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ARPA-E Selects 6 Projects for $9.6M in Funding, Including Improving Efficiency and Power Density of Electric Machines

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University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) (Los Angeles, CA): Thermal Energy Storage with Supercritical Fluids. Two-tank molten salt is currently the preferred state-of-the-art thermal energy storage for solar thermal power plants. This project will receive $3 million in funding. million in funding.

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

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The new process eliminates the need for expensive equipment like centrifugal systems and molten salts used in similar proposed technologies. University of California, Los Angeles. By project end, the PW should be ready for integration with a commercial steady-state gas-target neutron generator.

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

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Concentric Ring Gas Atomization Die Design for Optimized Particle Production, $150,000 Praxair, Indianapolis, Ind. Los Alamos National Laboratory. Novel chemical looping process for conversion of natural gas to pure hydrogen, $150,000 CanmetENERGY, Ottawa, Canada Glowink Inc., Selected Labs and Partners. Ames Laboratory.