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OSU team demonstrates concept of potassium-air battery as alternative to lithium-air systems

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Potassium, an alkali metal similar to lithium (and sodium) can be used in a rechargeable battery. In a 2004 paper published in the Journal of Power Sources , Ali Eftekhari noted that “ the potential of the potassium anode and lithium anode are approximately the same with only a 0.12V difference. O 2 batteries.In —Ren and Wu.

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Radar Technology Pioneer Merrill Skolnik Dies at 94

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He was the 1990–1991 Division VII director, and he directed the IEEE Foundation from 1999 to 2004. During his tenure at the company, he oversaw the design and construction of the Clinch River Breeder Reactor project, a sodium-cooled nuclear facility in Tennessee. Behnke served in the U.S. Poloujadoff authored five textbooks.

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Dacia Broadens Fuel Efficient and Low Emission Offerings With LPG and E85 Engines, new 1.2L Gasoline Unit

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Renault has been manufacturing and commercializing Flex Fuel engines running with E100 ethanol since 2004. Engine modifications include sodium-filled valves in the engine that are extremely resistant to high temperatures, optimized cylinder head cooling and oil jet-cooled pistons. Performance is identical to that of the 1.6L

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Sandia progressing to demo stage with supercritical CO2 Brayton-cycle turbines; up to 50% increase in efficiency of thermal-to-electric conversion

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Sienicki (2009) Investigation of alternative layouts for the supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycle for a sodium-cooled fast reactor. 2004) Development of a Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Brayton Cycle: Improving PBR Efficiency and Testing Material Compatibility ( INEEL/EXT-04-02437 ). Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2009.03.017.

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Rio Tinto commits $2.4B for Jadar lithium project; planning 58,000 tons/year lithium carbonate by 2029

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Following ramp-up to full production in 2029, the mine will produce ~58,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate, 160,000 tonnes of boric acid (B 2 O 3 units) and 255,000 tonnes of sodium sulfate annually, making Rio Tinto one of the top ten lithium producers in the world. million tonnes of lithium carbonate over the expected 40-year life of mine.

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US DOE Issues Request for Information on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Market Development; Reports to Congress on Program

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DOE’s Hydrogen Program was accelerated in fiscal year (FY) 2004, when a number of activities in hydrogen and fuel cell research and development (R&D) within DOE were expanded and integrated into a coordinated effort. Report to Congress. Since that time, DOE has dedicated $1.2 billion with private sector cost-sharing).

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