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DOE to issue funding solicitation for algal biofuels and bioproducts; targeting <$5 gge by 2019

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The TABB FOA seeks to reduce the cost of algal biofuels. BETO’s 2019 projected state of technology (SOT) for the cost of algal biofuels is modeled at about $8 per gallon gasoline gallon equivalent (gge) based on a lipid extraction pathway without valuable co-products. EERE envisions awarding multiple 4-year awards.

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MIT team develops data-driven safety envelope for lithium-ion batteries for EVs

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This is a needed compromise due to the large cost of an experimental program, they suggested. For example, some types of separators may become softer in the electrolyte due to the interaction between the polymer chain of the separator and the molecules of the electrolyte. —Li et al. 2019.07.026.

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Study shows a much cheaper catalyst can generate hydrogen in a commercial electrolyzer

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Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have shown for the first time that a low-cost, non-precious metal cobalt phosphide (CoP) catalyst catalyst can split water and generate hydrogen gas for hours on end in the harsh environment of a commercial device. King, McKenzie A.

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NGen Canada awarding $76M to 15 zero-emission vehicle projects

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Cummins, which acquired Hydrogenics Corporation in 2019, and partners AIS Technologies, Shelley Industrial Automation and Konnexio Inc. However, the cost of producing MEAs is high and the durability is often poor. First, to develop a production-ready process for fabrication of solar integrated automotive polymer panels.

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Cenovus Energys Total Bitumen Initially-in-Place Estimated at 137B Barrels; Oilsands Production Expected to Increase 5-Fold to 300,000 bpd by 2019

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Cenovus’s new ten year business plan outlines how the company expects to reach bitumen production of 300,000 barrels per day (bbls/d) net to Cenovus by the end of 2019, while maintaining capital discipline. Cenovus anticipates achieving that growth at long term estimated average finding and development costs of approximately $8.00

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The World's First Dissolvable Smartwatch

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Advances in electronics over the decades have led to explosive growth in their use, with global sales of consumer electronics reaching more than $1 trillion in 2019. They next printed the metallic solution onto pieces of a polymer that degrades in water. million tons of electronic waste per year.

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DOE BETO releases new strategic plan; biofuels to constitute 25% of US transportation fuels by 2040

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Additionally, many chemicals relied upon for transportation (such as oils and lubricants) as well as other commodity chemicals and polymer precursors are, and will likely remain, carbon-based. By 2018, complete gap analyses to identify the barriers and solutions to potentially reaching a mature modeled price of $2/gge for biofuels.