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million in funding for 12 projects as part of Phase 1 of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E’s) FLExible Carbon Capture and Storage (FLECCS) program. Later in the program, teams that move to Phase 2 will focus on building components, unit operations, and prototype systems to reduce technical risks and costs.

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JULY 2, 2017

Department of Energy (DOE) grant to continue their research in developing low-cost, high-strength carbon fiber. The funding was part of DOE’s strategy to invest in discovery and development of novel, low-cost materials necessary for hydrogen storage and for fuel cells onboard light-duty vehicles.

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MAY 1, 2023

This one-step nitrogen-fixation strategy to produce ammonia is eco-friendly and low cost, which converts widely available starting materials into a value-added product. The steam-treating of natural gas involved in the process also releases ample amounts of carbon dioxide. —Song et al.

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MARCH 22, 2022

Fennac (often called “Prussian White” among battery researchers) is a framework material consisting of sodium, iron carbon and nitrogen (Na x Fe[Fe(CN) 6 ] with x>1.9). Altris also uses an innovative and patented manufacturing method for Fennac that is low-cost and more environmentally friendly compared to the alternatives.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

A team at Imperial College London has examined the relative costs of carbon mitigation from a lifecycle perspective for 12 different hydrogen production techniques using fossil fuels, nuclear energy and renewable sources. Their results show a trade-off between the cost of mitigation and the proportion of decarbonization achieved.

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AUGUST 16, 2019

Each awardee receives up to $150,000 in initial funding with up to $450,000 available in follow-on funding. The battery-related projects are: Coreshell Technologies : Thin-film battery electrode coating technology for lower costs and doubled battery life. Noon Energy : Rechargeable carbon-oxygen flow battery.

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APRIL 14, 2017

With a $2-million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC), Berkeley Lab is partnering with Alphabet Energy to create a cost-effective thermoelectric waste heat recovery system to reduce both energy use in the industrial sector and electricity-related carbon emissions.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Methane, the key component in natural gas, is usually just burned for heat, combining with oxygen in the atmosphere to form carbon dioxide, the predominant greenhouse gas. For acetylene users, Transform Materials enables on-site production of this important precursor, guaranteeing surety of supply, conveniently and at low cost.

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JANUARY 16, 2021

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) plans to make $160 million in federal funding ( DE-FOA-0002400 ) available to help recalibrate the US’ vast fossil-fuel and power infrastructure for decarbonized energy and commodity production. Carbon Capture. Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell Technology (SOEC) Development.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Stationary energy storage systems that can operate for many cycles, at high power, with high round-trip energy efficiency, and at low cost are required. We decided we needed to develop a new chemistry if we were going to make low-cost batteries and battery electrodes for the power grid. —Colin Wessells.

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OCTOBER 22, 2012

Calysta says that in contrast to current algae- and sugar-based methods, a methane-based biofuel platform is expected to produce fuel at less than half the cost of other biological methods, allowing direct competition with petroleum-based fuels. Carbon feedstock. Comparison of biofuel platform efficiency (source: Calysta Energy).

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HyBoost thus provides a very practical demonstration of what can be achieved today in terms of CO 2 reduction using a conventional powertrain architecture and available efficiency improving technologies. HyBoost demonstrator. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). The HyBoost concept is based on a 2009 Ford Focus in which a 2.0L

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

This work could open up widely available, low-cost graphitic materials for high-capacity alkali metal/Cl 2 batteries. In an earlier study, the researchers reported ∼3.5 2c07826.

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OCTOBER 10, 2021

The Clean Carbon Conductors team, with members from Rice University and DexMat Co, is designing enhanced-conductivity CNTs by improving fiber quality, alignment, packing density, and by electrochemically doping the CNTs. Each winning team has earned a $25,000 cash prize and a stipend for third-party conductivity testing in Stage 2.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Sodium-ion battery technology has an inherent advantage over other power-storage technologies because it uses low-cost materials that are sustainable and widely available.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Sandia researchers have developed a new family of electrochemically reversible, metal-based ionic liquid (MetILs) that could lead to non-aqueous redox (reducing-oxidizing) flow-battery energy storage systems ( earlier post ) able to cost-effectively store three times more energy than today’s batteries. agricultural industries.

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JANUARY 20, 2022

Together, Hyzon and Transform Materials will evaluate proposals to develop facilities to produce low-to-negative carbon intensity hydrogen from various forms of methane, prioritizing biogas and renewable natural gas.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Because emergency services require high levels of availability and have an unpredictable demand, retail electric motorcycles are unlikely to present a cost-effective solution. Existing electric motorcycles have been designed with the retail market in mind, and can be both expensive and slow to charge.

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JULY 26, 2022

Through the High-Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) Program, selected teams will help manufacturers shrink their carbon footprint, streamline their processes, and increase innovation—from optimizing the performance of equipment used in chemical manufacturing to improving the fuel efficiency of vehicles. All Selectees.

