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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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VTO research pathways focus on fuel diversification, vehicle efficiency, energy storage, lightweight materials, and new mobility technologies to improve the overall energy efficiency and affordability of the transportation system. Solid Power Inc. AOI 02: Low Cost Electric Traction Drive Systems Using No Heavy Rare Earth Materials.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Industry-Informed Physics-Based Monitoring for Asset Management and Maintenance Optimization, $500,000 Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, Calif. Integrated Power Block Heat Exchanger/Thermal Energy Storage System for CSP Plants, $348,000 CFOAM LLC, Triadelphia, W. Louis , Mo. Kairos Power, Oakland, Calif.

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ARPA-E awards $43M to 19 energy storage projects to advance electric vehicle and grid technologies

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transporting heat away from active materials in the battery is. cost associated with thermal management. Cell-level Power Management of Large Battery Packs. power in real-time between cells. Washington University in St. Louis will develop a predictive. more cost-effective solution for commercial vehicles.

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ARPA-E awards $37M for IONICS projects; improving solid-state batteries and fuel cells

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In particular, IONICS projects will work to improve energy storage and conversion technologies in three categories: transportation batteries, grid-level storage, and fuel cells. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory team seeks to find glassy lithium-ion conductors that are stable and can be fully integrated into battery cells at a low cost.

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DOE awards $100M in 2nd funding round for 32 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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Explore the interplay of spin, charge, and heat to control the transport of spin and energy to achieve much higher energy efficiencies in nanoscale electronic devices. Provide the scientific insights and design principles needed to realize a new generation of powerful and long lasting batteries based on nanostructures.

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ARPA-E selects 33 projects for $66M in awards; advanced biocatalysts for gas-to-liquids and lightweight metals

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One program, Reducing Emissions using Methanotrophic Organisms for Transportation Energy (REMOTE, earlier post ), provides $34 million to 15 projects to find advanced biocatalyst technologies that can convert natural gas to liquid fuel for transportation. MOgene Green Chemicals LLC ?St. Northwestern University.

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