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Films of platinum only two atoms thick supported by graphene could enable fuel cell catalysts with unprecedented catalytic activity and longevity, according to a study published recently by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, with colleagues from University of Oxford, in the journal Advanced Functional Materials.
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.
The post-combustion outlet gas is more easily separated into water and CO 2 to the pipeline, thereby lowering the electricity costs of grids with high levels of VRE. Colorado State University. The dual-stage flash regenerator will improve flexibility and reduce capital cost compared to a conventional reboiler. 8 Rivers Capital.
Currently, metal-supported fuel cells use high-temperature electrolytes; using an intermediate temperature electrolyte will allow an operating temperature of 500°C while a redesigned cell architecture will increase the efficiency and lower the cost of UTRC’s overall system. Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Colorado School of Mines.
Researchers at the University of Georgia, who are also members of Department of Energy’s BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), have developed a method for the genetic manipulation of members of bacterial genus Caldicellulosiruptor , a group of anaerobic thermophiles with optimum growth temperatures between 65 °C and 78 °C (149–172 °F).
The projects selected are located in 25 states, with 50% of projects led by universities, 23% by small businesses, 12% by large businesses, 13% by national labs, and 2% by non-profits. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Development of a Dedicated, High-Value Biofuels Crop The University of Massachusetts, Amherst will develop an.
CoalTek, teaming with the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research in Lexington, Ky., Duke University in Durham, N.C., and the University of North Dakota Energy and Environment Research Center in Grand Forks, N.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, Va.)-Partnering
The projects are based in 24 states, with approximately 47% of the projects led by universities; 29% by small businesses; 15% by large businesses; 7.5% University. Researchers from Colorado State University will develop a system. Researchers from Colorado State University will develop a system. University.
A team from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, and Georgia Tech has developed a a wave-energy-driven electrochemical CO 2 reduction system that converts ocean wave energy to chemical energy in the form of formic acid, a liquid fuel. —Leung et al.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected four research and development projects designed to bring next-generation biofuels on line faster and to drive down the cost of producing gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels from biomass. University of Oklahoma (up to $4 million).
Selections for this investment focus on key early-stage technical challenges related to non-precious metal catalysts; fuel cell membranes; reversible fuel cells; and electrolyzers to produce hydrogen, as well as innovative concepts to improve efficiency and lower costs of hydrogen vehicle refueling infrastructure. 999,814. . 1,600,000. .
Phase 1 of the ABBA Integrated Biorefinery project, to be built at the AVAPCO Thomaston Georgia site, has begun. The project, which will co-produce full replacement renewable jet fuel, gasoline, diesel and Bioplus nanocellulose from woody biomass in an integrated biorefinery at AVAPCO’s site in Thomaston, Georgia, has received a $3.7-million
million for five projects to develop advanced biofuels and bioproducts that will help drive down the cost of producing gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel from biomass. The University of Wisconsin of Madison, Wisconsin will receive up to $3.3 of Atlanta, Georgia will receive up to $3.1 American Process, Inc.
This project will develop and optimize a novel, engineered microorganism that produces a biodiesel-equivalent fuel from renewable hydrogen and carbon dioxide, at costs of less than $2.50 NC State University. of Georgia). Medical University of South Carolina. Columbia University. A123 Systems, Rutgers University).
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding up to $15 million for three projects aimed at reducing the production costs of algae-based biofuels and bioproducts through improvements in algal biomass yields. Global Algae Innovations. Global Algae Innovations Inc., Algenol Biotech LLC. MicroBio Engineering, Inc. MicroBio Engineering, Inc.,
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 10 university projects to conduct advanced turbine technology research under the Office of Fossil Energy’s University Turbine Systems Research (UTSR) Program. Texas A&M University. Purdue University. University of Texas at Austin. University of South Carolina.
For the near-term, the focus is on improving performance and lowering the cost of high-pressure compressed hydrogen storage systems. Related to this, DOE seeks by 2020 to develop novel precursors and conversion processes capable of reducing the high-volume cost of high-strength carbon fiber by 25% from $13 per pound to ~$9 per pound.
A team from Georgia Tech, University of California, Berkeley, and the Joint BioEnergy Institute at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has now engineered Escherichia coli bacteria to produce pinene, the immediate precursor to pinene dimers, a biosynthetic alternative to JP-10.
If successfully developed, this transformational new energy storage technology would greatly reduce the cost of hybrid and electric vehicles. Sustainable, High-Energy Density, Low-Cost Electrochemical Energy Storage: Metal-Air Ionic Liquid (MAIL) Batteries. Arizona State University, in partnership with Fluidic Energy Inc.,
BCAP, created in the 2008 Farm Bill, helps farmers and forest land owners with start-up costs of planting new energy crops that can take several years to reach maturity until harvest, a timeline designed to parallel the construction schedule of commercial-scale energy facilities that will use these crops.
CIRCUITS projects will establish the building blocks of this class of power converter by advancing higher efficiency designs that exhibit enhanced reliability and superior total cost of ownership. Georgia Institute of Technology. Marquette University. Northeastern University. University of Arkansas.
The transcontinental connection would start with wind, solar, and hydropower generated in Azerbaijan and Georgia, and off-shore wind power generated in the Caspian Sea. gigawatts of clean electricity to Anaklia, Georgia, at the east end of the Black Sea. Long-distance lines would carry up to 1.5 billion (US $3.8 We are a hydro country.
