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Argonne-led team develops new low-cost cobalt-based catalyst for PEM electrolysis

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MAY 31, 2023

A multi-institutional team led by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) has developed a low-cost cobalt-based catalyst for the production of hydrogen in a proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer (PEMWE). The anode catalyst uses iridium, which has a current market price of around $5,000 per ounce.

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Heliogen and Bloom Energy demonstrate production of low-cost green hydrogen; concentrated solar and high-temp electrolysis

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The extended operating time of Heliogen’s technology and Bloom Energy’s ability to utilize heat efficiently is designed to reduce the cost of green hydrogen production compared to competing solutions. Source: Heliogen. Bloom Energy officially introduced the Bloom Electrolyzer in July 2021.

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USABC awards 24M $3.8M contract to support the development of low-cost, fast-charging Li-metal batteries

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APRIL 15, 2023

The two-year project, which includes a 50% cost share, will focus on the development of a low-cost, fast-charging EV battery technology. The continued growth of the EV industry requires lower-cost, faster-charging batteries. 24M has been awarded a $3.8-million

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DOE awarding $46M to 8 companies to support commercial fusion energy development

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JUNE 4, 2023

These awardees will work to acheive important technical and commercialization milestones to advance successful design of a fusion pilot plant (FPP) to move fusion toward technical and commercial viability. Commercial fusion power on a decadal timescale with the compact, high-field ARC power plant. Xcimer Energy Inc.

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Gevo develops process for low-cost renewable isoprene; building block for rubber and rubber products

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FEBRUARY 3, 2019

has developed a proprietary catalytic process that transforms low-cost commercially available, or even waste by-product, renewable alcohols into renewable isoprene that would be expected to compete head-to-head on price with natural and petroleum-based chemical equivalents while reducing CO 2 emissions.

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6K Energy to implement Forge Nano ALD equipment for commercial production of NMC 811 materials

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AUGUST 29, 2023

a provider of precision nano-coating technology, and 6K Energy, a developer of critical materials for lithium-ion batteries, signed an agreement to implement commercial-scale production of 6K Energy’s US-made battery materials with Forge Nano’s proprietary Atomic Armor surface technology platform (commercial-scale Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)).

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Zeem launches first commercial electric vehicle Transportation-As-A-Service depot

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APRIL 4, 2022

Fleet electrification provider Zeem Solutions has opened its first commercial EV transportation-as-a-service depot in Inglewood, California, near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Zeem works with local utilities and renewable energy providers to ensure vehicles are charged using clean, reliable and low-cost energy.

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Diesel Technology Forum: 57% of all commercial diesel trucks on the roads in US are near-zero emissions models

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JULY 11, 2023

According to DTF’s analysis of S&P Global Mobility TIPNet Vehicles in Operation Data as of December 2022: Diesel dominates the trucking sector: For the largest commercial trucks (Class 8) in operation that are 2010 or later model years, 95.4% For the entire (Class 3-8) commercial truck population of more than 15 million vehicles, 75.6%

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Hyundai Motor partners with regional firms to establish H2 fuel cell commercial vehicle ecosystem in China

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Hyundai Motor Company is spearheading the development of a hydrogen fuel cell commercial vehicle ecosystem in China with regional partners. Hyundai believes China has a massive potential for hydrogen powered commercial vehicles. —In Cheol Lee, Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Vehicle Division at Hyundai Motor.

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Sionic Energy, formerly NOHMs, launches to commercialize next-generation silicon-anode Li-ion battery cells

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APRIL 21, 2021

Sionic’s silicon-anode battery cell designs incorporate the company’s complete technology innovations that deliver up to 50% greater energy density, 30% lower cost, and increased safety, and can be integrated into cylindrical, pouch, or prismatic cell formats in existing cell production supply chains and infrastructure. —Ed Williams.

