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University of Maryland wins 2012 Hydrogen Student Design Contest

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The team of the University of Maryland is the winner of the 2012 Hydrogen Student Design Contest, announced on Sunday by the US Department of Energy at the Young Scientist Symposium of the World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2012 in Toronto, Canada.

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Satellite study suggests California clean air regulations working to reduce PM2.5 emissions in state

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Scientists from Emory University, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Air Resources Board teamed to analyze satellite data to determine the 15-year trend of PM 2.5 is especially burdensome in California and accounts for the greatest percentage of health impacts attributable to air pollution. to predict PM 2.5

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Battery500 Consortium awarded $75M for Phase 2 of research

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Beyond PNNL, collaborators continuing from Phase 1 are Brookhaven National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Binghamton University, the University of Texas at Austin, Stanford University, the University of California at San Diego, and the University of Washington.

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NASA selects Amprius and U Maryland for two new battery projects; silicon anode and Li-S

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of Sunnyvale, California: Silicon Anode Based Cells for High Specific Energy Li + Systems. University of Maryland, College Park: Garnet Electrolyte Based Safe, Lithium-Sulfur Energy Storage. Proposals for Phase II were received from federally funded research and development centers, universities and industry.

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EPA awards $6M in research funding to improve air quality models

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The universities receiving the funding through EPA’s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Program include: Colorado State University, to gain insights on how emissions from wildfires and volatile chemical products (for example, personal care products, cleaning agents, and coatings) contribute to the formation of fine particles in the atmosphere.

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ChargePoint reports 35% increase in in-network charging stations on college campuses

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There are currently 1,134 charging spots at colleges and universities on the ChargePoint network, up about 35%, with just 838 at this time last year. With 38 on-campus charging spots, the University of California at Davis has the most of any university on the ChargePoint network. Towson University, Maryland: 36.

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DOE awards ~$34M to 11 projects to advance waste and algae bioenergy technology

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University of Maryland: College Park. Lehigh University. North Carolina State University. University of California: San Diego. Colorado State University. Arizona State University. University of Toledo. Artificial Neural Network for MSW Contamination Characterization. 3,200,000.

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