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Georgia Tech team develops melt-infiltration technique for scalable production of solid-state batteries

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The new technique, reported March 8 in the journal Nature Materials , could allow large automotive Li-ion batteries to be made safer with 100% solid-state nonflammable ceramic rather than liquid electrolytes using the same manufacturing processes of conventional liquid electrolyte battery production. —Kostiantyn Turcheniuk, co-author.

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Go-Station hosts electric drayage truck pull and EV demo event at Georgia port – Charged EVs

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Charging company Go-Station will host an electric drayage truck pull at the Port Fuel Center (PFC), located at the twin container ports Garden City Terminal and Ocean Terminal, near Savannah, Georgia. Watching the first electric drayage truck pull at the Port Fuel Center will be a significant step in the right direction.”

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Georgia Tech team develops conversion-type iron-fluoride Li battery cathode with solid polymer electrolyte

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Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a promising new conversion-type cathode and electrolyte system that replaces expensive metals and traditional liquid electrolyte with lower cost transition metal fluorides and a solid polymer electrolyte. A paper on their work is published in the journal Nature Materials. —Huang et al.

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Georgia Tech team develops highly efficient multi-phase catalyst for SOFCs and other energy storage and conversion systems

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Researchers at Georgia Tech, with colleagues in China and Saudi Arabia, have developed a rationally designed, multi-phase catalyst that significantly enhances the kinetics of oxygen reduction of the state-of-the-art solid oxide fuel cell cathode. That could, in turn, reduce overall material costs. 30 nm thick), composed of BaCoO 3?

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DOE awards $17M to FY 2014 SBIR Phase II projects; includes Si/graphene anodes, motor windings, exhaust treatments

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The selected projects include 6 vehicle-related technologies and 2 hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, as well as new hydropower, heat pump, solar and manufacturing technologies. Hybrid Electric Turbocharger for Exhaust Energy Recovery and Transient Lag Reduction. Low-Cost, High-Energy Si/Graphene Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries.

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XG Sciences launches graphene-stabilized silicon anode materials for Li-ion batteries

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XGS), a manufacturer of graphene platelets, has launched silicon anode materials for Li-ion batteries, with immediate availability. The new anode material is produced through proprietary manufacturing processes and uses the company’s xGnP graphene nanoplatelets to stabilize silicon particles in a nano-engineered composite structure.

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ARPA-E announces $98M in funding for 40 OPEN projects; two opposed-piston engines projects receive $10M total

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The selected OPEN 2018 projects are in 21 states and fall into 9 technical categories, including transportation, electricity generation and delivery, and energy efficiency. . Pinnacle Engines will electrify its four-stroke, spark-ignited, opposed-piston engine to improve fuel efficiency and reduce its cost.

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