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These methodologies will significantly decrease the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of the final HKT design. The University of Michigan. The University of Michigan proposes the RAFT concept as a solution for hydrokinetic energy harvesting. It has a low maintenance cost, resulting in a lower cost of energy.

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Researchers from Japan’s NIMS (National Institute for Materials Science), the University of Tokyo and Hiroshima University have jointly conducted a techno-economic analysis for hydrogen production from photovoltaic power generation (PV) utilizing a battery-assisted electrolyzer. This approximately converts to US$1.92 to US$3.00/kg

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This analysis compares the costs of usable energy when we buy gasoline and electricity for driving and natural gas for keeping warm. The average retail cost of regular gasoline in 2018 was $2.719 per gallon. Consequently, the average cost of the available energy from gasoline is $0.226 per 10,000 Btu. by Michael Sivak.

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APRIL 14, 2022

Commenting on the sharply reduced maximum seats available now, Prisco indicated that the increased fuel consumption is “making the flights environmentally and financially challenging. In this brief post, I will use the values from that article to calculate the increase in the fuel consumed per passenger on this route.

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DECEMBER 12, 2011

The selected organizations will provide close to $2 million in cost share. The projects focus on lowering the cost of compressed hydrogen storage systems and on developing advanced materials for hydrogen storage. University of Oregon, up to $2.0 HRL Laboratories, LLC, up to $1.2

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MARCH 30, 2022

Danish Minister for Transport Trine Bramsen, Aalborg municipal government representatives, and European media were invited to witness the first test runs of Geely methanol vehicles on Danish roads and visit the e-methanol production facility at Aalborg University. Both have their own advantages and together complement each other, Geely says.

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JULY 20, 2012

Innovative heat exchanger technology will improve efficiency and cut cost dramatically. Eaton will collaborate with the University of Minnesota on thermodynamic analysis and modeling to enable the efficient transfer of heat in the compression process. Current natural gas refueling systems cost between $5,000 and $10,000.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Researchers in the US and China have developed a catalyst that solves three key problems long associated with direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs): low efficiency, the cost of catalytic materials and the toxicity of chemical reactions inside the cells. —Chang et al.

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JUNE 24, 2011

US President Barack Obama today launched the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP), a national effort bringing together industry, universities, and the federal government to invest in emerging technologies such as information technology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology.

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DECEMBER 28, 2017

This year, the list of colleges with “open learning initiatives” of various kinds has boomed, and much of that has been part of an essential drive to modernize their classrooms and push the cost of education down. For example, both the City and State University of New York systems are investing millions in OER.

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MARCH 4, 2015

Researchers at the University of Houston, with their colleagues at Boston College, have created a new thermoelectric material—germanium-doped magnesium stannide (Mg 2 Sn 0.75 Ge 0.25 )—intended to generate electric power from waste heat with greater efficiency and higher output power than currently available materials.

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million available to develop a new competition that challenges individuals, universities, and existing and emerging companies to improve the performance and lower the cost of energy produced by WEC devices. million available for the development and testing of MHK sensors, instruments, and processing techniques.

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DECEMBER 4, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $7 million for two projects aimed at developing and demonstrating ways to reduce the cost of delivering bioenergy feedstocks to biorefineries. The State University of New York—College of Environmental Science and Forestry of Syracuse, New York will receive up to $3.5

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OCTOBER 10, 2021

The Clean Carbon Conductors team, with members from Rice University and DexMat Co, is designing enhanced-conductivity CNTs by improving fiber quality, alignment, packing density, and by electrochemically doping the CNTs. Each winning team has earned a $25,000 cash prize and a stipend for third-party conductivity testing in Stage 2.

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GE researchers, in partnership with Chart Industries—a global manufacturer of standard and custom-engineered products and systems for cryogenic and heat transfer applications—and scientists at the University of Missouri, have been awarded $1.8 The total cost of the 28-month program will be approximately $2.3

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For example, the University of California, San Diego will receive approximately $3.5 million to engineer a low-cost, low-weight battery and to redesign vehicle frames so the battery becomes an integral part of a vehicle’s support structure. University of Houston. Princeton University. University of California Los Angeles.

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A study by an international team of researchers led by Aalto University finds that less than one-third of the world’s population could currently meet their demand for food with food produced in their local vicinity. The paper is published in the journal Nature Food.

