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Ceres Power recently signed a new Joint Development Agreement with Honda R&D jointly to develop stacks using Ceres Power’s metal-supported Steel Cell technology for a range of potential power equipment applications. The SOFC uses natural gas as a fuel to produce electricity. Earlier post.). Leah et al.

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(CE) has received equity investment from two global energy companies: Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, LLC (OLCV), a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation; and Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV), the venture capital arm of Chevron Corporation. since 2015. —Steve Oldham, CEO of CE.

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued its FY 2015 Phase I Release 2 Funding Opportunity Announcement ( DE-FOA-0001227 ) for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs. Success in a DOE Phase I is a prerequisite to further DOE support in Phase II.

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In December 2012, Hyundai will begin production of the ix35 Fuel Cell crossover vehicle at its Ulsan manufacturing facility in Korea, with a target of building up to 1,000 vehicles by 2015. The fuel cell stack—which uses a low-cost bipolar plate and gasket material—itself has a power density of 1.65

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Nacero has licensed Topsoe TIGAS (Topsoe Improved Gasoline Synthesis) technology for its multi-billion USD natural-gas-to-gasoline facility in Penwell, Texas to produce 100,000 barrels per day of gasoline component ready for blending into US commercial grades.

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The goal is to enable the widespread commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies and specifically to provide adequate hydrogen storage for onboard vehicle, material handling, and portable power applications that meet the DOE hydrogen storage targets.

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million in the 2015 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase I Release 2 Awards. Small businesses that win awards in these programs keep the rights to any technology developed and are encouraged to commercialize the technology. Earlier post.) Organization. Description. 148,393.82.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Achates Power, the developer of a family of two-stroke compression-ignition opposed-piston engines ( earlier post ), has been selected by APRA-E under its OPEN 2015 solicitation ( earlier post ) for an award of more than $9 million to develop a multi-cylinder opposed piston engine operating with compression ignition that uses gasoline as the fuel.

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To study new options, the two companies plan to enter and conduct verification tests of two new vehicles powered by carbon-neutral synthetic fuel derived from biomass in the ST-Q class of the 2022 season of the Super Taikyu Series. Specifically, Subaru intends to race in a Subaru BRZ-based vehicle and Toyota in a Toyota GR86-based vehicle.

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Well versed in shifting technology from idea to commercial application, Francis has secured and led projects with the U.S. His deep-rooted belief in the power of collaboration is evident in his willingness to share knowledge and support aspiring entrepreneurs. Air Force , DARPA , NASA , the National Science Foundation , the U.S.

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While Envia Systems is the first integrated cell producer to announce success with that type of combination, other providers of Si-C materials or IP—such as, but not limited to, Nanosys and the DOE’s own Argonne National Laboratory, respectively—are also currently deep in the process of development and/or commercialization.

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According to a new forecast report from Navigant Research, global commercial alternative powertrain medium- and heavy-duty vehicle (MHDV) sales will grow from about 347,000 vehicles in 2016 to more than 820,000 in 2026, representing a CAGR of about 9%. Medium- and heavy-trucks represent 4.3% of vehicles in the US, drive 9.3%

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JANUARY 22, 2015

Eos Energy Storage announced the commercial availability of its MW-scale Aurora system for deliveries starting in 2016. The Aurora product employs Eos’s patented Znyth battery technology that uses a safe aqueous electrolyte and a novel zinc-hybrid cathode to enable extremely low-cost electricity storage and long life.

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What constitutes the propulsion system architecture is not just the fuel cell stack and the balance of plant, it’s also the traction motor—which is mounted to the base [of the stack]—and the power electronics unit. Commercialization. GM, says Freese, is developing the second generation system on a 2015 timeframe. Earlier post.)

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The new technology offers improved cost, performance and efficiency of hybrid and electric vehicle powertrains; applications include hybrid, plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles, range extenders, auxiliary power units (APU) and integrated starter-generator (ISG) systems. kg/kW nominal). kW/kg, respectively). Earlier post.).

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Revenues for the 12 months through 30 June 2015 totaled $13.2 in 2015 and double between 2010 and 2020; so far this decade, global demand growth is tracking ahead of this projection. It has a low 19 th percentile position on the global bauxite cost curve. That is projected to grow to approximately 75% in 2015.

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Paired with renewable energy sources like solar, wind, or other energy sources, facilities can use the BES system to store and harness solar power or as a backup power source by storing energy from the grid. As a result, EV battery retirement will be driven by energy capacity fade rather than by power fade.”

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The project will focus on controlling the charging of PEVs in residential and small commercial settings using a novel and flexible open-source, open-software architecture charge communication and control platform. The California Energy Commission is awarding the University of California, Berkeley $1.5

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In Fiscal Year (FY) 2015, NETL issued two funding opportunities announcements (FOAs) to support programs that enable the development and deployment of this energy technology. Cost: DOE: $6,000,000/Non DOE: $4,917,887/Total: $10,917,887 (45% cost share). DOE: $200,000 Non DOE: $91,152 Total: $291,152 (31% cost share).

