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University of Louisville researchers working on new HER catalysts for water-splitting; $1M from NSF, DOE

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Researchers at the University of Louisville are developing new catalyst materials for the hydrogen evolution reaction in water splitting, where the bond between hydrogen (H 2 ) and oxygen is released. Lowering the cost of production is a key to widespread use as a motor vehicle fuel. —Robert Buchanan.

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DOE Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute awards ~$10M to 10 projects

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The selected organizations (and project descriptions) from this first call selection are: University of Connecticut. Penn State University. University of Louisville. University of California, Irvine. The intended period of performance of each project is 24 months or less.

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ARPA-E awarding $36M to 22 projects in RANGE program for transformative EV storage

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For example, Solid Power located in Louisville, CO will receive approximately $3.5 million to develop a solid-state Lithium-ion battery that requires less protective packaging, which reduces cost and overall vehicle weight to improve driving range. For example, the University of California, San Diego will receive approximately $3.5

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New catalytic decarboxylation process for converting fatty acids to drop-in hydrocarbon fuels; initial focus on biojet

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and Unitel Technologies, has says it has developed and successfully demonstrated a cost-effective catalytic method for making jet biofuel from renewable products such as plant and animal triglycerides and/or fatty acids. AliphaJet , Inc., a collaborative venture between SynGest Inc.

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LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

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The Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute will focus on accelerating the development and adoption of advanced sensors, data analytics, and controls in manufacturing, while reducing the cost of these technologies by half and improving the efficiency of US advanced manufacturing. of California (Berkeley, Irvine, Los Angeles); U.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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35 new businesses, non-profits, universities, and utilities signing on to DOE’s Workplace Charging Challenge and committing to provide electric vehicle charging access for their workforce. Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities. Binghamton University (State University of New York). University of Texas at Austin.

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Researchers propose new aluminum–sulfur battery with molten-salt electrolyte; low-cost, rechargeable, fire-resistant, recyclable

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An international team of researchers led by Quanguan Pang at Peking University and Donald Sadoway at MIT reports a bidirectional, rapidly charging aluminum–chalcogen battery operating with a molten-salt electrolyte composed of NaCl–KCl–AlCl 3. A paper on the work is published in Nature. Sadoway is formally the Chief Scientific Advisor.