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DOE to Award Up to $27M in Phase III Small Business Awards; Algae Processing, Fuel Cells, Improved Materials for Motors, Synthetic Fuels Among Areas of Interest

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Algae cultures tend to be relatively dilute, and the energy requirement to remove water from the cultures can be a significant portion of the energy balance. Additionally, few of current harvesting and dewatering technologies available today are amenable to scaling for larger production scenarios of 1,000 acre or larger algal farms.

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

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Electron Energy Corporation will develop a technology to. lower cost than those available today, based on a friction. for automobiles. ARPA-E OPEN 2012 selections: Transportation Energy Storage. that could improve the amount of energy storage allowing an. High-Energy Electro-Chemical Capacitor.

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NHTSA Modeling and Technology Projections Underlying the Proposed CAFE Target of 34.1 mpg by MY 2016

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These vehicles have larger battery packs with more energy storage and a greater capability to be discharged. Electric vehicles (EV): are vehicles with all-electric drive and with vehicle systems powered by energy-optimized batteries charged primarily from grid electricity.

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