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Univ. of Texas researchers propose lithium- or sodium-water batteries as next generation of high-capacity battery technology; applicable for EVs and grid storage

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Example of a lithium-water rechargeable battery. Researchers at the University of Texas, including Dr. John Goodenough, are proposing a strategy for high-capacity next-generation alkali (lithium or sodium)-ion batteries using water-soluble redox couples as the cathode. In theory, the decomposition potential of water is 4.27

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DOE awards $20M to 10 hydrogen production and delivery technologies projects

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University of Hawaii of Honolulu, Hawaii will receive $3 million to develop photoelectrodes for direct solar water splitting. University of Colorado, Boulder of Boulder, Colorado will receive $2 million to develop a novel solar-thermal reactor to split water with concentrated sunlight. FuelCell Energy Inc.

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Scientists recommend fundamental research into separations technology to support large-scale thermochemical production of biofuels

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—Daniel Shantz, a chemical engineering professor at Texas A&M University and co-editor or report. pyrolysis); A renewable low-cost source of hydrogen; and. pyrolysis); A renewable low-cost source of hydrogen; and. Non-thermal water separations. salts, metals) prior to thermal or catalytic conversion.

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DOE awards $35M to 12 ARPA-E projects to reduce methane emissions; 5 on natural gas engines

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Typical MOCs have diminished methane conversion efficiency at low temperatures, limiting their synergies with ultra-lean burn NG engines. The proposed MOC will use a hydrothermally stable formulation to promote high conversion efficiencies in low-temperature and high-water concentration environments.(Selection

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

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The project will include 13 different technologies from the substation to the customer, including distribution automation and control, smart meters and appliances, home area networks, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, energy and battery storage, and renewable generation sources. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. 21,806,232.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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This project will develop and optimize a novel, engineered microorganism that produces a biodiesel-equivalent fuel from renewable hydrogen and carbon dioxide, at costs of less than $2.50 Water will be the primary byproduct. A novel metal complex for electrolysis of water will be used to generate the hydrogen at high rates.

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

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million of non-Federal cost sharing. In order for low-cost electricity from coal-fired power plants to remain available, the DOE said, economical methods for capturing and storing the greenhouse gas emissions from these plants must be developed. Fusion Petroleum Technologies , The Woodlands, Texas.

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