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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.). Kluender, Edward et al. 1815358116.

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EIA ups total shale oil resource estimate by 13% to 419B barrels, shale gas by 4% to 7576 Tcf

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The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) continues to expand its assessment of technically recoverable shale oil and shale natural gas resources around the world. All current production of oil and natural gas in Chad, Kazakhstan, Oman, and the UAE is from non-continuous resources (from high-permeability formations).

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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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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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DOE labs study on costs and benefits of new transportation technologies the most comprehensive to date

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Birky, Alicia, Hunter, Chad, Lin, Zhenhong, Ou, Shiqi, Xie, Fei, Proctor, Camron, Wiryadinata, Steven, Liu, Nawei, and Boloor, Madhur. —Andrew Burnham, an environmental scientist at Argonne, creator of AFLEET, and co-author. Burnham, Andrew, Gohlke, David, Rush, Luke, Stephens, Thomas, Zhou, Yan, Delucchi, Mark A.,

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NREL to lead $5M initiative to reduce energy use and increase energy efficiency of DFW

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Through the national laboratories’ unique high-performance computing (HPC) resources and data sciences expertise, we will generate long-term models based on real-world data from DFW and its transportation partners to support smart, energy-efficient mobility options for people and goods.

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Northwestern team develops new approach to catalyst design using SPBCL and DFT; new HER catalyst 7x more active than Pt

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—Professor Chad A. Liliang Huang, Peng-Cheng Chen, Mohan Liu, Xianbiao Fu, Pavlo Gordiichuk, Yanan Yu, Chris Wolverton, Yijin Kang, Chad A. Mirkin, co-corresponding author. The global catalysis market is expected to reach $34.3 billion in the next six years, according to a report by Grand View Research, Inc. 1800884115.

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