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UH, Toyota researchers develop new cathode and electrolyte for high-power Mg battery rivaling Li-ion

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The combination affords a Mg battery that delivers a specific power of up to 30.4?kW?kg The cathode and electrolyte chemistries elucidated here propel the development of magnesium batteries and would accelerate the adoption of this low-cost and safe battery technology. Neither approach is practical.

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Nacero selects Topsoe’s TIGAS technology for gas-to-gasoline unit; reducing lifecycle carbon footprint up to 50%

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The plant will produce cleaner gasoline from low-cost natural gas, captured bio-methane from farms and landfills, and mitigated flared gas from the Permian basin. Nacero’s Pemwell-facility in Houston, Texas. The Penwell facility will be the first gasoline manufacturer in the world to incorporate carbon capture and sequestration.

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UH team develops fast, cost-efficient method to grow OER catalyst for seawater splitting

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A team of researchers led by Zhifeng Ren, director of the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston, has developed an oxygen-evolving catalyst that takes just minutes to grow at room temperature on commercially available nickel foam. That requires substantial amounts of energy and drives up the cost.

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ARPA-E awarding $36M to 22 projects in RANGE program for transformative EV storage

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ARPA-E’s new program, Robust Affordable Next Generation Energy Storage Systems (RANGE) ( earlier post ), aims to accelerate widespread EV adoption by dramatically improving driving range and reliability, and by providing low-cost, low-carbon alternatives to today’s vehicles. University of Houston. Description.

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DOE awarding $19.4M to 22 advanced vehicle technologies projects; Mercedes-Benz, GM Li-S battery projects

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These projects enable smaller, safer, lighter weight, and less expensive battery packs that ultimately will make electric vehicles more affordable. University of Houston. ICME Low Cost Carbon Fiber (Area of Interest 2). University of Houston. SUNY University at Stony Brook. Lead organization. Description.

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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Richards-Kortum is a professor of bioengineering at Rice University , in Houston, and codirector of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies , which is developing affordable medical equipment for underresourced hospitals. To help her cause, she and colleague Z.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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The TCF was created by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to help catalyze the agency’s research, development, demonstration, and deployment efforts into affordable, market-ready energy solutions, by strengthening partnerships between DOE’s National Labs and American entrepreneurs. Utility Global (Houston, Texas).