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USABC awards $3.5M low-cost/fast-charge battery technology development contract to Zenlabs Energy

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in Fremont, California for a low-cost/fast-charge (LCFC) technology development. Zenlabs has developed proprietary silicon-based formulations that offer higher specific capacity, longer cycle life, and lower cost. The contract award, which includes a 50% cost share, funds a 24-month project that began earlier this year.

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Japan team evaluates battery-assisted low-cost hydrogen production from solar energy

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Comprehensive analysis of various factors, including rechargeable battery and electrolyzer capacities, enables the estimation of technology levels required for low-cost hydrogen production. Credit: NIMS. 2018.11.119 ).

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Ampcera announces a low-cost and scalable solid electrolyte technology for solid-state batteries

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Silicon-Valley-based Ampcera announced a low-cost flexible solid electrolyte (SE) membrane technology for solid-state batteries (SSBs). These products are available in the forms of nano and micron-sized powders, ceramic membranes, and sputtering targets. Argyrodite, LGPS, LPS, LSPS, etc.); garnet structure oxides (e.g.

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Gevo develops process for low-cost renewable isoprene; building block for rubber and rubber products

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has developed a proprietary catalytic process that transforms low-cost commercially available, or even waste by-product, renewable alcohols into renewable isoprene that would be expected to compete head-to-head on price with natural and petroleum-based chemical equivalents while reducing CO 2 emissions.

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Ricardo’s low-cost, fuel-efficient automatic transmission concept for motorcycles

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These offer a comparatively low cost solution, but one that is unable to deliver the convenience or comfort of automatic operation. In addition to issues of packaging, weight and cost, almost all automatic transmission technologies available for use on two-wheels come with a further significant drawback: efficiency.

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NASA to fly payload with SpinLaunch’s mass accelerator to test low-cost, high-cadence kinetic launch system

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The company leverages existing industrial hardware and commonly available materials to construct the innovative accelerator system, achieving hypersonic launch speeds without the need for any fundamental advancements in material science or usage of emerging technologies.

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Tokyo Tech team develops low-cost germanium-free solid electrolyte for Li-ion batteries

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Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology have devised a low-cost, scalable approach to developing all-solid-state batteries, improving prospects for scaling up the technology for widespread use in electric vehicles, communications and other industrial applications. The resulting material LSSPS (composition: Li 10.35 [Sn 0.27

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