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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding a combined $2.8 billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. Earlier post.) Of that, $1.6 Li 2 O spodumene concentrate.

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BASF announces winners of the open innovation contest on energy storage

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The winning concepts were: A molten air battery that uses a molten salt electrolyte at elevated temperature from Professor Stuart Licht at George Washington University. A novel rechargeable zinc battery from the research group of Professors Paul Wright and James Evans from the University of California, Berkeley.

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BioSolar begins development of high-energy anode technology

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BioSolar, a developer of energy storage technology and materials, has begun development of a high energy anode for current- and next-generation lithium batteries. BioSolar expects its anode to be compatible with existing battery manufacturing processes, thereby enabling seamless integration and speedy adoption.

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Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

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And today, technology is maturing to the point that meaningful amounts of these energy giveaways can be harvested to liberate wearables from ever needing a battery. Energy is something we take for granted, because we just plug things into the wall, and it feels as inevitable as air. Batteries die before animals do.

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DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the delivery of $377 million in funding for 46 new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) ( earlier post ) located at universities, national laboratories, nonprofit organizations, and private firms across the nation. Pennsylvania State University.

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White House announces new commitments in support of Materials Genome Initiative

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University of Wisconsin-Madison invests $5 million+ in new institute for materials. Moreover, the DOE Basic Energy Sciences (BES) Program has an active university and national laboratory research portfolio in Predictive Theory and Modeling, with 19 awards made in FY 2012. million new materials for clean energy.

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DOE awards $100M in 2nd funding round for 32 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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Twenty-three of the projects receiving funding are headed by universities, eight are led by the Energy Department’s National Laboratories and one project is run by a non-profit organization. University of California, Berkeley. Center for Gas Separations Relevant to Clean Energy Technologies (CGS). Northwestern University.

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