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USC team uses mixed conduction membranes to suppress polysulfide shuttle in Li-S batteries

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We can now focus our efforts on improving other parts of lithium-sulfur battery discharge and recharge that hurt the overall life cycle of the battery. The study was funded by the University of Southern California and the Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute. —Sri Narayan. Credit: Sri Narayan and Derek Moy. Click to enlarge.

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US DOE Awards More than $47M in Recovery Act Funding to Advance Smart Grid Development; New Smart Grid Report and Smart Grid Clearinghouse

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Real-time pricing would enable customers to recharge vehicles during off-peak hours at reduced cost. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) was selected as the winner of the $1.3 The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) was selected as the winner of the $1.3

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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The aftermath was even more calamitous: More than 4,000 people are estimated to have died as a result of the shortage of medical care and basic resources during the extended power outages that followed the storm, according to research reported in The New England Journal of Medicine. To that end, engineers at the U.S.

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ARPA-E to award $22M to 18 projects to accelerate production of macroalgae for energy and other uses; MARINER

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The Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will award $22 million in funding to 18 projects as part of the Macroalgae Research Inspiring Novel Energy Resources (MARINER) program. University of Southern Mississippi – Hattiesburg, MS. University of Southern Mississippi – Hattiesburg, MS.

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