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MAY 24, 2013

EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future named Pennsylvania State University its Year Two winner at the EcoCAR 2013 Competition in San Diego. The Penn State University Advanced Vehicle Team (PSU AVT) designed a series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) fueled with E85. in May 2014.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The Pennsylvania Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) program has awarded Axion Power International, Inc. The Pennsylvania Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) program has awarded Axion Power International, Inc. and Penn State University. Temple University. The newly announced AFIG grants totalled $6.5

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MAY 4, 2010

A team at the University of Pennsylvania has developed a one-step process for converting hexose from a wide range of biomass-derived carbohydrates, cellulose and even raw lignocellulose (e.g., DMTHF is similar to DMF (2,5-dimethylfuran, earlier post ) in terms of energy density (31.8

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JUNE 10, 2019

Because of their high energy-storage density, materials such as metal oxides, sulfides, and fluorides are promising electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles and other technologies. —co-corresponding author Zhongwei Chen, a professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada.

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OCTOBER 27, 2021

Global solar energy supplies are growing rapidly, with nearly 10 times as much solar capacity installed today as there was a decade ago. Leading the boom is the photovoltaic (PV) panel, which converts sunlight into electricity using semiconductors. The heat can drive steam turbines or engines to generate electricity around the clock.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 27 projects for more than $37 million in funding to accelerate the technological and commercial readiness of emerging marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technologies, which seek to generate renewable electricity from oceans and free-flowing rivers and streams. Free Flow Energy, Inc.

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MAY 1, 2012

Dauenhauer of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered a new, high-yield method of producing p -xylene—the key ingredient used to make plastic bottles—from biomass-derived dimethylfuran and ethylene. A team of chemical engineers led by Paul J.

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OCTOBER 27, 2021

Global solar energy supplies are growing rapidly, with nearly 10 times as much solar capacity installed today as there was a decade ago. Leading the boom is the photovoltaic (PV) panel, which converts sunlight into electricity using semiconductors. The heat can drive steam turbines or engines to generate electricity around the clock.

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AUGUST 7, 2009

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the delivery of $377 million in funding for 46 new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) ( earlier post ) located at universities, national laboratories, nonprofit organizations, and private firms across the nation. Pennsylvania State University.

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MAY 13, 2012

OsComp Systems, a startup formed by MIT alumni, has developed , with support from the US Department of Energy (DOE), a hybrid rotary compressor design that decreases the energy required to compress and transport natural gas, lowers operating costs, improves efficiencies and reduces the environmental footprint of well site operations.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The award is a portion of a $40-million grant presented to the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance ( NARA ), a consortium led by Washington State University (WSU). NARA includes a broad consortium of scientists from universities, government laboratories and private industry. Earlier post.). NARA award. Earlier post.). DLA contract.

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APRIL 30, 2010

The US Department of Energy is awarding $106 million in funding for 37 research projects selected in the second round by the DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Evaluations were based on scientific and technical merit and the potential for high impact on national energy and economic goals. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 26, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $30 million in federal funding, matched by more than $35 million in private sector funds, for 68 projects that will accelerate the commercialization of promising energy technologies—ranging from clean energy and advanced manufacturing, to building efficiency and next-generation materials.

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JUNE 24, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $100 million in the second round of funding for Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs); research supported by this initiative will enable fundamental advances in energy production, storage, and use. Light-Material Interactions in Energy Conversion (LMI). FY 2014 EFRC Awards.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

The US Department of Energy will award more than $175 million over the next three to five years to accelerate the development and deployment of a range of advanced vehicle technologies. Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC—NREL. These projects are being undertaken as part of the Clean Energy Dialogue with Canada.

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MARCH 28, 2013

Primus Green Energy Inc., Primus Green Energy Inc., STG+ technology converts syngas into drop-in high-octane gasoline and jet fuel with a conversion efficiency of ~35% by mass of syngas into liquid transportation fuels (the highest documented conversion efficiency in the industry) or greater than 70% by mass of natural gas.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Unlike prior processes for converting alcohols into hydrocarbons with multiple steps for dehydration, oligomerization, and hydrogenation, the Vertimass consolidated alcohol dehydration and oligomerization (CADO) conversion is accomplished in a single reactor system using a metal exchanged zeolite catalyst. GJ in the near future.

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MARCH 23, 2019

The US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) announced $36 million in awards for 18 projects as part of the High Intensity Thermal Exchange through Materials and Manufacturing Processes (HITEMMP) program , as well as the final OPEN+ Cohort, High Temperature Devices.

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AUGUST 10, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected four projects to receive a total of $7.4 The projects will address technical challenges in three areas: advanced controls; crosscutting power take-off (PTO), which converts mechanical motion into electrical power; and innovative structures. ADVANCED CONTROLS. CROSSCUTTING PTO.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

The Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 37 energy research projects for $151 million in funding through the recently formed Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The projects selected are grouped into 10 areas: Energy Storage (6 projects). Biomass Energy (5 projects). ENERGY STORAGE.

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MAY 10, 2016

Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) announced the joint investment of $10 million in seven projects towards research that will drive more efficient biofuels production and agricultural feedstock improvements.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

The US Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) is awarding around $66 million to 33 projects under two new programs. REMOTE is to develop transformational biological technologies to convert gas to liquids (GTL) for transportation fuels.

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JUNE 12, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded more than $54 million—leveraging approximately an additional $17 million in cost share from the private sector—for 13 projects to advance transformational technologies and materials that can help manufacturers significantly increase the energy efficiency of their operations and reduce costs.

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JULY 3, 2018

Chemical engineers at Rice University and Pennsylvania State University have shown that combining machine learning and quantum chemistry can save time and expense in designing new catalysts. The metals used in catalytic converters are typically part of a wire mesh. Their study is published in the journal Nature Catalysis.

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APRIL 28, 2022

A recent paper from the Pikul group at the University of Pennsylvania is exploring a much simpler approach to generating soliton waves: dominoes. Modifying the wave shape could also change the way energy or information is transferred through mechanical systems, which could be useful for mechanical metamaterials.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

Will we have a universal standard for charging? Is 381 miles by the shortest route and 420 miles if I take the Pennsylvania Turnpike. But Nissan has announced that for North America, they too are converting over to CCS. Importantly, Tesla is about to offer a converter that allows Teslas to use CCS charging sites.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

Will we have a universal standard for charging? Is 381 miles by the shortest route and 420 miles if I take the Pennsylvania Turnpike. But Nissan has announced that for North America, they too are converting over to CCS. Importantly, Tesla is about to offer a converter that allows Teslas to use CCS charging sites.

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MARCH 13, 2015

However, despite its importance in prolonging machinery life and reducing energy use, the mechanisms governing its tribofilm growth are not well-understood. This limits the development of replacements with better performance and catalytic converter compatibility. This is a fascinating example of what we call tribochemistry.

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AUGUST 3, 2009

Georg also enlisted the help of University of Iowa computer programmer/engineer Karen Pease. This converted Toyota Prius is another type of Plug-in --a PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle). This effort was led by Georg Kuhnke, who lives near Sacramento, California.

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