Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2010

The projects are located in North Carolina, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Georgia, and Quebec, Canada (through collaboration with a company based in Lexington, Ky.). The selected projects are: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Mass.). Brown University (Providence, R.I.). CCS Materials, Inc.

Conversion 210

Conversion Carbon Rhode Island Massachusetts 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award two consortia—one led by the University of Michigan and one led by the West Virginia University—a total of $25 million over the next five years under the US-China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC). Tags: Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) China Electric (Battery).

West Virginia 218

West Virginia Clean Cleaning Carbon 218

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Under the terms of the Patent Sublicense Agreement, A123 receives rights to lithium metal phosphate patents developed at UT, a family of electrode material carbon-coating patents, and several lithium metal phosphate patents licensed to Hydro-Québec by Nippon Telephone and Telegraph (NTT). Earlier post.).

Texas 199

Texas Universal Lithium Ion MIT 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected eight projects to advance the development of transformational oxy-combustion technologies capable of high-efficiency, low-cost carbon dioxide capture from coal-fired power plants. The Energy Department’s $7 million investment—leveraged with recipient cost-share to support approximately $9.4

Coal 250

Coal Carbon Gas-Electric Gas 250

Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2014

The RPI team also demonstrated the use of the PGN material as a high-capacity anode, and demonstrated a full-cell configuration with a PGN anode and a lithium-metal/PGN cathode, thus creating a Li-carbon rechargeable battery. Background. In this regard this concept is no different from a conventional Li-ion battery. —Mukherjee et al.

Recharge 252

Recharge Li-ion Carbon Batteries 252

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2019

The team of researchers from the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, Harvard Chan School of Public Health, Boston University School of Medicine published their findings in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. The average age of participants was 73 years. The authors declare no conflicts. 201905-1003LE.

Pollution 236

Pollution Boston Massachusetts Universal 236

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a cooperative agreement to American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEP) for the Mountaineer Commercial Scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project to design, construct, and operate a system that will capture and store approximately 1.5 million tons per year of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ).

West Virginia 170

West Virginia Carbon Virginia Ohio 170

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2021

DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) Reducing Emissions of Methane Every Day of the Year (REMEDY) program ( earlier post ) was unveiled earlier this year for universities and private companies focused on significantly reducing US methane emissions. Selection amount: $3,257,089). Selection amount: $1,500,000).

Gas 186

Gas Emissions Engine Coal 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2022

Rocket emissions of black carbon (BC) produce substantial global mean radiative forcing of 8 mW m ?2 Such rapid growth demands detailed understanding of the potential impact on the protective stratospheric ozone (O 3 ) layer and climate. —Ryan et al. 1 growth in 2019 launches and re-entries.

Climate 428

Climate Ozone Industrial Industry 428

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2017

The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) will collaborate with research entities, universities and companies on materials science research, investing approximately $35 million over the next four years in research that uses artificial intelligence to help accelerate the design and discovery of advanced materials.

Design 150

Design Toyota Fuel Batteries 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $35 million to 15 research projects through ARPA-E’s “Energy and Carbon Optimized Synthesis for the Bioeconomy” (ECOSynBio) program to decarbonize biorefining processes used across the energy, transportation, and agriculture sectors. Carbon-Negative Chemical Production Platform - $4,160,262.57.

Carbon 303

Carbon Production Conversion Universal 303

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

ARPA-E’s first solicitation awarded $151 million to 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. Novel Biological Conversion of Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Directly into Biodiesel. Earlier post.) Engineering E. per gallon.

Carbon 249

Carbon Batteries Battery Li-ion 249

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Arizona State University. High-Temperature Topping Cells from LED Materials Arizona State University will develop a solar cell that can operate efficiently at temperatures above 450°C, unlike today’s solar cells, which lose efficiency rapidly above 100°C. Arizona State University. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Solar 300

Solar Conversion Hybrid Molten Salt 300

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

And Parker, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Southern California has delivered. At the time, her father was a professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. But by the time she started there, he had left to join the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. in Charlotte.

North Carolina 118

North Carolina Charlotte Alabama Universal 118

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2017

Specialists at STCB work closely with experts from external industrial partners, universities and institutes. Examples include chemistry and catalysis research with the Indian Institutes of Technology and collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the area of advanced computing.

Waste 150

Waste Fuel Massachusetts Netherlands 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

In an open-access study published in the journal Science Advances , Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers, along with their counterparts at Harvard University, report on the hierarchical 3D printing of nanoporous gold, a proof of concept that researchers say could revolutionize the design of chemical reactors.

Transportation 246

Transportation Universal Massachusetts Parts 246

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. The University of Illinois will conduct research to develop a composite plastic heat exchanger for a low temperature gas streams common in industry. Colorado State University. Iowa State University. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Michigan State University.

Manufacturer 150

Manufacturer Waste Universal Dallas 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has created the MIT/MTL Center for Graphene Devices and Systems (MIT-CG). This interdepartmental center, part of the Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL), brings together MIT researchers and industrial partners to advance the science and engineering of graphene-based technologies.

MIT 199

MIT Boston Massachusetts Universal 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2019

The relationship between cathode porosity and predicted cathode-specific volumetric energy density e v (a) and gravimetric energy density e g (b) of the hybrid Mo 6 S 8 /S 8 cathode with all carbon included (HMSC) and C/S 8 cathode with different C/S 8 and Mo 6 S 8 /S 8 ratios. The net effect of using the new material is substantial.

