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Bloom Energy Debuts SOFC Fuel Cell System for Distributed Generation

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With low cost ceramic materials, and extremely high electrical efficiencies, SOFCs can deliver attractive economics without relying on CHP. Founded in 2001, Bloom Energy can trace its roots to the NASA Mars space program. SOFCs operate at high temperature (typically above 800 °C).

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Univ. of Michigan and Shanghai Jiao Tong University Team Up On Li-Air Batteries, 5 Other Renewable Energy and Biomedical Technology Projects

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The goal of the Li-air project is to combine experiments and computational modeling to identify optimal cathode catalysts for Li-air batteries that could power low-cost electric vehicles with a driving range comparable to today’s gasoline-powered vehicles.

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