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DOE FCTO selects 11 fuel cell incubator projects for up to $10M in awards; exploring alkaline exchange membrane FCs

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An NREL report summarizing the 2011 Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cell Workshop noted that: In comparison with PEMFCs, AMFCs offer the advantage of avoiding Pt or Pt group metal (PGM) electrocatalysts, one of the primary limitations in the commercial deployment of fuel cells. … An alternative is the alkaline environment of the AEMFC.

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EPA Posts Peer Review of Renewable Fuel Standards Lifecycle Analysis

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Source: EPA workshop, June 2009. ICF International, an independent third-party contractor, coordinated the peer reviews which were conducted on four areas of the lifecycle assessment that in particular charted new ground, according to EPA: Land use modeling (use of satellite data/land conversion GHG emission factors). Click to enlarge.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

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In comparison, the state’s goal is to achieve this amount by 2050. As energy expert Chris Nelder noted at a National Academy EV workshop , “vehicle-to-grid is not really a thing, at least not yet. As in Palo Alto, it will likely be blown transformers or constantly flickering lights that signal there is an EV charging-load issue.

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DOE Issues RFI for Fuel Cells For Combined Heating and Power and APU Applications; Reflective of New Direction for Hydrogen Program

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The RFI includes preliminary targets developed with earlier stakeholder input, including a workshop in June 2008 at the Program’s Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation meeting. Status of fuel cell technologies in comparison to targets and potential areas of R&D. 2015 and 2020 targets include DC-AC conversion efficiencies.

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Fraunhofer IAF develops first monolithically integrated GaN half bridge for voltage converters for e-mobility

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For example, the switching frequency can be improved by a factor of around 10 in comparison with conventional voltage converters. The operation of this circuit was demonstrated at the 4 th IEEE Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications ( WiPDA ) in a down converter from 400 to 200 volts at a switching frequency of 3 MHz.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

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The comparison keeps being raised, though studies are conclusive: The "well-to-wheel" emissions of electric vehicles are lower than those from gasoline internal combustion vehicles. In short: Many automakers have built PHEVs in private workshops, and DaimlerChrysler has publicly tested PHEV prototypes.

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