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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

OPEN solicitations are an open call to scientists and engineers for transformational technologies across the entire scope of ARPA-E’s energy mission. Pinnacle Engines will electrify its four-stroke, spark-ignited, opposed-piston engine to improve fuel efficiency and reduce its cost.

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OCTOBER 10, 2020

Partners in this project of the Federal Ministry of Transport and the German National Organization for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NOW - Nationale Organisation für Wasserstoff- und Brennstoffzellentechnologie) are the car manufacturer BMW, the University of Siegen and other suppliers.

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JUNE 29, 2020

a low cost, raw materials that do not raise concerns in terms of supply bottlenecks (electrodes that do not include PGMs, stainless steel current collectors), a compact design, the adoption of feeds based on non-corrosive liquids (low concentration alkali or DI water), and differential pressure operation.

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JULY 6, 2017

Researchers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Michigan State University have devised a way to reduce the amount of enzymes needed to convert biomass into biofuels by designing and genetically engineering enzyme surfaces so they bind less to the lignin in biomass. Enzymes cost about $0.50 Other authors are Chandra K.

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JANUARY 9, 2015

IACMI is dedicated to overcoming these barriers by developing low-cost, high-production, energy-efficient manufacturing and recycling processes for composites applications. In the wind energy industry, advances in low-cost composite materials will help manufacturers build longer, lighter and stronger blades to create more energy.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Since its launch in April 2021 , the Engineering Research Visioning Alliance has convened a diverse set of experts to explore three areas in which fundamental research could have the most impact: climate change; the nexus of biology and engineering; and securing critical infrastructure against hackers.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2013

ARPA-E’s new program, Robust Affordable Next Generation Energy Storage Systems (RANGE) ( earlier post ), aims to accelerate widespread EV adoption by dramatically improving driving range and reliability, and by providing low-cost, low-carbon alternatives to today’s vehicles. Lead organization. University of Houston.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2020

The IDEALFUEL project aims to create sustainable alternatives by developing new efficient and low-cost methods to produce low-sulfur heavy fuel oils from wood-based non-food biomass. Although cleaner fuels are available, many companies opt for HFOs due to their low cost. The participants are Vertoro B.V. (NL);

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JULY 12, 2017

million to 22 new cost-shared projects to accelerate the research of advanced battery, lightweight materials, engine emission control technologies, and energy efficient mobility systems (EEMS). An additional two projects will research and develop novel emission control strategies for advanced combustion engines. Organization.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Johnson Matthey (JM), Echion Technologies , (Echion), Britishvolt (BV) and University College London (UCL) are grant recipients in the latest round (Round 4) of the Faraday Battery Challenge in the UK. Echion is a high-growth company spun-out of Cambridge University in 2017 to commercialize niobium oxide-based materials for anodes.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Based on preliminary engineering studies to estimate the capital and operating costs for commercial scale production, Optinol Inc. has concluded that it is feasible to produce bio-butanol using its process at energy-cost-parity with ethanol. The bulk of the lab and pilot work has been conducted at Louisiana State University.

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JUNE 3, 2014

A team led by Dr. Janet Westpheling at the University of Georgia has engineered the thermophilic, anaerobic, cellulolytic bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor bescii , which in the wild efficiently uses un-pretreated biomass—to produce ethanol from biomass without pre-treatment of the feedstock. Earlier post.). Whereas wild-type C.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Luiz André Barroso Data center pioneer Senior member, 59; died 16 September An engineer at Google for more than 20 years, Barroso is credited with designing the company’s warehouse-size data centers. in computer engineering in 1996 from the University of Southern California. as a software engineer.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

The cathode and electrolyte chemistries elucidated here propel the development of magnesium batteries and would accelerate the adoption of this low-cost and safe battery technology. Lebens-Higgins also is affiliated with the Binghamton University. —Dong et al. Neither approach is practical.

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JUNE 9, 2017

million for 30 new projects aimed at discovery and development of novel, low-cost materials necessary for hydrogen production and storage and for fuel cells onboard light-duty vehicles. Precursor Development for Low-Cost, High-Strength Carbon Fiber. Carnegie Mellon University. University of Connecticut.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Scientists from the University of Surrey and their colleagues have produced non-metal electro-catalysts for fuel cells that could pave the way for production of low-cost, environmentally friendly energy generation. This was then processed into a fine black powder and used as nitrogen-doped carbon electro-catalyst.

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APRIL 15, 2014

Engineers at the University of California, San Diego, have created new ceramic materials that could be used to store hydrogen safely and efficiently. They also have demonstrated that the compounds could be manufactured using a simple, low-cost manufacturing method known as combustion synthesis. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 15, 2014

Engineers at the University of California, San Diego, have created new ceramic materials that could be used to store hydrogen safely and efficiently. They also have demonstrated that the compounds could be manufactured using a simple, low-cost manufacturing method known as combustion synthesis. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 18, 2023

There is really not a lot of information out there on this,” says Brian Weeden , the director of program planning for the Secure World Foundation , a non-governmental organization that studies space governance. If Russia is jamming a LEO constellation, it would be a new layer for the silent war in space-ground communications.

