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Arizona State University Professor’s Work to Stabilize the Grid Pays Off

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He is a professor of power systems engineering in the Fulton program at Arizona State University , in Tempe. He was part of an IEEE task force that in 2020 issued a report that described how equipment used for storing energy, transferring power over long distances, and integrating renewable energy could impact power system stability.

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€12M Current Direct project seeks to support marine electrification with swappable containerized battery system

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By changing the model for acquiring and storing energy aboard vessels, Current Direct seeks to create a new energy economy, adding thousands of new jobs. trigger investments for innovation, job and knowledge creation in the European marine transport and battery sector. Contact CurrentDirect@spearps.com to learn more.

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Swedish researchers explore use of carbon fiber as active electrode in structural battery for electric vehicles

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Mats Johansson at Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology says the work is about improving the mechanical properties of batteries so that it not only stores energy but is part of the design. In a paper presented at the Materials Research Society Symposium in 2005, South et al. In this €3.4-million million (US$4.7-million)

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Ad Astra Rocket Company and Cummins use hydrogen/biogas to power Cummins generator in Costa Rica

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The effort is in parallel with an ongoing technology development to store hydrogen affordably. and EARTH University in Costa Rica. and EARTH University in Costa Rica. In addition, biogas production from biodigestors is being studied by EARTH University.

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Omar Yaghi to direct Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry

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Yaghi, who will also hold an appointment with the University of California (UC) Berkeley chemistry department, comes to Berkeley from UCLA, where he was the Jean Stone Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Professor of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, among other positions. from the University of Illinois-Urbana in 1990.

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Viral Genetics launches subsidiary to market metabolic disruption technology to biofuels market; enhanced algal lipids yields

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VG researchers say that the MDT approach increases the yields of oils stored and/or secreted by algal cells by 300%. We can manipulate plant cells so that they store oil and eventually release those reserves instead of burning the fat for fuel when glucose stores are low.

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Li-S battery company OXIS Energy receives 2014 European Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation

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OXIS Energy is the lead partner in a collaboration with Lotus Engineering, Imperial College London and Cranfield University to develop a Lithium-sulfur vehicle battery and Energy System Controller (ESC). Further, the ESC will utilize 90-95% of the stored energy. OXIS Energy was founded in 2005.