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University of Maryland wins 2012 Hydrogen Student Design Contest

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The team of the University of Maryland is the winner of the 2012 Hydrogen Student Design Contest, announced on Sunday by the US Department of Energy at the Young Scientist Symposium of the World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2012 in Toronto, Canada. At the awards ceremony, the theme for the next Contest was announced as well.

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Solid Power awarded up to $12.5M to develop nickel- and cobalt-free all-solid-state battery cells; ?500 Wh/kg target

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Solid Power, Inc., Solid Power expects to receive up to $12.5 Solid Power’s objective is to produce multi-layer cells meeting intelligence application needs for high energy density, high power density, long calendar life, quiet operation, and robustness to extreme environmental conditions.

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University of Maryland team creates solid-state Li-ion battery out of one material

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Credit: Maryland NanoCenter Click to enlarge. Engineers at the University of Maryland have created a solid-state Li-ion battery that is made entirely out of one material. However, the performances of this type of battery, especially in terms of power density and cycle life, are too low for their practical applications.

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U. Maryland and Redox Power partnering to commercialize low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells for distributed generation and transportation

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Redox Power’s 25 kW “Cube” sitting outside a conference room. The fuel cells, based upon patented technology developed by professor Eric Wachsman, director of the University of Maryland Energy Research Center (UMERC) in the A. University of Maryland Professor Eric Wachsman describes how solid oxide fuel cells work.

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Sandia testing method yields pathway to better, longer-lasting solid-state batteries

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Solid-state batteries employ solid electrolytes instead of electrochemical gels and liquids and generally power small electronics. The work was done in collaboration with NIST, Naval Research Labs, University of Maryland College Park and Brown University. (Illustration courtesy of S.

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NSF awards Univ. of Maryland and Genovation $438K to develop novel hybrid energy storage system for EVs

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The National Science Foundation has selected a project by researchers at the University of Maryland and their partners from Genovation Cars ( earlier post ) for a $438,418 GOALI (Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry) award to develop a novel hybrid energy storage system for electric vehicles.

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NASA selects Amprius and U Maryland for two new battery projects; silicon anode and Li-S

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The development of high-energy storage devices will reduce the mass required to store electrical power in space and better enable the agency’s future robotic and human exploration missions. University of Maryland, College Park: Garnet Electrolyte Based Safe, Lithium-Sulfur Energy Storage.

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