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WUSTL team develops high-power direct borohydride fuel cells; double the voltage of conventional H2 fuel cells

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Engineers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) have developed high-power direct borohydride fuel cells (DBFC) that operate at double the voltage of conventional PEM hydrogen fuel cells. Their research was published in an open-access paper in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science.

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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.

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

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AOI 08: Lightweight and High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites for Vehicle Applications. Louis Vehicle Electrification Rides for Seniors (SiLVERS). Support mobility technologies such as connected and automated vehicles, as well as innovations in transit. Ford Motor Company. Zero Emission Freight Future. 689,659.

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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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Louis; Corning Incorporated; General Electric Company; Konarka Technologies, Inc.; MEMC Corporation; and Solarmer Energy Inc. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.; Moser Baer India Ltd.; Thermax Ltd.; TurboTech Precision; Engineering Ltd.; and Wipro Ltd.

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DOE to Award $41.9M in Recovery Funds to Spur Growth of Fuel Cell Markets

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A variety of technologies will be developed and deployed, including polymer electrolyte, solid oxide and direct-methanol fuel cells. Anheuser-Busch (St. Louis, MO). The increase in manufacturing volume in key early markets will also bring costs down and encourage the growth of a domestic supplier base.

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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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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. Washington University, St. University of Massachusetts. University of Arizona. Center for Interface Science: Hybrid Solar-Electric Materials (CIS:HSEM). $15.

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