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OCTOBER 29, 2010

Construction has begun on the first “Flybus” prototype vehicle, designed to demonstrate the viability of a cost-effective alternative to battery-hybrid buses by using flywheel energy storage. —Torotrak’s Engineering Director, Roger Stone. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 13, 2020

The first-of-its-kind continuous catalytic process was designed to reduce production costs relative to batch chemistry, the prior state-of-the-art technology. With this research, we looked to make a new biofuel conversion process that is relevant and applicable to renewable and waste-to-energy technology. Hafenstine et al.

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

GMZ has been using TG8 modules in developing vehicular thermoelectric generators for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle (1 kW TEG) as well as to design and to integrate a light-duty vehicle TEG into a Honda Accord as part of a DOE-funded project. The unit generated an output power well in excess of its 200 watt design goal. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Under the FOCUS program, projects will develop advanced solar converters that turn sunlight into electricity for immediate use, while also producing heat that can be stored at low cost for later use as well as innovative storage systems that accept both heat and electricity from variable solar sources. Earlier post.). 3,420,000.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Waste Management and Genomatica, an industrial biotech company targeting sustainable chemicals ( earlier post ), have formed a strategic joint development agreement to research and advance Genomatica’s technology and manufacturing processes to enable production of intermediate and basic chemicals from syngas made from municipal solid waste.

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AUGUST 22, 2013

The European Union-funded PowerDriver project—a two-year, €3-million (US$4-million) research project initiated in February 2012 to turn exhaust gas waste heat into electricity using thermoelectric generator (TGEN) technology—has completed simulation work on on a potential automotive application.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Cutaway diagram of the opoc engine. Navistar International Corporation has reached a development agreement with EcoMotors International in support of the company’s opoc (Opposed-Piston, Opposed-Cylinder) engine architecture. The opoc engine has very high power density of nearly one horsepower per pound. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

The selections announced focus on eight approaches to improving vehicle efficiency: Advanced fuels and lubricants : Eight projects awarded to improve fuels and lubricants that will enable optimal performance of advanced combustion engines. Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants LLC. Advanced fuels and lubricants. Grantee Description.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2012

The three winning companies are: Umpqua Energy , a startup company based in Medford, Oregon, is using an Argonne National Laboratory technology to develop a system that allows a gasoline engine to operate in an extreme lean burn mode in order to increase gasoline mileage.

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JANUARY 18, 2014

Sample topic areas that might address one or more of these barriers include: Novel cell, module or pack designs that significantly improve the thermal or safety performance, or significantly reduce the weight, volume, and cost of non? Advanced Combustion Engine R&D. sizing passenger vehicle engines. duty engines.

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APRIL 11, 2023

In collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), the SDSU researchers plan to reverse engineer the biological processes that allow the bacteria to harvest the metals from the environment.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The mixture is then fed into a special equipment designed by LiCAP engineers. Any trimmings or excess electrode film can be 100% recycled eliminating the costly waste removal operations. The result is a stand-alone electrode film that can be laminated on a current collector foil using high-speed production equipment.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

The solicitation was designed as a call for early-stage clean energy innovations that fall within five defined technology areas: energy efficiency; energy storage; AI/machine learning; advanced power electronics/power conditioning; and zero- and negative-carbon emission generation.

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APRIL 29, 2011

Startup Pinnacle Engines, the developer of a four-stroke, spark-ignited (SI), opposed-piston, sleeve-valve architecture engine ( earlier post ), is initially targeting lower power applications (such as tuk tuks) in developing markets in its commercialization strategy. a Pinnacle Engines development partner. —Monty Cleeves.

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AUGUST 29, 2009

The University of Massachusetts Amherst recently granted a biofuels startup company, Anellotech , exclusive global rights to the university’s catalytic fast pyrolysis (CFP) technology developed by chemical engineer and UMass Amherst faculty member George Huber for producing renewable biogasoline and other biohydrocarbon fuels. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 7, 2022

The add-on electronics package introduces a suite of low-cost solutions designed to mitigate collisions with hazards while deterring theft, abuse, and misuse of rental scooters. The GEKOT team is working to establish Detroit as the center of engineering excellence in micro-mobility and light electric vehicles.

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JANUARY 4, 2021

Hydrogen production from fossil fuels, coupled with carbon capture, utilization, and storage, can generate low-cost hydrogen with net-negative carbon emissions. Waste plastics could be added to the fuel mix to produce large quantities of hydrogen and to mitigate the impact of plastics in the environment.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

SCC55 can be deployed directly in current LIB production equipment with very low switching costs and rapid implementation timelines. 6k , Plasma Low-cost Ultra Sustainable Cathode Active Material (PLUS CAM), $50,000,000. 6k , Plasma Low-cost Ultra Sustainable Cathode Active Material (PLUS CAM), $50,000,000.

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

New engines and transmission. Hyundai Motor is showcasing two new turbocharged gasoline direct injected (T-GDI) engines at the Paris Motor Show 2014. Both engines—1.0-liter liter T-GDI is the first of a new generation of small turbocharged gasoline engines, offering enhanced performance, driving pleasure and efficiency.

