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Sumitomo considering marketing new lower-temperature molten-salt electrolyte battery to automakers for EVs and hybrids

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Construction of the molten-salt electrolyte battery. is considering targeting its lower-temperature molten-salt electrolyte battery, being developed in partnership with Kyoto University ( earlier post ), to makers of electric and hybrid passenger cars, according to Bloomberg. Source: Sumitomo. Click to enlarge.

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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Nearly all of the world’s ship fleet still runs on diesel fuel, with about a quarter of new ships on order being built to run on somewhat lower-carbon alternatives like liquefied natural gas, methanol, or hybrid propulsion. One is a thorium-fueled molten-salt reactor. The industry now faces serious pressure to pick up the pace.

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ARPA-E awarding $30M to 12 hybrid solar projects; conversion and storage

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Schematics of technology areas addressed by FOCUS a) Hybrid solar converter. b) Hybrid storage system. These solar cells will extract as much energy as possible from the highest-energy portion of the solar spectrum when used in the next generation of hybrid solar converters. Earlier post.). Source: ARPA-E. Click to enlarge.

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New $30M ARPA-E program to develop new solar conversion and storage technologies; targeting higher solar penetration in mix

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a) Hybrid solar converter (award Categories 1A and 1B). b) Hybrid storage system (award Category 2). Category 1A covers the development of advanced hybrid solar converter technologies and prototypes. These high-temperature topping devices will enable a second generation of hybrid solar converters. Source: ARPA-E.

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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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wasted energy in plants into energy-dense fuel molecules. trough with molten salt system, this technology can reduce. Thermal Fuel: HybriSol Hybrid nanostructures for high-energy-density solar thermal fuels Using innovative nanomaterials, MIT will develop a thermal. Electric Vehicle: Thermal Storage Using Hybrid Vapor.

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