Commercial, Idaho, Renewable and Universal

DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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JULY 10, 2019

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $24 million in funding for 77 projects supported by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. Idaho National Laboratory. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Denver, Colo. New York, N.Y.

Commercial

Commercial San Jose San Francisco San Diego

Exide Technologies, SRNL and University of Idaho to Collaborate to Advance Lead-Acid Battery Chemistry

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JULY 18, 2009

Exide Technologies entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the US Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and the University of Idaho to develop and commercialize improvements on lead-acid battery technology for applications including hybrid electric vehicles and renewable energy storage.

Lead Acid

Lead Acid Idaho Universal Batteries

DOE selects four projects to move co-optimized biofuels and combustion engines closer to market

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MAY 11, 2021

The projects will leverage a range of National Laboratory capabilities as part of the Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines (Co-Optima) initiative, and aim to help bring these fuel-engine combinations closer to commercial adoption.

Engine

Engine Idaho Market Renewable

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

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

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. Columbia University. Harvard University.

Supplies

Supplies Ni-Li Carbon Universal

Co-Optima report highlights most significant R&D achievements in FY2019

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JUNE 4, 2020

Further development and testing is needed to adapt DFI to engines for real-world use, but this approach combined with oxygenated fuel could translate into cleaner, more cost-effective MCCI engines that run on diesel with renewable content. Renewable Feedstocks to Produce Commercially Viable Diesel Blends.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy 2019 Diesel Engine

Ames Lab team to head new $120M Critical Materials Institute; addressing shortages in rare earth metals and other materials

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Among the recent investments, DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) and Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy have supported more than $40 million in magnet, motor, and generator research.

Universal

Universal Idaho Iowa Davis

DOE researchers develop energy-efficient, cost-effective process to extract rare earth elements from scrapped magnets

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AUGUST 18, 2019

They have patented and scaled-up the process in lab demonstrations and are working with ORNL’s licensee Momentum Technologies to scale the process further to produce commercial batches of rare earth oxides. No commercialized process currently recycles pure rare earth elements from electronic-waste magnets. —Ramesh Bhave.

Energy

Energy Waste Idaho Lithium Ion

ZeaChem signs contract to develop advanced drop-in biofuels beyond cellulosic ethanol

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FEBRUARY 23, 2012

ZeaChem says its role in the USDA project is the logical progression of its phased development strategy, in which it researches and develops saleable products at each step toward commercialization. ZeaChem Inc., ZeaChem Inc., The USDA project will establish regional systems for the sustainable production of bioenergy and bio-based products.

Washington

Washington Hydrogen Grant Universal

Converting glycerol from biodiesel production into bio-gasoline

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

A team at the University of Idaho has demonstrated that glycerol, a byproduct from biodiesel production, could be used as a substrate for producing drop-in gasoline-range biofuel. The technology of converting methanol into gasoline was discovered and commercialized more than 3 decades ago.

Gasoline

Gasoline Convert Production Conversion

The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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JANUARY 20, 2024

Vard Group is part of NuProShip , a consortium of the Norwegian maritime authority, universities, shipbuilders, and shipping companies that aims to develop a Generation IV reactor for marine vessels. Having an energy source that you can fit onboard a ship and does not compete with shore energy is a very high priority.”

Molten Salt

Molten Salt Mariner South Korea Water

PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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APRIL 22, 2016

The 2016 Chevrolet Volt with an electric range of 53 miles [ 2 ] is the first commercial car that almost qualifies as a PHEVLER. These vehicles are the green machines that will provide a critical part of the renewable and sustainable society that we need for the future. [ About the authors. Dr. Andrew A. Dr. Bruce R. He has a Ph.D.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Future Green

Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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JULY 21, 2016

35 new businesses, non-profits, universities, and utilities signing on to DOE’s Workplace Charging Challenge and committing to provide electric vehicle charging access for their workforce. billion in loan guarantees to support innovative renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in the United States.

Obama

Obama Charging Financing DC

USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Juneau, the Capital City of Alaska, has a clean, renewable source of energy, local hydropower. Alabama A&M University. Alabama A&M University’s Bulldog Transit System will receive funding to purchase electric buses, charging stations, and other associated equipment. Mountain Rides Transportation Authority. 1,200,000.

Purchase

Purchase St. Louis Jacksonville Fleet

DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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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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Commercial Energy Albuquerque New York

LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

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JUNE 21, 2016

Texas A&M University will lead the Gulf Coast center—a region anchored in the chemical, oil and gas sectors—and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) will lead the Northeast center, where glass, ceramic and microelectronic manufacturing has a strong presence. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Louisiana State U.; Missouri U.

Manufacturer

Manufacturer Los Angeles Oregon Connecticut

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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JULY 17, 2015

It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. How PHEV provides Smooth Transitions from fossil fuel to renewables.

PHEV

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy

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

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AUGUST 26, 2009

The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. The project will convert local landfill gas (LFG), a renewable fuel source, to compressed natural gas and develop five CNG fueling stations throughout the metro-Atlanta area.

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Clean Cleaning Grant

EV Driven

DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

Exide Technologies, SRNL and University of Idaho to Collaborate to Advance Lead-Acid Battery Chemistry

DOE selects four projects to move co-optimized biofuels and combustion engines closer to market

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

Co-Optima report highlights most significant R&D achievements in FY2019

Ames Lab team to head new $120M Critical Materials Institute; addressing shortages in rare earth metals and other materials

DOE researchers develop energy-efficient, cost-effective process to extract rare earth elements from scrapped magnets

ZeaChem signs contract to develop advanced drop-in biofuels beyond cellulosic ethanol

Converting glycerol from biodiesel production into bio-gasoline

The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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

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