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Maxwell Technologies to participate in EU ElectroGraph program to investigate use of graphene in supercapacitors; first industrial evaluation of graphene in ultracaps at device level

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The research has received funding from the EU’s Seventh Framework Program (FP/2007-2013) under grant agreement Nº266391. For vehicle applications, it is desirable to have devices with high energy density, high power density, long cycle and shelf life, and low cost. The University of Exeter. Trinity College Dublin.

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GeeRemit App Moves Money and Saves It Too

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In addition, she is a visiting scholar at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University , in Greensboro. EUREKA MOMENT After a 2007 visit to the Elmina Slave Castle , a former slave-trading depot in Ghana, Johnson had what she calls a “eureka moment.” But it also needs to require as little data as possible,” she says.

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California Energy Commission awards almost $1.6M for energy research projects; $600K to Seeo for solid-state Li-ion grid-storage battery system

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Seeo was founded in 2007 with an exclusive license to advanced technology from LBNL, and with initial funding from Khosla Ventures. The remaining projects are from PIER’s Energy Innovations Small Grant (EISG) program. These grants are capped at $95,000. This technology would increase efficiency and lower production costs.

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Study Finds Controlling Soot May Be Fastest Method to Reduce Arctic Ice Loss and Global Warming; Second-Leading Cause of Global Warming After CO2

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Jacobson at Stanford University. The most immediate, effective and low-cost way to reduce soot emissions is to put particle traps on vehicles, diesel trucks, buses, and construction equipment. 1990; Anisimov, 2007] and chemical production of ozone in already-polluted locations [Jacobson, 2008b]. Dessler et al.,

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CleanFUEL USA partners with Freightliner on new 8.0L propane LPI medium-duty engine

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million grant to support the project’s development. PERC identifies more than 13 million vehicles worldwide in 2007 as propane-fueled.) The University of Kitakyushu process for the conversion of DME to LPG using hydrogen. provides a pathway for LPG production if low-cost DME is available in specific locations, and.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Dr. Don Paul is the Executive Director, University of Southern California Energy Institute and a former vice president and chief technology officer of Chevron. On 8 July, the US Treasury provided guidance on the grants while timing is still unclear on when the first block of loan guarantees will be awarded. chance of default.

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University of Central Florida Researchers Verify Aspects of Planar Energys Solid-state Battery Approach; Potential for Half the Cost and Triple the Energy Density of Current Li-ion Cells

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Researchers at the University of Central Florida’s (UCF) Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center (AMPAC) have verified findings by Planar Energy that could lead to significant cost and performance improvements in large format batteries for practical electric vehicles, according to the company.

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