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Mercom: battery, smart grid, energy efficiency companies raised $2.3B in VC funding in 2019; 18% lower than 2018

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billion raised in 2018. billion in 2018. billion in 32 deals compared to $850 million raised in 49 deals in 2018. billion in 32 deals compared to $850 million raised in 49 deals in 2018. billion in 2018. Seventy-eight VC investors participated in Battery Storage deals in 2019 compared to 73 in 2018.

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Jeep introduces 2018 Wrangler with mild hybrid, diesel options; plug-in hybrid version in 2020

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At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Jeep unveiled the 2018 Wrangler, with new mild hybrid (eTorque) and diesel options to be available. The 2018 Jeep Wrangler 2-door model is available in three different trim configurations: Sport, Sport S and Rubicon. liter Pentastar V-6 engine is upgraded for 2018. liter EcoDiesel V-6 and 2.0-liter

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New MIT metal-mesh membrane could solve longstanding problems with liquid metal displacement batteries; inexpensive grid power storage

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A battery, based on electrodes made of sodium and nickel chloride and using thea new type of metal mesh membrane, could be used for grid-scale installations to make intermittent power sources such as wind and solar capable of delivering reliable baseload electricity. The work was supported by the French oil company Total S.A.

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New Federal-Mogul Powertrain high thermal conductivity seats and guides keep engine valves cooler; improved combustion, lower emissions

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By conducting more heat away from the valve stem, the new valve guide material reduces local temperatures to below the critical thresholds at which the valve stem seals and lubricating oil begin to break down. Federal-Mogul Powertrain received a first nomination with intended start of production in 2018.

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The Electrome: The Next Great Frontier For Biomedical Technology

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It’s got sodium, potassium, calcium, etc., It doesn’t really like sodium so much. In fact, there was a paper released in 2018 that I didn’t include, which I’m really annoyed by. So this paper that I was talking about, the 2018 paper, they actually looked at neurons. There is some snake oil. Adee: No, not at all.

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