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Caterpillar Marine Power Systems introduces Marine Hybrid System

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The Cat marine hybrid power system uses AKA’s XeroPoint Hybrid system. Caterpillar Marine Power Systems has introduced the the Cat Powered Marine Hybrid System, a complete hybrid propulsion package applicable to all engine platforms. Diesel-electric: Power provided from auxiliary engines. Source: AKA. Click to enlarge.

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ARPA-E to award up to $5M to investigate extracting rare earth and other critical minerals from macroalgae

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REEs and PGMs are critical in the manufacture of modern energy and national security technologies, including high-performance magnets required for wind turbines, electric vehicles, high-energy-density battery electric storage, high efficiency lighting, solar panels, and other technologies either core or ancillary to the renewable energy industry.

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ARPA-E issues $100M OPEN funding opportunity announcement to support early-stage energy R&D

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Electric motors - transportation. Technologies for improved electric motors specifically for transportation applications. Technologies for advanced airplanes, human-powered vehicles, marine vessels, trains, etc. Non-battery storage for transportation. turbines) specifically for transportation applications.

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ARPA-E issues $125M open solicitation for energy R transportation and stationary applications

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Electric Motors – Transportation. Technologies for improved electric motors specifically for transportation applications. Technologies for advanced airplanes, human powered vehicles, marine vessels, trains, etc. in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and battery electric vehicles (EVs). Batteries ?

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Liquid Air Energy Network forms in UK; focus on transportation and energy storage

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The main potential applications are in electricity storage, transport and the recovery of waste heat. It potentially is attractive for use in small cars and vans for short range urban use, scooters, short range marine craft, forklift trucks and mining equipment. Heat hybrid.