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ARPA-E awards $43M to 19 energy storage projects to advance electric vehicle and grid technologies

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measurement capabilities and lowering the cost of electric. Washington University in St. Louis will develop a predictive. electrolyte materials composed of low cost iron. battery will have a target storage cost of less than $100/kWh, which could enable deployment of renewable energy technologies throughout the grid.

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ARPA-E awards $37M for IONICS projects; improving solid-state batteries and fuel cells

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By creating a pathway to replace expensive elements like platinum for more common metals to serve as catalysts, teams also hope to greatly reduce the cost of the fuel cell parts needed to generate electricity from chemical sources. Washington University in St. The Washington University in St. Sila Nanotechnologies.

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