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NPD study finds substantial mineral resources on Norwegian shelf

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has prepared a resource assessment of the seabed minerals on the Norwegian shelf. The report concludes that substantial resources are in place on the seabed. For several of the metals, the mineral resources are sufficient to cover many years of global consumption.

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University of Michigan and Ford researchers see plentiful lithium resources for electric vehicles

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AUGUST 3, 2011

Researchers from the University of Michigan and Ford Motor Co. report in Journal of Industrial Ecology that even with a rapid and widespread adoption of electric vehicles powered by lithium-ion batteries, lithium resources are sufficient to support demand until at least the end of this century. 2011), Global Lithium Availability.

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Study estimates that PM2.5 pollution in US was responsible for 107,000 premature deaths in 2011; 28% associated with transportation

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APRIL 10, 2019

A new study by a team from the University of New Mexico, University of Washington and the University of Minnesota examines the health and economic impacts of PM 2.5 was responsible for 107,000 premature deaths in 2011, at a cost to society of $886 billion. pollution (particulates and precursors) in the United States.

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LSBU researchers investigating metal hydride hydrogen storage for buses

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

Researchers from London South Bank University (LSBU), School of the Built Environment and Architecture, are investigating the use of metal hydrides to absorb, release and store hydrogen for fuel cell buses. From Adelhelm & Jongh (2011). Hydrogen is stored by reaction with a metal to form a hydride (exothermic reaction). EP/T022760/1.

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Hydrogen London Store Climate Change

Study Concludes Peak Coal Will Occur Close to 2011

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AUGUST 2, 2010

A multi-Hubbert analysis of coal production by Tadeusz Patzek at The University of Texas at Austin and Gregory Croft at the University of California, Berkeley concludes that the global peak of coal production from existing coalfields will occur close to the year 2011. Gt C (15 Gt CO 2 ) per year, according to the study.

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Coal 2011 Global Emissions

CMU-led study finds that when Uber and Lyft enter cities, vehicle ownership increases

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JANUARY 6, 2021

on average, increasing even more in car-dependent cities, according to a new study led by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. The researchers analyzed data from major US cities between 2011 to 2017, comparing trends in cities where Uber and Lyft entered with those where they didn’t. Ward et al. Ward et al. 2020.101933.

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Mazda and Hiroshima University sign comprehensive cooperation agreement

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Mazda Motor Corporation and Hiroshima University signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement to expand the scope of their collaborative activities. Mazda and Hiroshima University have conducted numerous joint research projects since the 1980s. Specific projects will be progressively implemented from April 2011.

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MIT/UC Davis professors challenge claims that ethanol production decreased gasoline prices in 2010 and 2011

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JULY 17, 2012

in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Those estimates are based on a series of papers by University of Wisconsin and Iowa State University economists Xiaodong Du and Dermot Hayes, who used monthly regional data to estimate the relationship between ethanol production and the pro? It is strongly correlated with any trending variable.

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Davis MIT Gasoline 2010

Kyushu University team develops platinum-free fuel cell with enzyme-inspired NiRu catalyst

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

A group led by Professor Seiji Ogo from Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, has published details of an experimental fuel cell that uses a nickel-ruthenium (NiRu) catalyst instead of platinum. Integrity Exports.

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Universal Fuel 2008 Hydrogen

NZ study shows cycle lanes and walkways cut car use, reduce emissions

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

The researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington and Victoria University studied the impact of new cycling and walking paths built in New Plymouth and Hastings in 2011. Researchers in New Zealand have shown that investing in cycle lanes and walkways encourages people to drive less and cuts carbon emissions.

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IBM and University of Guadalajara create Smarter Cities Exploration Center; transportation pilot seeks to reduce commuting time in city by 15%

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DECEMBER 28, 2011

IBM and the University of Guadalajara (UdeG) in Mexico have created a Smarter Cities Exploration Center. The University will foster the assimilation of high-level competencies and expertise by its doctoral students and researchers, to support efforts designed to tackle issues that have a high social and economic impact for Latin America.

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Study finds EV buyers want rebates, not tax credits; government could have saved $2B

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JULY 9, 2022

A study by a team from the George Washington University finds that not all financial incentives are created equal in the eyes of prospective car buyers, and the current federal incentive—a tax credit—is, in fact, valued the least by car buyers. —John Helveston. Roberson et al. in press doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac7df3.

