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JANUARY 6, 2021

The T2145e electric motor coach undergoing final testing in Colorado. Despite the complexity, the powertrain is designed to be quickly installed by trained ABC technicians at their facilities throughout North America. The first zero-emission motorcoach was delivered in December. —Tim Reeser, CEO of Lightning eMotors.

All-Electric

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JANUARY 17, 2013

Over the next three years, NREL engineers will work with teams led by Utah State University, Washington University, and Eaton Corporation to optimize utilization, life, and cost of lithium-ion batteries for electric-drive vehicles (EDVs) through improved battery management and controls. million).

Eaton

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Projects selected under this funding opportunity announcement will reduce both the costs of critical materials and the environmental impacts of production. Standard Lithium DOE share: $500,000; Cost share: $156,380; Total costs: $656,380. Mineral Selective Technologies; Informed design of crystalline ion exchangers: Improved ?-MnO

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Some jurisdictions, such as California and Colorado, offer grants or other incentives that may partially or fully cover the cost of charging solutions. —Tim Reeser, Lightning Systems CEO. Certain electric utility companies have also subsidy programs.

DC

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

announced today that all systems required to start up its integrated bio-refinery (IBR) in Commerce City, Colorado are mechanically complete. The gasifier is designed to produce bio-synthesis gas from various high impact wood waste and sugarcane bagasse feedstocks. Rentech, Inc.

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JULY 15, 2020

FLECCS Phase 1 teams will design, model, and optimize CCS processes that enable flexibility on a high-VRE grid. Later in the program, teams that move to Phase 2 will focus on building components, unit operations, and prototype systems to reduce technical risks and costs. Colorado State University. 8 Rivers Capital.

Carbon

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APRIL 28, 2015

The judging panel will include technical experts from: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico; National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado; Naval Surface Warfare Center—Carderock Division, Bethesda, Maryland; and Ricardo, Inc., Van Buren Township, Michigan. Participants can register through June 15, 2015.

Energy

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JUNE 19, 2014

The team will dramatically lower system costs by reducing precious metals, such as platinum, from the electrodes and developing new catalysts based on carbon nanotubes and metal organic frameworks. Colorado School of Mines. This membrane eliminates the need for a separate fuel processing system, which reduces overall costs.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

The team will build on ORNL’s success in developing low-cost carbon-fibers, composites, smart polymer materials, and non-destructive evaluation methods by leveraging expertise of partners on coating deposition and robotic inspection tools for smart repair of gas pipes. University of Colorado, Boulder. General Electric Global Research.

Gas

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MAY 1, 2014

H 2 FIRST’s technical goal is to develop and apply physical testing, numerical simulation and technology validation to help create low-cost, high-performance materials, components and station architectures.

Hydrogen

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

By creating a pathway to replace expensive elements like platinum for more common metals to serve as catalysts, teams also hope to greatly reduce the cost of the fuel cell parts needed to generate electricity from chemical sources. University of Colorado Boulder. Selective and low-cost separators for batteries with liquid reactants.

Li-ion

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

ORNL and its partners will develop an integrated simulation environment, the Fusion Energy Reactor Models Integrator (FERMI), to assess and accelerate the design cycle of integrated fusion-energy systems. FERMI will substantially shorten the overall design cycle and reduce costs, while significantly improving accuracy.

Fusion

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JANUARY 14, 2015

According to ASG, the 2015 F-150 holds the smallest life-cycle carbon footprint and lowest cost of ownership of any full-size truck in the North American market today. In the Mid-size truck segment, the return of the GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado shook up this segment. Best Economic Performance: Chevrolet Colorado.

F-150

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Colorado State. Researchers from Colorado State University will develop a system. sunlight through low-cost, plastic light-guiding sheets and then. amounts a sunlight, Cornell’s design will increase efficiency and. If successful, the new crop would have a lower cost of. Turbo-POx For Ultra Low-Cost Gasoline.

2012

EV Match

APRIL 10, 2023

Charge Ahead Colorado provides funding in the form of a rebate for EV charging installations throughout the State of Colorado. If awarded, these rebates can cover a significant portion of the project costs. The program has five goals: Promote the installation of electric vehicle charging stations throughout Colorado.

Colorado

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AUGUST 2, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Cadmium Telluride Accelerator Consortium (CTAC) —a $20-million initiative designed to make cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells less expensive, more efficient and develop new markets for solar cell products. Enable cell efficiencies above 26% and module costs below $0.15/W

Solar

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FEBRUARY 11, 2012

IPAT , a startup company based in Nevada, Iowa, is using gas atomization technology developed at Ames Laboratory to make titanium powder with processes that are ten times more efficient than traditional powder-making methods—significantly lowering the cost of the powder to manufacturers.

Hydrogen

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AUGUST 15, 2011

Valued at approximately $67 million (including $15 million in non-federal cost sharing) over four years, the overall goal of the research is to develop CO 2 capture and separation technologies that can achieve at least 90’ CO 2 removal at no more than a 35’ increase in the cost of electricity. Neumann Systems Group, Inc.:

Coal

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AUGUST 2, 2011

Colorado School of Mines (Golden, CO) - Novel Engineered Osmosis Technology: A Comprehensive Approach to the Treatment and Reuse of Produced Water and Drilling Wastewater. Colorado School of Mines (Golden, CO) - Development of Non-Contaminating Cryogenic Fracturing Technology for Shale and Tight Gas Reservoirs.

