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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

SMARTFARM teams will work to design and develop systems to quantify feedstock production life cycle GHG emissions at the field level reliably, accurately, and cost-effectively. Project descriptions: University of Illinois – Urbana. University of Utah. Princeton University. —ARPA-E Director Lane Genatowski.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The selected projects are: CALSTART: East Coast Commercial ZEV Corridor. This project will develop an extensive two-phase MD-HD EV Charging and H2 Fueling Plan for the Midwest I-80 corridor serving Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio, to support 30% of the MD-HD fleet using ZEV technologies by 2035.

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AUGUST 25, 2017

A team from the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois, with colleagues from the University of Birmingham and Aarhus University, have developed a nanosized bio-Pd/C catalyst for upgrading algal bio-oil. Bio-Pd/C resulted in similar catalytic activities as commercial Pd/C. —Kunwar et al.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

While 10 percent is not yet a commercially viable yield, the science here puts it within reach upon further research and development. Wendell Miller Professor of Energy Science at Iowa State University’s department of Materials Science and Engineering. —Duane Johnson, Ames Laboratory Chief Research Officer and F.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has found high rare earth element (REE) concentrations in coal samples taken from the Illinois, Northern Appalachian, Central Appalachian, Rocky Mountain Coal Basins, and the Pennsylvania Anthracite region. —US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry.

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JULY 17, 2020

The Research Foundation for The SUNY Stony Brook University. University of Delaware. University of Maryland. AOI 02: Low Cost Electric Traction Drive Systems Using No Heavy Rare Earth Materials. Low Cost, High-Performance, Heavy Rare Earth-Free 3-In-1 Electric Drive Unit. Marquette University. 5,000,000. .

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JUNE 4, 2018

MEITNER teams will identify and develop innovative technologies that enable designs for lower cost, safer, advanced nuclear reactors. As utilities have begun retiring older plants, however, comparatively high costs have made it difficult to justify building new nuclear power plants. GW by 2050.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The funded projects include: University of Wisconsin Madison for “Efficiency Mixing Controlled Compression Ignition Combustion of Propane DME Blends”. in Darrien, Illinois, for a project entitled “High Pressure Fast Response Direct Injection System for Liquified Gas Fuels Use in Light-Duty Engines”. WM International Engineering L.L.C.

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DECEMBER 28, 2010

In a process of adjustments to the original yeast, Yong-Su Jin at the University of Illinois and his colleagues converted it to one that will consume both types of sugar faster and more efficiently than any strain currently in use in the biofuel industry. We are pretty sure that this research can be commercialized very soon.

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APRIL 24, 2018

Contour plot of modeled abatement costs and scales for CO 2 capture and compression for biorefineries (n = 216); 60% of fermentation CO 2 emissions are available for pipeline transport for under $25/tCO 2. An open-access paper on the work is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Sanchez et al.

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AUGUST 21, 2014

A Commercially Scalable Process for Silicon Anode Prelithiation his project will develop a cost- effective and scalable pre- lithiation process. University of Colorado Boulder. University of Wisconsin - Madison. University of Connecticut. University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign.

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OCTOBER 31, 2011

A team from the University of Illinois and startup Dioxide Materials has developed an electrocatalytic system for the reduction of CO 2 to CO—a key component of artificial photosynthesis and thus an enabler for the conversion of CO 2 to synthetic fuels—at overpotentials below 0.2 Gas phase CO production is observed at an.

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JUNE 8, 2014

Researchers at the University of Maryland, with colleagues at the University of Illinois at Chicago, report on a new method for expanding graphite for use as a superior anode for sodium-ion batteries in a paper in Nature Communications. 1 at a current density of 20? 1 ; and retain 73.92% of its capacity after 2,000 cycles.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected a team of universities to lead a new Air Transportation Center of Excellence ( COE ) for alternative jet fuels and the environment. The FAA’s COE program is a cost-sharing research partnership between academia, industry and the federal government.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

The LanzaTech facility will recycle industrial waste gases from steel manufacturing to produce a low cost ethanol intermediate: “Lanzanol.” The fuel meets all the specifications required for use in commercial aviation. The LanzaTech award was one of six totaling $12.9 Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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MARCH 9, 2009

Biobutanol’s costs on an energy basis ($/Btu) could be equal to or slightly better than ethanol, according to a new techno-economic report on two new biobutanol production processes published by SRI Consulting. Neither process is commercial but are in the process demonstration phase.

