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Skeleton Technologies to supply supercap modules to Class8 Energy; €11.6M contract

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Skeleton Technologies and Class8 Energy, a Canadian equipment distributor, have signed a €11.6-million Our research led us to collaborate with Skeleton Technologies, whose supercapacitors totally go beyond our expectations while preserving the environment.

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ARPA-E to award $27M for advanced nuclear reactor systems operational technology: GEMINA

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GEMINA’s goal is to reduce fixed operations and maintenance (O&M) costs from ~13 $/MWh in the current fleet to ~2 $/MWh in the advanced fleet. These projects will work to develop digital twin technology to reduce O&M costs in the next generation of nuclear power plants. —ARPA-E Director Lane Genatowski.

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SensorComm Technologies to conduct IoT pilot program monitoring real-time vehicle emissions in Coachella Valley

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SensorComm Technologies received an award through the CASCADE Innovation Program, managed by Coachella Valley Economic Partnership (“CVEP”), to conduct an Internet of Things-based (IoT) emissions monitoring pilot program within the Coachella Valley in Southern California.

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BMW seeking quiet cooling technologies for fast charging of EVs

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BMW is seeking alternative cooling technologies for vehicle batteries to further improve peak cooling capacity during fast charging while reducing cooling components’ vibration and noise emission. Current technologies use electric refrigerant compressors. Technologies may refer to, but are not limited to: Magnetocaloric technologies.

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DOE launches new high performance computing initiative to develop materials for severe environments: HPC4Mtls

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a new high-performance computing (HPC) initiative to help US industry accelerate the development of new or improved materials for use in severe environments. The program will focus on developing improved lightweight material technologies, as well. —US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry.

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DOE announces $29M in funding for fusion energy technology development

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GAMOW teams will work to close multiple fusion-specific technological gaps that will be needed to connect a net-energy-gain “fusion core," once it is ready, to a deployable, commercially attractive fusion system. Currently, scalable tritium extraction and pumping technologies do not exist. Earlier post.).

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Volvo Penta, TICO complete build of prototype electric terminal tractor

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To support these sustainability goals, Volvo Penta is accelerating its efforts to reach zero emissions through fossil-free, renewable fuels, hybrid, and electric technology. Second, this solution is based on proven Volvo Group technology tailored to TICO’s application in terms of performance and energy needs.

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