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Georgia Tech researchers develop aluminum-foil-based anodes for all-solid-state Li-ion batteries

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A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, led by Matthew McDowell, associate professor in the George W. Metal negative electrodes that alloy with lithium have high theoretical charge storage capacity and are ideal candidates for developing high-energy rechargeable batteries. Sloan Foundation.

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Georgia Tech team develops conversion-type iron-fluoride Li battery cathode with solid polymer electrolyte

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Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a promising new conversion-type cathode and electrolyte system that replaces expensive metals and traditional liquid electrolyte with lower cost transition metal fluorides and a solid polymer electrolyte. The Georgia Tech team sought to overcome those obstacles by using the solid polymer electrolyte.

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ARPA-E announces $98M in funding for 40 OPEN projects; two opposed-piston engines projects receive $10M total

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Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Georgia Tech will develop a new approach to internally cool permanent magnet motors. Novel Polymer-enhanced Rechargeable Aluminum-Alkaline Battery Technology – $2,000,000. High Power Density Compact Drive Integrated Motor for Electric Transportation – $2,982,389. Ionic Materials, Inc.

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Factor in V2G Revenue When Planning Fleet Electrification

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Smart energy management can improve the economics of fleet electrification The majority of light commercial EVs and medium-duty EV trucks will operate as “return to base” vehicles, parking at the fleet depot overnight and recharging their batteries to be ready for the next day’s work.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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This process is less than 1% efficient at converting sunlight to stored chemical energy. of Georgia). ReVolt’s fundamental breakthroughs in air electrodes enable a new class of high-energy rechargeable battery systems that combines key innovations from the fields of fuel cells and batteries. NC State University. 4,973,724.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The winning project proposals (by award amount) are: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Georgia: $10,800,000. MARTA anticipates that the power produced by these photovoltaic panels will be sold to Georgia Power under their Distributed Generation Contract Program. The largest PV installation in Georgia. Of that, $26.5

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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production of oil, which is stored in seeds and is convertible to. is one of the most energy dense forms of stored energy in. engineer sugarcane and sorghum to produce and store oil, a. system to pump, heat, store, and discharge the molten glass. thermoelectric energy converters to recharge the hot and. later time.

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