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ExxonMobil invests $15M in University of Texas at Austin Energy Institute; renewable energy, battery technologies and power grid modeling

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ExxonMobil will invest $15 million as a leadership member of the University of Texas at Austin Energy Institute to pursue technologies to help meet growing energy demand while reducing environmental impacts and the risk of climate change.

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

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VTO research pathways focus on fuel diversification, vehicle efficiency, energy storage, lightweight materials, and new mobility technologies to improve the overall energy efficiency and affordability of the transportation system. The Research Foundation for The SUNY Stony Brook University. University of Delaware. 3,450,085.

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NASA adds 14 new partners to Advanced Air Mobility project’s National Campaign; urban air mobility

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Thirteen companies and one university have signed agreements with NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) project’s National Campaign to continue work towards integrating air taxis, cargo delivery aircraft and other new air vehicle concepts into the national airspace system. SkyGrid, and The University of North Texas. Background.

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Enevate introduces its silicon-dominant Li-ion technology for EVs; extreme fast charging and high capacity

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Enevate Corporation, developer of a silicon-dominant composite anode material and high energy density batteries ( earlier post ), has introduced HD-Energy Technology for Electric Vehicles (EVs); the high energy-density cells support extreme fast-charging. John Goodenough, University of Texas at Austin.

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Ad Astra Rocket Company and Cummins use hydrogen/biogas to power Cummins generator in Costa Rica

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The effort is in parallel with an ongoing technology development to store hydrogen affordably. and EARTH University in Costa Rica. and EARTH University in Costa Rica. In addition, biogas production from biodigestors is being studied by EARTH University.

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N. American usage of car2go one-way carshare up 40% in 1H 2017 year-on-year to >4.5M trips

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car2go members have also spent 33% more time traveling in car2gos in the first half of 2017 versus the first half of 2016, indicating that one-way carshare is gaining popularity as a convenient, affordable way to travel over varying distances. LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation. car2go N.A.,

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Hydro-Québec, Université de Montréal, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Süd-Chemie create entity for sublicensing of lithium iron phosphate battery materials; 4 new sublicensees

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LFP material was discovered at the University of Texas in Austin in 1995 and licensed to Hydro-Québec. The basic LMP/LFP material technology was invented and patented by Dr. John Goodenough of the University of Texas in Austin.

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