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DOE awarding $13M to advance fuel cell performance and durability and H2 storage technologies

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UTRC: the project will develop more durable cell electrodes to lower the cost and improve the performance of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. University of Missouri, St. Earlier post.).

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

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Funded through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), projects will conduct research in advanced batteries, electrification, and manufacturing in support of DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge. Louis Vehicle Electrification Rides for Seniors (SiLVERS). Ford Motor Company.

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US DOE announces 3 consortia for $125M US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center; solar, second-generation biofuels and buildings

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These consortia—led in theUS by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the University of Florida, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)—will bring together experts from national laboratories, universities, and industry in both the US and India. MEMC Corporation; and Solarmer Energy Inc. Moser Baer India Ltd.;

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DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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Polymer-Based Materials for Harvesting Solar Energy. $16. Use novel, self-assembled polymer materials in systems for the conversion of sunlight into electricity. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Washington University, St. University of Massachusetts. University of Arizona. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

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

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Large Area Lithium Electrode Sub-Assemblies (LESAs) Protected by Self-Forming Microstructured Polymer-Inorganic Single-Ion Conducting Composites. Novel Polymer Electrolyte for Solid State Lithium Metal Battery Technology. Ionic Materials has invented a new solid electrolyte made of a polymer material. Ionic Materials.

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