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For example, both the City and State University of New York systems are investing millions in OER. Ohio University is doing the same. Now that OER has the backing of college administrations and state legislatures, it’s about to face a new spate of challenges in 2018.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Volkswagen and Stanford University have developed in partnership a new catalyst production process to reduce the comparatively high cost of automotive fuel cell technology. The task of the researchers is now to transfer the results obtained in the laboratory to industrial large-scale production. Jaramillo & Fritz B.

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The agreement also includes the joint development of plug-in hybrid electric versions of the vehicle, as well as a range of Class 3 to Class 8 vehicle solutions for the waste management industry. Refuse collection trucks travel 25,000 miles annually on average and contribute around 1.4% —Dimitri Kazarinoff, XL Fleet CEO.

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In addition, although many experts say that the solution to our energy and climate problems is sending the correct price signals to industry and consumers, the transport sector’s behavior is highly inelastic in that it does not change significantly in response to changes in fuel prices, at least in the range that is politically acceptable.

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APRIL 8, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released its five-year 2014-2018 Strategic Plan. DOE will partner with industry to discover and promote advanced sustainable transportation technologies. These objectives represent broad cross-cutting and collaborative efforts across DOE headquarters, site offices, and national laboratories.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The OXIS scientific team expects to achieve a goal of an energy density in excess of 400 Wh/kg by the end of 2016 and in excess of 500Wh/kg by the end of 2018. The cells continue to display the enhanced safety features that characterise Li-S with superior safety performance attained in a barrage of industry-standard tests.

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MARCH 6, 2018

Greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) from the Information and Communication Industry (ICT) could grow from roughly 1–1.6% in 2007 to exceed 14% of the 2016-level worldwide GHGE by 2040, accounting for more than half of the current relative contribution of the whole transportation sector, according to a new study from McMaster University in Canada.

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Researchers at KU Leuven and the University of Lubumbashi have now shown that cobalt mining takes a high toll on both the creuseurs—the ‘diggers’ who work in the mines, often by hand—and on the environment. Their paper is published in the journal Nature Sustainability. —Benoit Nemery.

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This represents just under two times the total annual world cobalt production, nearly the entire world production of neodymium, three quarters the world’s lithium production and at least half of the world’s copper production during 2018. Associate Professor Dan Smith, Applied and Environmental Geology, University of Leicester.

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Under its X-Ahead project, Wärtsilä will form and lead a strong network of universities, research industries, and small and medium-sized enterprises on a national, as well as a global scale. In the future, fossil fuels will be replaced by these renewable synthetic fuels to mitigate climate change, the company said.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The Faraday Battery Challenge is part of the UK government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF), overseen by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to help transform the production of batteries for the future of electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK. Next generation lithium ion cathode materials.

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MAY 11, 2020

Researchers at Monash University in Australia are proposing a roadmap to renewable ammonia being produced in the future at a scale that is significant in terms of global fossil fuel use. The challenge both for the existing industry, as well as a much-expanded renewable energy industry is, of course, economics. Generation 1.

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JULY 18, 2017

The centers—each led by a DOE National Laboratory or a top university—are designed to lay the scientific groundwork for a new bio-based economy that promises to yield a range of important new products and fuels derived directly from nonfood biomass.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

A commercially viable solid-state lithium-metal battery is an advancement that the battery industry has pursued for decades, as it holds the promise of a step function increase in energy density over conventional lithium-ion batteries, enabling electric vehicles with a driving range comparable to combustion engine-based vehicles.

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—Shinji Suzuki, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Tokyo. The broad timeline for implementation is: Formulation of a business plan during FY 2015 ~ 2016; Design and construction of a plant from FY 2016 ~ 2018; Trial operation in 2019; and. Commencement of fuel supplies in FY 2020.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The new targets for 2030 are: A further 30% reduction in Rio Tinto’s emissions intensity from 2018 levels. A further 15% reduction in Rio Tinto’s absolute emissions from 2018 levels. Many Rio Tinto operations are highly energy-intensive and some of the industrial processes also result in GHG emissions.

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Demand for these vehicles and their batteries is growing swiftly: In 2018, the global electric car fleet numbered in excess of 5.1 Half of the current supply of cobalt is incorporated into cathodes for lithium-ion batteries, and many of those batteries are used in consumer electronics and electric vehicles.

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Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Earlier post.). Expanding the Better Buildings Challenge.

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Sensor Fusion technology is a core component of delivering true autonomous vehicles and is crucial to helping the industry achieve the vision of Zero Autonomous Driving Accidents. Prominent technology and industry thought leaders like Larry will be instrumental in helping us make this vision a reality. He received a B.S.

