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University of Louisville researchers working on new HER catalysts for water-splitting; $1M from NSF, DOE

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Researchers at the University of Louisville are developing new catalyst materials for the hydrogen evolution reaction in water splitting, where the bond between hydrogen (H 2 ) and oxygen is released. generate hydrogen fuels that significantly lowers energy use. Hydrogen is a promising high efficiency fuel.

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Honeywell to support development of AliphaJet process for renewable jet fuel

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Unlike other smaller scale technologies, the AliphaJet process removes all of the oxygen from the renewable oils without the need for massive amounts of expensive hydrogen gas or co-location at a traditional oil refinery. AliphaJet is a collaborative venture between SynGest Inc. and Unitel Technologies, Inc.

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President Obama announces two new public-private manufacturing innovation institutes; new manufacturing innovation institute competition

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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. ThermoCalc; TIMET; Trumpf, Inc.;

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New catalytic decarboxylation process for converting fatty acids to drop-in hydrocarbon fuels; initial focus on biojet

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The development of the AliphaJet process was led by Dr. Ravi Randhava in collaboration with Dr. Paul Ratnasamy at the University of Louisville. The process also reduces capital and operating costs because it does not require hydrogen to remove the oxygen from the feedstocks. AliphaJet , Inc.,

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

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Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. Louisville, Colo. Hydrogen Contaminant Detector, $150,000 Skyre, Inc., Novel chemical looping process for conversion of natural gas to pure hydrogen, $150,000 CanmetENERGY, Ottawa, Canada Glowink Inc., Combustion Research & Flow Technology Inc., Pipersville, Pa. New York, N.Y.

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ARPA-E awarding $36M to 22 projects in RANGE program for transformative EV storage

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For example, Solid Power located in Louisville, CO will receive approximately $3.5 For example, the University of California, San Diego will receive approximately $3.5 University of Houston. Princeton University. Princeton University will develop unique alkaline battery chemistry for use in electric vehicles.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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35 new businesses, non-profits, universities, and utilities signing on to DOE’s Workplace Charging Challenge and committing to provide electric vehicle charging access for their workforce. Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities. Binghamton University (State University of New York). University of Texas at Austin.

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