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The conversion normally requires significant amounts of energy in the form of high heat—a temperature of at least 700 ?C, She and her colleagues, including scientists from the University of Maryland in College Park and DENSsolutions, in Delft, the Netherlands, reported their findings in Nature Materials.
A team of researchers led by a group from the University of Maryland has. developed a halogen conversion–intercalation chemistry in graphite that produces composite electrodes with a capacity of 243 mAh g -1 (for the total weight of the electrode) at an average potential of 4.2 Proposed conversion–intercalation chemistry.
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have demonstrated a new method for the direct conversion of heat to electricity using a multiferroic alloy, Ni 45 Co 5 Mn 40 Sn 10 , which they had discovered earlier (Srivastava 2010). 2011), The Direct Conversion of Heat to Electricity Using Multiferroic Alloys. —Srivastava 2011.
Researchers from MIT, with colleagues from IISc in Bangalore, India and HiPi Consulting in Maryland have experimentally demonstrated the conversion of heat to electricity using thermal diodes with efficiency as high as 40% of the Carnot Limit. Meulenberg (2009) Quantum-coupled single-electron thermal to electric conversion scheme.
However, some compounds like FeF 3 are capable of transferring multiple electrons through a more complex reaction mechanism, called a conversion reaction. Iron fluoride, an intercalation-conversion cathode for lithium-ion batteries, promises a high theoretical energy density of 1922?Wh?kg
Funding to cover the parts and labor for vehicle conversions will be provided under the Southeast Propane Autogas Development Program. Fleets in the following states are welcome to submit proposals: Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi and Washington DC.
based Red Top Cab provided the first vehicle for conversion under the program. The founding partners of Alliance AutoGas—a national propane Autogas vehicle conversion and fueling network—are closely involved with the program. Arlington, Va.-based
Unlike wind, tidal or solar power the advanced design for this Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system can deliver constant output 24 hours a day. Developed by OTEC International (OTI) LLC of Baltimore, Maryland, the approach converts liquid ammonia into gas in a heat exchanger using warm ocean surface water. OTEC power cycle.
Light-Material Interactions in Energy Conversion (LMI). Tailor the morphology, complex dielectric structure, and electronic properties of matter so as to sculpt the flow of sunlight and heat, enabling light conversion to electrical energy with unprecedented efficiency. Solid-State Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion Center (S3TEC).
a Maryland designer and custom builder of electric automobiles, has completed Phase I of development of its G2 electric car model. The G2 model that Tata Technologies is developing will incorporate Genovation’s research and development that went into its G1 model, an electric conversion of a Ford Focus. Genovation Inc.,
The grant recipients are the Port of Seattle, the Port of Hueneme, the Port of Tacoma, the Maryland Port Administration, the Virginia Port Authority, and the Port of Los Angeles. The grants awarded today will help six ports improve air quality and reduce carbon emissions, by providing $4.2
a Maryland-based industrial biotechnology company that develops products for the renewable chemicals and advanced fuels industries. The genome of the Z-microbe has been fully sequenced by researchers at the University of Maryland. Steve Hutcheson, founder of Zymetis and professor at the University of Maryland. AE Biofuels, Inc.
distribution center and currently serves approximately 500 grocery stores in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Washington, D.C. The conversion to natural gas will reduce the fleet’s annual oil consumption by more than 1 million gallons and result in 1,300 fewer tons of greenhouse gas emissions. SUPERVALU INC.
The Air Force plans to expand the V2G demonstration next to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. AFV2Gdemo and can follow the conversation on Twitter and Facebook with the same hashtag. Coritech DC (V2G using SAE Combo). Coritech AC (using SAE). AeroVironment AC charging station (non-V2G).
The US Department of Agriculture has provided $16,893 to Advanced Biofuels USA , a Maryland-based 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization, for a feasibility study of producing bio-jetfuel from energy beets grown on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Can this process be optimized to improve job creation and profit opportunities?
The selected projects will: Research and develop waste for energy conversion ($20 million). Topic Area 1: Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste to Enable Production of Conversion-Ready Feedstocks. University of Maryland: College Park. Cascadia Consulting Group. North Carolina State University. AMP Robotics.
The University of Maryland (UMD) Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR) has been award ed a $1.1million US Department of Energy (DOE) grant to elucidate the mechanism of rust pathogenesis in poplar in an effort to engineer durable resistance for this important, second-generation biofuel crop. Eisenstein.
an advanced fuels and renewable chemical company, signed an expanded, global license agreement with Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) for the production of renewable jet and diesel fuel by the conversion of existing biofuels and petroleum refineries. Aemetis, Inc., Earlier post.). The expanded license agreement grants Aemetis Advanced Fuels, Inc.,
The US Department of Energy (DOE) opened the registration period for the new Wave Energy Prize competition that aims to double the state-of-the-art performance of wave energy conversion (WEC) devices over the next two years. Receive seed funding to build a 1/20th scale model WEC device for testing. Van Buren Township, Michigan.
Scale-Up of the Primary Conversion Reactor to Generate a Lignin-Derived Cyclohexane Jet Fuel. Microchannel Reactor for Ethanol to n-Butene Conversion. Conversion of 2,3-Butanediol to Biojet Fuel: Scale-up and Technoeconomic Analysis of Energy-Efficient Separations and Fermentative Diol Production. University of North Dakota.
(The power density of a commercialized low-temperature SOFC system developed by researchers at the University of Maryland and Redox Power is also more than 2W cm -2 , earlier post.). The demand for clean and sustainable energy has stimulated great interest in fuel cells, which allows direct conversion of chemical fuels to electricity.
a Maryland-based industrial biotechnology company developing products for the renewable chemicals and advanced fuels industries. —Leon DeBruyn, CLG CO-Managing Director. In July 2011, Aemetis—then called AE Biofuels—completed the acquisition of Zymetis, Inc., Earlier post.)
