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SDSU-led project to design bacteria that extract rare earth elements in DARPA EMBER project

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REEs are relatively abundant in mine tailings, the waste products of some metal ores, such as aluminum. This bioprinting technology is low-cost and scalable and is projected to result in significant savings when applied broadly to mineral recovery.

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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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The selected projects, led by universities, national laboratories, and the private sector aim to develop commercially scalable technologies that will enable greater domestic supplies of copper, nickel, lithium, cobalt, rare earth elements, and other critical elements. Harvard University. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

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ARPA-E to award $10M to third SEED cohort

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Using UHV’s patented high-throughput sorter, aluminum alloys will be pre-sorted, then melted in an energy-efficient vacuum furnace to avoid the typical 5% metal loss from molten metal oxidation, allowing for lower-cost production of high-value aluminum alloys. Phoenix Tailings.

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The State of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification

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They weigh more than 10,000 pounds and include tractor-trailers and other freight trucks, school and public transit buses, delivery trucks, utility vehicles (including waste disposal), construction vehicles, and shuttles. Delivery vans, commercial-use vans, and pickup trucks are considered light-duty vehicles. and Europe.

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Is aviation the best application yet for hydrogen fuel cells?

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There are several new powertrain options, and none has yet proven itself in regular commercial service. Last September, ZeroAvia successfully completed a test flight of a commercial-scale fuel cell-powered aircraft. Charged : What are your projections for cost per mile? In December, the company won a £12-million ($16.3-million)

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 25 cost-share projects under the Clean Cities program that will be funded with nearly $300 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Team partners will purchase a total of 191 commercially available light- to heavy-duty alternative-fuel and advanced-technology vehicles.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

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No, if you look at the picture it actually has 6 wheels but drives on 2 to waste energy. by galeso April 10, 2009 9:38 AM PDT jsargent, thanks I would have missed the wasted energy argument. This does not seem to have any value except for style that would justify the extra Segway electronics cost. I dont think so.

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