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JANUARY 15, 2016

Researchers at the University of Delaware, with a colleague at the Beijing University of Chemical Technology, have developed a composite catalyst—nickel nanoparticles supported on nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes—that exhibits hydrogen oxidation activity in alkaline electrolyte similar to platinum-group metals.

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OCTOBER 15, 2019

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have shown for the first time that a low-cost, non-precious metal cobalt phosphide (CoP) catalyst catalyst can split water and generate hydrogen gas for hours on end in the harsh environment of a commercial device.

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AUGUST 1, 2017

Scientists at Rice University and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have predicted and created new two-dimensional electrocatalysts—low-cost, layered transition-metal dichalcogenides (MX 2 ) based on molybdenum and tungsten—to extract hydrogen from water with high performance and low cost.

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MARCH 3, 2014

Scientists from Stanford University, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the Technical University of Denmark have identified a new nickel-gallium catalyst that converts hydrogen and carbon dioxide into methanol at ambient pressure and with fewer side-products than the conventional catalyst.

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JANUARY 29, 2021

A team of researchers led by Zhifeng Ren, director of the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston, has developed an oxygen-evolving catalyst that takes just minutes to grow at room temperature on commercially available nickel foam. That requires substantial amounts of energy and drives up the cost.

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JULY 2, 2017

The University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) received a $1 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant to continue their research in developing low-cost, high-strength carbon fiber. The center is home to the largest carbon fiber spinline at any university in North America.

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APRIL 30, 2022

Lead: Ventra Group Co.; The Flex-Ion Battery Innovation Center, a division of Ventra Group Co., Center of Excellence for High Volume Manufacturing of Hydrogen Fuel Cells. Partners: AIS Technologies Group, Shelley Industrial Automation, Konnexio Inc. Partner: eCAMION Inc. Lead: Cummins Inc.;

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AUGUST 4, 2019

Engineers at Lehigh University are the first to utilize a single enzyme biomineralization process to create a quantum confined CdS/reduced graphene oxide (CdS/rGO) catalyst that uses the energy of captured sunlight to split water molecules to produce hydrogen. The synthesis process—catalyzed by the single enzyme cystathionine ?-lyase

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MARCH 8, 2013

Researchers from Fudan University in China and Technische Universität Chemnitz in Germany have developed an aqueous rechargeable lithium battery (ARLB) using coated Li metal as the anode. The coated lithium metal is also very stable in the aqueous solution, with no hydrogen evolution observed. Wang et al. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 2, 2018

a developer of low-cost, high-performance polymers for electrochemical applications, announced its selection by the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for an award that will support the continued development of its alkaline exchange ionomers and membranes. Ecolectro Inc.,

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

John Goodenough from the University of Texas as Austin, has found one of the most effective catalysts yet discovered for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) for use in water-splitting to produce hydrogen or in rechargeable metal-air batteries. The design of cost-effective, highly active catalysts for. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 3, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced ( DOE-FOA-0001224 ) up to $35 million in available funding to advance fuel cell and hydrogen technologies, and to enable early adoption of fuel cell applications, such as light duty fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Innovative Hydrogen Delivery Pipeline Manufacturing. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 22, 2015

Researchers at Rutgers University have developed a new noble metal-free catalyst—Ni 5 P 4 (nickel-5 phosphide-4)—performing on par with platinum for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in both strong acid and base. Catalysts Fuel Cells Hydrogen Hydrogen Production' —Charles Dismukes. Ramanujachary, M.

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MARCH 12, 2010

Chemists from Emory University and the Paris Institute of Molecular Chemistry have developed a stable and fast homogeneous water oxidation catalyst (WOC), considered a crucial component for generating hydrogen using only water and sunlight, that is easily prepared from readily available salts and oxides of earth abundant elements.

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JUNE 21, 2017

million for 30 projects working toward the discovery and development of innovative, low-cost materials needed for hydrogen production and storage and for automotive fuel cells ( earlier post ). This year’s FOA is further developing research on fuel cell electric vehicles using hydrogen made from different domestic resources.

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

The Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford University has awarded $10.5 The new funding will be shared by six Stanford research teams and an international group from the United States and Europe. The mineral perovskite is a promising, low-cost material for enhancing the efficiency of silicon solar cells.

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MARCH 8, 2023

Such a discovery, if confirmed, could open pathways to a range of applications including lossless electric transmission , high-efficiency electric motors , maglev trains , and low-cost magnets for MRI and nuclear fusion. However, the caveats attached to today’s announcement are substantial. We’ve made an open-door policy.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) has selected 11 projects to receive up to $10 million in funding through the fuel cell technology incubator FOA ( earlier post ) in support of innovations in fuel cell and hydrogen fuel technologies. Northeastern University. Source: Slade et al. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 10, 2019

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. Low Cost Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing of Reusable Sorbents for Energy and Water Industries, $150,000 Qualification of SAS4A/SASSYS-1 for Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Authorization and Licensing, $674,484 Advanced Reactor Concepts LLC, Chevy Chase, Md. Pipersville, Pa. New York, N.Y.