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The program will cover the major sources of GHG emissions in the State, including refineries and power plants, industrial facilities, and transportation fuels. Consequently, staff concluded that there are important benefits from including transportation fuels and fuels for residential, commercial, and small industrial users.

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The two companies displayed an automonomous vehicle resulting from their partnership at CES in January 2015; this was followed by the demonstration of a comprehensive Ottomatika-powered technology suite in a Delphi vehicle in a cross-country autonomous drive across the US in March.

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Nano One produces low-cost high-performance energy storage materials for batteries as well as a wide range of advanced nanostructured composite materials. For electric vehicles, this could translate into fewer battery cells, less weight, less cost extended range, longer lifetime or better warranties.

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and Ballard Power Systems announced the successful performance testing of high-purity Albany graphite in components of a Ballard fuel cell stack. Zenyatta natural graphite material was prototyped, tested and compared for key mechanical and electrical properties against Ballard’s baseline synthetic graphite in a commercial product platform.

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Among the many topics listed are magnetocaloric materials development for hydrogen delivery; two hydrogen technology transfer opportunities (TTO); EV traction batteries and power electronics; new combustion engine technologies; and the co-utilization of CO 2 and methane in biogas to produce higher hydrocarbon fuels.

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Further to the MOU announced on May 28 ( earlier post ), Ballard Power Systems has signed multi-year definitive agreements to support Azure Hydrogen’s fuel cell bus program for the China market. Government of Canada which helps commercialize Canadian clean technologies, readying them for growth and export markets.

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INEOS Bio, a subsidiary of INEOS, the world’s third-largest chemicals company, has started a feasibility study for a plant in the UK to convert locally generated biodegradable household and commercial wastes into carbon neutral road transport fuel and clean electricity, using the INEOS Bio technology process. Earlier post.).

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Following the consultation the Commission is expected to release its opinion in the first half of 2015. Their low cost and unparalleled ability to start a car engine at cold temperatures sets them apart in conventional and basic micro-hybrid vehicles, and as auxiliary batteries in all other automotive applications.

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After 1,000 degradation cycles in a full cell, a MEA (membrane electrode assembly) with a Pt 3 Cr/C cathode exhibited an excellent maximum power density retention of about 94% compared to only 59% for the MEA with the commercial catalyst. Drillet (2015) “Highly Active and Stable Pt 3 Cr/C Alloy Catalyst in H 2 -PEMFC” J.

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Currently, carbon is recognized as the leading electrode material for anodes of commercial lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and electrochemical supercapacitors due to its low cost, high electrical conductivity, good chemical stability, environmental friendliness, and long cycling life. (a) charge–discharge curves at 0.1

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H 2 FIRST’s technical goal is to develop and apply physical testing, numerical simulation and technology validation to help create low-cost, high-performance materials, components and station architectures. Toyota will begin selling its Fuel Cell Vehicle in 2015.

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million) construction costs for the first commercial plant in Europe using its waste-to-ethanol BioEnergy Process Technology. million gallons US) of carbon-neutral road transport fuel and generate more than 3MW of electricity for export from over 100,000 tonnes per year of biodegradable household and commercial waste.

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However, while platinum may be acceptable for making jewelry and low volume specialty applications, it is too expensive for large-scale applications such as energy storage and conversion. Scientists have been working for years to develop low-cost replacements for platinum and other noble metals used in these devices. Resources.

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MAY 7, 2014

The RFI is soliciting feedback on R&D needs for and technical barriers to the widespread commercialization of fuel cells for transportation, stationary, and early market segments. However, at these low loadings, performance at high current density is lower than expected and appears to be limited by mass transfer effects.

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The challenge is to lower the cost of processing low cost biomass sources into fuels. These findings are very significant because they establish a new pretreatment process that can dramatically reduce enzyme loadings and costs, thereby improving the competitiveness for biological conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to fuels.

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In addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as these projects become commercial they have the potential to create more than 600 jobs by 2015. million as a share of the cost to install 101 new E85 (ethanol) fueling facilities at existing gas fueling stations statewide. .; Propel Biofuels, Inc. will receive $10.1

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The balance seemed to turn with the emergence of nuclear-powered submarines in the early 1960s. This timing is particularly significant because the enormous costs required to design and build a submarine are meant to be spread out over at least 60 years. A submarine that goes into service today should still be in service in 2082.

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A team of researchers in South Korea and Italy has demonstrated a highly reliable lithium–sulfur battery showing cycle performance comparable to that of commercially available lithium-ion batteries while offering more than double the energy density. 1 and 2500 Wh kg ?1. —Lee et al.

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