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ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

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The new superjunction structure will surpass the theoretical trade-off between on- resistance and breakdown voltage observed in conventional unipolar GaN, leading to more efficient and cheaper power converters. Pratt & Whitney will design a novel, high-efficiency hydrogen-power turbomachine for commercial aviation. Stanford University.

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ARPA-E awards $37M for IONICS projects; improving solid-state batteries and fuel cells

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Solid ion conductors made of affordable, easily produced materials could replace today’s mostly liquid electrolytes and expensive fuel cell parts, helping create a next generation of batteries and fuel cells that are low-cost, durable, and more efficient. Selective and low-cost separators for batteries with liquid reactants.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Hydrogen Based Power Grid Support Using ElectrolyzeRs with Value Stacking (HYPER-V), $250,000. Wilmington, Delaware). Development of a Low-cost and Hardware Friendly Instantaneous Waveform Measurement Technology for Distribution System, $1,000,000. Survalent Technology Inc. Buffalo, New York). IP Group, Inc.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 16 REFUEL projects for energy-dense carbon-neutral liquid fuels; leveraging ammonia

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REFUEL projects will convert low-cost renewable energy into a transportable chemical fuel and use these fuels for transportation applications, while reducing production costs and environmental impact. University of Delaware. FuelCell Energy, Inc. Giner, Inc. The Giner, Inc. Storagenergy Technologies, Inc.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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High Performance, Low Cost Superconducting Wires and Coils. for High Power Wind Generators The University of Houston will develop a new, low-cost. Electric Vehicles, University of Delaware). Advanced Electric Vehicle Motors with Low or No Rare Earth. (National Renewable. Oak Ridge National.

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