article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

e-Mosaic: Electrification Mosaic Platform for Grid- Informed Smart Charging Management. Utility Managed Smart Charging for Consumer and Grid Benefits. Washington State University. Louis Vehicle Electrification Rides for Seniors (SiLVERS). University of Washington. Dream Team Co LLC. Exelon Corporation. 299,899.

article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

Commercializing 3D Printable Feedstocks for the Advanced Manufacturing of Energy Products, $300,000 MilliporeSigma, St. Louis , Mo. Solar Energy Industries Association, Washington, D.C. The Solar Foundation, Washington, D.C. San Jose, Calif. Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS), San Jose, Calif.

article thumbnail

Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013

Green Car Congress

Honolulu, with 26 quick chargers, has one of densest charging grids in the US. Washington D.C. Energy companies have been a major proponent in developing the West Coast Electric Highway that has helped to educate consumers and raise awareness for EVs. Oregon has a Chief EV Officer to promote EV use.

2013 334
article thumbnail

APRA-E awards WUSTL $2M to develop predictive battery management system for plug-in vehicles; targeting more efficient use

Green Car Congress

A team of engineers at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) will receive $2 million from the US Department of Energy’s ARPA-E to design a predictive battery management system for lithium-ion batteries to guarantee their longevity, safety and performance. The School of Engineering & Applied Science is providing $1.2

Plug-in 218
article thumbnail

US DOE announces 3 consortia for $125M US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center; solar, second-generation biofuels and buildings

Green Car Congress

Since its inception, PACE has mobilized more than $1 billion dollars towards clean energy projects, including smart grid development; energy efficiency in buildings, appliances, and industries; and a wide range of renewable energy technologies, including solar, wind, and advanced biofuels. MEMC Corporation; and Solarmer Energy Inc.

India 240
article thumbnail

WUSL team develops bifunctional catalyst for unitized regenerative fuel cells

Green Car Congress

A team at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSL) has developed a bifunctional catalyst for the oxygen electrode in a unitized regenerative fuel cell (URFC). A paper on their work is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Pralay Gayen, Sulay Saha, Xinquan Liu, Kritika Sharma, Vijay K.

St. Louis 418
article thumbnail

DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

Green Car Congress

billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. These funds will support the build-out of a 600,000 sq ft factory housed in Moses Lake, Washington, that will produce lithium-ion anode materials.