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University of Illinois licenses StructurePore cathode technology to Xerion for commercialization of the ultra-rapid charging technology

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JULY 20, 2011

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has entered into a licensing agreement with Xerion Advanced Battery Corp under which Xerion has the exclusive right to bring the University’s patented StructurePore electrode technology to the market. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Xerion Advanced Battery Corp. doi: 10.1038/nnano.2011.38.

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Better Place to Conduct Pilot Project in Tokyo for Electric Taxis with Switchable Batteries; Research Partnership with University of Melbourne

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AUGUST 26, 2009

Better Place will partner with Tokyo’s largest taxi operator, Nihon Kotsu, in the project commissioned by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry’s Natural Resources and Energy Agency. Partnership with University of Melbourne. It is hoped that one day the entire University fleet could be converted to electric.

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Taxi Universal Batteries Battery

Study finds resource constraints should not be a limiting factor for large-scale EV battery production

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JUNE 17, 2011

On the order of 1 billion 40 kWh Li-based EV batteries could be built with the currently estimated reserve base of lithium, according to a recent study by researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley. resource constraints, they found. Resource potential. —Wadia et al.

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Ni-Li Li-ion Energy Storage Batteries

Study: curbing diesel emissions could reduce mortality rates in big cities

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

3 , comparing to a base year of 2011. Using a modeling framework, the researchers quantified the impacts of PM 2.5 emissions change on air quality, health, and economic benefits. In the CTR case, they simulated a widespread reduction of PM 2.5 concentrations, between 0.5 100) billion. Shuai Pan, Anirban Roy, Yunsoo Choi, ShiQuan Sun, H.

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National University of Singapore researchers devise membrane-based supercapacitors; possible new route to high-performance supercapacitive energy storage

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

A team from the National University of Singapore's Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative (NUSNNI), led by principle investigator Dr. Xian Ning Xie, has developed a polystyrene membrane-based supercapacitor that they say will be easier to scale up than the current alternatives. Click to enlarge.

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Energy Storage Singapore Universal Polymer

SAE taskforce developing standards for wireless charging for plug-in vehicles; targeting first guideline by end of 2011

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JANUARY 7, 2011

The taskforce, which launched in October 2010 and began meeting in November 2010, has a goal of delivering the first SAE guideline by end of 2011 for publishing in 2012. VDE is planning to publish their whitepaper on wireless charging for Germany in the first quarter of 2011 and ISO & IEC are planning to standardize in the coming years.

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Researchers calculate social cost of German nuclear phase-out at $12B/year; 70% from increased mortality risk

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JANUARY 27, 2020

In a working paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a team from UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) calculate that the social cost of the phase out of nuclear electricity production in Germany is approximately $12 billion per year.

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University of Wisconsin seeking commercial partners for alkylphenol solvent-based method to convert biomass into furan derivatives for fuels and chemicals

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AUGUST 28, 2011

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is seeking commercial partners for a novel, cost-effective method developed by University of Wisconsin, Madison researchers for producing furan derivatives such as hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), furfural, levulinic acid (LA) or γ-valerolactone (GVL) from biomass using alkylphenols as solvents.

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Team from Coskata, GM and Auburn University lays out a case for cellulosic ethanol

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MARCH 22, 2011

Authors of the paper are Rathin Datta, cellulosic ethanol company Coskata’s chief scientific officer; Mark Maher, executive director, powertrain/vehicle integration, GM Powertrain; Coleman Jones, GM biofuels implementation manager; and Richard Brinker, Dean and Professor of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University.

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California Air Resources Board Releases Proposed Regulation for Low Carbon Fuel Standard

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MARCH 5, 2009

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) released its proposed regulation to implement the Low Carbon Fuel Standard. The regulation establishes two performance standards that fuel producers and importers must meet each year beginning in 2011. This determination is made for each year between 2011 and 2020.

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Carbon Standards California Fuel

2016 Billion Ton Report shows US could sustainably produce at least 1B tons biomass by 2040 for bioeconomy

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JULY 13, 2016

The 2016 Billion-Ton Report , volume 1, updates and expands upon analysis in the 2011 US Billion-Ton Update ( earlier post ), which was preceded by the 2005 US Billion Ton Study ( earlier post ). The report uses scientific modeling systems to project biomass resource availability under specified economic and sustainability constraints.