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NASA to fly payload with SpinLaunch’s mass accelerator to test low-cost, high-cadence kinetic launch system

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APRIL 7, 2022

Through this partnership, SpinLaunch will develop, integrate, and fly a NASA payload on the company’s Suborbital Accelerator Launch System to provide valuable information to NASA for potential future commercial launch opportunities.

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SOFC-maker Bloom Energy announces initial strategy for hydrogen market entry; partnership with SK

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JULY 20, 2020

Solid-oxide-fuel-cell manufacturer Bloom Energy is entering the commercial hydrogen market by introducing hydrogen-powered fuel cells and electrolyzers that produce renewable hydrogen. The Bloom Energy Servers are a proven market leader in clean, reliable, and resilient on-site power.

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CALSTART / YUNEV report on N. American battery sourcing and supply for commercial vehicles

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DECEMBER 24, 2021

The zero-emission electric commercial vehicle market has a challenge at its core: battery sourcing and supply conditions. It’s critically important to understand the issues and complexities of the commercial vehicle industry’s battery needs and challenges.

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ChargePoint acquires eBus and commercial vehicle management provider ViriCiti to accelerate fleet electrification

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AUGUST 12, 2021

ChargePoint Holdings, a leading electric vehicle (EV) charging network operating in North America and Europe, has acquired ViriCiti, a leading provider of electrification solutions for eBus and commercial fleets. The ViriCiti team, customer accounts and technology will become part of ChargePoint’s operations.

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Adamas: LFP market share drops to 6% in global passenger EV batteries in 2019; potential comeback in 2020 with cell-to-pack

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MARCH 6, 2020

In 2019, the market share of lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) cathode chemistry fell to 6% in global passenger EV batteries by watt-hours deployed (i.e. Overall, the combined global market share of ternary cathodes (including NCM and nickel-cobalt-aluminum (NCA) varieties) in passenger EV batteries reached 90% in 2019, up from 83% in 2018.

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Li-Metal and Blue Solutions sign joint development and commercialization agreement to advance development of next-generation batteries

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MARCH 1, 2022

a developer of lithium metal anode and lithium metal technologies, has signed a Joint Development and Commercialization Agreement (JD/CA) with Bolloré subsidiary Blue Solutions, the largest producer of solid-state lithium metal batteries. Li-Metal Corp., —Maciej Jastrzebski, Li-Metal co-founder and CEO.

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Ford is building a low-cost EV platform with some of the ‘best EV engineers’ to rival Tesla

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Ford (F) assembled a “super-talented skunk works team” to build a low-cost EV platform. Ford is “secretly” developing a low-cost EV platform Following Tuesday’s Q4 and full-year 2023 earnings results, Farley explained that Ford is adjusting its capital while switching gears to focus on smaller EVs. billion this year.

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JERA and IHI to demo ammonia co-firing at a large-scale commercial coal-fired power plant

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MAY 30, 2021

This will be the world’s first demonstration project in which a large amount of ammonia will be co-fired in a large-scale commercial coal-fired power plant. Ammonia enables efficient, low-cost transport and storage of hydrogen. The project will run for approximately 4 years from June 2021 to March 2025.

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Ionblox raises $24M Series B to support the commercialization of high energy & high power battery cells; Lilium an investor

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

million in cost share for the development of low-cost, fast-charge electric vehicle batteries. The company’s batteries are suited for high performance automotive and aviation applications, where the combination of these features can drive the electrification of transportation. Earlier post.).

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IDTechEx calculates ~31 GWh of electric vehicle markets beyond cars in 2021

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OCTOBER 30, 2022

While electric cars will remain the largest electric vehicle market for the foreseeable future in terms of battery demand and market revenue generation, most transport sectors are facing a transition. There are relatively few strong market drivers for electric vehicles in construction. Electric Vehicles in Construction - 1 GWh.

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General Fusion and UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) announce collaborative agreement to advance commercial fusion energy

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

General Fusion and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) kicked off projects to advance the commercialization of magnetized target fusion energy as part of a collaborative agreement. Ultimately, the company expects the projects will support its efforts to provide low-cost and low-carbon energy to the electricity grid.

