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Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

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JUNE 15, 2021

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, with colleagues from Lawrence Berkeley, Oak Ridge, and National Renewable Energy labs, and the University of Tennessee, have published a comprehensive analysis of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for 12 sizes of vehicles ranging from compact sedans up to Class 8 tractors with sleeper cabs.

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Milk and gasoline: the cost of the energy they provide to fuel our bodies and automobiles

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

This brief analysis examines the relative cost of the energy from milk and gasoline. Therefore, the cost of 1,000 Btu from conventional whole milk was $0.37. Therefore, the cost of 1,000 Btu from regular gasoline was $0.02. by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. A cup of whole milk contains 150 Calories of energy. per gallon.

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Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine technology

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MAY 1, 2022

ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a startup developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), announced the publication of an independent study that finds ClearFlame’s technology could help fleet owners and other heavy-duty truck operators lower total costs while meeting sustainability goals sooner than currently available alternatives.

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Pitt engineers using membrane distillation to recycle water used in fracking and drilling

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JUNE 8, 2022

Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering are using membrane distillation technology to enable drillers to filter and reuse the produced water in the oil and gas industry, in agriculture, and other beneficial uses.

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New flying/driving robot developed at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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MAY 20, 2019

An experimental robot drone that flies like a typical quadcopter, drives on tough terrain and squeezes into tight spaces using the same motors, has been developed by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers. It was developed in the BGU Bio-Inspired and Medical Robotics Lab by Prof.

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Auburn University leads $2M DOE Co-Optima project to evaluate renewable butyl acetate as diesel fuel additive

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

Auburn University researchers are leading a $2-million US Department of Energy Co-Optima project ( earlier post ) that will evaluate renewable butyl acetate (BA) as a bio-based fuel additive that can be blended with diesel fuel to reduce soot and greenhouse gas emissions and yield cleaner engine operation in cold-weather conditions.

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Prominent Universities Sign Open Access Agreements with IEEE

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

The University of California and the Conference of Italian University Rectors (a consortium of state and non-state universities known as the CRUI) each recently signed what’s known as a read-and-publish agreement with IEEE. Kia is an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at UC Irvine. “I

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Tesla donates $3.1M of $6M grant to Jeff Dahn’s Dalhousie University battery team

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JUNE 3, 2021

A team of battery researchers at Canada’s Dalhousie University are the recipients of a $6 million grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). Tesla renews contract with Jeff Dahn’s battery team at Dalhousie University. The NSERC will give the team, headed by Dr. Jeff Dahn, $2.9

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Volkswagen and Stanford University develop modified ALD process to increase Pt/C fuel cell catalyst efficiency, improve durability

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Volkswagen and Stanford University have developed in partnership a new catalyst production process to reduce the comparatively high cost of automotive fuel cell technology. One of the biggest cost drivers for fuel cells is the use of the precious metal platinum as a catalyst to operate the fuel cell.

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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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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Of the $71 million, Achates Power will receive $5 million for work on an opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid commercial vehicle system, and Cummins will receive $4 million for its work on an ultra-low emissions heavy-duty 10L natural gas engine. Tennessee Technological University. AOI 3: Reducing the Cost of DC Fast Charging Equipment.

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MIT team proposes flex-fuel gasoline-alcohol engine PHEV long-haul trucks

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APRIL 9, 2019

In a paper being presented at WCX SAE World Congress Experience in Detroit this week, a team from MIT is proposing the use of a flex-fuel gasoline-alcohol engine approach for a series-hybrid powertrain for long-haul Class 8 trucks. Ethanol or methanol would be employed to increase knock resistance. —Daniel Cohn. —Daniel Cohn.

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Chinese university develops new material to increase solid-state battery production

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JULY 29, 2021

Chinese university develops new material to increase solid-state battery production. Hitachi Zosen a major Japanese industrial and engineering corporation has developed a solid-state battery. The post Chinese university develops new material to increase solid-state battery production appeared first on Promoting Eco Friendly Travel.

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Highly efficient and stable Ru-free catalyst for hydrogen generation from ammonia

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AUGUST 19, 2022

Now, a team from the University at Buffalo, Southern Illinois University, University of South Carolina and Brookhaven National Laboratory reports a highly active and stable Ru-free catalyst from earth-abundant elements for efficient carbon-free hydrogen generation via ammonia decomposition. —Tabassum et al. Resources.

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University of Louisville researchers working on new HER catalysts for water-splitting; $1M from NSF, DOE

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AUGUST 23, 2018

Researchers at the University of Louisville are developing new catalyst materials for the hydrogen evolution reaction in water splitting, where the bond between hydrogen (H 2 ) and oxygen is released. Speed School of Engineering. Lowering the cost of production is a key to widespread use as a motor vehicle fuel.

