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The company is in the business of owning and operating mid-scale energy facilities (XTLH refineries) that convert a wide range of low-cost, carbon-rich feedstock into fuels.

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APRIL 3, 2013

The findings of their study, published in the journal Angewandte Chemie, International Edition , suggest that cell-free biosystems could produce hydrogen from biomass xylose at low cost. Percival Zhang (2013) High-Yield Production of Dihydrogen from Xylose by Using a Synthetic Enzyme Cascade in a Cell-Free System.

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JULY 9, 2013

Malikopoulos 2013. We show that the control policy that yields higher probability distribution to the states with low cost and lower probability distribution to the states with high cost is an optimal control policy, defined as an equilibrium control policy. —Malikopoulos (2013). —Malikopoulos (2013).

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

In April 2013, the company was awarded a $500,000 Phase II SBIR Award from the NSF to scale a novel low-cost manufacturing process for long-life sulfur cathode composite materials. Founded in October 2010, NOHMs Technologies has developed a battery that is based on lithium-sulfur chemistry. Technology. Batteries'

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The improved performance was achieved in the research phase of a program funded in part by the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program under the REMOTE program (Reducing Emissions using Methanotrophic Organisms for Transportation Energy), awarded in September 2013. Earlier post.) —Josh Silverman, Ph.D., Calysta Chief Technology Officer.

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MAY 14, 2014

noted in their 2013 review of challenges and opportunities for the technology, the electrolyte in such a system thus not only acts as charge carrier, but also as the active material. 2013) US patent application 20130288113 : Non-aqueous electrolyte storage element. Both electrodes are carbon (e.g., As Rothermel et al. Read, Arthur V.

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JULY 23, 2013

Researchers in South Korea have developed a simple, low-cost and eco-friendly method of creating nitrogen-doped graphene nanoplatelets (NGnPs) with excellent catalytic performance in both dye-sensitized solar cells and fuel cells to replace conventional platinum (Pt)-based catalysts for energy conversion. —Jeon et al.

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Startup Pinnacle Engines unveiled plans to commercialize a new, more efficient combustion engine by 2013. The company says the new engine design enables significant reductions in fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions without increasing vehicle cost. Production is slated to commence in Q1 2013. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 27, 2013

V versus Li + /Li0), is a promising high-power cathode material with low cost and less environmental impact. Xiaolong Zhang, Fangyi Cheng, Jingang Yang, and Jun Chen (2013) LiNi 0.5 Spinel LiNi 0.5 O 4 (LNMO), which possesses fast three-dimensional Li + diffusion channels and high operational voltage (?4.7 —Zhang et al.

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JANUARY 21, 2014

Then, low-cost biocatalyst enzymes are used as catalyst instead of platinum. Zhiguang Zhu, the first author of this paper, and a 2013 biological systems engineering graduate of Virginia Tech, is the principal investigator for the National Science Foundation grant. Zhiguang Zhu, Tsz Kin Tam, Fangfang Sun, Chun You & Y.-H.

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AUGUST 26, 2013

What this study does is look at where the most cost-effective yet untapped resources are likely to be when the last of these mandates culminates in 2025, and what it might cost to connect them to the best-matched population centers. California, Arizona, and Nevada are likely to have surpluses of prime-quality solar resources.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

As a recent example of smart material patent work, in January 2013, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a patent application (2013/0011806 A1) filed by GM and Dynalloy , Inc (a maker of shape memory alloy actuator technology) on an apparatus and method of controlling phase transformation temperature of a shape memory alloy.

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DaniMer, a global leader in the bio-plastics industry, helps companies make an impact with consumers by using sustainably produced, renewable resource-based materials to differentiate their products. Myriant utilizes its technology platform to develop renewable chemicals utilizing low-cost sugars.

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MQL reduces oil mist generation; biological contamination of coolant; waste water volume; costs for capital equipment; and regulatory permitting. 2013) have shown that the application of MQL leads to a large decrease of the friction coefficient (0.1–0.2) MQL also improves recycling and transport of coolant contaminated chips.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

While high-energy Li-ion batteries (LIBs) are expected to contribute in part to the solution, the high cost and low stability prohibit wide application in this area, the researchers observe. Recently, attention has been refocused on room-temperature Na-ion batteries (NIBs) as a low-cost alternative technology as compared to LIBs.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Owing to its low cost, easy operation and high security, the aluminium-ion battery has exhibited excellent prospects. Some multivalent metal elements, such as aluminium and titanium, are abundant metallic elements in the earth’s crust with low price. However, the capacity and the cycle life are not satisfying at present.

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MAY 1, 2014

A new project launched by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and led by Sandia National Laboratories and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will work in support of H 2 USA, the public private partnership introduced in 2013 by the Energy Department and industry stakeholders to address the challenge of hydrogen infrastructure.

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Resources. (A Mukerjee (2013) “Low-Cost, REDOX-Stable, Low-Temperature SOFC Developed by Ceres Power for Multiple Applications: Latest Development Update” ECS Transactions , 57 (1) 461-470 doi: 10.1149/05701.0461ecst. million (US$1 million) from Innovate UK’s Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative.