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OCTOBER 2, 2010

The EU’s DirectFuel project, which launched on 1 October, intends to develop a photobiological process for the direct conversion of sunlight and CO 2 into engine- and infrastructure-ready transport fuels such as propane. The 4-year project will have funding of up to €3.73 million (US$5.1 theoretical life cycle analysis.

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AUGUST 1, 2020

University of Alabama. University of North Dakota. North Carolina State University. Oregon State University. University of Cincinnati. University of Maryland - College Park. Princeton University. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Utah State University. Montana State University.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

The average cost to trial participants for recharging at home is between 25p and £1 (US$0.40 The data analyzed by Aston University combines and compares the behavior patterns of 25 Mitsubishi i-MiEV drivers over two consecutive quarters. —Brian Price, lecturer in Engineering Systems and Management at Aston. million (US$11.9-million)

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

The Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford University has awarded $10.5 Investigators: Zhenan Bao, Chemical Engineering; Yi Cui, Materials Science and Engineering. Novel inorganic-organic perovskites for photovoltaics. efficiency, low-cost silicon solar cells. Light trapping in high?efficiency,

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MAY 28, 2015

Of these, 16 are vehicle-related, encompassing projects developing batteries, power electronics and improved combustion engine technology including on-board reformers, and two are specifically hydrogen fuel cell-related. Organization. Mainstream Engineering Corporation. Earlier post.) Description. 148,393.82. 149,999.70.

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JULY 10, 2022

Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) – captures and stores carbon from organic materials, converting it into useful energy such as heat, electricity, liquid or gas fuels. Biochar - This is a form of charcoal produced when organic matter is burned without oxygen. The biochar is rich in carbon and can be used as a fertilizer.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear announced that start-up lithium-sulfur battery company NOHMs (Nano Organic Hybrid Materials) Technologies Inc. NOHMs, a spin-off from Cornell University, will utilize the Kentucky-Argonne Battery Manufacturing Research and Development Center and the University of Kentucky’s Spindletop Administration Building.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Under the FOCUS program, projects will develop advanced solar converters that turn sunlight into electricity for immediate use, while also producing heat that can be stored at low cost for later use as well as innovative storage systems that accept both heat and electricity from variable solar sources. Lead organization.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2015

Researchers at Washington State University have engineered the filamentous fungus Aspergillus carbonarius ITEM 5010 to produce jet-range hydrocarbons directly from biomass. Ahring suspects the fungi produce hydrocarbons, large compounds that are costly for the organism to produce, as a protective mechanism. Source: JGI MycoCosm.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Organization. The Ohio State University. University of Kentucky Research Foundation. The University of North Dakota. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Lead organization. The University of Utah. Description. DOE Funding: $399,967 Non-DOE Funding: $145,985 Total Funding: $545,952.

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AUGUST 23, 2019

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimates worldwide, the cost associated with premature deaths from pollution will rise from $3 trillion in 2015 to $18-25 trillion by 2060. Chemical Engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

9 Universities and Labs: Colorado School of Mines; Michigan State University; Michigan Tech University; The Ohio State University; University of Kentucky; University of Michigan; University of Notre Dame; University of Tennessee; Wayne State University. Boeing; Caron Engineering Inc.;

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Bank of America has joined Stanford University’s Global Climate & Energy Project (GCEP), a collaboration of academic and business experts that identifies and supports new avenues of research to make environmentally sustainable, low-cost energy available to everyone.

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APRIL 20, 2023

To help find ways to address it through technology, EPICS in IEEE , in partnership with the United Engineering Foundation , launched the Environmental Competition last year. universities and colleges to use their engineering and technical skills to mitigate and address the impact of climate change in their communities.

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JULY 11, 2017

These projects are to deliver high-impact tools and techniques for increasing the productivity of algae organisms and cultures. In partnership with Sandia National Laboratories, University of California at San Diego – Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and the J. The selected projects are: Lumen Bioscience.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

University of California San Diego nanoengineers, in collaboration with researchers at LG Energy Solution, have developed a battery that combines a solid-state electrolyte and an all-silicon anode. This two-part move allowed the researchers to fully reap the benefits of low cost, high energy and environmentally benign properties of silicon.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

MicroBio Engineering Inc., and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (the MagLab) at Florida State University (FSU) will leverage existing capabilities to develop and demonstrate an integrated process to convert preprocessed corn stover into SAF through a catalytic fast pyrolysis (CFP), biocrude intermediate upgrading pathway.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Under the first FOA (DE-FOA-0002187), Capture Research and Development (R&D): Engineering Scale Testing from Coal- and Natural-Gas-Based Flue Gas and Initial Engineering Design for Industrial Sources, DOE selected nine projects to receive $51 million for cost-shared R&D. LH CO 2 MENT Colorado Project.

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