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DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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The mission of the EFRCs is to accelerate the rate of scientific breakthroughs needed to create advanced energy technologies for the 21 st century. Center for Direct Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels (C3Bio). $20. Solar Energy Conversion in Complex Materials (SECCM). Purdue University. University of Michigan.

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DOE to Award $41.9M in Recovery Funds to Spur Growth of Fuel Cell Markets

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A variety of technologies will be developed and deployed, including polymer electrolyte, solid oxide and direct-methanol fuel cells. Success at this service center will lead to further fleet conversions at some or all of FedEx’s other 470 service centers. Anheuser-Busch (St. Louis, MO). Jadoo Power (Folsom, CA).

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ARPA-E awards $37M for IONICS projects; improving solid-state batteries and fuel cells

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In particular, IONICS projects will work to improve energy storage and conversion technologies in three categories: transportation batteries, grid-level storage, and fuel cells. Large Area Lithium Electrode Sub-Assemblies (LESAs) Protected by Self-Forming Microstructured Polymer-Inorganic Single-Ion Conducting Composites.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Production of lithium-ion polymer battery cells for the GM Volt using a manganese-based cathode material and a proprietary separator. Production of polymer separator material for lithium-ion batteries. Manufacturing: Warren, MI and St. Louis, MO; Deployment: 11 partner fleets. Rolla, MO Warrensburg, MO Linn, MO St.

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