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Tesla Donates $3M To Battery Grant For Cheap, Long-Lasting Cells

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million donation to a $6 million battery research grant involving Jeff Dahn. Tesla is adding a $3.1

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Univ of Washington team working to make poplar coppice viable cheap, high-volume biofuel feedstock

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Our research proved that poplar coppice can be a good option to meet the cheap, high-volume criteria of biofuel feedstock. The research was funded by a grant from the US Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Chang Dou, Devin S. Chandler, Fernando L. 7b01000.

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New photocatalytic system converts carbon dioxide to valuable fuel more efficiently than natural photosynthesis

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The hierarchical self-assembly of the system offers a promising bottom-up strategy to create a precisely controlled, high-performance artificial photocatalytic system based on cheap, Earth-abundant elements, like zinc and cobalt porphyrin complexes.

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Thai University Awarded Patent for Easy, Fast and Cheap Biodiesel Test Process

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Prince of Songkla University (PSU) in Thailand was granted a petty patent for a biodiesel test process using only a microwave oven as the main equipment, making it economical in terms of money and time (only 15 minutes for the result to come out). However, the PSU method is an easy, fast and cheap.

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NACFE releases guidance report on hydrogen fuel cell heavy-duty trucks

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Hydrogen is a regional solution, cheap hydrogen even more so. Incentives, grants, credits, tax breaks will be around for a while. The debate on infrastructure is irrelevant if there is no demand. The ability to scale truck demand will be limited by the nature of truck production volumes and market forces.

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Tesla Semi will be incredibly affordable with US’ revamped EV tax credit

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Long-range all-electric trucks like the Tesla Semi will not come cheap. Granted, the Tesla Semi has been delayed for several years now, though Elon Musk has previously noted that he believes the all-electric Class 8 truck will finally enter production sometime next year. The Tesla Semi would likely qualify for these incentives.

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Lithium Battery Ripe for Disruption, Inventor Says

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Granted that this technology remains the incumbent for some time to come, Whittingham has concerns—big concerns—about how the world makes and uses these energy storage devices. The Exploding Battery Nightmare “We can’t have cheap junk out there,” Whittingham says. He put it bluntly: “Cobalt must go!” He called for a U.S.