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

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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% Capturing this energy would reduce both waste. University. Researchers from Colorado State University will develop a system. University. University of.

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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 8 BREAKERS projects will work to develop new direct current (DC) devices to better manage power by eliminating electrical faults, improving efficiency and reaction times, and potentially enabling greater proliferation of energy storage and renewable resources. Marquette University, Ultra-Fast Resonant DC Breaker – $500,000.

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

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University of Missouri, Lehigh University, and Evapco). ARA’s ACTIVE cooling technology will use a depolymerization thermochemical cycle to provide supplemental cooling and cool energy storage that can work as a standalone system or be synchronized with air-cooled units in order to cool below the ambient dry bulb temperature.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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Dr. Frank is Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of California, Davis, where he established the Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis), and was director of the US Department of Energy’s National Center of Hybrid Excellence at UC Davis. Table of Contents.

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