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Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

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Researchers at Harvard have demonstrated a metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery—a quinone–bromide flow battery (QBFB)—as an example of a class of energy storage materials that exploits the favorable chemical and electrochemical properties of a family of molecules known as quinones. Click to enlarge. —Michael J.

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DOE to award ~$13.5M to 16 R&D projects for solid-oxide fuel cell technologies

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The selected projects support the Department’s SOFC program by helping to mature the technology for commercial use to efficiently generate low-cost electricity. Preliminary Design and Techno-Economic Analysis of MWe-Class Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems. MW-Class SOFC Pilot System Development. Instrumentation and controls.

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DOE to award $15.8M to 30 hydrogen and fuel cell technologies projects

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million for 30 new projects aimed at discovery and development of novel, low-cost materials necessary for hydrogen production and storage and for fuel cells onboard light-duty vehicles. Precursor Development for Low-Cost, High-Strength Carbon Fiber. University of Connecticut. Hydrogen Storage Materials Discovery.

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DOE to invest $30M to further H2 and fuel cell technology as industry continues strong growth

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The EMN consortia have been launched to make unique, world-class capabilities at the national laboratories more accessible to industry and academia, facilitating collaborations that will expedite the development of advanced materials. According to the DOE’s 2015 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report, many U.S.

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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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One initiative, SuperTruck II ( earlier post ), will award $80 million to four projects to develop and to demonstrate cost-effective technologies that more than double the freight efficiency of Class 8 trucks. Accelerated Development and Deployment of LowCost Automotive Mg Sheet Components (Area of Interest 3).

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Sometimes bipartisanship can work

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The MOU calls out medium and heavy-duty vehicles with a plan to adopt the California Advanced Clean Trucks Rules , requiring the following targets by 2035: 55% ZEV of Class 2b-3 trucks; 75% ZEV of Class 4-8 trucks; and 40% ZEV of truck tractors. This last organization is one of the primary investor-owned utilities in the state.