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US/China team develops robust, stable Ni/Fe OER catalyst for water-splitting at low overpotentials

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A team from the University of Houston and Hunan Normal University in China has developed an active and durable oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst for water splitting that meets commercial crtieria for current densities at low overpotentials. to deliver 200 mA cm -2 , unsatisfactory for the commercial requirements of 1.8-2.4

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HyperSolar working with Suzhou GH New Energy to accelerate manufacturing of renewable solar hydrogen panels

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the developer of a technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and water ( earlier post ), is working with Suzhou GH New Energy Co. The panel has a modular design that can be scaled up for a larger panel with the ability to change out individual cells. HyperSolar, Inc., a971e208cf8868385b724c7daf30e9eb. >

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Eos Energy launches $500M Project AMAZE with $398.6M conditional loan guarantee from DOE; long-term zinc-based storage

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The streamlined Eos Z3 battery module design features an aqueous electrolyte, bipolar electrodes, and a polymer casing. A blend of water, halides, additives, and buffering agents make up the proprietary aqueous electrolyte. ACRO is a recognized leader in high-speed, custom-designed automated manufacturing systems.

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UCSC team develops high-performance nanostructured composite catalyst for water-splitting to produce hydrogen

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A low-cost, nanostructured composite material developed by researchers at UC Santa Cruz has shown performance comparable to Pt/C as a catalyst for the electrochemical splitting of water to produce hydrogen. Chen (2018) “Ruthenium Ion?Complexed —Peng et al. Resources. 201701880.

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ARPA-E announces $98M in funding for 40 OPEN projects; two opposed-piston engines projects receive $10M total

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The US Department of Energy announced $98 million in funding for 40 new projects as part of OPEN 2018, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) latest open funding opportunity. Pinnacle Engines will electrify its four-stroke, spark-ignited, opposed-piston engine to improve fuel efficiency and reduce its cost.

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SJTU team develops self-healing binder for silicon microparticle anodes

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Zhixin Xu, Jun Yang, Tao Zhang, Yanna Nuli, Jiulin Wang, Shin-ichi Hirano (2018) “Silicon Microparticle Anodes with Self-Healing Multiple Network Binder,” Joule doi: 10.1016/j.joule.2018.02.012. The aforementioned SiMP-based electrodes mostly adopt the binders that are soluble in organic solvents. 2018.02.012.

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DOE SBIR/STTR FY18 BES Phase 1 Release 1 awards include 15 for hydrogen and fuel cells

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This program utilizes novel manufacturing techniques combined with state of the art material analysis to produce low-cost, high-performance materials to enable commercialization. To demonstrate a low-cost fuel cell technology. The gas diffusion media is a critical component to address the water and mass transport issue.

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