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JUNE 8, 2021

Desktop Metal, a provider of mass-production additive-manufacturing (AM) solutions, has qualified the use of 4140 low-alloy steel for the Production System platform, which leverages patent-pending Single Pass Jetting (SPJ) technology designed to achieve the fastest build speeds in the metal additive manufacturing industry. Lever Drive.

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JULY 19, 2021

Selected projects will use HPC to address complex challenges, from improving additive manufacturing processes to increasing the lifecycle energy efficiency of jet-engine components to improving the performance of materials used to convert CO 2 into high-value chemicals and products. Polyceed Inc. dba Glass Dyenamics). 3M Company. (dba

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AUGUST 14, 2014

Development of Low-cost, High Strength Automotive Aluminum Sheet (Area of Interest 1). . Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Carbon Fiber Composites for Lightweight Vehicles (Area of Interest 2). Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station. Description. Ford Motor Company. 1,000,000.

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JULY 17, 2020

Announced by Secretary Brouillette in January 2020, the Energy Storage Grand Challenge is designed to create and sustain US global leadership in energy storage technology, utilization, and exports. Rational Electrolyte Design for Li-ion Batteries with Micro-Sized Silicon Anodes. University of Maryland. Enovix Corporation.

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JANUARY 5, 2016

The learnings from the trial have already proven invaluable in selecting the operating strategy for the volume production system, which will be a second generation design, the partners said. —Brian Maybin, Wrightbus Engineering Director. —Ian Tarran, Engineering Director at Arriva UK Bus.

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APRIL 5, 2010

Included in the 34 FY2010 SBIR Phase I awards are the following biofuel and emissions-reduction projects: Technology Specialists, “Thermochemical Biofuels Production from Biomass Waste Materials”, $70,000. This project will develop and evaluate a new process for converting biomass waste into diesel fuel.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

The goal of this AOI is to support advanced fuels and lubricants technologies that will enable optimal performance of advanced combustion engines for passenger and commercial vehicle applications. For all subtopics, technologies may be applicable to compression ignition and/or spark ignition engines. Miller Cycle). Miller Cycle).

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JULY 25, 2011

million, 18-month contract by Logos Technologies to design a more economical and renewable jet fuel (BioJet) production solution for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). SoluPro, a bio-products process that converts inexpensive protein-bearing waste material into animal feed and green commercial adhesives.

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JUNE 4, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $46 million in funding ( DE-FOA-0002809 ) to eight companies advancing designs and research and development for fusion power plants. SPARC will demonstrate net energy (Q>1) and pave the way for power plant design readiness. ST-E1 Preliminary Design Review for a Fusion Pilot Plant.

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AUGUST 9, 2013

Microvi’s technology is also expected to provide economic advantages such as reduced water usage, waste production and energy use. Biobutanol processes using Microvi’s technology would benefit from reduced capital and operating costs. Microvi’s butanol technology is based on the company’s MicroNiche Engineering platform.

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

SCC55 can be deployed directly in current LIB production equipment with very low switching costs and rapid implementation timelines. 6k , Plasma Low-cost Ultra Sustainable Cathode Active Material (PLUS CAM), $50,000,000. 6k , Plasma Low-cost Ultra Sustainable Cathode Active Material (PLUS CAM), $50,000,000.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The legislation directs the Department of Energy to conduct five “Mini-Manhattan Projects” to study carbon capture technologies, non-ethanol biofuels, electric vehicles and electricity storage, cost-competitive solar power, and Generation IV reactors and technologies that will ultimately reduce nuclear waste.

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OCTOBER 21, 2010

A team of Virginia Tech engineers has received a three-year, $1.5 million award from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy ( earlier post ) to develop new thermoelectric materials and specific designs to improve fuel efficiency and reduce pollution.

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JULY 10, 2022

The money will help projects further develop their greenhouse gas removal technologies, which include a machine that can pull carbon dioxide out of the air, a plant to convert household waste into hydrogen for use in the transport industry, and a system to remove carbon dioxide from seawater. Biohydrogen Greenhouse Gas Removal Demonstration”.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The selected projects will focus on technologies such as revolutionizing fuel cells for light- and heavy-duty vehicles, and technologies to generate less nuclear waste and reduce the cost of fuel. Select OPEN 2021 projects include: Synteris. Cornell University. Stanford University. Precision Combustion, Inc. The Ohio State University.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Waste Heat Capture (2 projects). Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. Low Cost, High Energy and Power Density, Nanotube-Enhanced Ultracapacitors.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Conventional large-scale gasto-liquid reactors produce waste-heat, reducing the energy. Capturing this energy would reduce both waste. areas to convert otherwise wasted gas into usable chemicals that. cannot be engineered. reactor makes it more economical both to grow engineered algae. Earlier post.). University.

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AUGUST 20, 2013

Schematic diagram of the successful “shoebox” reformer design and a picture of the core, after insertion of the catalyst. A team at Monsanto and colleagues at AVL Powertrain have successfully designed and demonstrated an onboard low-temperature ethanol reformer that can be driven by exhaust heat. Credit: ACS, Sall et al.

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