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AUGUST 6, 2016

Researchers at MIT and startup Novogy have engineered bacteria and yeast ( Escherichia coli , Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Yarrowia lipolytica ) used as producer microbes in biofuel production to use rare compounds as sources of nutrients. —Jeff Lievense.

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JULY 26, 2017

A team from Stanford, Carnegie Mellon University, and MIT recently published an open-access paper in the Journal of the Electrochemical Society reviewing the practical challenges hindering the development of solid-state Li-ion batteries. However, there remain a number of unresolved issues precluding commercialization at this point.

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MAY 29, 2014

In a companion study to an SAE paper presented in April ( earlier post ), researchers at MIT have quantified the net economic and CO 2 emissions benefit that could be obtained by utilizing 98 RON gasoline in light-duty vehicles, based on reasonable assumptions for possible refinery changes and the evolution of the LDV fleet. billion in 2040.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Researchers led by MIT professor Daniel Nocera have produced an “artificial leaf”—a solar water-splitting cell producing hydrogen and oxygen that operates in near-neutral pH conditions, both with and without connecting wires. The cells were operated in a two-electrode cell configuration. (B) Reece et al. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 22, 2011

A three-year study by a team of researchers based at MIT has concluded that fundamental changes are needed in the US energy-innovation system. The study was carried out at the MIT Industrial Performance Center and involved faculty and students from nine MIT departments. Business as usual is unsustainable over the long run.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2019

Armstrong, a professor of chemical engineering at MIT. The study team of MIT faculty, researchers, and students focused on five main. The key drivers of change in future demand for mobility are population growth and growth in economic activity, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP). —MITEI Director Robert C.

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MARCH 9, 2012

The study by researchers at MIT also points out that production of the two metals has been increasing by only a few percentage points per year.the availability of REEs appears to be at risk based on a number of factors. Of particular significance, one country (China) controls 98% of current supply (production).

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. Their analysis is published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives.

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JUNE 28, 2010

Researchers from MIT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, led by MIT professor Yang Shao-Horn, found that La 0.8 Many teams are pursuing ways of improving the efficiency and reducing the costs of two major kinds of fuel cells: solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) and proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs).

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JUNE 26, 2010

Natural gas will play a leading role in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions over the next several decades, largely by replacing older, inefficient coal plants with highly efficient combined-cycle gas generation, according to a major new interim report out from MIT. The first two reports dealt with nuclear power (2003) and coal (2007).

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AUGUST 29, 2021

A team at MITEI (MIT Energy Initiative) has found that hydrogen-generated electricity can be a cost-competitive option for backing up wind and solar. Nailing down the costs of hydrogen-fired electricity generation, however, was challenging. —Drake Hernandez. Much of this information was publicly available.

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APRIL 3, 2010

A new MIT report outlines a system-oriented set of coordinated policies to help the light-duty vehicle sector reduce petroleum-based consumption and its accompanying global warming emissions. The study was supported in part by the MIT Energy Initiative. Taxes on motor vehicle fuels should be increased by $0.10

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AUGUST 17, 2021

Recently, NABU decided that the cost of pursuing the Tesla Giga Berlin lawsuit was too high with little chance of success. According to Business Insider , the costs and benefits of pursuing the lawsuit were labeled as mismatched by NABU, considering that environmental associations have limited financial opportunities. .

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OCTOBER 25, 2009

Production of commercial quantities of HRJ depends on the availability of appropriate feedstocks at competitive prices. Other key findings from the report include: Alternative-fuel production benefits commercial aviation regardless of its use in aviation. From Hileman et al. Click to enlarge. Hileman, David S. Ortiz, James T.

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APRIL 11, 2020

RISE Robotics, a leader in high-performance and cost-effective electric linear actuation solutions, raised $3 million in additional funding. The funding round was led by The Engine, the venture firm spun out of MIT that invests in early-stage Tough Tech companies. Energy Information Administration. —Reed Sturtevant.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

Researchers at MIT have developed a method that could significantly boost the performance of carbon capture and conversion systems that use catalytic surfaces to enhance the rates of carbon-sequestering electrochemical reactions. This output can help to subsidize the process, offsetting the costs of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The cost of Li-ion batteries has plunged some 97% since their introduction three decades ago—a rate similar to the drop in solar panel prices. 1 while cost change contributions are expressed as percentages of this total cost change. They also applied the approach to understand the rising costs of nuclear energy.

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AUGUST 20, 2020

Jing Li, an assistant professor in the MIT Sloan School of Management, aims to develop a model of consumer vehicle and travel choices based on data regarding travel patterns, electric vehicle (EV) charging demand, and EV adoption. —Jessika Trancik.

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AUGUST 17, 2021

The commentary suggests that careful consideration of future hydrogen infrastructure, including production, transport, storage, use, and economic viability, will be critical to the success of efforts aimed at making clean hydrogen viable on a societal scale. John Deutch, an emeritus Institute Professor at MIT.

