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Japan team evaluates battery-assisted low-cost hydrogen production from solar energy

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Researchers from Japan’s NIMS (National Institute for Materials Science), the University of Tokyo and Hiroshima University have jointly conducted a techno-economic analysis for hydrogen production from photovoltaic power generation (PV) utilizing a battery-assisted electrolyzer. This approximately converts to US$1.92 to US$3.00/kg

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Universal Hydrogen successfully completes first flight of hydrogen fuel cell powered regional airliner

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Universal Hydrogen has flown a 40-passenger regional airliner using hydrogen fuel cell propulsion. In this first test flight, one of the airplane’s turbine engines was replaced with Universal Hydrogen’s fuel cell-electric, megawatt-class powertrain. The other remained a conventional engine for safety of flight.

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USABC awards $2.4M contract to WPI for development of low-cost/fast-charge batteries for EV applications

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The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a subsidiary of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR), and a collaborative organization of FCA US LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, has awarded a $2.4-million —Yan Wang.

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DOE awarding $73.9M to 10 battery recycling projects

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million in funding for 10 projects to advance technologies and processes for electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling and reuse. Leveraged with recipient cost share, this funding will help to provide more than $126 million. Leveraged with recipient cost share, this funding will help to provide more than $126 million. 10,000,000.

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DOE awards Eaton $4.9M to develop low-cost fast-charging solution; solid-state transformer, modular chargers

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Under the three-year program, Eaton will develop and demonstrate a novel, compact and turnkey solution for DC fast-charging infrastructure that is anticipated to reduce costs by 65% through improvements in power conversion and grid interconnection technology, charger integration and modularity, and installation time.

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ARPA-E awards $42M to 12 projects for advanced EV batteries; EVs4ALL program

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award $42 million to 12 projects to strengthen the domestic supply chain for advanced batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs). Project K is developing and commercializing a potassium-ion battery, which operates similarly to Li-ion batteries. Award amount: $3,198,085).

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Si-anode company NEO Battery Materials to partner with Korea Metal Silicon

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Canada-based NEO Battery Materials Ltd.—which Ltd (KMS) to pursue strategic opportunities for the advancement of low-cost, scalable silicon anodes through leveraging the developments in silicon technologies from both parties. He is currently a Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Yonsei University.

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