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AUGUST 1, 2020

Scientists from Idaho National Laboratory and the University of California San Diego have shown that slow, low-energy charging causes lithium atoms to deposit on electrodes in a disorganized way that improves charging behavior. Lithium metal is a preferred anode for high-energy rechargeable batteries. —Wang et al.

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JUNE 5, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Geothermal Regulatory Roadmap that will help developers navigate regulatory requirements at every level of government to deploy geothermal energy projects. The next states slated for review are Colorado and Texas. The next states slated for review are Colorado and Texas.

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JULY 3, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected seven projects for awards totaling $1.94 General Motors will work with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to determine fuel property effects on abnormal combustion for biofuel-petroleum fuel blends.

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched a new $2.3-million million pilot program to accelerate the transfer of innovative clean energy technologies from the DOE’s National Laboratories into the commercial marketplace.

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AUGUST 13, 2022

The Department of Energy (DOE) selected Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) to lead a $9.25-million million collaborative project in nuclear energy research through the Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC) program. Total funding is $9.25 million for up to five years, with $1.85 Background.

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MAY 11, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected four projects totaling $1 million to conduct advanced applied research and development concerning the interaction between promising biofuels and combustion engines. Each of the awardees has committed to a 20% cost share contribution.

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AUGUST 18, 2019

We have developed an energy-efficient, cost-effective, environmentally friendly process to recover high-value critical materials. ORNL is a founding team member of CMI, a DOE Energy Innovation Hub led by DOE’s Ames Laboratory and managed by the Advanced Manufacturing Office. That’s a huge missed opportunity considering 2.2

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JULY 18, 2009

Exide Technologies entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the US Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and the University of Idaho to develop and commercialize improvements on lead-acid battery technology for applications including hybrid electric vehicles and renewable energy storage.

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JUNE 22, 2020

A team from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Idaho National Laboratory has produced a detailed assessment of the current levelized cost of light-duty electric-vehicle charging (LCOC) in the United States, considering when, where, and how EVs are charged. —Borlaug et al. Borlaug et al. 2020.05.013.

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APRIL 22, 2020

Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory have developed a new electrode material for a protonic ceramic electrochemical cell (PCEC) that can efficiently convert excess electricity and water into hydrogen. —Hanping Ding, a materials scientist and engineer for Idaho National Laboratory’s Chemical Processing Group.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA?E) E) will award $39 million in funding to 16 projects across 12 states to develop market-ready technologies that will increase domestic supplies of critical elements required for the clean energy transition. Earlier post.)The

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Co-Optima researchers recently detailed the findings of this research in an open-access paper in the journal Progress in Energy and Combustion Science. The Co-Optima initiative is sponsored by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Vehicle Technologies and Bioenergy Technologies offices. McCormick, Josh A.

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JULY 27, 2011

Comparing energy requirements for major biodiesel subsystems and total life-cycle energy requirements between the current study and two earlier assessments: Pradhan et al. The FER is the ratio of renewable fuel energy output to the biodiesel share of fossil energy input; only fossil (nonrenewable) energy is included in the input.

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MAY 28, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected of a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for an award of up to $122 million over five years to establish and operate a new Nuclear Energy Modeling and Simulation Energy Innovation Hub. Deputy Energy Secretary Daniel Poneman. Idaho National Laboratory.

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JULY 10, 2019

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $24 million in funding for 77 projects supported by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). The TCF was created by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to promote promising energy technologies. Idaho National Laboratory.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

TDK and Idaho National Laboratory will provide the view from labs. The workshop will review the SAE J2954 light duty document, the anticipated timeline for standardization to commercialization, and the status of technology projects.

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AUGUST 26, 2013

A new Energy Department study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) indicates that by 2025 wind and solar power electricity generation could become cost-competitive without federal subsidies, if new renewable energy development occurs in the most productive locations.

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AUGUST 11, 2011

The US Department of Energy released a new report— 2011 U.S. Billion-Ton Update: Biomass Supply for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry , referred to as 2011 BT2 —detailing US biomass feedstock potential for energy applications nationwide. A more rigorous treatment and modeling of resource sustainability.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

trafficThis scenario is currently less desirable to automotive manufacturers, but provides an additional resource benefit to PHEV/BEVs by theoretically doubling their capacity value to the grid. a case identical to a distributed stationary energy storage system dedicated to perform balancing services.

