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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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VTO research pathways focus on fuel diversification, vehicle efficiency, energy storage, lightweight materials, and new mobility technologies to improve the overall energy efficiency and affordability of the transportation system. e-Mosaic: Electrification Mosaic Platform for Grid- Informed Smart Charging Management. Dream Team Co LLC.

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ARPA-E awards $43M to 19 energy storage projects to advance electric vehicle and grid technologies

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This latest round of ARPA-E projects seek to address the remaining challenges in energy storage technologies, which could revolutionize the way Americans store and use energy in electric vehicles, the grid and beyond, while also potentially improving the access to energy for the US. Washington University in St. These compact.

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ARPA-E awards $37M for IONICS projects; improving solid-state batteries and fuel cells

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In particular, IONICS projects will work to improve energy storage and conversion technologies in three categories: transportation batteries, grid-level storage, and fuel cells. grid, transforming domestic energy production. Washington University in St. The Washington University in St. United Technologies Research Center.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

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Pake was executive vice chancellor, provost, and professor of physics at Washington University in St. PARC’s job is to develop the ideas on which we can produce a product scenario.” — John Ellenby , 1974-80, now president of Grid Systems Corp. Xerox could not afford to have people think they were flakes.” Mountain View, Calif.—began

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