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Maxwell Technologies to receive more than $500K in funding for collaborative energy storage programs

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a leading producer of ultracapacitor-based energy storage products, will receive more than $500,000 in state and federal funding for collaborative energy storage research and development programs with three US-based companies. to determine how graphene might be used to increase the energy density of ultracapacitors.

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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The US Department of Energy is awarding $620 million for projects around the country to demonstrate advanced Smart Grid technologies and integrated systems. The selected projects include advanced battery systems (including flow batteries), flywheels, and compressed air energy systems. New York State Electric & Gas Corporation.

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Climate Change is NSF Engineering Alliance’s Top Research Priority

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Research energy storage and greenhouse gas capture solutions Identifying technologies to address the climate crisis was ERVA’s first theme. She is a vice president for knowledge enterprise at Ohio State University , in Columbus. Resilient, energy-efficient, and healthful infrastructure.

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$3M Award Supports Production of New Multi-tasking Fuzzy Fiber Nanomaterial; Energy Applications

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When incorporated into resins, fuzzy fibers enable composites to be tailored for electrical and thermal conductivity, chemical and biological sensing, energy storage and conversion, thermal management and other properties. This is going to disrupt the way we think about materials. Khalid Lafdi.