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MIT professor pursuing direct sulfide electrolysis for copper production

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King Assistant Professor of Metallurgy at MIT, is proposing a direct sulfide electrolysis process to simplify copper extraction and eliminate noxious byproducts. So if you can secure the supply of electrons, if you can make a device that is smaller or cheaper, now we are speaking about a different business scenario.

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US DOE awards more than $175M to 40 projects for advanced vehicle research and development

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This project will determine levels at which higher alcohols and other advanced oxygenated fuel components can be readily integrated into the existing fuel supply (i.e., Vehma International of America, Inc. Miltec UV International, LLC. DENSO International America, Inc. Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC—NREL.

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MIT team engineers yeast to boost lipid production for biofuels

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MIT engineers have genetically engineered strains of the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica to boost the production of lipids by about 25% compared to previously engineered yeast strains. Oleaginous yeasts are characterized by complex internal membranes that enable high storage capacity of neutral lipids (mainly triacylglycerides).

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24M emerges from stealth mode with new semi-solid Li-ion cell; <$100/kWh by 2020

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The semisolid thick electrode is a material science innovation originating in Dr. Chiang’s lab at MIT. Those inactive materials are expensive and wasteful. This is due to the higher energy loss that occurs inside a conventional battery due to the high internal resistance of conventional electrodes (e.g. Flexible and modular.

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DOE awards $35M to 15 projects in ARPA-E ECOSynBio program to reduce carbon footprint of biofuel production

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These fermentation processes create carbon as a byproduct, with some processes wasting more than 1/3 of this carbon as CO 2 emissions. The CO 2 released in the upgrading process is recycled internally to produce more acetate. MIT proposes to reduce or eliminate CO 2 generation during lipid production by (1) engineering Y.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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On the other hand, drivers of other vehicles waste considerable time making special trips to refuel their internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles at the liquid fuel station or their battery electric vehicle (BEV) at the rapid recharging station. 5 ] Increasing numbers of drivers can get PEV charging at their workplace. [

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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the session counted among its panelists: Professor John Heywood, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Sloan Auto Laboratory at MIT. Cities account for 2% of the world’s area and yet they account for 75% of the resources and 75% of the waste ,” said Cervero. Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) challenge.

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