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Study finds GWP of electrolyzed hydrogen to meet ORD’s fuel needs would be 2.5x that of fossil fuels with 2020 grid mix

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Phil Ansell, an aerospace engineer at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, modeled the life cycle carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of liquid hydrogen production required to meet the fuel needs of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) with today’s electric grid mix. Are we ready from the actual lifecycle perspective?

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

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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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US DOE Awards More than $47M in Recovery Act Funding to Advance Smart Grid Development; New Smart Grid Report and Smart Grid Clearinghouse

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High Temperature Superconductor Transmission Cable System for Installation in the Long Island Power Grid (LIPA 2) (Westborough, MA) - $7,584,120. The company will also use Recovery Act funding to demonstrate a prototype cable in the Long Island Power Authority power grid. Zenergy Power Inc.

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ARPA-E awards $30M to 21 projects advance new class of high-performance power converters

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data center energy consumption and operating cost while creating a high-volume commercial market for SiC-based power converters. Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. A Bidirectional, Transformerless Converter Topology for Grid-tied Energy Storage Systems. University of Illinois at Chicago.

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Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium?

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An example, she says, is the task of balancing energy flows in the power grid. Nanofluids suspended in water-based electrolytes were first investigated for this application in 2009 by researchers at Argonne National Laboratory and the Illinois Institute of Technology. and an expert in flow batteries. Similarly, the U.S.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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University of Illinois. with Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency into the Saccharinae The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign team will. performance to the best commercial magnets and be significantly less expensive. properties on a prototype bulk magnet exceeding state-of-the-art commercial magnets. power grid.

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IEEE Celebrates Engineering Brilliance

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ALLEN MEDAL Sponsor: IBM DAVID KUCK University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign “For pioneering work in vector and parallel computer architecture, software, and compilers that enables many performance-sensitive applications.” IEEE FRANCES E. IEEE FOUNDERS MEDAL Sponsor: Lockheed Martin Corp. IEEE RICHARD W. HAMMING MEDAL Sponsor: Qualcomm , Inc.

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