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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. for High Power Wind Generators The University of Houston will develop a new, low-cost. 3,123,750.

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ARPA-E to award $30M to increase performance of solid ion conductors for batteries, fuel cells

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There are many classes of ion conductors, including aqueous and nonaqueous salt solutions; solid ceramics; polymers and polymer gels; molten salts; and others. for roll-to-roll processing the tensile strength and ability to wind around a mandrel are relevant) and during operation (e.g.,

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