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2016 South Dakota North Carolina 2005

Researchers develop earth-abundant photocatalyst for conversion of ammonia into hydrogen

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NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The research was supported by the Welch Foundation (C-1220, C-1222), the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (FA9550-15-1-0022), Syzygy Plasmonics, the Department of Defense and Princeton University. Halas and Nordlander spent years developing light-activated, or plasmonic, metal nanoparticles. Carter, Peter Nordlander, and Naomi J.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Conversion Houston Light

São Paulo study finds concentration of ultrafine particulates rose by 1/3 in switch from ethanol to gasoline

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JULY 17, 2017

Geiger and Alberto Salvo, an associate professor of economics at the National University of Singapore, led the study—their second with São Paulo big data. The interdisciplinary team conducted a regression analysis of traffic, consumer behavior, aerosol particle size and meteorological data from January 2011 through May 2011.

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Gasoline Singapore Brazil Ozone

California ARB releases three studies showing fine particle pollution a threat to cardiovascular health

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DECEMBER 9, 2011

Three new studies released by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) show that exposure to airborne fine-particulate matter significantly elevates the risk for premature deaths from heart disease in older adults and elevates incidence of strokes among post-menopausal women. microns in size (PM 2.5 ). particles are a subset of PM 10.

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Pollution California 2011 Davis

DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology

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APRIL 15, 2011

At the SAE 2011 World Congress in Detroit, Michigan, US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, David Sandalow, announced the official launch of the EcoCAR 2 : Plugging into the Future competition and the sixteen university teams selected to participate. EcoCar 2 Malibu.

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Study finds older drivers more likely to buy new vehicles

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MAY 30, 2013

A new study by Michael Sivak, research professor at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), found that in 2011, the peak probability of buying a new vehicle per driver in the US was among those between 55 and 64 years of age—a shift from four years earlier, when that peaked with the 35-to-44-year-old age group.

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Buy 2007 Vehicles 2011

U. of Minnesota researchers demonstrate new method for direct conversion of heat to electricity

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JUNE 28, 2011

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have demonstrated a new method for the direct conversion of heat to electricity using a multiferroic alloy, Ni 45 Co 5 Mn 40 Sn 10 , which they had discovered earlier (Srivastava 2010). —Srivastava 2011. 2011), The Direct Conversion of Heat to Electricity Using Multiferroic Alloys.

Minnesota

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Study of 5-year TCO suggests ongoing challenge to unsubsidized BEV cost-competitiveness

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JULY 9, 2018

A team at Arizona State University has analyzed the five-year Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for representative electric, hybrid, and conventional vehicles—the Nissan Leaf (BEV), Toyota Prius (HEV), and Toyota Corolla (ICEV)—in 14 US cities from 2011 to 2015. —Breetz and Salon. —Breetz and Salon. 2018.05.038.

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Prius Tax Maintenance Arizona

Study finds damage due to premature mortality from PM2.5 decreased >20% from 2008 to 2014

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

related damages, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Stanford have found that, US-economy-wide, gross external damage (GED) due to premature mortality has decreased by more than 20% from 2008 to 2014. GED was calculated for the 3 most recent NEI years: 2008, 2011, and 2014. In a new study of PM 2.5 Tschofen et al.

2008

2008 2014 Pollution Economy

U. Delaware and NRG Energy vehicle-to-grid project selling power to PJM

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APRIL 26, 2013

A vehicle-to-grid (V2G) project between the University of Delaware and NRG Energy has begun selling power to PJM Interconnection for the power grid. A key aspect of the technology is that it can aggregate power from multiple electric vehicles to create one larger power resource, rather than individual, smaller ones. Earlier post.).

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Delaware Grid Power Powered

DENSO partners with and invests in FLOSFIA to develop next-gen gallium oxide power semiconductor devices for electrified vehicles

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JANUARY 5, 2018

a tech startup spun out from Kyoto University, are partnering to develop a next-generation power semiconductor device expected to reduce the energy loss, cost, size and weight of inverters used in electrified vehicles (EVs). DENSO Corporation and FLOSFIA Inc., 2017.7939346.

