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DECEMBER 22, 2009

The University of Dayton Research Institute recently was awarded a $49.5 A materials compatibility study will investigate how changing the properties of fuel might affect the polymers and other materials used in aircraft fuel system components, such as seals and gaskets. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 27, 2013

EnerG2 has used the Carbon Technology Platform to molecularly engineer the polymer precursor to result in the desired carbon structure that has both high capacity and high first cycle efficiency. — Dr. Aaron Feaver, CTO and Co-Founder of EnerG2.

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MAY 18, 2009

Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada have developed electrode materials for Lithium-Sulfur batteries using a conductive mesoporous carbon framework that have demonstrated reversible capacities of up to 1,320 mAh g -1. White (2008) A Mathematical Model for a Lithium–Sulfur Cell. Source: Ji et al. 2009) Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 22, 2009

During 2008, Virent produced more than 40 liters of biogasoline for engine testing and began fabrication of its first 10,000-gallon-per-year pilot plant to produce biogasoline. Also in 2008, Shell and Virent announced their collaboration. Production of Conventional Liquid Fuels from Sugars (Virent 2008 whitepaper).

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JUNE 13, 2009

The PHEV pack is based on 14 Ah lithium-ion polymer cells, with carbon-coated LiFePO 4 as the cathode material. In 2008, the South Korean government awarded EIG a development contract for a next generation PHEV lithium ion battery. Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis, Research Report UCD-ITS-RR-09-08.

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AUGUST 7, 2009

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the delivery of $377 million in funding for 46 new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) ( earlier post ) located at universities, national laboratories, nonprofit organizations, and private firms across the nation. Pennsylvania State University. Purdue University.

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MARCH 4, 2009

In October 2008, Magna Electronics acquired BluWav Systems LLC (formerly Wavecrest Laboratories), a developer and supplier of controls, motors and energy-management systems for hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and battery electric vehicles. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Usable range is more than 200 km.

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JULY 4, 2010

Researchers at North Carolina State University are developing an ozone-based pre-treatment technique (ozonolysis) to release sugars from the energy grass miscanthus for production into renewable fuels or chemicals with minimal generation of chemical waste streams and degradation of the carbohydrate components. García-Cubero et al.

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APRIL 14, 2009

and Townsend Ventures LLC, formed to construct and operate a large scale battery and cell manufacturing facility in Michigan, plans to invest $665 million in a new 800,000 square-foot battery manufacturing facility to produce its patented Superior Lithium Polymer Battery technology for the electric and hybrid electric vehicle markets.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Dr. Patil has an undergraduate degree from IIT, Bombay (India) and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Source: DOE, ALBAA 2008. Mini-cells” Source: LG Chem, ALBAA 2008. Source: Alamgir and Sastry (2008). Convergence 2008, 08CNVG-0036) The reverse happens on discharge.

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MARCH 10, 2018

A) SEM image of the CNT membrane surface, showing CNT tips emerging from the polymer. The difficulty and high cost of making CNT membranes has confined them to university laboratories and has been frequently cited as the limiting factor in their widespread use. He has a PhD in Environmental Engineering from Yale University.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Scientists at the University of Bath and Tel Aviv University are developing a new catalyst to improve the properties of Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) plastics made from plants to make them stronger and more heat-resistant for broader use in applications such as engineering plastics for the automotive industry, microwavable trays and hot drinks cups.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

The energy is stored in a 24 kWh lithium-ion polymer battery, jointly developed with LG Chemical. Honda’s current fuel cell-electric vehicle, the FCX Clarity, launched in July 2008. Two hydrogen storage tanks, with a total capacity of 5.64 Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 25, 2009

Whitesides of Harvard University. Soft Lithography is an umbrella term for methods that economically create nano- to millimeter-scale structures and allow nano-scale control of chemistries on flat, uneven, patterned, or curved materials, including metals, polymers, oxides, and ceramics.

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DECEMBER 29, 2022

It was a vision that never left him, from a mechanical-engineering degree at the University of Toronto, management jobs in the aerospace industry, starting a company and making a pile of money by inventing a new kind of memory foam , and then retiring in 1996 at the age of 36. The batteries were modified model-aircraft lithium-polymer types.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Hyundai will in months offer 2 models that will leap frog toyota and honda by years - it will be based on a lithium POLYMER battery thats lighter, cheaper, and maintains charge many times longer than NiCad batteries and all at a price half that of Volt. Galbraith joined The New York Times in June 2008 to write about renewable energy.

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