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Suzuki and Daihatsu join CJP to apply CASE technologies in mini-commercial vehicles in Japan

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JULY 22, 2021

have joined the Commercial Japan Partnership (CJP) commercial vehicle project ( earlier post ) to accelerate their carbon neutrality initiatives in minivehicles through the dissemination of CASE technologies (connected, autonomous, shared and electric) and services. Suzuki Motor Corporation and Daihatsu Motor Co.,

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TM4 receiving $3.7M to develop low-cost wheel motors

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FEBRUARY 28, 2015

million in funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s (SDTC) SD Tech Fund, through the ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative, to develop low-cost wheel motors for electric and hybrid vehicles. CO150-HVF auxiliary inverter for commercial vehicles. TM4, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hydro-Québec, is receiving $3.7

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24M delivers first commercial scale, high energy density semi-solid NMC Li-ion cells; > 280 Wh/kg

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

24M announced that it has developed and delivered commercially-viable, high energy density lithium-ion cells. These deliveries represent a significant milestone in the 24M mission to scale its unique, capital-efficient, low-cost approach to advanced lithium-ion battery manufacturing. —Naoki Ota, CTO of 24M.

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Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

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JANUARY 11, 2014

But until now, flow batteries have relied on chemicals that are expensive or hard to maintain, driving up the cost of storing energy. Vanadium is used in the most commercially advanced flow-battery technology now in development, but it sets a rather high floor on the cost per kilowatt-hour at any scale. Commercialization.

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Cummins invests $24M in flow battery leader VoltStorage

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AUGUST 1, 2022

Cummins is committed to developing a range of solutions that will enable our customers’ success as we advance our Destination Zero strategy and decarbonize our diverse markets. In addition, product development of the iron-salt technology will be accelerated towards commercialization. —Jennifer Rumsey, President and COO, Cummins.

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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). Commercializing 3D Printable Feedstocks for the Advanced Manufacturing of Energy Products, $300,000 MilliporeSigma, St. Louis , Mo.

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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

This project will expand Anovion’s existing manufacturing capacity in Sanborn, NY—notably the only qualified US source of battery-grade synthetic graphite commercially shipping product today. Anovion’s selected site has critical infrastructure in place that will allow for an accelerated timeline for the construction of the facility.

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DOE awards $22.1M to 10 nuclear technology projects including clean hydrogen production

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MAY 10, 2023

In collaboration with NE, DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office will provide funding and project oversight for the two hydrogen production–related projects that were selected: General Electric Global Research, Scaled Solid Oxide Co-Electrolysis for Low-Cost Syngas Synthesis from Nuclear Energy.

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Benchmark: battery demand for manganese set to increase 8-fold this decade

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Demand for manganese in batteries is set to grow over eight-fold this decade, due to new battery chemistries and rising electric vehicle sales, according to Benchmark’s Manganese Sulphate Market Outlook. New battery chemistries are expected to use even more manganese. —Jess Roberts, Benchmark’s Head of Forecasting

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European HEFT project seeks lower-cost, more efficient and power-dense PM emotor for EVs

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APRIL 22, 2023

The innovations are intended to result in a high-efficient and low-cost solution that will be validated on 2 motor topologies, which will be compared to two main reference automotive IPM commercial motors in Europe (VW ID.3

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KIST team develops activation strategy for magnesium metal enabling efficient operation of Mg batteries

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JUNE 17, 2023

While the demand for lithium-ion batteries is exploding due to the rapid growth of the electric vehicle and energy storage system(ESS) markets, the supply and demand of their raw materials such as lithium and cobalt are mostly dependent on specific countries, and thus there are great concerns about securing a stable supply chain. 2c08672

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Linear Labs closes $4.5M seed round to fund commercialization of new electric motor technology

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MARCH 27, 2019

The Linear Labs motor is characterized by two main attributes: (1) very high torque starting at low speeds, and (2) high efficiency throughout the speed range. Linear Labs motors significantly beat Department of Energy and ARPA-E goals for Cost Density and Power Density. —Brad Hunstable, CEO of Linear Labs.

