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Alkegen begins commercial production of silicon anode material SiFAB in Indiana

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Source: Alkegen SiFAB is currently being validated by customers for use in more than 20 different applications, according to Chief Innovation Officer Chad Cannan. The micron range fiber material drops in existing processes, while the built-in nanoporous structure accommodates swelling.

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Toyota Research Institute and Northwestern partner to accelerate new materials discovery with nanomaterial data factory; fuel cell catalysts first

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Chad Mirkin, director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology and the George B. This groundbreaking research marks an inflection point in how we discover and develop critical materials. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern. Earlier post.).

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NREL report finds electrified heavy-duty vehicle powertrains could provide lower total cost of ownership than diesel under certain conditions

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Chad Hunter, lead author of the report and former NREL researcher. Hunter, Chad, Michael Penev, Evan Reznicek, Jason Lustbader, Alicia Birky, and Chen Zhang (2021) “Spatial and Temporal Analysis of the Total Cost of Ownership for Class 8 Tractors and Class 4 Parcel Delivery Trucks.” —Hunter et al.

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J&M Sanitation deploys two BYD, Amrep electric refuse trucks

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Chad Gordon, operations manager of J&M Sanitation. We care enough about our environment that we wanted to make the switch to zero-emission, electric vehicles. It is time for our industry to make changes to help preserve the natural beauty of our world. We can make a difference and we wanted to be a catalyst for change.

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Small Glimmers Of Hope As Climate Changes Exacerbate Violence

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has established a causal link between climate change and the rise in armed conflicts in sub-Saharan African countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, and Sudan. This region has become the global epicenter of violent extremist activity. “On the […]

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Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

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Birky, Alicia; Hunter, Chad; Lin, Zhenhong; Ou, Shiqi; Xie, Fei; Proctor, Camron; Wiryadinata, Steven; Liu, Nawei; and Boloor, Madhur (2021) “Comprehensive Total Cost of Ownership Quantification for Vehicles with Different Size Classes and Powertrains.”

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ORNL team recommends focus on isostatic pressing for solid-state battery manufacturing

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Resources Marm Dixit, Chad Beamer, Ruhul Amin, James Shipley, Richard Eklund, Nitin Muralidharan, Lisa Lindqvist, Anton Fritz, Rachid Essehli, Mahalingam Balasubramanian, and Ilias Belharouak (2022) “The Role of Isostatic Pressing in Large-Scale Production of Solid-State Batteries” ACS Energy Letters doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.2c01936

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