HITEMMP projects include: Michigan State University. Michigan State University’s HIPPED technology is a highly scalable heat exchanger suited for high-efficiency power generation systems that use supercritical CO 2 as a working fluid and operate at high temperature and high pressure. Missouri University of Science and Technology.
University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (Grand Forks, ND) will complete an initial engineering design for a hybrid capture system and estimate associated costs for retrofitting the Red Trail Energy ethanol plant. DOE Funding: $1,500,000; Non-DOE Funding: $405,328; Total: $1,905,328.
The selected projects will focus on developing carbon capture technologies that can achieve at least 90% CO 2 removal and reduce the added costs at power plants with carbon capture systems to no more than a 35% increase in the cost of electricity produced at the plant. Georgia Tech Research Corp. University of North Dakota.
The project team expects this research to result in an optimized materials and processing solution that will significantly reduce component costs for a critical SOFC subsystem. DOE: $2,500,000 Non DOE: $625,149 Total: $3,125,149 (20% cost share). The University of South Carolina. The Tennessee Technological University.
You had me at “wormlike, limbless robots.” [ GitHub ] via [ Georgia Tech ] Filmed in July 2017, this video shows us using Atlas to put out a “fire” on our loading dock. This robot is built at a cost of 50 euros for patients who are not financially independent to get better treatment. [ Acrobotics ] Thanks, Elizabeth!
Georgia Tech Research Corporation. The team’s control architecture will communicate with users via the app, providing suggestions for altering departure times, routes, and/or modes of transport to reduce energy consumption, without increasing the time or cost of the trip. University of Maryland at College Park. TRANSNET Awards.
University chapters are the lifeblood of IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu , the organization’s honor society. There are 269 chapters at universities worldwide. Support provided by universities to chapters varies widely, however—which can limit activities. A strong chapter helps ensure that members have a fulfilling experience.
Sanctuary ] Ayato Kanada, an assistant professor at Kyushu University in Japan, wrote in to share "the world's simplest omnidirectional mobile robot." Engineers at Georgia Tech are the first to study the mechanics of springtails, which leap in the water to avoid predators. Georgia Tech ] Thanks, Jason! Paper ] Thanks, Nathanaël!
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected eight projects to receive almost $25 million in funding to construct small- and large-scale pilots for reducing the cost of CO 2 capture and compression through DOE’s Carbon Capture Program. FuelCell Energy Inc. NRG Energy Inc. Alstom Power Inc.
35 new businesses, non-profits, universities, and utilities signing on to DOE’s Workplace Charging Challenge and committing to provide electric vehicle charging access for their workforce. Georgia Power. Southern Company: Georgia Power. Binghamton University (State University of New York). Duke Energy.
Direct air capture of carbon dioxide is a key technology that not only reduces the cost of algae biofuel production, but greatly increases the volume of algae biofuel that can be produced by enabling algae farms to be located anywhere. Project partners include Petron Scientech, Byogy Renewables, Birla Carbon, and Clark Atlanta University.
Alabama A&M University. Alabama A&M University’s Bulldog Transit System will receive funding to purchase electric buses, charging stations, and other associated equipment. Georgia Department of Transportation. The buses will be deployed in areas such as downtown and the University. City of Lubbock/Citibus.
Researchers at Virginia Tech, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and the University of Georgia have produced hydrogen gas in a spontaneous, “one-pot” process using an enzyme cocktail, cellulosic materials from non-food sources, and water. Hydrogen production from cellodextrin and water by a synthetic enzymatic pathway.
Congestion is one of the most prevalent transport problems in large urban agglomerations, usually above a threshold of about 1 million inhabitants, notes Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue at Hofstra University. —The High Cost of Free Parking. The High Cost of Free Parking. Shoup advocates performance parking—i.e. Shoup, Donald.
Yet DNA data storage has to date been relegated to boutique, proof-of-concept applications like time capsules, and the cost is tremendous. But for DNA to make a difference in the storage problem, it needs to scale up, while the cost must come down. New research led by the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) aims to achieve both.
One of the fundamental themes of your book is that the technological learning curve that has resulted in the rapid reduction in the costs of renewable energy has been sustained for 50 to 70 years and shows no signs of slowing down. percent reduction in the cost of solar from 2000 to 2022, and this is installed cost!
We’ve already noted that premiums are up with car insurance costs having risen by 52 percent in just the last three years. But the cost of living has jumped dramatically within the same time frame. percent), Tennessee (20.9), Michigan (19.9), Kentucky (18.7), Georgia (18.1), Delaware (18.1), Colorado (17.5), and Ohio (17.1).
Laurie Garrow, Georgia Tech And somehow, the cost would be no greater, either. In a discussion hosted by the Washington Post last July, Bevirt declared, “Our initial price point would be comparable to the cost of a taxi or an Uber, but our target is to move quickly down to the cost of what it costs you to drive your own car.
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The selected projects range from improving manufacturing processes that reduce the energy needed to make components for aircraft and vehicles, to lowering the production costs of carbon fiber for a wide range of clean energy products. DOE award is $7,120,000, with $1,780,000 cost-share. University. Earlier post.). Technology.
The Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute will focus on accelerating the development and adoption of advanced sensors, data analytics, and controls in manufacturing, while reducing the cost of these technologies by half and improving the efficiency of US advanced manufacturing. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Louisiana State U.;
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