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Lithium-ion battery recycler ABTC expands operations and capacity with newly purchased facility

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MARCH 9, 2023

Most recently in November 2022, ABTC was selected for a competitive US DOE grant for a $20-million project to develop and commercialize a set of next-generation battery recycling technologies to even further enhance the recovery of recycled products and reduce the cost of operations.

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Bramble Energy lead partner of Hydrogen Electric Integrated Drivetrain Initiative (HEIDI) project

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MAY 9, 2023

Bramble Energy , an innovator in fuel cell technology, has joined forces with Equipmake, Aeristech and the University of Bath to develop a new hydrogen double-deck bus integrating Bramble’s low-cost printed circuit board fuel cell (PCBFC) technology. Earlier post.)

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ASX and Spirit AeroSystems partner to develop affordable eVTOL aircraft for mass production

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The program aims to converge automotive mass production techniques with the reliability of commercial-grade aerospace. The path to delivering low-cost aircraft systems starts with engineering services, then parts fabrication, and finally system integration supporting the launch of ASX’s all-electric eVTOL aircraft, the MOBi-One.

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Valeo to offer new low-cost solid-state LiDAR; co-developed with LeddarTech; mass production in 2018

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JUNE 1, 2016

Tier 1 supplier Valeo is adding a new low-cost solid-state LiDAR, developed together with LeddarTech , a specialist in advanced detection and ranging solutions, to its portfolio for driving and parking assistance. The sensor works as well at night or in low light situations and in adverse weather conditions such as rain or fog.

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Sakuu reports 800 Wh/L with first-generation solid-state Li-metal battery

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MARCH 16, 2022

Until now, market-leading lithium-ion batteries, such as those found in today’s top-selling electric vehicles, have functioned in a range of 500–700 Wh/L. Sakuu , developer of the first 3D-printed solid-state battery ( earlier post ), reports achieving an energy-density of 800 Wh/L in its first-generation non-printed lithium-metal battery.

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Study shows a much cheaper catalyst can generate hydrogen in a commercial electrolyzer

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OCTOBER 15, 2019

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have shown for the first time that a low-cost, non-precious metal cobalt phosphide (CoP) catalyst catalyst can split water and generate hydrogen gas for hours on end in the harsh environment of a commercial device.

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Berkeley Lab working with Alphabet Energy to develop a low-cost thermoelectric system

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APRIL 14, 2017

In collaboration with Alphabet Energy, they will develop a cost-effective process for creating an advanced thermoelectric material constructed from silicon nanowire arrays. Commercially available thermoelectrics achieve less than 5 percent efficiency in converting heat to electricity.

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New long-duration, extended capacity Na-Al battery design for grid storage

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MARCH 2, 2023

These metrics show the great potential of this unlocked chloroaluminate battery for future low-cost, long-duration electrochemical energy storage. In comparison, the energy density for lithium-ion batteries used in commercial electronics and electric vehicles is around 170–250 Wh/kg. —Weller et al. Weller et al.

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SwRI, UTSA researchers show biochar is low-cost, effective method to treat fracking water

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Currently, biochar is used commercially to improve soil quality by helping soils retain nutrients and water. The research team plans to seek additional research funding as well as partnerships with biochar companies to help make the product marketable to the oil and gas industry. —Zhigang Feng, USTA.

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Lomiko Metals investing in startup commercializing graphene supercapacitor technology

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DECEMBER 17, 2014

Graphene ESD has been formed to commercialize the technology and bring the graphene-based energy storage devices to market. intends to develop low-cost graphene-based supercapacitor devices that will be capable of even higher discharge currents. Graphene ESD Corp.

