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JULY 20, 2020

million contract to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) to lead a program to develop low-cost/fast-charge batteries for electric vehicle (EV) applications. The contract award, which includes a 50% cost share, funds a 36-month project that began earlier this year.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2009

HPL was spun out from Professor Graetzel’s laboratory at the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland) in 2003 and is focused on the development of nano-structured metal oxide energy storage materials and novel electrolytes for use in next generation lithium ion batteries. Capacity at 1C is 900 mAh.

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APRIL 30, 2010

The US Department of Energy is awarding $106 million in funding for 37 research projects selected in the second round by the DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Better Batteries - Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation (BEEST). Planar Energy Devices. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

This new rotor technology could reduce costs, improve reliability, and yield lower cost of energy than existing MHK configurations. The Curators of the University of Missouri-Missouri S&T (Rolla, Missouri) seeks to develop an active health monitoring system for MHK tidal turbines. DOE Funding: $158,000.

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MAY 15, 2015

The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will award $60 million in funding to 23 new projects aimed at creating highly efficient and scalable dry-cooling technologies for thermoelectric power plants and developing prototype technologies to explore new pathways for fusion power. ARID AWARDS. Description.

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