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AUGUST 2, 2018

New research from Idaho National Laboratory suggests that electric vehicle drivers could face longer fast charging times when temperatures drop. Funding was provided by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO). 2018.07.036.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

A team from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Idaho National Laboratory has evaluated the process economics and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the conversion of 11 biomass feedstocks to produce transportation fuels via fast pyrolysis and then pyrolysis oil upgrading via hydrodeoxygenation. Meyer, Lesley J. Jones, Kenneth G.

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OCTOBER 11, 2019

These top candidates, when blended with petroleum and used in a boosted spark ignition (BSI) engine, will offer environmental benefits and boost energy efficiency all while being available at a competitive price. A new Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines (Co-Optima) report describes the top ten biofuel-derived blendstock candidates.

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JULY 13, 2016

The report uses scientific modeling systems to project biomass resource availability under specified economic and sustainability constraints. The first conducted in 2005, answered the fundamental question, “Do we have enough biomass resources to make a meaningful impact on our petroleum consumption?”

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Department of Energy (DOE) in partnership with Natural Resources Canada. Heat pumps can reduce emissions and cut energy costs The DOE is pushing for wider adoption of heat pumps because of their potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The study found that if every heated home in the U.S.

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DECEMBER 15, 2012

The long-term goal for the research projects, which were selected through a competitive process, is to implement sustainable regional systems that materially deliver liquid transportation biofuels to help meet the Energy Independence and Security Act goal of 36 billion gallons per year of biofuels by 2022. University of Idaho, $499,009.

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OCTOBER 24, 2016

The Energy Department (DOE) recently announced $10 million, subject to appropriations, to support the launch of the HydroGEN Advanced Water Splitting Materials Consortium ( HydroGEN ). Currently, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) funds research and development of low-carbon hydrogen production pathways.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $38 million over three years for projects to accelerate the development of promising geothermal energy technologies. The investment is part of DOE’s effort to reduce the cost of geothermal energy, making it more competitive with conventional sources of baseload electricity.

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JANUARY 24, 2018

The estimates were based in part on the analysis of up to seven years of production data gathered through the Regional Feedstock Partnership, established by the US Department of Energy and the Sun Grant Initiative. The partnership was funded by the US Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 28, 2019

Much of the Co-Optima research is focused on blendstocks which can be produced from a wide spectrum of domestic resources including renewable, non-food, domestic biomass such as forestry and agricultural waste, as well as petroleum or natural gas.

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MARCH 11, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected 33 small businesses to work directly with DOE national labs to accelerate the commercialization of new clean energy technologies. The department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is investing nearly $6.7 Midwest Energy Group, working with NREL.

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APRIL 30, 2014

The greatest hydropower potential was found in western US states, including Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. The US Department of Energy (DOE) tasked ORNL with evaluating the new stream-reach development resource potential of more than 3 million US streams. Source: ORNL NSD. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 10, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE’s) Argonne National Laboratory is releasing an updated version of its AFLEET tool to reflect the latest advances in alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies and updated emissions data. AFLEET is an important resource for this effort. The Clean Cities program is responsible for displacing 7.5

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JUNE 4, 2020

The first-of-its-kind Co-Optima initiative is designed to provide American industry with the scientific underpinnings needed to maximize vehicle performance and efficiency, leverage domestic fuel resources, and reduce life cycle emissions.

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APRIL 5, 2018

A team of Idaho National Laboratory (INL) researchers, with colleagues at Georgia Tech, has pioneered an electrochemical process that could eliminate the need for high-energy steam cracking. Ethylene production is energy-intensive and uses steam-cracking—the most energy-consuming single process in chemical industry.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

cost option for hydrogen production from renewable energies. SOECs) can reduce the operating temperature from beyond 800 to 600 °C or even lower due to its higher conductivity and lower activation energy. Now, researchers at Idaho National Laboratory have developed a self?architectured Resources. Using a proton?conducting

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JUNE 19, 2009

California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary Nichols met with US Energy Secretary Steven Chu in May and followed up that meeting with a letter, urging the continuation of funding to support research, development and deployment of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). —Letter to Secretary Chu.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Partners include: University of Idaho, University of Montana, Montana State University and the University of Wyoming, U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, National Renewable Energy Lab and Cool Planet Energy Systems. CSU will collaborate with partners across four states to complete the project.

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