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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Ekona Power Inc., a Vancouver-based company that is developing a novel methane pyrolysis technology platform which produces clean and low-cost hydrogen, closed a CAD $79-million (US$62-million) Series A round.

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JUNE 6, 2022

direct-injection (DI) turbocharged hydrogen engine that delivers clean, efficient, and high-power performance. Peak power of 120 kW @ 4400 rpm and a maximum torque of 340 N·m @ 2000 rpm can be achieved with the matched turbocharger. A paper on the study appears in the journal Fuel. —Bao et al. 2022.124713. 2022.124713.

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JULY 14, 2017

Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology have devised a low-cost, scalable approach to developing all-solid-state batteries, improving prospects for scaling up the technology for widespread use in electric vehicles, communications and other industrial applications. Cyclic voltammogram and charge-discharge curves. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 3, 2021

Lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO 4 ) is widely used as a low-cost, safer cathode material for Li-ion batteries; however, low ionic and electronic conductivity limit its rate performance. The approach provides a new strategy toward low-cost, long-life, and high-power batteries, the researchers concluded.

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AUGUST 21, 2022

SK E&S and SK Plug Hyverse—a joint venture (JV) formed in January of this year by SK E&S and Plug Power—will work with Korea Southeast Power Generation (KOEN) to cooperate with green hydrogen and green ammonia projects based on renewable energy resources in Korea and abroad.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Yi Cui has developed nanoparticle copper hexacyanoferrate (CuHCF) battery cathode materials that demonstrate long cycle life and high power for use in grid storage applications. Stationary energy storage systems that can operate for many cycles, at high power, with high round-trip energy efficiency, and at low cost are required.

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JULY 6, 2020

The technology has the capability to serve as a long-term, large-scale clean energy storage medium that aids power generation from renewable sources, however, formulating a cost-effective and well-regulated transition is a complex issue and the cost of producing hydrogen from renewable energy sources is currently expensive.

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JUNE 28, 2023

The grooved electrode design advance may help optimize next-generation fuel cell technology to power emission-free medium- and heavy-duty transportation. Scaling up the fabrication to deploy it in a roll-to-roll manufacturing facility, with high-speed and low-cost manufacturing, is a long-term goal. Resources Lee, C.,

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

Additionally, having similar active sites for both OER and HER results in the preservation of catalyst structure and activity against electrode corrosion induced by power interruptions, which is ideal for a water electrolyzer powered by intermittent renewable energy sources. —Suryanto et al. Suryanto et al.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

by Toby Gill, CEO, Intelligent Power Generation. With battery storage able to provide a unique role in balancing a renewable electricity grid, Toby Gill, CEO of Intelligent Power Generation, asks could innovations in green hydrogen and biofuel technologies contribute to a more optimized and economical energy mix?

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science research agency, has 2 -based-power-generation-project/">joined the Joint Industry Partnership (JIP) of the Supercritical Transformational Electric Power (STEP) project known as STEP Demo.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

Magnesium batteries have long been considered a potentially safer and less expensive alternative to lithium-ion batteries, but previous versions have been severely limited in the power they delivered. The combination affords a Mg battery that delivers a specific power of up to 30.4?kW?kg —Dong et al. Tutusaus, O.,

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JANUARY 4, 2019

Opposed-piston engine developer Achates Power has appointed Cummins veteran David Crompton as president and CEO. Crompton joins Achates Power after 28 years at Cummins, where he served as President of both the Engine Business and Power Systems business. —John Wall, Chairman of the Board, Achates Power.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The reported performance of the new Na-ion battery suggests that the sodium-ion system is a potentially promising power source for promoting the substantial use of low-cost energy storage systems in the near future, the team concluded. In addition, the battery is based on sodium, an abundant, hence low cost, material.

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JANUARY 11, 2014

In a paper in Nature , they suggest that the use of such redox-active organic molecules instead of redox-active metals represents a new and promising direction for realizing massive electrical energy storage at greatly reduced cost. Paying for 50 megawatts of power capacity when only 1 megawatt is necessary makes little economic sense.

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JUNE 28, 2021

A paper on their work is published in the Journal of Power Sources. Lithiated silicon-sulfur (Si–S) batteries are promising next-generation energy storage systems because of their high theoretical energy density, low cost, and high safety. 1 ), and long cycle life (508 mAh g ?1 1 remains after 300 cycles at 500 mA g ?1

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JANUARY 15, 2016

Owing to its high activity and low cost, the catalyst shows significant potential for use in low-cost, high-performance fuel cells, the team suggested. A HEMFC incorporating this PGM-free catalyst has been fabricated, and it exhibits a peak power density of 50  mW  cm −2. —Zhuang et al. DE-AC02-05CH11231.

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MARCH 2, 2023

h is achieved with an estimated raw active materials cost of $7.02 These metrics show the great potential of this unlocked chloroaluminate battery for future low-cost, long-duration electrochemical energy storage. Resources J. mAh cm −2 , a discharge duration of 28.2 —Weller et al. Weller et al. Reed, Vincent L.

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

John Goodenough, known around the world for his pioneering work that led to the invention of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, have devised a new strategy for a safe, low-cost, all-solid-state rechargeable sodium or lithium battery cell that has the required energy density and cycle life for a battery that powers an all-electric road vehicle.

