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JANUARY 21, 2014

Then, low-cost biocatalyst enzymes are used as catalyst instead of platinum. The sugar battery combines maltodextrin, a polysaccharide made from partial hydrolysis of starch with air to generate electricity and water as the main byproducts. Zhiguang Zhu, Tsz Kin Tam, Fangfang Sun, Chun You & Y.-H.

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APRIL 24, 2013

The hybrid material effectively catalyzes the conversion of liquid water to hydrogen gas while remaining stable in an acidic environment. Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) have developed a low-cost, stable, effective catalyst made from earth-abundant molybdenum and common soybeans (MoSoy).

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MARCH 7, 2014

In a 2012 presentation, the inventors said that the direct conversion process delivers a liquid hydrocarbon fuel yield of ~54-55% at 310°C, with ~6-7% ethylene and ~39% water byproducts, making the technology more cost-effective than previous approaches. —Chaitanya Narula. Catalytic conversion of to hydrocarbons (2012).

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

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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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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SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

ITM Power is a leading provider of electrolyzers (devices for generating hydrogen from water and electricity) and originally developed their membrane technology for that purpose. How ACAL Energy’s fuel cell design reduces cost compared to current technology. Under laboratory conditions, ITM Power’s membrane has already achieved 2.1W/cm

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MAY 17, 2013

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a significant improvement in the performance of solar-powered hydrogen generation by employing a metal–insulator–semiconductor (MIS) photoelectrode architecture that allows for stable and efficient water splitting using narrow bandgap semiconductors.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2013

A new desalination process developed by engineers at MIT could treat produced water—deep water, often heavily laden with salts and minerals—from natural gas wells at relatively low cost. In fact, he adds, “ The biggest advantage is when you deal with high salinity. ”.

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

In their study, the Imperial College London team used liquid hot water (LHW) pretreatment to enhance sugar release from bamboo lignocellulose while minimizing economic and environmental costs. —Littlewood et al. Schematic diagram of bamboo-to-bioethanol process in AspenPlus. Littlewood et al. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Develop a novel photocatalyst particle-based slurry reactor with the potential for low-cost renewable hydrogen production via solar water splitting. Fuel Cells: Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia 9 of Sustainability Science and Technology doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5785-5_2 , Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013.

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JUNE 4, 2013

Silicon nanoparticles were dispersed in a solution of phytic acid and aniline in water, followed by the addition of an oxidizer. Hydrogel primarily consists of water, which can cause lithium-ion batteries to ignite—a potential problem that the research team had to address. Hui Wu, Guihua Yu, Lijia Pan, Nian Liu, Matthew T.

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JANUARY 17, 2015

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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JULY 8, 2013

They suggest that a low cost, non-flammable and heavy-metal-free aqueous cathode can contribute to the feasibility of scale-up of lithium-iodine batteries for practical energy storage. 2013) High-performance rechargeable lithium-iodine batteries using triiodide/iodide redox couples in an aqueous cathode. kWh kg -1 cell (1.0

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JANUARY 17, 2013

Approximately $10-20 million is expected to be available for new awards in FY 2013, and an additional $10-20 million is expected to be available for continuation awards made under this announcement in FY2014 through FY2016. DOE anticipates selecting 2 to 7 applications under this FOA. Advancements in Algal Biomass Yield.

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

This novel study examines the “micro grids” that owners of these resources likely will form for negotiating with their local utilities. The TomKat Center looks at generation and conversion, transmission and distribution, storage, and land and water as they pertain to energy for electricity and transportation. TomKat Center awards.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Technologies that stretch today’s assets and resources. These are “no-regret” technologies, as they represent actions that can be made today to make a significant impact on CO 2 , energy security and the optimization of local resources. The biggest challenge is in the deconstruction stage, with high costs for pretreatment and enzymes.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

The 27 projects range from concept studies and component design research to prototype development and in-water device testing. The Department of Energy will leverage private sector investments in marine and hydrokinetic energy technologies by providing cost-shared funding to industry and industry-led partnerships.

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MARCH 5, 2013

2013 Click to enlarge. The new analysis follows up on 2011 research that produced a proof of concept of an artificial leaf—a small device that, when placed in a container of water and exposed to sunlight, would produce bubbles of hydrogen and oxygen. Source: Winkler et al. Earlier post.) —Winkler et al.

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JUNE 11, 2019

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed nanobio-hybrid organisms capable of using airborne carbon dioxide and nitrogen to produce a variety of plastics and fuels, a promising first step toward low-cost carbon sequestration and eco-friendly manufacturing for chemicals. Yuchen Ding, John R. 9b02549.

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MARCH 10, 2018

Water flow through the membranes was 1000 times higher than predicted by Hagen-Poiseuille flow, in agreement with previous CNT membrane studies. An example of a simplified schematic for converting atmospheric carbon dioxide, water, and solar or wind electricity into ethanol, gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. McGinnis et al. Background.

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JUNE 19, 2013

The soft and mesoporous wood fiber substrate can be utilized as a new platform for low cost Na-ion batteries, the team suggests. Grid scale storage requires a low cost, safe, and environmentally benign battery system. Conductivity is achieved by a solution-based coating of carbon nanotubes (CNT) on the fiber surface.

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JULY 21, 2016

California Air Resources Board. PNM Resources. DOE’s Workplace Charging Challenge has grown to more than 350 partners since its launch in January 2013, and is on track to meet its goal to partner with 500 United States employers by 2018. Eugene Water & Electric Board. Berkshire Hathaway Energy. ChargePoint. Con Edison.

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AUGUST 20, 2013

Unlike high-temperature reforming, supplementary water is not required. The device must minimize exhaust backpressure to negligible values (inches of water) because exhaust backpressure places a load on the engine and reduces efficiency. A low-cost, low-weight, compact design capable of being packaged in a vehicle exhaust train.

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JUNE 6, 2013

The weaker the oxygen bonds became, the more efficiently the oxygen was reduced and converted to water at the cathode. Not only were the edges then favorable to binding with oxygen molecules, but the bond strength between the two oxygen atoms weakened. In testing, a cathode coated with iodine-edged nanoplatelets performed best.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Lev together with Dr. Petr Prikhodchenko, which enables coating of graphenes with a thin film of nanoparticles at low cost. Medvedev & Ovadia Lev (2013) “High-capacity antimony sulphide nanoparticle-decorated graphene composite as anode for sodium-ion batteries,” Nature Communications 4, Article number: 2922 doi: 10.1038/ncomms3922.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Lithium-iron phosphate (LiFePO 4 , or LFP) is an attractive cathode material for use in Li-ion batteries used, for example, in EVs due to its low cost, low toxicity, thermal and chemical stability, and good cycle stability. Credit: ACS, Zhu et al. Click to enlarge. Jianxin Zhu, Joseph Fiore, Dongsheng Li, Nichola M.

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