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DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

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Georgia Institute of Technology. University of Wisconsin at Madison. Scalable CO 2 electrocatalysis technologies. Project title. Federal share. Topic 1:Scale-Up of Bench Applications. University of Alabama. Microchannel Reactor for Ethanol to n-Butene Conversion. Research Triangle Institute. 10,000,000. Dioxide Materials. 2,500,000.

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DOE selects 7 Solid Oxide Fuel Cell research projects for further development

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 7 projects that will help develop low-cost solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology for central power generation from fossil energy resources for further research. University of Wisconsin, Madison. Georgia Tech Research Corporation. University of Connecticut.

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New Self-Assembled Silicon-Carbon Nanocomposite Anodes for Li-ion Batteries Offer More Than 5X The Reversible Capacity of Graphite Anodes

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Source: Georgia Tech. The synthesis process is simple, low-cost, safe and broadly applicable, they say, providing new avenues for the rational engineering of electrode materials with enhanced conductivity and power. Click to enlarge.

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ExxonMobil and UW Madison extend research collaboration on conversion of biomass to transportation fuels

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison and ExxonMobil announced a two-year renewal of an agreement to research the fundamental chemistry of converting biomass into transportation fuels. UW-Madison has long been known for its expertise in biomass conversion.

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ARPA-E awards $30M to 21 projects advance new class of high-performance power converters

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If successful, the project team will drastically reduce the power consumption of a digital integrated circuit while also enabling a much smaller form factor and lower cost solution. Georgia Institute of Technology. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Grid-Connected Modular Soft-Switching Solid State Transformers.

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ARPA-E awards $55M to 18 projects in two new programs: TERRA for transportation energy and GENSETS for distributed generation

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The team will also incorporate a double-helix spring for energy storage, which allows for high frequency operation—key to producing a system with compact size, low weight and low cost. Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants (WERC) LLC. Georgia Institute of Technology. Mahle Powertrain. Earlier post.)