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Battrion and Jagenberg Group partner to advance Aligned Graphite Technology for fast-charging EV cells

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The Aligned Graphite production lines can be supplied as turnkey equipment fully integrated into the state-of-the-art GWh-battery production environment. The mass adoption of EVs is leading to a huge demand for low-cost, high-performance lithium-ion batteries. Battrion is an ETH Zurich spin-off founded in 2015.

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Study: no one knows which city has the highest concentration of PM2.5

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is the leading global environmental risk factor for mortality and disease burden, with associated annual global welfare costs of trillions of dollars, However, no one knows what city has the highest level of the pollution. Exposure to ambient PM 2.5 levels—have no monitoring at all. —Martin et al. 2019.100040.

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Renault Trucks’ Optifuel Lab 2 lab vehicle integrates technologies for more efficient big rigs; road test results coming in 2015

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These figures will be announced during the first quarter of 2015. It is also supported by ADEMA, the French Agency for the Environment and Energy Control. The more energy there is available at low cost, the more it will be used. Renault Trucks will display a scale model of Optifuel Lab 2 at the upcoming IAA.

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Connected Energy and Renault to collaborate on energy storage and EV charging technology; second-life batteries in E-STOR

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With increasing EV sales—97,687 EVs were sold in Europe in 2015, up 48% on 2014—so is the requirement in energy to charge them. The system also allows the batteries to be charged via low-cost off-peak electricity tariffs, enabling users to reduce their energy costs. European EV market share.

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New Si-based multicomponent anode exhibits high-performance for Li-ion batteries

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The synthetic process is simple, low-cost, and safe, and can facilitate new methods for developing electrode materials for practical energy storage, the researchers said. Click to enlarge. doi: 10.1039/C5EE01493J.

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Kawasaki, Subaru, Toyota, Mazda, and Yamaha partner on producing, transporting, and using carbon-neutral fuels, including hydrogen

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Mazda intends to conduct verification tests in various environments and conditions to contribute to the expansion of the use of next-generation fuel. The company is currently conducting verification tests for transporting large-quantity, low-cost hydrogen to Japan produced from Australian lignite.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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OTT was established in 2015 to advance the economic, energy, and national security interests of the United States by expanding the commercial impact of the Department of Energy’s research and development portfolio. Advanced Flow Meter for Extreme Environments (AFMEE), $100,000 MicroNuclear LLC, Franklin, Tenn. El Centro, Calif.