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DOE awards Nikola $1.7M to advance fuel cell membrane electrode assembly (MEA) development

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Nikola is pursuing a new approach and unique MEA architecture to satisfy the high-power output and durability requirements of heavy-duty applications with its academic partners: Carnegie Mellon University Prof. Shawn Litster, Northeastern University Prof. Sanjeev Mukerjee and Georgia Institute of Technology Prof. Younan Xia.

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Study shows paper-folding concepts can compact a Li-ion battery and increase its areal energy density

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Researchers at Arizona State University have shown that paper-folding concepts can be applied to Li-ion batteries in order to realize a device with higher areal energy densities. Areal discharge capacities for Miura-folded versus unfolded cells. Credit: ACS, Cheng et al.Click to enlarge. —Cheng et al.

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Georgia Tech ultra-thin hollow nanocages could significantly reduce platinum use in fuel cell electrodes

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The work also involved researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Arizona State University; and Xiamen University in China. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University. The process is described in a paper in the journal Science.

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ASU research finds that Cash for Clunkers rebates were too high to prompt car upgrades

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New research from a team at Arizona State University shows that even when receiving a big rebate from the government, consumers won’t always behave in expected ways. Carey School of Business, and Chadwick Miller, who had been at ASU and is now an assistant professor at Washington State University. Three professors in the W.

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Swedish researchers explore use of carbon fiber as active electrode in structural battery for electric vehicles

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million to four separate projects (led by Stanford University, UC San Diego, Arizona State University, and Penn State) to develop multifunctional structural batteries for vehicles as part of its RANGE program for transformative EV storage. For example, he suggests, the hood of the car could be part of the battery.

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DOE to Award $2.4B in Funding for Carbon Capture, Storage and Reuse Projects

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The second part of the solicitation will include innovative concepts for beneficial CO 2 reuse (CO 2 mineralization, algae production, etc.) Arizona Public Services Modification ($70.6 The goal is to produce fuels from domestic resources while reducing atmospheric CO 2 emissions. and CO 2 capture from the atmosphere.

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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects

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The projects were selected through a merit-based process from thousands of concept papers and hundreds of full applications. The projects are based in 24 states, with approximately 47% of the projects led by universities; 29% by small businesses; 15% by large businesses; 7.5% University. University. University of.

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