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Mattershift scales up CNT membranes; potential for zero-carbon fuels for less than fossil

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For 20 years, researchers have shown that CNT membranes offer tremendous promise for a wide variety of uses including the low-cost production of ethanol fuel, precision drug delivery, low-energy desalination of seawater, purification of pharmaceutical compounds, and high-performance catalysis for the production of fuels.

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Tesla outlines scheme for $4-5B battery Gigafactory; announces $1.6B offering

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The planned cell output of the Gigafactory in 2020 exceeds 2013 global production by current manufacturers, Tesla said. By the end of the first year of volume production of its mass market vehicle, Tesla expects the Gigafactory to have driven down the per kWh cost of the Tesla battery pack by more than 30%. Click to enlarge.

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New “convection battery” could significantly increase performance of existing as well as new, improved battery chemistries

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2011), they concluded that: Flow batteries have a few major advantages over traditional diffusion-based battery designs. The flow battery proposed in this work is different than the traditional flow batteries because all reagents and products reside as solids, which are part of the electrodes. —Suppes et al. Suppes, Galen J.;

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Audi’s production electric e-tron quattro may set a new standard for vehicle handling; advanced vehicle dynamics control

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The production version of Audi’s battery electric e-tron quattro SUV ( earlier post ), due out in 2018, is an important vehicle for the brand, and especially for Audi of America, which is driving many of the requirements for the C-segment electric SUV. plug-in hybrid or full electric—models by 2025. Earlier post. ).

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Report finds Coal-to-Liquids and Oil Shale pose significant financial and environmental risks to investors

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The report comes as oil majors like ExxonMobil, Chevron and Shell, and other companies, are developing at least a couple dozen oil shale and CTL projects, including 12 CTL facilities projected to produce 170 million barrels of liquid fuels per year at a cost of $2 billion to $7 billion per plant. Oil shale production requires 1.5

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

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Starting in the 1990s, his lithium cobalt oxide cathode was used in many electronic products including camcorders, laptop computers, and mobile phones. And, of course, my [older] brother read really well, and my father was a professor with a lot of books to read. In addition to the Nobel Prize, he received the 2011 U.S.

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ADB draft report says 3B Asians could become affluent by 2050; significant challenges

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In the more optimistic Asian Century scenario, the region’s gross domestic product (GDP) would soar to $148 trillion and account for 51% of global output in 2050. The difference in outcomes under the two scenarios and thus the opportunity cost of not realizing the Asian Century scenario is huge, especially in human terms.

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