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MARCH 30, 2014

The MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) announced its latest round of seed grants to support early-stage innovative energy projects. Evaluating quantum dots as thermoelectric materials: Thermoelectric devices can convert waste heat from car engines, power plants, and other sources directly into electricity. A total of more than $1.6

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MARCH 5, 2010

S4 Energy Solutions LLC , a joint venture by Waste Management, Inc. and InEnTec LLC, plans to develop a plasma gasification facility at Waste Management’s Columbia Ridge Landfill in Arlington, Oregon. The planned facility will convert municipal solid waste into synthetic fuels and power. PEM facility equipment overview.

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JULY 18, 2015

Findings by MIT researchers could help advance the commercialization of supercritical water technology for the desulfurization and upgrading of high-sulfur crude oil into high-value, cleaner fuels such as gasoline without using hydrogen—a major change in refining technology that would reduce costs, energy use, and CO 2 emissions.

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APRIL 11, 2020

The funding round was led by The Engine, the venture firm spun out of MIT that invests in early-stage Tough Tech companies. It is the most essential, but also the most wasteful component in the overall motion system, producing an estimated 55 million tons of CO 2 annually in the US alone according to the U.S. —Reed Sturtevant.

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Screenshot) Und liebe Presse: redet mit unterschiedlichen Betroffenen, nicht nur einer Handvoll Berufsdemonstranten. The Premnitz waste incineration plant uses 23 million cubic meters, the Schwedt refinery uses 13 million cubic meters, and the LEAG coal plant uses a whopping 44.8 Bitte checkt endlich die Fakten (s. cubic meters.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Because of the large design and technology space available for algal biofuel production, the team notes in the paper, life-cycle analysis (LCA) can serve both as a process design and technology evaluation tool. Their paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science and Technology. the functional unit) being assessed.

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Photo: 24M Technologies MIT spinout and battery maker 24M Technologies today debuted a new direct-material battery recycling process for EV batteries and battery storage. 24 Technologies says the design, which it calls “SemiSolid” for its use of gooey electrodes, reduces production costs by up to 40%.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Founder of MIT's Microsystems Technology Labs. Penfield's academic career at MIT spanned 45 years. After joining MIT as a professor in 1960, he moved up the ranks and served as associate head of the electrical engineering and computer science department from 1974 to 1978. He also established MIT's master's degree in engineering.

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AUGUST 29, 2021

A team at MITEI (MIT Energy Initiative) has found that hydrogen-generated electricity can be a cost-competitive option for backing up wind and solar. To that end, they have integrated their analysis into SESAME, a lifecycle and techno-economic assessment tool for a range of energy systems that was developed by MIT researchers.

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AUGUST 4, 2017

Under the Master Agreement, Aemetis has predominant exclusive rights to use the InEnTec Plasma Enhanced Melter (PEM) gasification equipment and technology for cellulosic ethanol production until 2024. The PEM system uses heating from electrically conducting gas (a plasma) to convert the feedstock (usually waste) to valuable products.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Argonne National Laboratory’s team will develop an advanced catalyst for polypropylene (a widely used polymer in consumer and industrial products) synthesis that outperforms conventional catalysts. For ethylene production, the new process has the potential to reduce process energy by 65% over traditional steam cracking technologies.

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DECEMBER 21, 2011

With the new funding, GMZ will expand its engineering and go-to-market capabilities as the company moves into production of its thermoelectric technologies. GMZ’s material, a nanostructured bismuth antimony telluride, was developed by researchers at Boston College and MIT. —Aaron Bent, CEO of GMZ Energy.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Researchers at MIT, with colleagues at the University of Minnesota, have provided evidence and theoretical rate coefficients for new pathways in the low-temperature oxidation of hydrocarbons. The new analysis is explained in a paper by MIT graduate student Amrit Jalan, chemical engineering professor William Green, and six other researchers.

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MAY 15, 2021

Many biofuels, including ethanol, biodiesel and other products derived from organic material (biomass), are almost exclusively produced via fermentation. These fermentation processes create carbon as a byproduct, with some processes wasting more than 1/3 of this carbon as CO 2 emissions. The awardees are: LanzaTech, Inc.

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JANUARY 20, 2017

MIT engineers have genetically engineered strains of the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica to boost the production of lipids by about 25% compared to previously engineered yeast strains. The model oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica has been engineered to improve lipid production. —Qiao et al.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2017

deriving from the fuel production cycle and due to the organic component). The realization, which will benefit also from the collaboration with MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), of technologies and devices for the capture and temporary storage of part of CO 2 produced by internal combustion engines.

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APRIL 30, 2010

coli as an electrofuels chassis for isooctane production. coli; Product: Isooctane. Reducing equivalent: Hydrogen; Organism: Cupriavidus necator; Product: Biodiesel. Reducing equivalent: Electrons; Organism: N/A; Product: Octanol. Reducing equivalent: Electrons; Organism: N/A; Product: Higher alcohols. (Partners).

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MARCH 7, 2011

announced the availability of its first product: power diodes based on its patented, high-performance EZ GaN (gallium nitride) technology. Perreault, MIT). At the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC), Transphorm Inc. Our goal is to build [Transphorm] to be a legacy company. —Primit Parikh.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will develop and demonstrate dry process electrode fabrication to reduce cost of EV and PHEV’s innovations in lithium ion battery production. Thermoelectric and enabling engine technology : Three projects awarded to improve the efficiency of thermoelectric devices to convert engine waste heat to electricity.

