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UT El Paso-led team designs cactus-inspired low-cost, efficient water-splitting catalyst

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Researchers led by engineers at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) have proposed a low-cost, cactus-inspired nickel-based material to help split water more cheaply and efficiently. —Navid Attarzadeh Attarzadeh wondered what if they designed a 3D nickel-based catalyst in the shape of the prickly pear cactus?

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Ford low-cost EV platform to compete with Tesla being designed by “skunkworks team:” CEO

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Unlike its current lineup of EVs like the Mustang Mach-E, Ford F-150 Lightning , and the E-Transit all-electric van, the company’s upcoming EVs are designed to be profitable in the first 12 months of their launch. We developed a super-talented skunkworks team to create a low-cost EV platform. It was a startup.

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VW shows low-cost ID. 2all concept FWD MEB EV; “spacious as a Golf, inexpensive as a Polo”

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The electric vehicle features front-wheel drive, range of up to 450 km, innovative technological features such as Travel Assist, IQ.LIGHT or Electric Vehicle Route Planner and a new Volkswagen design language. Volkswagen is also again placing greater focus on design. Volkswagen will present the production version of the ID.

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New long-duration, extended capacity Na-Al battery design for grid storage

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The new battery design could help ease integration of renewable energy into the electrical grid at lower cost, using Earth-abundant metals, according to a study just published in Energy Storage Materials. h is achieved with an estimated raw active materials cost of $7.02 mAh cm −2 , a discharge duration of 28.2 Weller et al.

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Japan team evaluates battery-assisted low-cost hydrogen production from solar energy

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For comparison, the US DOE’s 2020 target for the levelized cost of hydrogen (production only) is $2.30/kg. The joint research team designed an integrated system capable of adjusting the amount of battery charge/discharge and the amount of electrolysis hydrogen production in relation to the amount of solar power generated. Credit: NIMS.

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Heliogen and Bloom Energy demonstrate production of low-cost green hydrogen; concentrated solar and high-temp electrolysis

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Heliogen’s AI-enabled concentrated solar energy system is designed to create carbon-free steam, electricity, and heat from abundant and renewable sunlight. When combined with Bloom’s proprietary solid oxide, high-temperature electrolyzer, hydrogen can be produced 45% more efficiently than low-temperature PEM and alkaline electrolyzers.

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USABC awards 24M $3.8M contract to support the development of low-cost, fast-charging Li-metal batteries

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The two-year project, which includes a 50% cost share, will focus on the development of a low-cost, fast-charging EV battery technology. 24M has been awarded a $3.8-million million contract from the United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC).

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