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DOE awards Core Power and MIT Energy Initiative funding for floating nuclear power research project

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The US Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Program ( NEUP ) has awarded research funds to the MIT Energy Initiative, CORE POWER, and the Idaho National Laboratory for a three-year study into the development of offshore floating nuclear power generation in the US. Source: MIT CANES. Concept of OFNP.

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#EVmyValentine: Your Creative Odes to Electric Vehicles

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of Energy to Yale and MIT , that EVs are better for the environment from cradle to grave.) V from Idaho loves her EV so much that she added bling to make her Nissan Leaf more glamorous! Many of you also mentioned how EVs are greener because they don’t pollute with tailpipe emissions.

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Ames Lab team to head new $120M Critical Materials Institute; addressing shortages in rare earth metals and other materials

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Other national labs partnering with Ames include Idaho National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. CMI, headquartered at Ames Laboratory, will be directed by Alex King, currently the director of Ames Lab.

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DOE to award $35M to 24 projects to support early-stage, innovative technologies and solutions in advanced manufacturing

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Idaho National Laboratory. Idaho National Lab will be conducting research to develop a new pathway to produce hydrocarbon feedstocks and fuels from ethane via an electrochemical process, as well as generating hydrogen. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 1,893,941.

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California Air Resources Board Pushes for Restoration of DOE Funding for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles; Tackles the Four Miracles

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ARB staff cited an Idaho national Laboratory estimate that the average cost of adding a home 120V, 20A circuit to charge one PHEV would be $878/vehicle, and a 240V circuit needed for a PHEV-30 or PHEV-40 would costs $1,500-$2,100 per vehicle. Earlier post.). DOE’s targets are $45/kW by 2010 and $30/kW by 2015.

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California Air Resources Board wants fuel cell funding

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This is despite the fact that Chu, in an interview with MIT Technology Review, stated that “four miracles&# would be required for fuel cells to become viable: relating to their durability and cost; production; storage; and distribution infrastructure. We want to know your views on this issue.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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9 ] Plug-in Electric Vehicle and Infrastructure Analysis - Idaho National Laboratory, U.S. MIT News 15 Jan 2015. [ Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis, Presentation Series UCD-ITS-PS-16-02. [ 2 ] 2016 Chevrolet Volt Review – First Drive - HybridCars 05 Oct 2015. [ 3 ] PHEVLER - EAA-PHEV Wiki. [

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