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NEDO selects IHI and Toshiba as co-researchers for ocean energy power generator

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DECEMBER 25, 2014

IHI and Toshiba, together with the University of Tokyo and Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute, have conducted R&D financed by NEDO’s “R&D of Ocean Energy Technology - R&D of Next-Generation Ocean Energy Power Generation (Underwater Floating Type Ocean Current Turbine System)” since FY 2011.

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Energy Power Powered Japan

Study finds longer commutes associated with increased human exposure to TDCIPP, a known carcinogen

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

As approximately 70% of the University of California, Riverside’s undergraduate population commutes, the objective of this study was to use silicone wristbands to monitor personal exposure to OPEs and determine if exposure was associated with commute time in a subset of these students. —David Volz. Hammel, Heather M. Stapleton, David C.

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The Power Engineer Electrifying John Deere’s Tractors, Trucks, and More

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AUGUST 22, 2023

As staff engineer from 2007 through 2011, he led, managed, and contributed to the design, development, and deployment of electrification technologies. Singh’s work is generally being used in non-Deere applications, such as a battery-charging system connected to distributed energy resources like solar, wind, and diesel generators.

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Engine Power Powered New Zealand

Study of 5-year TCO suggests ongoing challenge to unsubsidized BEV cost-competitiveness

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JULY 9, 2018

A team at Arizona State University has analyzed the five-year Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for representative electric, hybrid, and conventional vehicles—the Nissan Leaf (BEV), Toyota Prius (HEV), and Toyota Corolla (ICEV)—in 14 US cities from 2011 to 2015. —Breetz and Salon. —Breetz and Salon. 2018.05.038.

Prius

Prius Tax Maintenance Arizona

Study finds rates of LDV fuel consumption in US peaked in 2004; indications of peak motorization

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NOVEMBER 16, 2013

Sivak examined the period from 1984 through 2011. The 2011 rate was 398 gallons. The rate for 2011 was 585 gallons. The rate for 2011 was 1,033 gallons. The rate for 2011 was 530 gallons. Reduction in 2011 from the peak. billion gallons; in 2011 the amount was 123.9 Fuel consumed per licensed driver.

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2004 Fuel Motor Motors

WGSI releases blueprint for low-carbon energy future; ecosystem approach

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FEBRUARY 20, 2012

The Waterloo Global Science Initiative ( WGSI )—a non-profit partnership between Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and the University of Waterloo—has released the Equinox Blueprint: Energy 2030. The Equinox Blueprint is a report from the Equinox Summit: Energy 2030 held in June 2011 in Canada. Source: WGSI.

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Carbon Future Energy Grid

DOE updates the 2005 Billion Ton report on biomass; increased focus on energy crops

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AUGUST 11, 2011

The US Department of Energy released a new report— 2011 U.S. Billion-Ton Update: Biomass Supply for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry , referred to as 2011 BT2 —detailing US biomass feedstock potential for energy applications nationwide. A more rigorous treatment and modeling of resource sustainability.

2005

2005 Energy 2011 Supplies

China’s CNOOC to acquire Canada-based Nexen for $15.1B; offshore oil and gas, oil sands, and shale gas

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JULY 23, 2012

Oil sands: Nexen has an interest in more than 656,000 undeveloped acres (gross) in the Athabasca oil sands region, with net proved plus probable reserves of 1,350 million barrel and approximately 4 billion barrels of contingent recoverable oil sands resource. As of 31 December 2011, CNOOC owned net proved reserves of approximately 3.19

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Oil-Sands Oil Canada Gas

Sumitomo considering marketing new lower-temperature molten-salt electrolyte battery to automakers for EVs and hybrids

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NOVEMBER 11, 2011

is considering targeting its lower-temperature molten-salt electrolyte battery, being developed in partnership with Kyoto University ( earlier post ), to makers of electric and hybrid passenger cars, according to Bloomberg. In a joint project with Kyoto University, Sumitomo developed a molten salt with a melting point as low as 57 °C.

Molten Salt

Molten Salt Sodium Batteries Battery

U. Maryland and Redox Power partnering to commercialize low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells for distributed generation and transportation

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AUGUST 16, 2013

University of Maryland researchers have partnered with Redox Power Systems LLC to commercialize low-temperature solid oxide fuel cell (LT-SOFC) technology for distributed generation—and ultimately transportation—applications at about one-tenth the cost and one-tenth the size of current commercial fuel cell systems.

