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German BMBF launches new €16M FestBatt multi-institution cluster to focus on solid-state batteries

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Fourteen scientific institutions have joined FestBatt; the competence cluster is coordinated by the University of Gießen (JLU). —Professor Helmut Ehrenberg of KIT’s Institute for Applied Materials (IAM), a member of FestBatt. Several KIT institutes are involved in the cluster and have been granted funds with a total amount of €3.95

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TU München researchers test behavior of OME synthetic fuels in engines, develop optimized combustion process

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is the coordinator of that project, in cooperation with TU Kaiserslautern and TU München. A separate project, Kopernikus-Projekt P2X , is exploring the production and application aspects of oxymethylenether as a fuel and polymer.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Hyundai will in months offer 2 models that will leap frog toyota and honda by years - it will be based on a lithium POLYMER battery thats lighter, cheaper, and maintains charge many times longer than NiCad batteries and all at a price half that of Volt. Posts | Profile Kate Galbraith Reporter Ms.

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