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DOE: California, Connecticut, and New York top fuel cell states

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According to the newly released State of the States: Fuel Cells in America 2016 report from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO), the top three hydrogen and fuel cell states in the US are California, Connecticut, and New York.

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California EV adoption driving steady decline in emissions: study

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A new study from the University of California (UC) Berkeley shows a steady, albeit modest, decline in carbon emissions with increased electric vehicle (EV) adoption over the last few years. This study, he adds, was the first to look at a larger area and make a connection between a decline in carbon emissions and EV adoption.

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DOE to award $10.2M to 16 solid oxide fuel cell projects

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The system will operate on natural gas and connect directly to the electric grid. Boston University. Boston University. Self-Cleaning Cathodes for Endurance to Chromium Poisoning Boston University will evaluate chemical and electrochemical cathode self-cleaning and performance recovery processes. Montana State University.

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DOE awards $17M for vehicle technologies; batteries, PEEM, engines, materials, fuel

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University of Colorado Boulder. University of Wisconsin - Madison. University of Connecticut. University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. Utah State University. The Ohio State University. The Regents of the University of Michigan. Power electronics and electric motors (Area of Interest 2).

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DOE Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute awards ~$10M to 10 projects

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The selected organizations (and project descriptions) from this first call selection are: University of Connecticut. Penn State University. University of Louisville. University of California, Irvine. The intended period of performance of each project is 24 months or less.

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New roadside scattering model to improve vehicle-to-vehicle communication for intelligent transportation systems

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Researchers from Trinity College (Connecticut), North Carlina State University (NCSU) and General Motors (GM) have developed a model to improve the clarity of the vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) transmissions needed to realize an intelligent transportation system. Lead author of the study is Dr. Lin Cheng of Trinity College in Connecticut.

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MIT teams receiving $10M from TRI for next-gen battery materials

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MIT’s Martin Bazant, joined by colleagues at Stanford University and Purdue University, will lead an effort to develop a novel, data-driven design of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. Also funded as part of the $35-million TRI program are: The University of Buffalo ($2.4 The University of Michigan ($2.4 —Prof.

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