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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. Energy Cooperative Association of Pennsylvania.

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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., corn stover) into 2,5-dimethyltetrahydrofuran (DMTHF) in good yields and under mild conditions in water.

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MAY 12, 2023

He received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 1949 from Johns Hopkins University , in Baltimore, and earned a Ph.D. Three years later, while working at the IAF, he was named an honorary professor in the University of Freiburg physics department. He joined the University of Illinois in 1977 as a professor.

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JUNE 10, 2019

materials that get converted into entirely new products when they react with lithium), can store more energy than today’s electrode materials because they can accommodate more lithium ions. —co-corresponding author Zhongwei Chen, a professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada.

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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. Lobo, Dionisios G. Resources. Vlachos, Raul F.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California , in Los Angeles. An expert in power electronic converters, electrical machines, and novel grid components, he spent almost his entire career in academia, conducting research in power electronics. from the University of Pennsylvania , in Philadelphia, in 1959.

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OCTOBER 27, 2021

Leading the boom is the photovoltaic (PV) panel, which converts sunlight into electricity using semiconductors. Pennsylvania, United States Solarflux's prototype unit is a simplified, lower-cost version of a decades-old concept, operating at Pennsylvania State University's campus in Berks County.

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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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OCTOBER 27, 2021

Leading the boom is the photovoltaic (PV) panel, which converts sunlight into electricity using semiconductors. Pennsylvania, United States Solarflux's prototype unit is a simplified, lower-cost version of a decades-old concept, operating at Pennsylvania State University's campus in Berks County.

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MAY 13, 2012

The increased thermal transfer allows a larger amount of the input energy to be efficiently converted. The Stripper Well Consortium is managed and administered by The Pennsylvania State University. Isothermal operation equates to efficiency in compressors/expanders. natural gas that contains water vapor or hydrocarbon liquids.

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APRIL 28, 2011

Murray and a team at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a simple synthetic technique to produce ceria in the form of 2D nanoplates. In automotive catalytic converters, ceria helps to level out hydrocarbon spikes. Now, Christopher B. TEM images of a) square ceria nanoplates, c) stacking square ceria nanoplates.

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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. Purdue University.

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APRIL 30, 2010

Today’s technologies for making biofuels all rely on photosynthesis—either indirectly by converting plants to fuels or directly by harnessing photosynthetic organisms such as algae. This process is less than 1% efficient at converting sunlight to stored chemical energy. NC State University. Engineering E. of Georgia).

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

The Department of Energy is working with industry, universities, national laboratories, and other groups to develop technologies capable of harnessing these resources to generate environmentally sustainable, cost-competitive power. Selected projects include: Discovery, Concept Definition, and Early Stage Development. DOE Funding: $142,000.

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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.

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MARCH 28, 2013

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. Primus Green Energy Inc.,

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AUGUST 10, 2011

The Pennsylvania State University. Thermoelectric and enabling engine technology : Three projects awarded to improve the efficiency of thermoelectric devices to convert engine waste heat to electricity. The Regents of the University of California, Riverside. Grantee Description. General Motors, LLC. GMZ Energy, Inc.

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JUNE 24, 2014

Twenty-three of the projects receiving funding are headed by universities, eight are led by the Energy Department’s National Laboratories and one project is run by a non-profit organization. University of California, Berkeley. University of California, Riverside. Northwestern University. Purdue University.

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JUNE 26, 2021

Bunting-Dubois (Dubois, Pennsylvania). Westinghouse Electric Company (Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania). Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, Illinois). High-Power Oak Ridge Converter (ORC) for Extreme Fast Charging (XFC) Applications, $750,000. Intellimation, LLC (Berwyn, Pennsylvania). Framatome Inc.

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MARCH 23, 2019

HITEMMP projects include: Michigan State University. Michigan State University’s HIPPED technology is a highly scalable heat exchanger suited for high-efficiency power generation systems that use supercritical CO 2 as a working fluid and operate at high temperature and high pressure. Missouri University of Science and Technology.

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AUGUST 10, 2015

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. the Wave Carpet developed at CalWave (UC Berkeley). the Wave Carpet developed at CalWave (UC Berkeley).

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MAY 10, 2016

With up to $3 million in available funding, DOE has selected two projects: one from Ohio State University and one from Massachusetts Institute of Technology that will receive between $1 million to $2 million. The DOE selections are: The Ohio State University (OSU). The USDA is funding five projects for a total of $7.3

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

One program, Reducing Emissions using Methanotrophic Organisms for Transportation Energy (REMOTE, earlier post ), provides $34 million to 15 projects to find advanced biocatalyst technologies that can convert natural gas to liquid fuel for transportation. Northwestern University. Pennsylvania State University.

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JUNE 12, 2012

The University of Utah Salt Lake is collaborating on the project, which will develop a process that sprays iron ore directly into the furnace chamber and uses natural gas, hydrogen, or syngas as a reducing. Collaborators include Duke University and Veolia, Inc. Collaborators include Purdue University; Georgia Institute of.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Arizona State University, in partnership with Fluidic Energy Inc., A novel process known as Syngas Chemical Looping (SCL), in which coal and biomass are converted to electricity and CO 2 is efficiently captured, has been successfully demonstrated on a laboratory scale. DOE grant:$5,349,932). DOE Share: $2,251,183). DIRECT SOLAR FUELS.

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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. Pikul from the University of Pennsylvania, is published in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. What are you working on next?

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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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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

This limits the development of replacements with better performance and catalytic converter compatibility. Now, in a study published in the journal Science , researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and ExxonMobil, have uncovered the mechanisms governing the growth of ZDDP antiwear tribofilms at sliding interfaces.

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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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