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MAY 14, 2020

X-energy: Advanced Operation & Maintenance Techniques Implemented in the Xe-100 Plant Digital Twin to Reduce Fixed O&M Cost - $6,000,000. X-energy’s digital twin project aims to reduce the fixed O&M cost of its advanced nuclear reactor design to $2/MWh.

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MAY 13, 2012

OsComp Systems, a startup formed by MIT alumni, has developed , with support from the US Department of Energy (DOE), a hybrid rotary compressor design that decreases the energy required to compress and transport natural gas, lowers operating costs, improves efficiencies and reduces the environmental footprint of well site operations.

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MAY 24, 2022

A thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cell developed by engineers at MIT has eclipsed the 40-percent-efficiency mark. That, say the MIT researchers, could dramatically lower the cost of electric power, and turn the fossil-fuel- and fission-fired power plants upon which we so heavily rely into quaint anachronisms. “A Rats are irrepressible.

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APRIL 4, 2024

The company’s first battery storage product is called Alsym Green, and it says it’s the “only high-performance, non-flammable option suitable for stationary and grid storage in situations where the risk of fire increases as the mercury rises.”

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

This is a notable achievement, especially considering the uphill battle that Tesla and its battery partner, Panasonic, had to go through to ramp the facility’s battery production activities. Since starting its battery production activities in January 2017, Gigafactory Nevada has played a key role in Tesla’s overall operations.

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OCTOBER 23, 2014

Philip Scharfer of the Thin Film Technology (TFT) group of the KIT Institute of Thermal Process Engineering developed a flexible slot die process that enables production of any pattern with high precision and at high speeds. So far, a rate of about 25-35 meters per minute has been the industrial state-of-the-art. Earlier post.).

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MAY 11, 2023

“We invested primarily in early-stage startups, meaning they were still developing and validating their idea for a product and had raised little or no money yet.” A diverse workforce, says Tanghal, produces the most inclusive and most profitable products and services.

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JULY 15, 2020

The post-combustion outlet gas is more easily separated into water and CO 2 to the pipeline, thereby lowering the electricity costs of grids with high levels of VRE. The team’s approach uses a novel and low-cost heat-pump thermal storage system. 8 Rivers Capital. Linde Gas North America. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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APRIL 30, 2010

coli as an electrofuels chassis for isooctane production. coli; Product: Isooctane. Reducing equivalent: Hydrogen; Organism: Cupriavidus necator; Product: Biodiesel. Reducing equivalent: Electrons; Organism: N/A; Product: Octanol. Reducing equivalent: Electrons; Organism: N/A; Product: Higher alcohols. (Partners).

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MARCH 22, 2015

The result of this careful consultation is a rule that will enhance environmental protection in a thoughtful and cost-effective way. BLM estimates the new rule will cost less than one-fourth of 1 percent of the cost of drilling a well, based on the Energy Information Administration’s average per well cost of $5.4

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DECEMBER 27, 2021

Deep Learning's Diminishing Returns : MIT's Neil Thompson and several of his collaborators captured the top spot with a thoughtful feature article about the computational and energy costs of training deep learning systems. Several came from Spectrum 's October 2021 special issue on AI, The Great AI Reckoning.

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JUNE 19, 2009

Several major automakers are pursuing early market testing with consumers beginning this year and are expected to ramp up production to nearly 50,000 vehicles in california by 2017. Fuel cell system durability has improved and costs have been reduced through R&D, the ARB staff noted. Production. Earlier post.). Source: DOE.

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JULY 9, 2017

In a new study, a team from the University of Central Florida and MIT has found that the US Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards is an effective policy solution that does increase the adoption of EVs, whether it is implemented alone or in conjunction with another policy such as government incentives.

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JULY 31, 2015

If successful, TRANSNET projects will provide travelers information and signals to pursue more efficient travel, leading to less traffic, lower fuel consumption and emissions and more productive transportation networks. The system will evaluate trips and provide travelers with useful information designed to incentivize energy efficiency.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will develop and demonstrate the use of Ultraviolet (UV) and Electron Beam (EB) curing technology to reduce the cost of manufacturing Lithium ion battery electrodes more than 50%. valve train vs. bearings). Johnson Controls, Inc. A123 Systems, Inc. A123 Systems, Inc. DENSO International America, Inc. Optodot Corporation.

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MARCH 1, 2022

Born in 1890 in Massachusetts, he came to prominence as the nation’s top designer of computers while at MIT In the 1930s. Envy the Duck A master of metaphors, Bush searched for everyday analogies to explain technical products and processes. Research] is a necessity [if only as] a defense against encroachment from without.”

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

WiTricity, the MIT spin-off commercializing strongly coupled magnetic resonance wireless charging technology for EVs as well as consumer devices, industrial, medical and military applications ( earlier post ), has work underway to deliver wireless charging systems capable of delivering 10s of kilowatts for plug-ins, compared to the current 3.3

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JULY 13, 2023

Starting in the 1990s, his lithium cobalt oxide cathode was used in many electronic products including camcorders, laptop computers, and mobile phones. in 1952 in solid-state physics, he joined MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory , in Lexington, Mass., His ability to cross disciplines started at MIT. “At After Goodenough earned a Ph.D.

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