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

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The hydrogenation of 5-HY-Val in the presence of the 2-HY-THP monomers and dimers with a Ru catalyst results in 97% overall yield of 1,5-PD from DHP.The researchers refer to this routeas the dehydration, hydration, and hydrogenation (DHH) pathway. Comparison of costs and MSPs for the DHH pathway with the direct hydrogenolysis pathway.

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MIT team develops data-driven safety envelope for lithium-ion batteries for EVs

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The safety envelope refers to the the range of mechanical loading conditions ensuring safe operation of battery cells. This is a needed compromise due to the large cost of an experimental program, they suggested. The study also did not include dynamic testing as validation; this would be an important next step for the future.

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DOE releases SBIR/STTR FY16 Phase 1 Release 2 topics; hydrogen, electric vehicles, more efficient combustion engines; biogas-to-fuels

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The first hydrogen TTO is focused on durable, high activity electrocatalyst with low platinum content and low cost for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell applications. Conventional polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell technology requires high content of platinum electrocatalyst, which raises manufacturing costs.

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ORNL composite increases current capacity of copper wires; ultra-efficient, power-dense electric motors

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The research is aimed at reducing barriers to wider electric vehicle adoption, including cutting the cost of ownership and improving the performance and life of components such as electric motors and power electronics. Credit: Andy Sproles/ORNL.

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Wildcat ramps up its focus on EV Supercell breakthroughs

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Mark Gresser: I’ve heard people refer to nickel as “the next cobalt” because, as everyone else increases the nickel content in batteries, it stands to reason that the cost of nickel is going to increase somewhat. Dee Strand: We’re combining the best properties of ceramics and polymers.

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DOE selects 33 clean energy businesses for nearly $6.7M in support under Small Business Vouchers pilot

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Big Delta will demonstrate that the new process at the core of its manufacturing technology is scalable, reliable and significantly reduces the cost of manufacturing high-performance Li-ion cells. Amsen will characterize its new polymer electrolyte membranes and evaluate against DOE targets for fuel cell applications.

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

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Components built with solid ion conductors, especially separators, have the potential to serve as enabling platforms, as demonstrated by the wide application of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia (YSZ) ceramics and perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) polymers (e.g., Background. charging a battery). on temperature.

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