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BIRD Energy to invest $6.4M in Israel-US projects; biomass, fuel cells, natural gas, water-energy nexus and energy efficiency technologies

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The US Department of Energy (DOE), Israel’s Ministry of Energy (MoE) along with the Israel Innovation Authority have selected seven clean energy projects to receive $6.4 million, which includes $9 million of cost share from the companies selected for funding. Lod, Israel) and Blink Charging Co. Elbit Systems Ltd.

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Electreon and ASPIRE to launch electrified roadway demo in Utah

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Israel-based Electreon, a developer ofin-road wireless electric vehicle charging technology for shared, commercial and passenger vehicles, and ASPIRE (Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification), an NSF-funded engineering research center, are launching a joint demonstration project.

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BGU researchers developing more efficient process for hydrogenation of CO2 to synthetic crude

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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers are developing a process to hydrogenate carbon dioxide to produce a renewable alternative for crude oil. We can now use zero cost resources, carbon dioxide, water, energy from the sun, and combine them to get real fuels. — BGU’s Prof. Moti Herskowitz.

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Yissum offering novel high-performance anode for sodium-ion batteries; antimony sulphide nanoparticle-coated graphene

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Sodium-ion batteries (Na-ion, NIBs) are seen as an alternative to lithium-ion batteries for large-scale applications due to their lower cost and abundant supply of sodium. However, low capacity and poor rate capability of existing anodes have been major obstacles to the commercialization of NIBs. Lev and Dr. Denis Y.W.

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Vodafone Ventures and Carmel Ventures lead $9.2M investment in hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cell company CellEra

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The two have joined forces with the company’s largest shareholder Israel Cleantech Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on backing Israel’s emerging clean technology companies, as well as B-2-V Partners and private investors. Accordingly, the use of low-cost transition-metal based catalysts instead of platinum is enabled.

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Audi going to the moon; Audi lunar e-quattro rover

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The US$30-million Google Lunar XPRIZE is a competition to challenge and inspire engineers and entrepreneurs from around the world to develop lowcost methods of robotic space exploration. The goal here is to further improve performance by additional improvements to the electric motors, power electronics and battery. Click to enlarge.

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New Electrostatic Nanocapacitors Offer High Power and High Energy Density

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The work was led by Professor Gary Rubloff, director of the University of Maryland’s NanoCenter and his collaborator Professor Sang Bok Lee, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the College of Chemical and Life Sciences (University of Maryland) and WCU (World Class University Program) professor at KAIST.

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