Lithium Sulfur 278

Lithium Sulfur MIT Li-ion Energy 278

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2015

University of Massachusetts Amherst computational chemist Scott Auerbach has been awarded a three-year, $330,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to improve basic understanding and optimize the catalytic process of producing fuels such as gasoline from plant biomass instead of from petroleum. —Scott Auerbach.

Gasoline 150

Gasoline Production Convert Massachusetts 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

These trucks haul 80% of goods in the United States and use about 28 billion gallons of fuel per year, accounting for around 22% of total transportation energy usage—presenting a significant opportunity for carbon emissions reduction and energy savings for a key segment of the US transportation sector. Ohio State University.

Vehicles 150

Vehicles Plug-in Lithium Ion Universal 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2018

SOFC technologies enable efficient, cost-effective electricity generation from abundant domestic coal and natural gas resources, with minimal use of water and near-zero atmospheric emissions of carbon dioxide and pollutants. DOE Funding: $460,696; Non-DOE Funding: $153,865; Total Funding: $614,561.

Fuel 170

Fuel South Carolina Low Cost West Virginia 170

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The University of Texas at Austin. The University of Texas at Austin along with Ohio State University and Columbia University-Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory will examine what the primary influences are on the development of persistent, massive hydrate accumulations in deep sediments below the seabed.

Oregon 230

Oregon Water Universal Washington 230

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2010

The University of Rhode Island (Kingston, Rhode Island) will develop and test standardized protocols for baseline studies and monitoring for the collection and comparison of scientifically valid and comparable data for specific offshore renewable energy issues. Sub-Seabed Geologic Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Best Management Practices.

Rhode Island 225

Rhode Island Renewable Energy Mariner 225

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2020

If a grid-ready fusion demonstration can be realized within approximately 20 years, while achieving cost competitiveness, then fusion can contribute to meeting low-carbon energy demand and achieving cost-effective deep decarbonization in the latter half of the 21 st century. University of Wisconsin-Madison. University of Washington.

Fusion 321

Fusion Concept Low Cost Wisconsin 321

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Although not as aesthetically pleasing as an active structure, advances in materials nowadays allow us to use a small carbon-fiber link protruding from the leg to mimic the same passive stability that our feet give us (known in legged locomotion as the polygon of stability ). More details are available on Github.

Carbon Fiber 123

Carbon Fiber Japan Massachusetts Environment 123

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2010

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, led by Dr. George Huber, have selectively tuned the chemistry of their aqueous phase hydrodeoxygenation (APHDO) process of biomass to make biogasoline with about 70% carbon yield. Gasoline yield from the APHDO process. Click to enlarge. George Huber.

Gasoline 199

Gasoline San Francisco Massachusetts Carbon 199

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2016

In a paper published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care , researchers report that children exposed to higher levels of air pollution—even if relatively low—including fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) and soot (black carbon), had worse lung function than those living in less polluted areas. — Cora S.

Pollution 150

Pollution MPH 2002 Boston 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

The two companies, renewing their strategic commitment to a low-carbon future and in line with Italy’s National Energy Strategy, will combine their respective expertise, experiences and know-how to reduce the sector’s level of CO 2 emissions. 20% of the Fiat Doblò fleet will be powered by methane.

Renewable 150

Renewable Emissions CO2 Diesel 150

Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

For instance, Alexandre Milovanoff at the University of Toronto and his colleagues’ research (which is described in depth in a recent Spectrum article ) demonstrates the U.S. For example, researchers at University of Oxford in the U.K. argue that, “Focusing solely on electric vehicles is slowing down the race to zero emissions.”

Climate Change 140

Climate Change Climate San Diego Emissions 140

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

The width of the vertical arrows represents the product carbon yield from a particular field. The addition of hydrogen also raises the proportion of oxygen lost as water relative to CO and CO 2 and thereby further raises the proportion of carbon incorporated into marketable compounds. Credit: Science , Vispute et al. Click to enlarge.

Oil 225

Oil Convert Hydrogen Fuel 225

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2009

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. Purdue University.

Energy 150

Energy Energy Storage Conversion Solar 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2010

Graphene’s unique structure, only one atom thick, means that each of its carbon atoms is exposed to the environment and, in turn, to the hydrogen gas. Graphene has one of the highest surface area-per-unit masses in nature, far superior to even carbon nanotubes and fullerenes. Low density. Favorable surface chemistry.

Hydrogen 220

Hydrogen MIT Iran 2010 220

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 17, 2022

There won’t be Scotch tape on the final model,” says Costanzo , as he rearranges the gear in his lab at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), in Richmond. E-noses are already used today in a variety of industrial, office, and residential settings—if you have a typical carbon-monoxide detector in your home, you have a very simple e-nose.

Massachusetts 145

Massachusetts Commercial Indiana Universal 145

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded nearly $34 million to 19 industry- and university-led research projects that will advance technology solutions to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable fuel for electricity generation, industrial decarbonization, and transportation. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

Hydrogen 150

Hydrogen Clean Cleaning Gas-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

The project “Maximizing Conversion of Biomass Carbon to Liquid Fuel” (0938033) will be led by Rakesh Agrawal, with colleagues Mahdi Abu-Omar, Nicholas C. Ribeiro, all from Purdue University. Curt Conner, all from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Stikeleather, all from North Carolina State University.

Grant 170

Grant Puerto Rico Conversion Montana 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and MIT have found that increasing the particle size of a fuel cell catalyst can decrease its degradation and therefore increase the useful lifetime of a fuel cell. with enormous potential to reduce our dependence on oil and our carbon emissions. Dane Morgan.

Fuel 218

Fuel Wisconsin MIT Massachusetts 218