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Westinghouse, Bloom Energy to accelerate large-scale hydrogen production in nuclear industry; high-temperature integrated electrolysis

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JUNE 7, 2022

Westinghouse Electric Company and Bloom Energy Corporation have entered into a Letter of Intent to pursue clean hydrogen production in the commercial nuclear power market. The companies are teaming to identify and implement clean hydrogen projects across the nuclear industry.

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Argonne-led team develops new low-cost cobalt-based catalyst for PEM electrolysis

Heliogen and Bloom Energy demonstrate production of low-cost green hydrogen; concentrated solar and high-temp electrolysis

USABC awards 24M $3.8M contract to support the development of low-cost, fast-charging Li-metal batteries

DOE awarding $46M to 8 companies to support commercial fusion energy development

Gevo develops process for low-cost renewable isoprene; building block for rubber and rubber products

6K Energy to implement Forge Nano ALD equipment for commercial production of NMC 811 materials

Zeem launches first commercial electric vehicle Transportation-As-A-Service depot

Diesel Technology Forum: 57% of all commercial diesel trucks on the roads in US are near-zero emissions models

Hyundai Motor partners with regional firms to establish H2 fuel cell commercial vehicle ecosystem in China

Sionic Energy, formerly NOHMs, launches to commercialize next-generation silicon-anode Li-ion battery cells

NASA to fly payload with SpinLaunch’s mass accelerator to test low-cost, high-cadence kinetic launch system

SOFC-maker Bloom Energy announces initial strategy for hydrogen market entry; partnership with SK

CALSTART / YUNEV report on N. American battery sourcing and supply for commercial vehicles

ChargePoint acquires eBus and commercial vehicle management provider ViriCiti to accelerate fleet electrification

Adamas: LFP market share drops to 6% in global passenger EV batteries in 2019; potential comeback in 2020 with cell-to-pack

Li-Metal and Blue Solutions sign joint development and commercialization agreement to advance development of next-generation batteries

Ford is building a low-cost EV platform with some of the ‘best EV engineers’ to rival Tesla

JERA and IHI to demo ammonia co-firing at a large-scale commercial coal-fired power plant

Ionblox raises $24M Series B to support the commercialization of high energy & high power battery cells; Lilium an investor

IDTechEx calculates ~31 GWh of electric vehicle markets beyond cars in 2021

General Fusion and UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) announce collaborative agreement to advance commercial fusion energy

Suzuki and Daihatsu join CJP to apply CASE technologies in mini-commercial vehicles in Japan

TM4 receiving $3.7M to develop low-cost wheel motors

24M delivers first commercial scale, high energy density semi-solid NMC Li-ion cells; > 280 Wh/kg

Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

Cummins invests $24M in flow battery leader VoltStorage

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

DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

DOE awards $22.1M to 10 nuclear technology projects including clean hydrogen production

Benchmark: battery demand for manganese set to increase 8-fold this decade

European HEFT project seeks lower-cost, more efficient and power-dense PM emotor for EVs

KIST team develops activation strategy for magnesium metal enabling efficient operation of Mg batteries

Linear Labs closes $4.5M seed round to fund commercialization of new electric motor technology

Lithium-ion battery recycler ABTC expands operations and capacity with newly purchased facility

Bramble Energy lead partner of Hydrogen Electric Integrated Drivetrain Initiative (HEIDI) project

ASX and Spirit AeroSystems partner to develop affordable eVTOL aircraft for mass production

Valeo to offer new low-cost solid-state LiDAR; co-developed with LeddarTech; mass production in 2018

Sakuu reports 800 Wh/L with first-generation solid-state Li-metal battery

Study shows a much cheaper catalyst can generate hydrogen in a commercial electrolyzer

Berkeley Lab working with Alphabet Energy to develop a low-cost thermoelectric system

New long-duration, extended capacity Na-Al battery design for grid storage

SwRI, UTSA researchers show biochar is low-cost, effective method to treat fracking water

Lomiko Metals investing in startup commercializing graphene supercapacitor technology

Westinghouse, Bloom Energy to accelerate large-scale hydrogen production in nuclear industry; high-temperature integrated electrolysis

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