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APRIL 25, 2023

To accommodate the energy demands of this growing fleet, the Riverside site will also feature 4 MWh of battery storage and will increase its solar power generation by an additional 1.5 Bp pulse - Providing industry-leading charge management software, omega, to optimize charging for low cost energy while ensuring critical fleet uptime.

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OCTOBER 9, 2021

We are delighted to be extending our relationship with Investissement Québec, which has invested billions of dollars in lithium and other resources projects across Québec, including North American Lithium (NAL), Moblan and Nemaska Lithium. grade spodumene mineralization, with a Mineral Resource Foreign Estimate of 12.03

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JULY 31, 2012

Pioneer Natural Resources, an oil and gas exploration and production company, is adding 225 bi-fuel, Westport WiNG natural gas powered Ford F250 Super Duty trucks to its fleet. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 16, 2016

Researchers from Griffith University in Australia and Peking University in China have synthesized low-cost, hierarchically porous, and nitrogen-doped loofah sponge carbon (N-LSC) derived from the loofah sponge via a simple calcining process and applied it as a multifunctional blocking layer for Li–S, Li–Se, and Li–I 2 batteries.

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JUNE 23, 2014

While both perceived and real safety risks due to the toxicity of NH 3 have detracted from its appeal, its adoption as a vector for H 2 has not yet been realized largely because of the absence of an efficient, low-cost method for cracking NH 3 to H 2 and N 2. —David et al. Given that a 1 kW fuel cell requires a H 2 supply of ?13.5

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Such a plant would feed a 50,000 metric ton per year conversion plant to produce battery grade lithium hydroxide to support domestic manufacturing of the lithium-ion battery cells to power 750,000 electric vehicles per year. Most of the world’s lithium resources are found in naturally occurring salt solutions, known as brines.

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AUGUST 23, 2023

DeepDrive has developed a cost- and resource-efficient dual-rotor motor, extending the range of electric vehicles. The optimized design significantly reduces the need for magnets (-50% compared to the competition) and iron (-80% compared to the competition) and underlines the company‘s commitment to resource-efficient innovations.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The Gigastack project, led by ITM Power, Ørsted, Phillips 66 Limited and Element Energy, will show how renewable hydrogen derived from offshore wind can support the UK’s 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emission target. ITM Power 100MW electrolyzer facility concept. The UK has awarded £7.5 Earlier post.).

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APRIL 14, 2011

GM is exploring the use of an ultracapacitor-based Active Energy Recovery Buffer (AERB) scheme as a low-cost means to improve fuel economy in conventional vehicles; results of a simulation study presented at SAE 2011 World Congress showed improvement of up to 1.3% liter engine and a six-speed transmission. —Gopalakrishnan et al.

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MAY 14, 2020

The Salton Sea Known Geothermal Area contains an estimated six million tons of recoverable lithium within presently available geothermal resources. The new lithium recovery projects awarded funding are designed to help reduce costs and environmental impact. California’s Lithium Recovery Initiative - Symposium.

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MAY 31, 2022

Futaba and Namie are both in Fukushima Prefecture, and were evacuated following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant meltdown resulting from the Great East Japan Earthquake. To this end, the use of the first hydrogen-powered fuel cell (FC) mobile retail vehicle will be implemented. Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field (FH2R).

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JULY 24, 2020

The paper on their work is published in the Journal of Power Sources. Advancing cathode materials with both high energy density and low cost have always been the main objective of battery material research. Developing cathode material with less lithium and cost-effective elements such as Mn/Fe/Al is thus quite imperative.

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JULY 20, 2020

Solid-oxide-fuel-cell manufacturer Bloom Energy is entering the commercial hydrogen market by introducing hydrogen-powered fuel cells and electrolyzers that produce renewable hydrogen. The Bloom Energy Servers are a proven market leader in clean, reliable, and resilient on-site power.

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AUGUST 21, 2015

A team led by Dr. Stuart Licht at The George Washington University in Washington, DC has developed a low-cost, high-yield and scalable process for the electrolytic conversion of atmospheric CO 2 dissolved in molten carbonates into carbon nanofibers (CNFs.) —Stuart Licht. 5b02427.

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JULY 19, 2012

While the energy throughput of AGM batteries is generally sufficient, DCA is an acknowledged challenge as the battery can’t handle more than a half to a third of the power the alternator can provide. It has been proven in bench testing as well as being able to deliver on the target. Auto Start-Stop engineering supervisor Kirk Pebley.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Hydrokinetic energy is an abundant renewable resource that can boost grid resiliency and reduce infrastructure vulnerability, but it is currently a cost prohibitive option compared to other energy generating sources. Tidal Power Tug - $4,500,000. The turbine will be designed for power delivery to remote and local grids.

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JULY 26, 2022

Such powerful magnets would more easily fit within the tight space inside spherical tokamaks, which are shaped more like a cored apple than the doughnut-like shape of conventional tokamaks, and are being explored as a possible design for future fusion power plants. We’re not quite there yet but we’re closer, and maybe close enough.

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AUGUST 25, 2016

A 12-14 m 2 system installed in Switzerland would allow the generation and storage of enough hydrogen to power a fuel cell car over 10,000 km every year. The researchers’ sandwich structure—using layers of crystalline silicon and amorphous silicon—allows for higher voltages needed to power directly the microstructured Ni electrocatalysts.

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