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ARPA-E awarding $100M to second SCALEUP cohort of 8 projects

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Imagen Energy will scale up and commercially demonstrate efficient, cost-effective US-manufactured EV fast charging equipment. Kent Houston Offshore Engineering will advance two disruptive floating offshore wind turbine technologies that are integrated with a NASA-developed passive control system. Quidnet Energy, Inc.

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5 Big Ideas for High-Temperature Superconductors

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“Over the past 15 years, the emphasis has moved toward using [these materials] less as high-temperature superconductors and more as high-field superconductors,” says Venkat Selvamanickam , who directs the Applied Research Hub of the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston. tesla magnetic field in 2014.

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Sandia study finds underground geologic storage of hydrogen could boost transportation, energy security

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Such storage options, Dedrick said, are needed to realize the full potential of hydrogen for transportation. Additionally, installation of electrolyzer systems on electrical grids for power-to-gas applications, which integrate renewable energy, grid services and energy storage will require large-capacity, cost-effective hydrogen storage.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Integrated Power Block Heat Exchanger/Thermal Energy Storage System for CSP Plants, $348,000 CFOAM LLC, Triadelphia, W. Quanex Building Products Corporation, Houston, Texas SCP SYS LLC, San Francisco, Calif. Fusion Joining of Thermoplastic Composites Using Energy Efficient Processes, $150,000 GE Global Research, U.S.,

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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To date, the TCF has funded more than 380 projects by unlocking more than $170 million in funding from more than 300 private sector partners, including automotive manufacturers, energy storage companies, utilities, bioenergy companies, solar providers, and aerospace companies. Alumina Energy, LLC (Los Angeles, California).

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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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The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. University of Houston. Energy Laboratory, SuperPower, Tai-Yang. storage material.

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ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

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Specifically, the project will demonstrate a 50-kW capacitive wireless charging system with 150 kW/m 2 power transfer density and 95% efficiency, while meeting fringing-field safety standards and increasing grid reliability by minimizing power pulsations. University of Houston. Stanford University.

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