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UBC researchers find life-cycle GHG benefits of LNG in marine shipping only from high-pressure dual-fuel engines in ocean-going vessels

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MAY 20, 2019

A life-cycle assessment of emissions from domestic and imported liquefied natural gas (LNG), and heavy-fuel oil (HFO) for marine shipping by a team from the University of British Columbia has found that only high-pressure dual-fuel (HPDF) engines robustly reduce well-to-wake GHG emissions by 10% compared with their HFO-fueled counterparts.

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SoCalGas, partners developing technology to make carbon fiber during hydrogen production from methane; reducing the cost of H2 and cutting GHG

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JANUARY 5, 2018

The technology commercialization team includes SoCalGas, C4, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and West Virginia University (WVU). The new catalyst and technique will be further developed and evaluated at both West Virginia University and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

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University of Bath to receive US$2M for ACTIVE propulsion research; Ford’s 1.0L EcoBoost

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MAY 12, 2014

The University of Bath’s (UK) Powertrain and Vehicle Research Centre (PVRC) will receive £1.2 million) to fund its automotive research as part of the ACTIVE - Advanced Combustion Turbocharged Inline Variable valvetrain Engine project partly funded by the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC). liter EcoBoost engine.

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Inside the Universe Machine: The Webb Space Telescope’s Ultra-Reliable Radio

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JULY 8, 2022

It’s an ideal location for JWST to observe the universe without obstruction and with minimal orbital adjustments. Given the cost and time involved, says Michael Menzel , the mission systems engineer for JWST, “I would not encourage a rendezvous and servicing mission unless something went wildly wrong.” One is the 2.09

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Renewable plastic precursor could reduce cost of cellulosic ethanol by >$2/gallon

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APRIL 10, 2017

Huber was joined in the collaborative study by UW–Madison engineering professors James Dumesic and Christos Maravelias, experts in a catalysis and techno-economic modeling, respectively, graduate students Zachary Bentzel (the paper’s first author) and Kevin Barnett, and postdoctoral researcher Kefeng Huang.

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DOE awarding $35M to 11 projects for hydrokinetic turbine development; ARPA-E SHARKS

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

These methodologies will significantly decrease the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of the final HKT design. The multi-disciplinary nature and challenges of HKT design requires expertise from a range of scientific and engineering fields working together concurrently. The University of Michigan. University of Washington.

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University of Houston team demonstrates new efficient solar water-splitting catalyst for hydrogen production

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

Researchers from the University of Houston (UH) have developed a cobalt(II) oxide (CoO) nanocrystalline catalyst that can carry out overall water splitting with a solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of around 5%. They report on their work in a paper in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.

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DOE selects 9 universities for about $2.7M in advanced coal technologies research awards

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JUNE 7, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected nine universities for awards for research projects that will continue to support innovation and development of advanced, lower emission coal technologies. million investment will be leveraged with additional funds from the universities to support $3.1 Brown University.

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Ricardo forms company to commercialize cryogenic split-cycle engine: CryoPower

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Ricardo has created a company—Dolphin N2 Ltd—to commercialize its CryoPower cryogenic split-cycle engine technology ( earlier post , earlier post.) The Ricardo CryoPower concept aims to increase the fuel efficiency while reducing operating costs and CO 2 emissions for long haul trucks and other heavy-duty applications.

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Researchers engineer enzyme surfaces to bind less to lignin; potential cost reduction for cellulosic ethanol production

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JULY 6, 2017

Researchers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Michigan State University have devised a way to reduce the amount of enzymes needed to convert biomass into biofuels by designing and genetically engineering enzyme surfaces so they bind less to the lignin in biomass. Enzymes cost about $0.50 —Shishir Chundawat.

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University of Tennessee to head $250M advanced composites manufacturing institute; Ford, Honda and Volkswagen members

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JANUARY 9, 2015

In the wind energy industry, advances in low-cost composite materials will help manufacturers build longer, lighter and stronger blades to create more energy. —Matthias Erb, Executive Vice President, Engineering & Planning, Volkswagen Group of America. Adherent Technologies, Inc.; Honda R&D Americas, Inc.; TPI Composites, Inc.;

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Royal Academy of Engineering Report Says EV Success Depends on Low-Carbon Electricity, Universal Broadband Provision and Smart Grids

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MAY 26, 2010

The introduction of electric vehicles on a large scale in the UK can only have a beneficial effect on CO 2 emissions if low-carbon electricity, universal broadband provision and smart grids are in place to support the transition, according to a new report published by the UK Royal Academy of Engineering.

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University of Michigan to build test facility for connected and automated vehicles

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OCTOBER 19, 2013

The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved plans to proceed with the design of a unique environment for testing connected and automated vehicles. Current plans call for the facility to be completed by fall 2014 at a cost of about $6.5 —Peter Sweatman, director of the U-M Mobility Transformation Center (MTC).

