078,128 (Lu and Dahn); 8,685,565 (Lu and Dahn); and 8,241,791 (Lu and Dahn) and all global equivalents including in Korea, Taiwan, Japan, China and Europe. Earlier post.)

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Avantium Building YXY Pilot Plant for Furanics Biofuels and Materials

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Avantium, which spun off from Shell in 2000 to develop furan-based biofuels and biomaterials, has begun construction of a pilot plant at the Chemelot site (Geleen, the Netherlands) to convert carbohydrates into furanic building blocks—which the company calls “YXY”—for making renewable materials and fuels.

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Ascend Energy and Atrex Energy demo tubular SOFC electric ATV, fueled by natural gas

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The project was supported by a $146,283 Energy Innovations Small Grant (EISG) from the California Energy Commission. Atrex Energy has worked on research and development of a commercially viable power generator utilizing Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) since 2000. Ascend worked with Tructronics Inc., Atrex Energy. Tripled power density.

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Delphi Using $89.3M DOE Award to Support Expansion of Power Electronics Engineering and New Manufacturing Facility; First Products for Allison

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million to advance the development of low-cost manufacturing of electric drive vehicles (EDV) in the United States. In addition to the DOE award, Delphi has been offered support from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation through performance-based tax credits and training grants. With an $89.3

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California ARB Report Finds Fine Particle Air Pollution Responsible for 9,000 Premature Deaths in State Each Year; Based on US EPA Peer-Reviewed Study

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The Diesel Risk Reduction program was instituted by ARB in 2000. Additionally, up to $140 million annually is available through the Carl Moyer grants which are designated for early or extra emission reductions. There is also a low cost truck loan program under AB 118 to help truckers access financing before regulatory deadlines.

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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Busicom had hired Intel to develop a set of custom chips for a low-cost calculator and had sent three engineers to Santa Clara to work on the chip designs. The Intel marketing department they estimated that sales [of microprocessors] might total only 2000 chips a year. You’re crazy.” But word went out.

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