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

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in a fuel cell for combined heat and power applications) as well as to store electrical energy in chemical bonds (e.g. Li-ion cells can provide 90% round-trip DC-DC efficiency at relevant rates); and (2) scalability across a wide range of power levels (i.e., Background. charging a battery).

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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production of oil, which is stored in seeds and is convertible to. is one of the most energy dense forms of stored energy in. engineer sugarcane and sorghum to produce and store oil, a. trough with molten salt system, this technology can reduce. system to pump, heat, store, and discharge the molten glass.

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