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Researchers Engineer Cyanobacteria to Secrete Fatty Acids; Potential to Lower the Production Cost of Biofuels

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MARCH 29, 2010

The recombinant strategy used to engineer the cyanobacterium. Researchers at the University of Arizona’s Biodesign Institute have engineered the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 to secrete fatty acids (C 10 -C 18 ), providing a mechanism to reduce some of the cost barriers that have hampered biofuel production.

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University of Nottingham leading 3-year, £830K project on automotive power electronics

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JULY 14, 2016

The University of Nottingham (UK) is leading a 3-year, £830,000 (US$1.1-million) This is critical as manufacturers race to meet higher fuel-efficiency standards and cut the cost of in-car electrics, which currently make up 45% of costs in modern hybrid cars.

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Responsible Battery Coalition and U Michigan launch study to compare electric and gas vehicle lifetime costs

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Responsible Battery Coalition, in partnership with the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems, launched a comprehensive research project to compare the total cost of ownership of gas and electric vehicles (EVs). Gregory Keoleian, Director of the Center for Sustainable Systems at the University of Michigan.

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Surrey team developing direct-air-capture CO2 to methanol process

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APRIL 4, 2022

Researchers at the University of Surrey (UK) are developing a process to capture carbon dioxide directly from the air and then use dynamic catalysis to create methanol—a valuable chemical that, made this way, could be carbon-negative. Its value could offset the cost of direct air capture.

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How This Startup Cut Production Costs of Millimeter Wave Power Amplifiers

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

Department of Energy national lab operated by Stanford University. Elve Building on research done at the SLAC Lab Gamzina’s work at Elve is related to research she is conducting at the SLAC lab as well as previous work she did as a development engineer with the millimeter-wave research group at the University of California, Davis.

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U Birmingham spinout About:Energy launches battery design platform

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APRIL 8, 2023

A spinout from the University of Birmingham (UK)— About:Energy —has launched its battery design software platform: The Voltt. The launch of The Voltt was hosted at The Royal Academy of Engineering, and attendees included industry leaders, researchers, policy makers, and investors.

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32.5M hours of supercomputer time to aid GM, Ford engine projects with Oak Ridge Lab

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AUGUST 6, 2014

The two projects are part of a larger multi-year DOE-funded project to develop and to apply innovative simulation strategies and tools to maximize benefits of predictive information from high performance computing (HPC) for internal combustion engines. The Principal Investigator on that DOE project is Dean Edwards of ORNL.

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DOE awards $56M to 21 concentrating solar power projects; $8M for reducing soft costs of rooftop PV systems

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JUNE 14, 2012

The research projects, conducted in partnership with private industry, national laboratories and universities, support the Energy Department’s SunShot Initiative, a collaborative national effort to make solar power cost-competitive with traditional energy sources by the end of the decade. CSP awards. million in fiscal year 2011.

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Pierburg to supply small series hydrogen blower to BMW

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OCTOBER 10, 2020

Partners in this project of the Federal Ministry of Transport and the German National Organization for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NOW - Nationale Organisation für Wasserstoff- und Brennstoffzellentechnologie) are the car manufacturer BMW, the University of Siegen and other suppliers.

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UK awards £28M for 5 demonstration-phase low-carbon hydrogen production projects

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

This technology could lower the cost of low carbon hydrogen by over 20% and has become the basis for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) analysis. This funding will permit further project development including engineering design to deliver a ‘shovel ready’ project.

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Syzygy Plasmonics raises $23M Series B to electrify chemical manufacturing; photocatalytic reactor for hydrogen production

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APRIL 10, 2021

Licensed from Rice University, Syzygy’s “antenna-reactor” plasmonic photocatalyst has been published in leading academic journals such as Science , Nature , and PNAS. The development of the reactor incorporates expertise from chemical engineering, optics, materials science, theoretical physics, and nanophotonics. Earlier post.).

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GM and Shanghai Jiao Tong University begin vehicle sharing pilot program with EN-V 2.0 fleet

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MAY 27, 2015

General Motors and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) have begun a two-year vehicle sharing pilot program in Shanghai featuring 16 Chevrolet EN-V 2.0 ( earlier post ) electric concept vehicles. Earlier post.) The EN-V 2.0 This will support a simple and seamless locating, renting and driving experience.

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GE, Ford, University of Michigan in APRA-E project to develop a smart, miniaturized sensing system for EV batteries; smarter BMS for longer life

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AUGUST 3, 2012

GE researchers, in partnership with Ford Motor Company and the University of Michigan, are developing a smart, miniaturized sensing system that has the potential to significantly extend the life of automotive traction batteries over the conventional battery systems used in electric vehicles today. Earlier post.)

