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Making More Batteries With Fewer Materials

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An Argonne partnership with a Minnesota mining company is taking waste from one battery production process and using it in another. Researchers investigate how to use mining waste in battery production.

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U. of Minnesota researchers demonstrate new method for direct conversion of heat to electricity

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Researchers at the University of Minnesota have demonstrated a new method for the direct conversion of heat to electricity using a multiferroic alloy, Ni 45 Co 5 Mn 40 Sn 10 , which they had discovered earlier (Srivastava 2010). An open access paper on the work appears in the journal Advanced Energy Materials.

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DOE awards $2.2M to Rio Tinto-led team to explore carbon mineralization at Tamarack nickel project

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million of funding to a Rio Tinto-led team to explore carbon storage potential at the Tamarack nickel joint venture in central Minnesota. Tamarack is a nickel, copper and cobalt project located in central Minnesota that is currently progressing towards feasibility studies. The US Department of Energy has awarded $2.2

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Funded through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), projects will conduct research in advanced batteries, electrification, and manufacturing in support of DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge. Area of Interest (AOI) 01a: Lithium Ion Batteries using Silicon-based Anodes-Research.

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President Biden to announce investments that will secure Made in America mineral supply chain

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The White House says that demand for critical minerals is set to skyrocket by between 400 and 600 percent in the next several decades, with EV battery demand increasing by 4,000 percent. GM will source lithium for EV batteries from CTR. Currently, the U.S. purchases many of these materials from foreign entities, especially China.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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The Accelerating Alternatives for Minnesota Drivers project will provide safety and technical assistance and training related to Plug-in Vehicle (PEV) and natural gas fueling infrastructure; establish the Minnesota Natural Gas. vehicle implementation; establish a Minnesota green fleet recognition. Project lead. Description.

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ARPA-E awards $32M to 10 new projects to improve connected and automated vehicle efficiency

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Since stop-and-go operation wastes a large amount of energy, optimizing these maneuvers for an urban transit bus presents significant opportunities for improving energy efficiency. University of Minnesota. Large delivery fleet operators already use extensive data analytics to assign routes for minimizing energy consumption.

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