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Canada-based Forge Hydrocarbons Corporation, a spin-off from the University of Alberta ( earlier post ), has received a US$4-million from Lockheed Martin under the Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) Policy. Forge expects to break-ground on this first LTH plant in 2018.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

The SAE J2954 Wireless Power Transfer and Alignment Taskforce worked since 2007 to thoroughly vet and test the technology, in partnership with government agencies, regulatory bodies and private-industry groups including the American Association of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), US Dept. 11-kW Universal Ground Assembly.

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During the company’s Annual Accounts Press Conference, BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer said the automaker will ramp up production of its lightweight i models by 2018, then by 2020 would be build them “ in a six digits figure to comply with stricter emission rules. ”. At its technology center for lightweight composites, which opened in 2012 in St.

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JANUARY 26, 2018

Researchers have demonstrated how to create a super-strong aluminum alloy (nanotwinned Al-Fe) that rivals the strength of stainless steel, an advance with potential applications in the automotive and aerospace industries. The microprojectile tests were performed by a research group at Rice University, led by professor Edwin L.

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Hyundai Motor Group announced the inauguration of its Joint Battery Research Center with Seoul National University (SNU). This collaborative effort between the Group and SNU aims to advance battery technologies and foster industry-academia cooperation to establish global leadership in the battery field. million) by 2030.

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LG Chem will host the 2nd Global Innovation Contest (GIC) for leading universities and research institutions worldwide. Being the first of its kind in Korean chemical industry, Global Innovation Contest invites organizations around the world to discover innovative ideas and technologies. trillion (around $1.1

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

The array is the largest system of its kind in the North American automotive industry and in the state of Tennessee. 2018 target. A 2012 University of Tennessee study found that Volkswagen’s presence created more 12,000 full-time jobs and is responsible for $643 million in annual income in the area, as well as, $53.5

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has entered a multi-year partnership with the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and its battery validation lab to analyze viable business and technical approaches revto reuse and repurpose electric vehicle batteries effectively. Cummins Inc.

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DECEMBER 21, 2018

Inspired by the high quality of applications in the agency’s recent OPEN 2018 funding opportunity, ARPA-E created OPEN+ cohorts to focus on targeted, high-value opportunities to innovate technologies and create new communities. The methane cohort teams will focus on industrially scalable ways to produce high quality carbon and hydrogen.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Engineering are seeking to improve the efficiency of jet engines by identifying and developing thermoelectric materials that can harness excess energy. UVA is one of only three universities in North America that participate in the Rolls-Royce University Technology Center Network.

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With OnBoard Security, an industry leader in automotive cybersecurity solutions, Gerdes and team will assess overall electric vehicles charging units and hardware designs. Ralph Northam signed the 2018-20 budget that includes $25 million for CCI. In June, Virginia Gov.

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The US Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Program ( NEUP ) has awarded research funds to the MIT Energy Initiative, CORE POWER, and the Idaho National Laboratory for a three-year study into the development of offshore floating nuclear power generation in the US. This NEUP project will help us do that.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

Now, researchers led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have linked the carbon fiber (CF) microstructure to the lithium insertion mechanism and the resulting electrochemical capacity. —Leif Asp, Professor of Material and Computational Mechanics at Chalmers University of Technology. —Leif Asp. Giulia Fredi et al.

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The Faraday Institution is the UK’s independent national battery research institute, and was established as part of the government’s £246-million (US$341-million) investment in battery technology through the Industrial Strategy. In addition, industrial partners will contribute a total of £4.6 Earlier post.). million (US$6.4

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million to a team led by the University of California San Diego for battery research in advanced vehicle technologies. The US Department of Energy awarded $2.5 The project is one of 42 projects totaling $80 million of investment from the DOE ( earlier post ) announced earlier this month. Judith Alvarado, Marshall A. 2018.02.005.

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Now, a team of researchers at MIT, the University of Houston, and other institutions have shown that cubic boron arsenide overcomes these two limitations of silicon as a semiconductor material. Furthermore, silicon is not very good at conducting heat, which is why overheating issues and expensive cooling systems are common in computers.

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Around 75,000 tonnes of waste food oil were collected in 2018, almost exclusively from the food service and industrial sectors, which represent just 25% of oil produced in Italy, which in turn totals around 280,000 tonnes per year.

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Titanium is the optimal metal for manufacturing products for the aerospace industry, however it cannot be used in 3D printing because of the fire and explosion hazards of powders. This is one of the main requirements of the industry for a metal to be suitable for 3D printing. times higher. 3D-printed detail prototype. Shkolnikov, A.N.

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