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Second Obama Term: New Energy Secretary, New EPA Head

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Following EPA head Lisa Jackson's resignation at the end of December, President Obama will nominate Gina McCarthy as her successor. A White House official has also confirmed to the Washington Post that MIT.

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Ceder group at MIT analyzes the limits and opportunities of phosphates as Li-ion cathode materials using a Materials Genome approach

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Researchers at MIT, led by Prof. Ceder leads the CEDER (Computational and Experimental Design of Emerging materials Research group) at MIT, and has been pushing for the realization of the “Materials Genome” project to bring advanced automated computing environments coupled to databases to materials design. Click to enlarge.

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Energy researchers: clean US hydrogen economy is within reach, but needs a game plan

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He served in the Obama administration as the Founding Director of the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) (2009–2012), as the Acting Undersecretary for Energy (2011–2012), and as the Vice Chair of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (2014–2017). John Deutch, an emeritus Institute Professor at MIT.

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Consumer Federation of America Calls for LDV CAFE Standard of 60 MPG for 2025

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A new economic analysis in an issue brief from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is recommending that the Obama Administration set a fleet-wide car and light truck fuel economy standard of 60 mpg (3.92 The Obama Administration will release a Notice of Intent for 2017-2025 light duty fuel economy standards on 30 September.

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

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in 1952 in solid-state physics, he joined MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory , in Lexington, Mass., His ability to cross disciplines started at MIT. “At National Medal of Science from President Barack Obama. After Goodenough earned a Ph.D. as a researcher. In addition to the Nobel Prize, he received the 2011 U.S.

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DOE awards $7M to eight oxy-combustion coal technology projects; carbon capture, utilization and storage

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These awards are part of a more than $5 billion investment strategy by the Obama Administration in advanced low-emission coal technologies and R&D. The selection of Phase 2 projects will occur next year based upon Phase 1 results. Unity Power Alliance.

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White House announces new commitments in support of Materials Genome Initiative

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The Obama Administration and academic and industry partners announced a series of commitments in support of the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI, earlier post ), a public-private endeavor that aims to cut in half the time it takes to develop novel materials that can fuel advanced manufacturing.

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