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ARPA-E to award $30M to increase performance of solid ion conductors for batteries, fuel cells

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A second key requirement is that the cost of materials and processing is sufficiently low to allow for the broad adoption necessary for significant energy impacts. Li-ion cells can provide 90% round-trip DC-DC efficiency at relevant rates); and (2) scalability across a wide range of power levels (i.e., Background.

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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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that substantially reduce costs of the motor. the cost of wind turbines and electric vehicles by developing a. potential to substantially reduce the costs of an electric. will enable low cost, fully dispatchable solar energy. trough with molten salt system, this technology can reduce. Pacific Northwest.

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