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JANUARY 12, 2015

Ford and DowAksa are accelerating joint research to develop high-volume manufacturing techniques for automotive-grade carbon fiber, aiming to make vehicles lighter for greater fuel efficiency, performance and capability. Ford and Dow Chemical began working together in 2012 to develop low-cost, high-volume carbon fiber composites.

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DECEMBER 5, 2017

A few hundred nanometers thick, it rested upon a centimeter-square carbon substrate but was otherwise unprotected. Elecromicroscopic investigation showed the tiny structure to be undamaged. The “leaves” also have proved to be long lasting, continuing to produce hydrogen for six months. …our

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MARCH 29, 2022

The project is a long-life, scaleable resource capable of producing battery-grade lithium carbonate. It has the potential to have one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry. The patented low-cost extraction process allows lithium to be extracted from raw brine in less than 24 hours.

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APRIL 17, 2022

Both Lake and Ford see this as an opportunity for a potential long-term agreement with the ability to scale up environmentally responsible production and participate in Lake’s other projects to ensure high-quality lithium products are available to Ford. —Steve Promnitz, Lake’s Managing Director.

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JANUARY 11, 2022

These include: The use of low-cost materials that, unlike many other electrolyzers in the market today, are free of iridium and other highly expensive platinum group metals; Ease of mass manufacturing; High-current architecture that uniquely enables individual hydrogen production modules in the hundreds of megawatts each; and.

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MARCH 1, 2022

The JD/CA will help advance the development of Li-Metal’s high-performance low-cost lithium metal anode technologies and Blue Solutions’ solid-state batteries to be used in passenger electric vehicles (EVs). Li-Metal Corp., —Maciej Jastrzebski, Li-Metal co-founder and CEO.

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APRIL 1, 2022

The US Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) recently awarded $2.4 The technologies will initially support transitioning of existing fossil assets to low carbon energy systems, with the long-term potential to support a fully decarbonized electricity grid by 2035.

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DECEMBER 25, 2020

24M’s SemiSolid platform technology provides opportunities for the production of cost-optimized, application-specific designs in both grid and electric mobility markets. We are now in the process of accelerating and increasing our ambitions to scale up production for all relevant market segments.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Teijin Limited is developing a non-platinum carbon alloy catalyst (CAC) for the cathode oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in polymer electrolyte fuel cells. CAC is made from polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and steel via carbonization. —Chai et al. 2010.01.012. 2010.01.012.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

This strategy eliminates capital and environmentally intensive chemical conversion steps, eliminates large volumes of wasteful by-product and aligns us with legislation in North America and Europe to fast-track battery supply chains from secure and readily available sources of critical minerals. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 25, 2020

In recent years, ammonia has been considered by various industries for use in power generation as its consumption is carbon free, offers high energy density and has an established transportation network in contrast to hydrogen which has issues with both storage and distribution.

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AUGUST 14, 2012

California-based Carbon Sciences, Inc. Carbon Sciences says it will design its plant to produce gasoline cost-effectively from the thousands of available small- and medium-size natural gas fields. There are a number of world-class providers available to assist us with that part of the project, including Air Liquide.

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MAY 14, 2020

The Salton Sea Known Geothermal Area contains an estimated six million tons of recoverable lithium within presently available geothermal resources. The new lithium recovery projects awarded funding are designed to help reduce costs and environmental impact.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2022

ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a a startup developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), successfully completed an on-road demonstration of its proprietary technology that enables a heavy-duty truck diesel engine to operate on low-carbon and carbon-negative fuels, including 100% renewable plant-based fuels.

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MARCH 27, 2023

Researchers from the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) and Kumoh National Institute of Technology (KIT), have developed a low-cost production technology for silicon disulfide (SiS 2 ) for solid-state electrolytes (argyrodite-type) that has potential to accelerate the commercialization of all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs).

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AUGUST 18, 2017

Audi’s two latest natural-gas alternatives in the midsize category—the new A4 Avant g-tron ( earlier post ) and the new A5 Sportback g-tron—are now available for order in Europe. mi) available. Both models are powered by a bivalent 2.0 TFSI engine developing 170 hp. In gasoline mode, these figures are 5.6 kilogram (1.3

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NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Low-cost ceramics enable temperatures beyond the limitations of metals to deliver fuel efficiencies of power plants in small-scale distributed power. Not only can IPG’s technology deliver low-emission, pollutant-free energy on today’s cleaner fuels.

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MAY 20, 2021

Arriving in spring 2022, F-150 Lightning will be available in four series and two battery options at more than 2,300 EV-certified Ford dealers across the country, with the option for fleet customers to access Ford’s complete ecosystem of connected data and telematics services via Ford Commercial Solutions. -ft. With the ability to offload 9.6

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