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DOE to award $10.2M to 16 solid oxide fuel cell projects

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Georgia Tech. Highly Active and Contaminant-Tolerant Cathodes for Durable Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Georgia Tech will focus on the development of highly oxidation-tolerant anodes to reduce reoxidation caused by undesired fuel disruption, depletion, or gas leakage in SOFCs. DOE: $300,000 Non-DOE: $75,500 Total: $375,500.

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

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Industry-Informed Physics-Based Monitoring for Asset Management and Maintenance Optimization, $500,000 Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, Calif. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga. Development of low-cost magnetocaloric materials, $150,000 General Engineering and Research, L.L.C., Madison, Wis.

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DOE BETO report provides overview of current state of alternative aviation fuels; overcoming technical and commercial barriers

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In addition to those 8, LanzaTech is developing additional pilot-scale plants, including a facility for alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) in Soperton, Georgia. Five additional facilities are planned in the near future.

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DNA Data Drives Point Toward Exabyte Scale

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But for DNA to make a difference in the storage problem, it needs to scale up, while the cost must come down. New research led by the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) aims to achieve both. Electrochemistry has been used this way before, but what’s new is trying to add a layer of electrical control.

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New Georgia Tech MPPI technique controls autonomous vehicles at edge of handling limits

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Researchers from Georgia Tech’s Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering (AE) and the School of Interactive Computing (IC) have developed a new control technique for autonomous vehicles that can help keep a driverless vehicle under control as it maneuvers at the edge of its handling limits. the cost of the control system.

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DOE to award $118M to 17 projects to accelerate domestic biofuel production

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A primary objective of this project is to also demonstrate the reliable and continuous on-stream operation of 100 h while collecting critical operational data over 500 h cumulative to inform larger future scale-up demonstration projects.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Georgia Power. Southern Company: Georgia Power. The partnership will address these questions to provide the necessary information for the basis of a dialogue with stakeholders to help define public-private partnerships, funding, and financing models for implementing a national fast charging network. Dayton Power & Light Company.

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