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New nanolithia cathodes may address technical drawbacks of Li-air batteries; scalable, cheap and safer Li-air battery system

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You need large auxiliary systems to remove the carbon dioxide and water, and it’s very hard to do this.” Overall, the new battery system is β€œ very scalable, cheap, and much safer ” than lithium-air batteries, Li says. —Xiulei Ji, assistant professor of chemistry at Oregon State University, who was not involved in this work.

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Breakthrough in study of aluminum could yield new technological advances

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Aluminum, in solution with water, affects the biosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere and anthrosphere, the scientists said in their report. But for a century or more, and despite the multitude of products based on it, there has been no effective way to explore the enormous variety and complexity of compounds that aluminum forms in water.

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PNNL, OSU team develops a durable, inexpensive molybdenum-phosphide catalyst for efficient conversion of wastewater & seawater into hydrogen

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Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), with colleagues from Oregon State University, have developed PNNL a durable, inexpensive molybdenum-phosphide catalyst that efficiently converts wastewater and seawater into hydrogen. Like seawater, the MoP catalyst material is widely available, and therefore, cheap.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Mr. Kulongoski wants to make Oregon the go-to state for electric vehicle production. In a flurry of electric vehicle activity, three back-to-back announcements this week have placed a spotlight on Oregon’s plans to be the friendliest state in the nation in which to build, sell and buy electric cars.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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states (Arizona, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington) and four Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec). Cheap debt issuance alone, even if backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Sources: Large electric generators. Coverage: 28% of CO 2 emissions. WCI covers seven U.S.

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