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Energy Vault to provide 1.6 GWh of gravity energy storage to support DG Fuels SAF projects

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Energy Vault, a company developing grid-scale gravity energy storage solutions, has entered into an energy storage system agreement with DG Fuels, a developer of renewable hydrogen and biogenic-based, synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and diesel fuel.

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Maxwell Technologies to receive more than $500K in funding for collaborative energy storage programs

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a leading producer of ultracapacitor-based energy storage products, will receive more than $500,000 in state and federal funding for collaborative energy storage research and development programs with three US-based companies. to determine how graphene might be used to increase the energy density of ultracapacitors.

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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The US Department of Energy is awarding $620 million for projects around the country to demonstrate advanced Smart Grid technologies and integrated systems. The selected projects include advanced battery systems (including flow batteries), flywheels, and compressed air energy systems. New York State Electric & Gas Corporation.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Funded through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), projects will conduct research in advanced batteries, electrification, and manufacturing in support of DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge. Clean Fuels Ohio. American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.

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DOE awards $17M for vehicle technologies; batteries, PEEM, engines, materials, fuel

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The newly selected projects are in five areas: energy storage; power electronics and electric motors (PEEM); advanced combustion engines; materials technologies, and fuels and lubricant technologies. Energy storage (Area of Interest 1). The Ohio State University. Earlier post.). Awardees are: AWARD TABLE.

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Climate Change is NSF Engineering Alliance’s Top Research Priority

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Research energy storage and greenhouse gas capture solutions Identifying technologies to address the climate crisis was ERVA’s first theme. She is a vice president for knowledge enterprise at Ohio State University , in Columbus. Resilient, energy-efficient, and healthful infrastructure.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Integrated Power Block Heat Exchanger/Thermal Energy Storage System for CSP Plants, $348,000 CFOAM LLC, Triadelphia, W. Development of low-cost magnetocaloric materials, $150,000 General Engineering and Research, L.L.C., Amesbury, Mass. Touchstone Research Laboratory, Triadelphia, W. TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, Wash.