Oil

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JUNE 9, 2017

Precursor Development for Low-Cost, High-Strength Carbon Fiber. 3 projects will reduce the cost of onboard hydrogen storage tanks necessary for fuel cell vehicles. These projects will pursue innovative approaches to developing novel precursors for high-strength carbon fiber at half the cost of current materials. 166,213.

Hydrogen

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

This program aims to lower the cost of GTL conversion while enabling the use of low-cost, low-carbon, domestically sourced natural gas. New Bioreactor Designs for Rapid Methane Fermentation. Bioreactor Design to Improve the Transfer of Methane to Microorganisms. University of Colorado. Lead organization.

Gas

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

The 27 projects range from concept studies and component design research to prototype development and in-water device testing. Lee, New Hampshire) will design and optimize a rugged submersible generator capable of coupling to a broad range of tidal and river current turbines, for use in a wide range of operational conditions.

Mariner

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Under the first FOA (DE-FOA-0002187), Capture Research and Development (R&D): Engineering Scale Testing from Coal- and Natural-Gas-Based Flue Gas and Initial Engineering Design for Industrial Sources, DOE selected nine projects to receive $51 million for cost-shared R&D. LH CO 2 MENT Colorado Project.

Carbon

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. The pine tree developed for this project is designed both to. efficiency at less cost. the use of a new motor design, addition of emerging materials, and the incorporation of advanced manufacturing techniques. substantially lower cost.

Energy

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. Hybrid Electric Buses Incremental Costs: For the incremental cost of making transit buses hybrid electric.

Emissions

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AUGUST 1, 2010

These projects focus on developing next-generation anodes to increase the energy and decrease the cost of lithium batteries while maintaining safety and cycle life. This project will design high surface-area metal foam architectures as substrates for metal or intermetallic anodes. Anne Dillon, Steven George, Se-Hee Lee).

Li-ion

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JUNE 19, 2012

At last month’s World Renewable Energy Forum 2012 in Denver, Colorado, researchers from the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory presented papers on two different approaches to upgrade pyrolysis oils to hydrocarbon fuels or fuel intermediates. vs. 5%) than that used in the design case. Hydrogen consumption was considerably less (1.2-2.0%

Oil

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JULY 18, 2012

The 13 projects fall under two categories: Advanced Methods for Manufacturing (total $3 million, 4 projects) to improve the production and design efficiency of nuclear plant components including advanced concrete construction methods, near-net shape fabrication methods and joining processes that can be used in small modular reactor manufacturing.

Energy

The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 27, 2025

Which reminds me of a personal W124 story: I am friends with a couple, both of whom work in design-related fields. That was about five years ago, and that car has burned through the cost of several good W124s for repairs since then. 1994 Mercedes-Benz W124 estate in Colorado wrecking yard. So, back to today's Junkyard Find!

Mercedes

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JUNE 24, 2009

ClearFuels has begun project development of multiple commercial scale biomass-to-energy projects in the Southeastern US, Hawaii and internationally that will use the integrated ClearFuels-Rentech design and will be co-located at sugar mills and wood processing facilities.

Companies

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MAY 15, 2015

The program plans to provide $30 million to support 14 project teams in developing innovative, ultra-high-performance air-cooled heat exchangers, supplemental cooling systems and/or cool-storage systems that can cost-effectively and efficiently reject waste heat. Colorado State University. PARC, a Xerox Company. 674,852.

Fusion

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APRIL 30, 2010

This project will develop and optimize a novel, engineered microorganism that produces a biodiesel-equivalent fuel from renewable hydrogen and carbon dioxide, at costs of less than $2.50 will lead an effort to develop ultra-high energy low cost lithium-ion batteries enabled by disruptive new manufacturing processes. per gallon.

Carbon

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AUGUST 23, 2017

CIRCUITS projects will establish the building blocks of this class of power converter by advancing higher efficiency designs that exhibit enhanced reliability and superior total cost of ownership. CIRCUITS focuses on new circuit topologies and system designs, ensuring the performance benefits of these new WBG devices are maximized.

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Cars That Think

MAY 9, 2024

National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) in Golden, Colorado say they’ve found a better way to seal solar modules. The cost of such lasers has declined over the last few years, so researchers are finding uses for them in a wide range of applications. In addition to making recycling easier, NREL’s design may make solar panels last longer.

Solar

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

If successfully developed, this transformational new energy storage technology would greatly reduce the cost of hybrid and electric vehicles. Sustainable, High-Energy Density, Low-Cost Electrochemical Energy Storage: Metal-Air Ionic Liquid (MAIL) Batteries. Low-cost Electrochromic Film on Plastic for Net-zero Energy Building.

Energy

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Grants help UC-Berkeley, the University of Texas, and others The grant program funds activities designed to support and strengthen chapters. The University of Colorado, Boulder , Rho Chapter marked the 100th anniversary of its installation this year by working to reactivate operations on campus.

Grant

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OCTOBER 15, 2023

The TAE design confines plasma—fuel so hot that electrons are stripped away from the atoms, forming an ionized gas—via a technique called a field-reversed configuration (FRC). TAE’s power-plant design would deposit heat in the containment vessel’s walls and convert it to steam to drive a turbine using a conventional thermal-conversion system.

Fusion