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DOE awarding $71M to 20 RD&D projects to cut GHG emissions, expand EV infrastructure; $5M to Achates for opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid

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Tennessee Technological University. North Carolina State University. Ultra-low Cost, All-SiC Modular Power Converters for DC Fast Charging Equipment Connected Directly to Medium Voltage Distribution System. Marquette University. University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. University of Wisconsin- Madison.

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DOE awards Eaton $4.9M to develop low-cost fast-charging solution; solid-state transformer, modular chargers

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The Eaton solid-state transformer technology will enable direct connection to the utility medium-voltage distribution system to eliminate the need for additional power conversion devices and associated commissioning. The project leverages Eaton’s previous DOE-funded research on solid-state transformers, solar-plus-storage and DC systems.

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$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

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The Research Consortia funded are: Lead Institution: The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute. Lead Institution: Texas A&M University at College Station. Lead Institution: Florida State University. Project Title: Deep-C: Deepsea to Coast Connectivity in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. Buskey, Ph.D.

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Study links exposure to PM2.5 exposure to brain atrophy, memory decline in older women

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This is the first study to really show, in a statistical model, that air pollution was associated with changes in people’s brains and that those changes were then connected with declines in memory performance. Alzheimer’s is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States, and there’s currently no cure or treatment.

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NC State team develop medium voltage fast charger; up to 350 kW in next version

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Researchers at North Carolina State University have built an electric vehicle fast charger that is at least 10 times smaller than existing systems and wastes 60% less power during the charging process, without sacrificing the charging time. —Srdjan Lukic.

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ARPA-E awarding up to $24M to 10 projects to support advanced nuclear power plants

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The team will use a variable-speed turbo-generator that will allow operators to control the plant temperature, as well as power electronics to connect the plant to the grid and provide rapid load-following, the important ability to increase or decrease power output based on demand.

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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. Connected vehicles Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) V2X'