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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Area of Interest (AOI) 01a: Lithium Ion Batteries using Silicon-based Anodes-Research. Rational Electrolyte Design for Li-ion Batteries with Micro-Sized Silicon Anodes. AOI 01b: Lithium Ion Batteries using Silicon-based Anodes-Research, Development, and Validation. Project description. Federal share. Enovix Corporation.

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Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

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CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM billion, and spends $60 million annually on Li-ion battery research and development. Generic Li-ion cell and various component technologies.

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DOE awarding $10M to 8 transportation technology incubator projects; single-fuel RCCI with reformer

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High-Performance Li-Ion Battery Anodes from Electrospun Nanoparticle/Conducting Polymer Nanofibers This project will develop a novel electrospun anode material utilizing a conductive polymer binder. 1,400,000.  University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. 1,400,000.  University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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The Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Selections will aim to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of plug-in electric, alternative fuel, and conventional vehicles through thirty-five projects addressing 11 areas of interest. Grid Modernization for Electric Vehicles (Area of Interest 2). Description. Federal funding.

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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects

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Methane Converter to Electricity and Fuel. In contrast, this reactor produces electricity as a byproduct of fuel production. provide not only liquid fuel but also electricity, increasing the. electricity production (5 quadrillion. Turbo-POx For Ultra Low-Cost Gasoline. The increased energy. Bio2Electric, LLC.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. Target energy density is 6-20 times that available state-of-the-art Li-ion batteries and at. BIOMASS ENERGY.

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