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Various water-splitting methods have been investigated previously, but the use of photocatalysts to split water into stoichiometric amounts of H 2 and O 2 (overall water splitting) without the use of external bias or sacrificial reagents is of particular interest because of its simplicity and potential low cost of operation.

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MARCH 7, 2014

Commercialization will lead to the widespread use of proprietary Vertimass technology for low cost production of sustainable transportation fuels for aircraft and heavy and light duty vehicles from multiple sources of biomass on a large scale. Catalytic conversion of to hydrocarbons (2012).

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Advances in low-cost composite materials will help manufacturers build longer, lighter and stronger blades to capture the maximum levels of wind energy and support a cost-competitive US offshore wind industry. In the wind energy industry, doubling the length of a turbine blade can quadruple the amount of electricity generated.

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Their low cost and ability to start the engine at cold temperatures sets them apart in conventional and basic micro-hybrid vehicles, and as auxiliary batteries in all other automotive applications, according to the report. Resources. This is expected to be the situation for the foreseeable future, according to the report.

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AUGUST 16, 2013

Low-cost energy storage remains a critical unmet need for a wide range of applications, including grid scale frequency regulation, load following, contingency reserves and peak shaving, as well as portable power systems. A paper on the work is published in Nature Communications. —Braff et al. Braff, Martin Z.

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JULY 4, 2013

The UCG process was developed for the production of low-cost synthesis gas from biomass. They calculated production cost estimates assuming n th plant economics and without public investment support, CO 2 credits or tax assumptions. Ilkka Hannula & Esa Kurkela. VTT Technology 91.

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Resources. The researchers at Renault and CMT-Motores Térmicos presented the performance, characteristics and output of this new engine at the conference THIESEL 2014 (Thermo- and fluid-dynamic processes in direct injection engines), held at the beginning of September at the Universitat Politècnica de València. Benajes, R. Novella, D.

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DECEMBER 5, 2014

OpenADR is an open standard for Automated Demand Response, allowing utilities to manage grid load resources remotely and automatically. The connection is based on the CEA-2045 modular communications interface standard, introduced in February 2013 by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).

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Iron is particularly attractive because of its very high earth-abundance, as well as its low cost and toxicity, leading Bolm to suggest the advent of a ‘new iron age’. Morris Bullock (2013) An iron complex with pendent amines as a molecular electrocatalyst for oxidation of hydrogen, Nature Chemistry doi: 10.1038/NCHEM.1571.

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Lithium-sulfur batteries are of great interest for electromobility applications, among others, due to their high specific energy and relatively low cost, but are challenged by significant capacity decay over cycling. Resources. Earlier post.) They are also turning their attention to suitable manufacturing methods. Dörfler, P.

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The admixture of carbon monoxide in the generated hydrogen is a disadvantage of our method; nevertheless, the ready availability and low cost of carbon material are significant advantages. —Akimoto et al.

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PCT/US2013/022080, January 18, 2013. LaunchPoint Technologies, Inc. Phase I of the project (NSF SBIR Award No. LaunchPoint Technologies Inc. Paden, Orlo James Fiske, Michael R. Ricci, Murat Okçuo?lu, lu, David B. Paden, and Bradley E. Paden, Application No.

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Williams is a proven leader in the design and manufacture of battery energy storage technology, having developed batteries for the Formula E electric racing series, Jaguar C-X75 hybrid supercar, and the Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) that helped power the company’s Formula One racing cars from 2011-2013. Faradion Na-ion technology.

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Lithium sulfur batteries are of great interest due to their high specific energy and relatively low cost (e.g., Cha, Yuan Yang, Weiyang Li, Zhi Wei Seh, and Yi Cui (2013) Amphiphilic Surface Modification of Hollow Carbon Nanofibers for Improved Cycle Life of Lithium Sulfur Batteries. Credit: ACS, Zheng et al. Click to enlarge.

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However, the report notes, renewable energy price improvements are not universal, and costs range widely according to resources and the availability of financing. Offshore wind and concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies are in earlier stages and deployment costs remain higher than those of fossil fuels. —Adnan Z.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Chan (2013) Folding Paper-Based Lithium-Ion Batteries for Higher Areal Energy Densities. Furthermore, with advances in robot manipulation including paper folding by robots, the manufacturability of folded batteries at scale may be possible in the near future, they suggested. —Cheng et al. Qian Cheng, Zeming Song, Teng Ma, Bethany B.

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These measures may include improving sugar release with more effective pretreatments and reduced enzyme usage, accessing low cost bamboo feedstock or selecting feedstocks with higher/more accessible cellulose. —Littlewood et al.

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How the Imperial/UCL fuel cell design reduces cost compared to current technology. Imperial College and University College London have developed a novel stackable cell architecture that uses low cost materials and manufacturing techniques with breakthrough potential in terms of cost reduction. Click to enlarge.

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Among these oxides, Fe 2 O 3 is a promising anode material because of low cost, simple manufacturing process, wide range of sources, environmental friendliness and the most important factor, a large theoretical specific capacity (1007 mAh g ?1 —Kan and Wang.

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