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Stanford’s GCEP awards $10.5M for research on renewable energy; solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels and bioenergy

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The Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford University has awarded $10.5 Researchers will design self-healing polymers that can stretch to accommodate large volume changes in the battery during charge and discharge. Maximizing solar-to-fuel conversion efficiency in photo-electrochemical cells. modified plants.

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Tin-based nanoplates as promising anode materials for high-capacity Li-ion batteries

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Researchers from the Harbin Institute of Technology, with colleagues from the Beijing University of Technology and the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, have synthesized tin chalcogenide (SnSe 0.5 anode; (b) the first three cycles charge-discharge profiles at a current density of 0.1 1 with the voltage ranging from 4.5

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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infrastructure, collaborate with colleges on first responder training, promote workplace EV charging, and work with fleets to implement. Austin and San Antonio region; and hold training seminars regarding multifamily housing and workplace electric vehicle charging. alternative fuel vehicle conversions, equipment safety, and fueling.

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DOE Announces Up to $13M in Funding for Six Advanced Combustion and Emissions Controls RD Projects

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected six cost-shared University Advanced Combustion and Emissions Controls research and development projects totaling up to $13 million in DOE funding, subject to annual appropriations. The following projects were selected for award negotiation and will be cost shared at a minimum of 20%.

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Researchers Show New Piezeoelectrochemical Effect Can Scavenge Energy Wastes Such as Noise or Vibration to Generate Hydrogen Via Water Splitting

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Materials scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered a phenomenon—the direct conversion of mechanical energy to chemical energy—which they termed the piezoelectrochemical (PZEC) effect. Smaller fibers bend more easily than larger crystals and therefore also produce electric charges easily.

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Five New Fusion Prospects, Minus the Neutrons

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Gerald Kulcinski, University of Wisconsin A new breed of maverick fusioneers is aiming to solve the neutron problem. Their approach is to swap D-T fuels for readily available elements that, when fused, release energy that’s carried by charged particles, instead of neutrons. They also produce little or no radioactive waste.

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DOE announces $16M for 17 Phase 1 projects in ultra-high temperature materials program; ARPA-E ULTIMATE

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University of Maryland. The University of Maryland will leverage a newly invented, ultrafast high-temperature sintering (UHS) method to perform fast exploration of new environmental-thermal barrier coatings (ETBCs) for 1300 °C (2372 °F)-capable refractory alloys for harsh turbine environments. University of Virginia.