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IBM releases fifth annual Next Five in Five list of near-term significant innovations; personalized routing for commuting/transportation makes the cut

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Of the five, only one is directly transportation-related: Commuters will be able to quickly access personalized recommendations that help them avoid the congestion issues they routinely face and help them get where they need to go in the fastest time. Also on the list of five is the arrival of advanced batteries, including air batteries (e.g.,

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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The US Department of Energy announced $35 million in awards for 12 projects that find new ways to harness medium-voltage electricity for applications in industry, transportation, on the grid and beyond. BREAKERS projects include: Drexel University, Ultra-Efficient Intelligent MVDC Hybrid Circuit Breaker – $4,413,913.

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Volkswagen lays out its NEW AUTO strategy: transforming from manufacturer to software-driven mobility provider; Scalable Systems Platform

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The Volkswagen unified cell concept refers to a prismatic cell format adaptable to various chemistry mixes available today or market-ready at a later point in time. Mobility as a Service (MaaS) and Transport as a Service (TaaS), fully autonomous, will be an integral component of NEW AUTO.

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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 were selected through a merit-based process from thousands of concept papers and hundreds of full applications. gas into a liquid transportation fuel by combining fuel cell. by non-profits.

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Dynamotive Produces Renewable Gasoline and Diesel from Biomass in Three-Stage Process: Pyrolysis, Hydroreforming, Hydrotreating

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Among the technologies commercially available are FCC (catalytic cracking) and hydrotreatment/hydrocracking. For a proof-of-concept, Dynamotive hydrotreated UBA over a commercial catalyst at 350°C and ~1,700 psi (11.7 Dynamotive’s pyrolysis platform is available today, with plants of 130 Mt and 200 Mt per day completed.

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MIT analysis finds current EVs could replace ~90% of personal vehicles now on the road based on driver’s energy consumption

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The more comprehensive, but less detailed, nationwide data came from a national household transportation survey, which studied households across the country to learn about how and where people actually do their driving. This is an issue where common sense can lead to strongly opposing views. —Jessika Trancik.

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ARPA-E awarding $60M to 23 projects; dry cooling and fusion power

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The ALPHA program will provide $30 million to support nine project teams in creating technologies designed to explore the intermediate density regime and provide the basis for the development of fusion power at a lower cost than technologies available today. ALPHA AWARDS. Lead organization. Description.

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