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Toyota Research Institute shares design source files to help advance the field of soft robotics

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The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is helping to accelerate the field of soft robotics by sharing the design source files and full build instruction for its innovative domestic robot hands. Today, any research institution or aspiring roboticist can visit punyo.tech and build their own Punyo Soft Bubble Gripper.

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HyperSolar working with Suzhou GH New Energy to accelerate manufacturing of renewable solar hydrogen panels

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the developer of a technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and water ( earlier post ), is working with Suzhou GH New Energy Co. The panel has a modular design that can be scaled up for a larger panel with the ability to change out individual cells. HyperSolar, Inc., —Tim Young, CEO of HyperSolar. ZL201580026002.0

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Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

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The design permits larger amounts of energy to be stored at lower cost than with traditional batteries. Furthermore, this electrode permits higher charging voltages by suppressing the parasitic water-splitting reactions. The quinones are dissolved in water, which prevents them from catching fire.

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NREL and Electric Hydrogen partner to develop high-performance electrolyzer components

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million project will diagnose sources of degradation in commercial electrolysis cells and will validate advanced designs that use higher stack currents. Electric Hydrogen is engineering a high-performance product for water electrolysis—something that could scale up to significant commercial applications. The three-year, $3.6-million

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Eos Energy launches $500M Project AMAZE with $398.6M conditional loan guarantee from DOE; long-term zinc-based storage

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Eos Energy, a provider of safe, scalable, efficient, and sustainable zinc-powered long-duration stationary energy storage systems, announced Project AMAZE (American Made Zinc Energy), a $500-million planned expansion and a significant milestone to build 8 GWh of clean energy storage production capacity.

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UK awards ÂŁ28M for 5 demonstration-phase low-carbon hydrogen production projects

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The Dolphyn project showcases a floating semi-submersible design with an integrated wind turbine, PEM electrolysis and desalination facilities. The project concerns the production of hydrogen at scale from offshore floating wind in deep water locations. This funding will enable the detailed design of a 2 MW prototype system.

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DOE to award $33M to advance hydrogen and fuel cell R&D and the H2@Scale vision

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $33 million in funding to support innovative hydrogen and fuel cell research & development (R&D), infrastructure supply chain development and validation, and cost analysis activities. ( FOA topics include R&D in: Fuel cells for heavy-duty trucks in coordination with the M2FCT consortium.

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