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ARPA-E awarding $30M to 12 hybrid solar projects; conversion and storage

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Arizona State University. High-Temperature Topping Cells from LED Materials Arizona State University will develop a solar cell that can operate efficiently at temperatures above 450°C, unlike today’s solar cells, which lose efficiency rapidly above 100°C. Arizona State University. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge. Description.

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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Vard Group is part of NuProShip , a consortium of the Norwegian maritime authority, universities, shipbuilders, and shipping companies that aims to develop a Generation IV reactor for marine vessels. One is a thorium-fueled molten-salt reactor. The reactors would be small, modular units.

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Stanford team devises new bio-inspired strategy for using CO2 to produce multi-carbon compounds such as plastics and fuels

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Researchers at Stanford University have devised a new strategy for using CO 2 in the synthesis of multi-carbon compounds. Instead of using sugar from corn to make FDCA, the Stanford team has been experimenting with furfural, a compound made from agricultural waste that has been widely used for decades.

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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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The projects selected are located in 25 states, with 50% of projects led by universities, 23% by small businesses, 12% by large businesses, 13% by national labs, and 2% by non-profits. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Development of a Dedicated, High-Value Biofuels Crop The University of Massachusetts, Amherst will develop an.

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DOE to award more than $55M to 31 projects for plug-in and efficient vehicle technologies; Delphi receives $10M to further GDCI

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Michigan State University. Stanford University. University of Pittsburgh. State University of New York. 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. . $6,000,000.

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