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MARCH 22, 2012

These university-industry partnerships will receive almost $34 million in total project support. The newly funded projects are: Low Platinum PEM Fuel Cells. This project is led by Steven Holdcroft, Simon Fraser University, in partnership with Automotive Fuel Cell Corporation, Ballard Power Systems, Hyteon Inc.,

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APRIL 9, 2020

Italy-based Snam, a global energy infrastructure company, and RINA, a global testing, inspection, certification and engineering consultancy services firm, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in the hydrogen sector, in order to realize the significant potential of hydrogen as a fundamental energy carrier.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

To support the realization of the requisite cost breakthroughs, the Carbon Trust set up the $10-million Polymer Fuel Cells Challenge (PFCC) to find and accelerate the development of technologies that could meet the $36/kW target. How ACAL Energy’s fuel cell design reduces cost compared to current technology. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 1, 2010

The city’s Santa Isabel Water Treatment Plant will utilize Terrabon’s AdVE technology, developed in partnership with Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), a member of the Texas A&M University System. The process is very robust and requires no sterility, which significantly lowers capital costs.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Our group hopes this report assists federal agencies in setting funding priorities when it comes to this beneficial area of research. —Daniel Shantz, a chemical engineering professor at Texas A&M University and co-editor or report. pyrolysis); A renewable low-cost source of hydrogen; and. Washington D.C.

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MAY 2, 2011

Damsgaard, Thomas Pedersen and Ole Hansen, Technical University of Denmark. We show that bio-inspired molecular clusters based on molybdenum and sulphur evolve hydrogen at rates comparable to that of platinum. Today, most hydrogen is produced via steam methane reforming (SMR), resulting in large emissions of CO 2.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

EPRI will team with Dooher Institute of Physics and Energy, Worley Parsons Group, Inc., Columbia University, and ATS Rheosystems/REOLOGICA. The results will feed into a techno-economic analysis to estimate the impact of the WGS catalyst/CO 2 capture system on the thermal efficiency of the plant and cost of electricity.

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AUGUST 14, 2018

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 28 projects for awards totaling $38 million to support early-stage research and development of innovative hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. This work also supports the DOE’s H2@ Scale initiative to produce and use hydrogen across multiple energy sectors. Skyre, Inc.: 2,000,000. .

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DECEMBER 1, 2011

Alcohol-to-jet (bottom) is currently being explored by an ASTM Working Group. LanzaTech’s proprietary gas fermentation technology enables low cost production of sustainable alcohols and chemicals from waste gas resources that are completely outside the food value chain. Different pathways to jet fuel. Source: Byogy.

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OCTOBER 27, 2021

Gelion founder and inventor of the new technology, Professor Thomas Maschmeyer at the University of Sydney, describes how it works. The energy sector is very conservative," says Jen Noack of the Redox-Flow-Battery-Group, Fraunhofer-Institute for Chemical Technology, Germany. New technologies generally have a hard time entering.

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JANUARY 2, 2013

vs RHE (reversible hydrogen electrode) for Pt/ITO and Pt/C. Also, in both of the above cases, these catalysts have a very high platinum group metal content and are significantly more expensive than commercial Pt/C. Mass activity and specific activity at 0.9V Credit: ACS, Liu and Mustain. Click to enlarge. mA/ cm 2 (i.e.,

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AUGUST 4, 2014

—Ahmad Pesaran, Energy Storage Group Manager in NREL’s Transportation and Hydrogen Systems Center. After a competitive selection process, NREL awarded subcontracts worth $7 million to the following three industry teams: EC Power, Penn State University, Johnson Controls, Inc., General Motors, ANSYS, and ESim.

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OCTOBER 27, 2021

Gelion founder and inventor of the new technology, Professor Thomas Maschmeyer at the University of Sydney, describes how it works. The energy sector is very conservative," says Jens Noack of the Redox-Flow-Battery-Group, Fraunhofer-Institute for Chemical Technology, Germany. New technologies generally have a hard time entering.

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AUGUST 4, 2017

Researchers in the Rice University lab of chemist James Tour have produced dual-surface laser-induced graphene (LIG) electrodes on opposing faces of a plastic sheet that split water into hydrogen on one side and oxygen on the other side. Courtesy of the Tour Group. Click to enlarge. V and can thereby be selectively captured.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2021

President Biden has created a new Climate Innovation Working Group as part of the National Climate Task Force to advance his commitment to launching an Advanced Research Projects Agency-Climate (ARPA-C).

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

To help in the design of self-restoring catalysts for ceramic fuel cells, which could run on natural gas rather than hydrogen, this project will illuminate the fundamental chemical and structural transformations involved. Efficiency and Group Behavior in Power Distribution Networks. Self-Regenerating Fuel Cells Running on Natural Gas.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have found , through experiments and calculations, that hydrogen-treated graphene nanofoam (GNF) anodes in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) show higher capacity and faster transport. If this occurs, hydrogen may adversely impact lithium storage due to the loss of electrical conductivity.

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JUNE 26, 2021

Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, Illinois). Highly Efficient Low-Thermal-Budget Hydrogen and Chemical Co-Production via an Electrochemical Activation of Propane, $100,000. NEL Hydrogen (Wallingford, Connecticut). DME as a Renewable Hydrogen Carrier: Innovative Approach to Renewable Hydrogen Production, $1,500,000.

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