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GM invests in AI and battery materials company Mitra Chem; advanced iron-based CAMs

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General Motors is leading a $60-million Series B financing round in Mitra Chem , a Silicon Valley-based, AI-enabled battery materials innovator. Mitra seeks to maintain the cost advantage of iron-based materials while improving the energy density. Mitra Chem’s labs, methods and talent will fit well with our own R&D team’s work.

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Sparc Hydrogen to test photocatalytic water splitting (PWS) reactor at CSIRO

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The key aims of this work are to advance the technology readiness level (TRL) of Sparc Hydrogen’s PWS reactor and provide valuable data and information for the subsequent piloting phase. This testing has shown a hydrogen production and efficiency benefit from exposing certain photocatalyst materials to concentrated light and heat.

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DOE awards $3.7M for high performance computing research at national laboratories for energy applications

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million for high performance computing (HPC) projects that address key challenges in US manufacturing and materials development. HPC4EI is the umbrella initiative for DOE's HPC for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) and HPC for Materials in Applied Energy Technologies (HPC4Materials) programs. DOE award: $300,000 Polyceed Inc. 3M Company.

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NOVONIX and SandboxAQ partner to use AI to predict lifespan of Li-ion batteries

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NOVONIX is focused on developing key technologies and materials that are needed for long-life, high-performance battery applications. This enhanced data and analytics offering complements NOVONIX’s UHPC testing equipment and R&D prototyping and testing services to provide actionable information faster for the battery industry.

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DOE awards $3M for 10 high-performance computing projects to improve energy efficiency and material performance

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National Laboratories to improve manufacturing efficiency and explore new materials for clean energy application through state-of-the-art modeling, simulation, and data analysis. and carbon emissions reduction of products of interest. All Selectees. PROJECT TITLE. DESCRIPTION. DOE FUNDING. Redox Power Systems.

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UQ, TUM team finds way to convert sugarcane into isobutanol more efficiently

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University of Queensland researchers, working in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich (TUM), have found a way to convert sugarcane into isobutanol— a building block of aviation fuel and other products—more efficiently. An open-access paper on the work is published in Chemistry - a European Journal.

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Ford receives DOE HPC4Mfg award to optimize process for electrode drying in battery manufacturing

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million investment from the High-Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) program for six teams which will tap into the US National Laboratories’ high-performance computing (HPC) resources to help manufacturers streamline their processes, increase their productivity, and lower their carbon footprint.