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A German-US collaboration including OH-Energy Germany, GmbH; the University of Delaware; Fraunhofer ICT; and Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research released initial results demonstrating 616 mW/cm 2 peak power density at 80 °C for a hydroxide (OH - ) exchange membrane (HEM) fuel cell. Earlier post.). OH Energy, Inc. Fuel Cells Hydrogen'

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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) began accepting applications 1 December for its Natural Gas Vehicle Grant program, which will provide up to $20 milli on over the next three years to help pay for the incremental purchase and conversion costs of heavy-duty natural gas fleet vehicles. An additional $7.5

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

The University of California and the Conference of Italian University Rectors (a consortium of state and non-state universities known as the CRUI) each recently signed what’s known as a read-and-publish agreement with IEEE. Gold open access refers to periodicals in which all content is freely available once published.

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This advanced smart charging initiative is available to all BMW’s battery electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) drivers in Northern and Central California who are also PG&E residential, electric customers.

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DECEMBER 19, 2021

Their sulfidation approach could reduce the capital costs of metal separation between 65 and 95 percent from mixed-metal oxides. We are trying to use materials that are abundant, economical, and readily available for sustainable materials separation, and we have expanded that domain to now include sulfur and sulfides.

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measurement capabilities and lowering the cost of electric. cost associated with thermal management. Utah State University. Utah State University will develop electronic hardware and. Pennsylvania State University. Pennsylvania State University is developing an innovative. Washington University.

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Together with Government subsidies the grants will cover the entire cost of installation for successful applicants. Through the new company the four automakers will also provide car owners with a universally-accepted charging card.

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy (ARPA-E) will make $30 million available for a new research competition in the coming months focused on natural gas vehicles ( DE-FOA-0000672 ). DOE will also make $14 million available ( DE-FOA-0000615 ) to support research and development into biofuels from algae.

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JANUARY 21, 2013

John Goodenough at the University of Texas at Austin and colleague Kyu-Sung Park have written a perspective paper on Li-ion batteries (LIBs), published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. More recently, at the University of Texas, Austin, Dr. Goodenough patented a new class of iron phosphate materials. Earlier post.).

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The design of the large pilot plant will incorporate an advanced combustion design and control features that have been verified through performance testing on the sub-pilot unit at Ohio State University and further testing on the small-scale pilot at Babcock & Wilcox. University of Illinois. University of Alaska Fairbanks.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

The California law enabling single-occupant access to the HOV lanes was meant to stimulate sales for fuel-efficient, ultra low-emission vehicles, with the goals of reducing dependence on foreign oil and saving money at the gasoline pump.

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ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a startup developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), announced the publication of an independent study that finds ClearFlame’s technology could help fleet owners and other heavy-duty truck operators lower total costs while meeting sustainability goals sooner than currently available alternatives.

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The University of Oxford will lead a consortium of five other university and six industry partners to address the way electrodes for Li-ion batteries are manufactured. The project’s Principal Investigator is Professor Patrick Grant of the University of Oxford. Next generation lithium ion cathode materials.

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The Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies (ACCMS) at Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan. The University of Stuttgart’s High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS) in Germany. On the software side, under CLE many ISV applications are available “out-of-the-box” under Cluster Compatibility Mode (CCM).

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This program aims to lower the cost of GTL conversion while enabling the use of low-cost, low-carbon, domestically sourced natural gas. The use of renewable and readily available solar energy reduces equipment costs and greenhouse gas emissions. Northwestern University. Pennsylvania State University.

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OCTOBER 30, 2019

—senior author Chao-Yang Wang, a mechanical engineer at The Pennsylvania State University. In the past, it was universally believed that lithium-ion batteries should avoid operating at high temperatures due to the concern of accelerated side reactions. watt-hours, while the 60-degree-Celsius cell generated only 1.7 watt-hours.

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A new survey by researchers from Columbia University, Ohio State University and Carnegie Mellon University finds that many Americans have a very poor understanding of energy use and savings. Inset: Individual regression curves for 30 randomly selected participants. Source: Attari et al. Click to enlarge.

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Proper cell balancing not only increases available capacity for each discharge cycle, but also extends the lifetime of a large-scale battery pack. Effective balancing technology thus has a direct impact on the cost of battery storage. This reduces the need for pack overdesign. —John Milios, Sendyne’s CEO. Earlier post.).

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Later in the program, teams that move to Phase 2 will focus on building components, unit operations, and prototype systems to reduce technical risks and costs. In FLECCS Phase 2, up to $31 million in additional funding will be available for teams. Colorado State University. University of Pittsburgh. 8 Rivers Capital.

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $3 million in funding for advanced biofuels, bioenergy, and biobased products available through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI). The DOE selections are: The University of Tennessee (UT). Northwestern University (NU).

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