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PNNL licenses three technologies via Startup America; batteries, fuel cells and buildings

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Vorbeck, a manufacturer and developer of applications using its proprietary graphene material ( earlier post ), optioned the technology for use in a graphene-based electrode for lithium-air and lithium-sulfur batteries. A third option was granted based on PNNL’s millimeter wave technology.

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Faraday Institution to award up to £55M to five consortia for energy storage research

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The project’s Principal Investigator is Professor Patrick Grant of the University of Oxford. Its aim is to put on the path to commercialisation a safe sodium ion battery with high performance, low cost and a long cycle life. Alternative cell chemistry beyond lithium ion–LiSTAR, Lithium-Sulfur Technology Accelerator.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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The grants will go to projects in 17 states. This project will develop and optimize a novel, engineered microorganism that produces a biodiesel-equivalent fuel from renewable hydrogen and carbon dioxide, at costs of less than $2.50 Electrofuels: Biofuels from Electricity. per gallon. Water will be the primary byproduct. 1,019,874.

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