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APRIL 24, 2014

without higher octane fuel, but with other projected vehicle and powertrain technology improvements), according to a new analysis by a team at MIT. However, notes the MIT team, the engine and measurement conditions of the RON and MON tests do not represent real world operating conditions. reduction by then in the baseline case (i.e.,

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JULY 9, 2022

That enabled him to be financially independent when he came to the United States to enroll in graduate school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge. MIT didn’t have many graduate students at the time,” Zadeh recalled, “so it was fairly easy to get in, even though the University of Teheran had no track record.”. “No

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JULY 31, 2015

Many travelers’ and commuters’ transportation choices waste significant amounts of energy due to traffic complications, convenience and variability in transportation styles and preferences. The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $14.5 Mobility Electronic Market for Optimized Travel (MeMOT).

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The DIGIT touch sensor is based on the GelSight style of sensor, which was first conceptualized at MIT over a decade ago. DIGIT is open source, so you can make one on your own, but that's a hassle. ReSkin operates on a fairly simple concept: it's a flexible sheet of 2mm thick silicone with magnetic particles carelessly mixed in.

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As one MIT report found, on average, “a fully electric vehicle emits about 25 percent less carbon than a comparable hybrid car.” Some have contended that the materials used in EV production are equivalent in environmental impact to driving a conventional gas car. A straightforward switch can create a substantial positive effect.

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae plays a central role in global biofuel production; currently, about 100 billion liters of ethanol are produced annually worldwide by fermentation of mainly sugarcane saccharose and corn starch by the yeast. Toxicity is probably the single most important problem in cost-effective biofuels production.

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OCTOBER 18, 2020

As part of DOE’s Plastics Innovation Challenge, these projects will also help improve existing recycling processes that break plastics into chemical building blocks, which can then be used to make new products. Skokie, IL) - Upscaling of Non-Recyclable Plastic Waste into CarbonSmart Monomers – DOE Funding: $1,890,001. LanzaTech, Inc.

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APRIL 22, 2016

On the other hand, drivers of other vehicles waste considerable time making special trips to refuel their internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles at the liquid fuel station or their battery electric vehicle (BEV) at the rapid recharging station. 5 ] Increasing numbers of drivers can get PEV charging at their workplace. [ 23 ] , [ 24 ].

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JUNE 22, 2015

Until now, the energy storage field has had two options to try to drive down costs—high volume production or entirely new chemistries that may never move from the lab to the commercial floor. The semisolid thick electrode is a material science innovation originating in Dr. Chiang’s lab at MIT. Flexible and modular.

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JULY 19, 2011

At that point at least five years of GM production vehicles and about three years of Lexus vehicles were on the road using this system. Intelligent vehicles could help reduce the billions of gallons of gas wasted in traffic jams each year. MIT and smart intersections. If vehicles approaching from. avoiding head-on crashes.

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APRIL 5, 2008

FCVs will therefore be wasteful of land and our renewable electricity investments. Wouldn’t this additional land be better used toward solving our electricity greenhouse gas emissions, instead of wasting it on inefficient FCVs? He graduated from MIT in 1978 (B.S. His microprocessor work has resulted in 23 patents issued so far.

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MAY 19, 2015

a developer of high temperature thermoelectric generation (TEG) systems, in an acquisition that includes all patents, equipment, product lines, website, customer contacts and brand. In a major expansion move, Evident Thermoelectrics has purchased the assets of GMZ Energy, Inc. Clinton Ballinger, CEO of Evident Thermoelectrics. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 11, 2014

Thermoelectric materials convert temperature differences into electric voltage; a TEG in a vehicle is designed to convert waste heat to power. GMZ Energy, a provider of advanced nano-structured thermoelectric generation technology, was co-founded by MITs Professor Gang Chen and collaborator Zhifeng Ren of the University of Houston.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The selected projects will focus on technologies such as revolutionizing fuel cells for light- and heavy-duty vehicles, and technologies to generate less nuclear waste and reduce the cost of fuel. Harvesting Infrared Light to Improve Photosynthetic Biomass Production - $1,347,122. Select OPEN 2021 projects include: Synteris.

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APRIL 29, 2009

the session counted among its panelists: Professor John Heywood, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Sloan Auto Laboratory at MIT. Cities account for 2% of the world’s area and yet they account for 75% of the resources and 75% of the waste ,” said Cervero. The city will have two transit levels. Heywood, J.,

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MARCH 23, 2019

Heat exchangers are critical to efficient thermal energy use in a variety of applications, including electricity generation, nuclear reactors, transportation, petrochemical plants, waste heat recovery, and many more. MIT will develop a high performance, compact, and durable ceramic heat exchanger. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Conventional large-scale gasto-liquid reactors produce waste-heat, reducing the energy. In contrast, this reactor produces electricity as a byproduct of fuel production. remote oil wells burn natural gas as a by-product because it is not. electricity production (5 quadrillion. production. efficiency of the process.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

substantial increase in production of fuel per acre of planted. production of oil, which is stored in seeds and is convertible to. Synthetic Crop for Direct Biofuel Production through Rerouting the Photosynthesis Intermediates and Engineering. wasted energy in plants into energy-dense fuel molecules. biomass production.

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