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ARPA-E Selects 6 Projects for $9.6M in Funding, Including Improving Efficiency and Power Density of Electric Machines

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These magnets will enable further market penetration of hybrid vehicles and wind turbine generators, while enhancing US competitiveness in rare-earth mineral based products. Alameda, CA): Airborne Wind Turbine. Two-tank molten salt is currently the preferred state-of-the-art thermal energy storage for solar thermal power plants.

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DOE requesting information on critical energy materials, including fuel cell platinum group metal catalysts

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Battery electric Plug-in hybrid electric Hybrid Fuel cells. Solid oxide solid acid Phosphoric acid molten carbonate Polymer electrolyte membrane. Mirrors Molten salts. Wind turbines. Examples of technologies and components of interest. Technologies. Components. Vehicles in all vehicle classes. Grid storage.

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Hydro-Québec and Technifin form partnership to license lithium titanate spinel oxide (LTO) technologies for Li-ion battery applications

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In 1996, he was the first to propose the use of nano-scale LTO for lithium-ion batteries and hybrid supercapacitors.). It primarily exploits renewable generating options, in particular hydropower, and supports the development of wind energy through purchases from independent power producers. It operates at 1.5

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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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for High Power Wind Generators The University of Houston will develop a new, low-cost. superconducting wire that can be used in future advanced wind turbine generators. used to make a wind turbine generator lighter, more powerful, and more efficient. has traditionally been too expensive to use in wind generators.

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