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JULY 18, 2012

The award winners will provide a 50% cost-share. The five projects—located in California, Illinois, and Connecticut—will track the performance and technical progress of innovative refueling systems at planned or existing hydrogen fueling stations to find ways to lower costs and improve operation.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Sixteen projects are aimed at reducing the cost and improving the performance of key PEV components. Fuel Efficiency Improvements in Passenger Vehicles and Commercial Trucks. Clemson University. The Curators of The University of Missouri. Delphi Automotive Systems. Vehma International of America.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Micrographs of commercially cultivated algae species. low cost system designs, high. productivity algae cultivation, high oil content, low cost harvesting and processing).” These prices considered wastewater treatment credits, which reduced costs about 20%. Top left, Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis). Source: EBI.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

The funded research projects will focus on developing technologies that can significantly reduce the cost of producing hydrogen-rich syngas derived from fossil fuels, enabling coal resources to both improve US economic competitiveness and provide global environmental benefits, DOE said. Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc., Alstom Power Inc.,

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected eight projects to receive almost $25 million in funding to construct small- and large-scale pilots for reducing the cost of CO 2 capture and compression through DOE’s Carbon Capture Program. FuelCell Energy Inc. Source: FuelCell Energy.

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JANUARY 3, 2013

The University of Washington is taking the lead and focusing on genetically modifying the microbes. The University of Washington team is led by Dr. Mary Lidstrom, Vice Provost for Research and Professor in Chemical Engineering and Microbiology. —Phil Pienkos, NREL’s principle investigator on the liquid to diesel project.

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JUNE 11, 2010

The projects—located in Louisiana, Texas and Illinois—were initially selected in October 2009 for phase one research and development grants. The project selections are aimed at testing large-scale industrial carbon capture and storage, an important step in moving CCS technology toward eventual commercial deployment.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

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 Low‐Cost Automotive Mg Sheet Components (Area of Interest 3). Ohio State University.

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AUGUST 23, 2011

Early this year, CRI acquired exclusive global sublicensing rights for the IH 2 technology from Illinois-based Gas Technology Institute (GTI) where the technology was developed. Earlier post.) CRI Catalyst Company is part of CRI/Criterion Inc., the global catalyst technology company of the Shell Group. —Nick Gerritsen.

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JUNE 26, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $30 million in federal funding, matched by more than $35 million in private sector funds, for 68 projects that will accelerate the commercialization of promising energy technologies—ranging from clean energy and advanced manufacturing, to building efficiency and next-generation materials.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

million of non-Federal cost sharing. CoalTek, teaming with the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research in Lexington, Ky., Duke University in Durham, N.C., and the University of North Dakota Energy and Environment Research Center in Grand Forks, N.D., Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, Calif.)

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APRIL 1, 2009

They will also research methods of in situ biorefining to improve oil field life cycle costs and reduce environmental impacts. More than two dozen scientists from the University of California at Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will participate in the investigations.

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AUGUST 29, 2009

These projects are intended to advance the science needed to accelerate the commercial viability, market acceptance, and environmental performance for both new marine and hydrokinetic technologies as well as technologies and methods to improve on the performance of conventional hydropower facilities. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 8, 2010

on the Advanced Batteries Café , hosted in cooperation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on 1 September 2010, in Rosemont, Illinois. Gasoline prices would need to be about $6/gallon before EVs are cost competitive. Among the topics to consider: battery ownership, charging costs, and charging convenience.

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JULY 21, 2009

Real-time pricing would enable customers to recharge vehicles during off-peak hours at reduced cost. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) was selected as the winner of the $1.3 The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) was selected as the winner of the $1.3

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JUNE 27, 2022

It’s been 25 years since University of Delaware energy and environmental expert Willett Kempton and Green Mountain College energy economist Steve Letendre outlined what they saw as a “dawning interaction between electric-drive vehicles and the electric supply system.” The extra costs are not that high.”. In the UK, experiments are.

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APRIL 22, 2010

Azure Dynamics Corporation, which partners with Ford commercial truck dealerships across North America to market its hybrid technology to fleet operators, reports sales of 16 additional Balance Hybrid Electric vans and buses. The MDOT contract was sourced through Midwest Transit Equipment, in Kankakee, Illinois utilizing StarTrans bodies.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

DOE funding $75,161,246, total project value with cost share $150,322,492). In partnership with a consortium of local research institutions, this project deploy smart grid systems at partners’ university campus properties and technology transfer laboratories. Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies (TX).

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AUGUST 25, 2009

million of non-Federal cost sharing. In order for low-cost electricity from coal-fired power plants to remain available, the DOE said, economical methods for capturing and storing the greenhouse gas emissions from these plants must be developed. Columbia University , New York, N.Y. Montana State University , Bozeman, Mont.

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

A policy analysis by two University of Illinois researchers argues that Congress should minimally modify, not repeal, the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The RFS is a federal mandate for the commercialization of biofuels first established in 2005 (RFS1) and then fully implemented, in amended form, in 2010 (RFS2).

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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. data center energy consumption and operating cost while creating a high-volume commercial market for SiC-based power converters.

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