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Researchers Aim to Decarbonize Chemical Industry by Electrifying It

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With so many of the items we interact with in our daily lives — from soaps and fertilizers to pharmaceuticals to petrochemicals — deriving from products of the chemical industry, the sector has become a major source of economic activity and employment for many nations, including the United States and China. Sloan Foundation.

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BMW expects to have solid-state battery in a demonstrator vehicle well before 2025; IPCEI grants

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We want to significantly increase the energy density of the cells and reduce the costs of material use and production at the same time. The greenest electric car in the world will be a BMW—sustainable from the initial idea to recycling after its use phase. Earlier post.).

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UK Research Consortium Awarded £5.7M Grant to Develop New Lightweight Materials for Cars and Aircraft

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million) grant to help develop new super-light materials solutions for building more fuel-efficient cars and aircraft. The LATEST2 (Light Alloys Towards Environmentally Sustainable Transport 2 nd Generation) Project is being funded by a program grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). million (US$8.9

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Driving Dystopia: More Companies Found Covertly Sharing Driving Data, Raising Insurance Rates

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The insurance industry is obsessive about analyzing risk. Most of these services are subscription based, so many drivers are effectively paying for services that are ultimately resulting in higher insurance costs anyway. Granted, these things can be indicative of someone who has to traverse roads that are slightly more treacherous.

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UK Government awards more than US$141M to 38 driverless and low carbon vehicle projects

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million (US$141 million) of government funding, alongside significant funding from industry, to help develop the next generation of driverless and low-carbon vehicles, as part of the Industrial Strategy and the government’s Plan for Britain. The UK Government recently awarded £109.7 million (US$21.5 million (US$21.5

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MIT researchers conclude fundamental changes in the US energy-innovation system are needed to meet challenges of climate change and energy supply

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The conclusions of that study are detailed in a new book— Unlocking Energy Innovation (MIT Press, 2012)—by Richard Lester, the Japan Steel Industry Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at MIT, and David Hart, a professor of public policy at George Mason University.

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MIT researchers propose subsea version of pumped hydro for renewable energy storage

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Preliminary estimates indicate that one such sphere could be built and deployed at a cost of about $12 million, Hodder says, with costs gradually coming down with experience. This could yield an estimated storage cost of about 6 cents per kilowatt-hour—a level considered viable by the utility industry. Slocum, A.H.;

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