Maryland

Maryland Commercial Transportation Fuel

Univ. of Southampton researchers develop auction-based online pricing mechanism for more efficient management of EV charging

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MAY 5, 2011

Researchers at the University of Southampton (UK) have designed a pricing mechanism for electric vehicle charging based on an online auction protocol that makes it possible to charge EVs without overloading the local electricity network. Alex Rogers, University of Southampton computer scientist and co-author. Gerding, E.,

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Charging Price Taiwan 2011

NPD study finds substantial mineral resources on Norwegian shelf

University of Michigan and Ford researchers see plentiful lithium resources for electric vehicles

Study estimates that PM2.5 pollution in US was responsible for 107,000 premature deaths in 2011; 28% associated with transportation

LSBU researchers investigating metal hydride hydrogen storage for buses

Study Concludes Peak Coal Will Occur Close to 2011

CMU-led study finds that when Uber and Lyft enter cities, vehicle ownership increases

Mazda and Hiroshima University sign comprehensive cooperation agreement

MIT/UC Davis professors challenge claims that ethanol production decreased gasoline prices in 2010 and 2011

Kyushu University team develops platinum-free fuel cell with enzyme-inspired NiRu catalyst

NZ study shows cycle lanes and walkways cut car use, reduce emissions

IBM and University of Guadalajara create Smarter Cities Exploration Center; transportation pilot seeks to reduce commuting time in city by 15%

Study finds EV buyers want rebates, not tax credits; government could have saved $2B

University of Illinois licenses StructurePore cathode technology to Xerion for commercialization of the ultra-rapid charging technology

Better Place to Conduct Pilot Project in Tokyo for Electric Taxis with Switchable Batteries; Research Partnership with University of Melbourne

Study finds resource constraints should not be a limiting factor for large-scale EV battery production

Study: curbing diesel emissions could reduce mortality rates in big cities

National University of Singapore researchers devise membrane-based supercapacitors; possible new route to high-performance supercapacitive energy storage

SAE taskforce developing standards for wireless charging for plug-in vehicles; targeting first guideline by end of 2011

Researchers calculate social cost of German nuclear phase-out at $12B/year; 70% from increased mortality risk

University of Wisconsin seeking commercial partners for alkylphenol solvent-based method to convert biomass into furan derivatives for fuels and chemicals

Team from Coskata, GM and Auburn University lays out a case for cellulosic ethanol

California Air Resources Board Releases Proposed Regulation for Low Carbon Fuel Standard

2016 Billion Ton Report shows US could sustainably produce at least 1B tons biomass by 2040 for bioeconomy

Researchers develop earth-abundant photocatalyst for conversion of ammonia into hydrogen

São Paulo study finds concentration of ultrafine particulates rose by 1/3 in switch from ethanol to gasoline

California ARB releases three studies showing fine particle pollution a threat to cardiovascular health

DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology

Study finds older drivers more likely to buy new vehicles

U. of Minnesota researchers demonstrate new method for direct conversion of heat to electricity

Study of 5-year TCO suggests ongoing challenge to unsubsidized BEV cost-competitiveness

Study finds damage due to premature mortality from PM2.5 decreased >20% from 2008 to 2014

U. Delaware and NRG Energy vehicle-to-grid project selling power to PJM

DENSO partners with and invests in FLOSFIA to develop next-gen gallium oxide power semiconductor devices for electrified vehicles

NEDO selects IHI and Toshiba as co-researchers for ocean energy power generator

Study finds longer commutes associated with increased human exposure to TDCIPP, a known carcinogen

The Power Engineer Electrifying John Deere’s Tractors, Trucks, and More

Study of 5-year TCO suggests ongoing challenge to unsubsidized BEV cost-competitiveness

Study finds rates of LDV fuel consumption in US peaked in 2004; indications of peak motorization

WGSI releases blueprint for low-carbon energy future; ecosystem approach

DOE updates the 2005 Billion Ton report on biomass; increased focus on energy crops

China’s CNOOC to acquire Canada-based Nexen for $15.1B; offshore oil and gas, oil sands, and shale gas

Sumitomo considering marketing new lower-temperature molten-salt electrolyte battery to automakers for EVs and hybrids

U. Maryland and Redox Power partnering to commercialize low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells for distributed generation and transportation

Univ. of Southampton researchers develop auction-based online pricing mechanism for more efficient management of EV charging

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