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SDSU-led project to design bacteria that extract rare earth elements in DARPA EMBER project

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APRIL 11, 2023

With funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Environmental Microbes as a BioEngineering Resource ( EMBER ) program ( earlier post ), San Diego State University researchers are developing advanced extraction methods with the aim of boosting the domestic supply of REEs.

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Glycos Biotechnologies Joins the NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

(GlycosBio), an emerging biochemical company targeting metabolic engineering and microbiology innovations for the production of sustainable biochemicals, has become a member of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals ( CBiRC ).

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Biohydrogen Company Solarvest Establishes Algae RD Agreement With Dalhousie University

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AUGUST 21, 2010

Canada-based Solarvest BioEnergy has begun a cooperative Research and Development agreement with Dr. Suzanne Budge at the Canadian Institute of Fisheries Technology at Dalhousie University to assist Solarvest in the characterization of lipids and fatty acids in algae. The continuous bio-production of hydrogen.

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New technology converts waste polyethylene to jet fuel in an hour

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MAY 19, 2021

Washington State University researchers have developed an innovative way to convert waste polyethylene plastic to ingredients for jet fuel and other valuable products, making it easier and more cost-effective to reuse plastics. In the recycling industry, the cost of recycling is key.

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Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

Milk and gasoline: the cost of the energy they provide to fuel our bodies and automobiles

Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine technology

Pitt engineers using membrane distillation to recycle water used in fracking and drilling

New flying/driving robot developed at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Auburn University leads $2M DOE Co-Optima project to evaluate renewable butyl acetate as diesel fuel additive

Prominent Universities Sign Open Access Agreements with IEEE

Tesla donates $3.1M of $6M grant to Jeff Dahn’s Dalhousie University battery team

Volkswagen and Stanford University develop modified ALD process to increase Pt/C fuel cell catalyst efficiency, improve durability

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

MIT team proposes flex-fuel gasoline-alcohol engine PHEV long-haul trucks

Chinese university develops new material to increase solid-state battery production

Highly efficient and stable Ru-free catalyst for hydrogen generation from ammonia

University of Louisville researchers working on new HER catalysts for water-splitting; $1M from NSF, DOE

UBC researchers find life-cycle GHG benefits of LNG in marine shipping only from high-pressure dual-fuel engines in ocean-going vessels

SoCalGas, partners developing technology to make carbon fiber during hydrogen production from methane; reducing the cost of H2 and cutting GHG

University of Bath to receive US$2M for ACTIVE propulsion research; Ford’s 1.0L EcoBoost

Inside the Universe Machine: The Webb Space Telescope’s Ultra-Reliable Radio

Renewable plastic precursor could reduce cost of cellulosic ethanol by >$2/gallon

DOE awarding $35M to 11 projects for hydrokinetic turbine development; ARPA-E SHARKS

University of Houston team demonstrates new efficient solar water-splitting catalyst for hydrogen production

DOE selects 9 universities for about $2.7M in advanced coal technologies research awards

Ricardo forms company to commercialize cryogenic split-cycle engine: CryoPower

Researchers engineer enzyme surfaces to bind less to lignin; potential cost reduction for cellulosic ethanol production

University of Tennessee to head $250M advanced composites manufacturing institute; Ford, Honda and Volkswagen members

Royal Academy of Engineering Report Says EV Success Depends on Low-Carbon Electricity, Universal Broadband Provision and Smart Grids

University of Michigan to build test facility for connected and automated vehicles

Researchers Engineer Cyanobacteria to Secrete Fatty Acids; Potential to Lower the Production Cost of Biofuels

University of Nottingham leading 3-year, £830K project on automotive power electronics

Responsible Battery Coalition and U Michigan launch study to compare electric and gas vehicle lifetime costs

Surrey team developing direct-air-capture CO2 to methanol process

How This Startup Cut Production Costs of Millimeter Wave Power Amplifiers

U Birmingham spinout About:Energy launches battery design platform

32.5M hours of supercomputer time to aid GM, Ford engine projects with Oak Ridge Lab

DOE awards $56M to 21 concentrating solar power projects; $8M for reducing soft costs of rooftop PV systems

Pierburg to supply small series hydrogen blower to BMW

UK awards £28M for 5 demonstration-phase low-carbon hydrogen production projects

Syzygy Plasmonics raises $23M Series B to electrify chemical manufacturing; photocatalytic reactor for hydrogen production

GM and Shanghai Jiao Tong University begin vehicle sharing pilot program with EN-V 2.0 fleet

GE, Ford, University of Michigan in APRA-E project to develop a smart, miniaturized sensing system for EV batteries; smarter BMS for longer life

SDSU-led project to design bacteria that extract rare earth elements in DARPA EMBER project

Glycos Biotechnologies Joins the NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals

Biohydrogen Company Solarvest Establishes Algae RD Agreement With Dalhousie University

New technology converts waste polyethylene to jet fuel in an hour

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