The inventors are Professor Richard Kohn and Faculty Research Associate Dr. Seon-Woo Kim from the University of Maryland (UMD). The concept for the program was similar to what the Maryland inventors had done, but the inventors’ laboratory was not funded. Earlier post.)
Conversely, cutting income taxes would benefit wealthy households because they pay more in taxes. Former Republican Congressmen Sherwood Boehlert from New York and Wayne Gilchrest from Maryland joined Congressional Democrats Henry Waxman (Calif.) and Ed Markey (Mass.)
Researchers at the Small Artifacts Lab (SMART LAB) at the University of Maryland have been working on a small wearable robot called Calico. University of Maryland One of the biggest challenges for Calico is localization: GPS, of course, isn’t precise enough to help you determine where the robot is on your clothing.
This facility will house energy research efforts including, but not limited to, studies of high efficiency combustion engines, biomass gasification kinetics, biochemical-enzymatic conversion of biomass, and carbon dioxide capture from sources including power plants and combustion engines; $10.3 for a nanoscience metrology facility; $6.9
The projects will develop solutions to current technical challenges consistent with the aggressive cost, reliability and endurance goals of the Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA). University of Maryland. DOE share: $499,372; Recipient share: $124,843; duration: 24 months).
Conversely, Florida had its coolest, while South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas’ average temperature ranked among their 10 coolest. It was also abnormally dry in Connecticut (eight), North Carolina (ninth), Virginia (ninth) and Maryland (tenth). Conversely, it was Oregon’s tenth-wettest April on record.
other fleets; create vehicle conversion inspection criteria; and train and. the District of Columbia, Maryland and northern Virginia will develop. alternative fuel vehicle conversions, equipment safety, and fueling. Indiana, will work to make existing municipal fueling stations available to. Greater Portland. Greater Washington.
The goal is to develop an optimal generator for current energy conversion. This research into underwater coatings that prevent biofouling has the potential to positively impact all MHK systems and improve the conversion efficiency for MHK systems. DOE Funding: $160,000. Total Project Value: $192,000. DOE Funding: $160,000.
However, the first investigation involving distraction from a wireless electronic device occurred in 2002, when a novice driver, distracted by a conversation on her cell phone, veered off the roadway in Largo, Maryland, crossed the median, flipped the car over, and killed five people. —NTSB synopsis.
Center for Direct Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels (C3Bio). $20. Use fundamental knowledge about the interactions between catalysts and plant cell walls to design improved processes for the conversion of biomass to energy, fuels, or chemicals. Solar Energy Conversion in Complex Materials (SECCM). Purdue University.
University of Maryland: College Park. University of Maryland: College Park. University of Maryland: College Park. Reactive Force Field and coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations of conversion processes will help identify promising precursors. Earlier post.) Organization. Description. General Motors LLC.
Developments from the project may be useful for other energy conversion technologies, such as ammonia production and high-temperature direct liquid fuel cells. Kampachi Farms will develop a new, highly efficient process for the conversion of marine macroalgae seaweeds into a variety of bioproducts, including biofuels.
Schematic of the potential conversion routes for whole algae into biofuels. The Algal Roadmap resulted from a two-day Algal Biofuels Technology Roadmap Workshop conducted by DOE 9-10 December 2008 at the University of Maryland. Schematic of the various conversion strategies of algal extracts into biofuels. Conversion to Fuels.
REEACH projects seek to create innovative, cost-effective, and high-performance energy storage and power generation sub-systems for electric aircraft, with a focus on fuel-to-electric power conversion technologies. The proposed system is projected to operate in cruising phase of flight with a 66% energy conversion efficiency.
The US Navy has completed flight testing of a 100% advanced biofuel in the EA-18G “Green Growler” at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. The US Navy is a leader in incorporating alternative fuel into operational supplies, in order to increase mission capability and flexibility. Earlier post.)
A team of scientists from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Maryland, College Park, has developed an electron microscopy technique to visualize—in real time and at high resolution—lithiation pathways in electrode materials. Source: BNL.
Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Aemetis is an advanced renewable fuels and biochemicals company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of innovative technologies that replace traditional petroleum-based products by the conversion of second-generation ethanol and biodiesel plants into advanced biorefineries.
They took another extreme position by ignoring the carbon savings associated with coproduct electricity in the conversion facility. … César Izaurralde from The Great Lakes Bioenergy Center, University of Maryland and Texas A&M; William P. The problems with the scenario of Liska et al. do not end at the farm. The study by Liska et al.
Like other fuel cells, they enable direct electrochemical conversion of chemical fuels to electricity at high efficiency and with zero emissions. Click to enlarge. Protonic ceramic fuel cells (PCFCs) incorporate a proton-conducting oxide as the electrolyte material. Sihyuk Choi, Chris J.
Facilities in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, and Virginia are on the list. That said, it’s unlikely to change the conversation about his candidacy and age. Biden’s grants will bolster EV supply chains, promote electric school buses, and boost commercial EV development.
These new GaN power devices will enable the next generation of low-cost, fast, small, and reliable power electronics, which are key for efficient power conversion in data centers, solar farms, power grids, and electric vehicles. 3D-Printed Ceramic Thermocatalytic CO 2 Reactor with High Carbon Conversion and Energy Efficiencies - $3,100,104.
University of Maryland. This project will develop new catalysts to demonstrate a minimum of 90% conversion efficiency of engine produced NO x during portions of the FTP test near 150 °C. Development of High Performance Low Temperature Catalysts for Exhaust Aftertreatment (Area of Interest 8). Chrysler Group LLC. Ford Motor Company.
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