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Team at Naval Research Laboratory suggests design direction for structural batteries

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Cell-level specific-energy values versus corresponding elastic moduli of reported structural batteries, numbered by their references. By storing energy and bearing mechanical loads, structural batteries reduce the amount of conventional structural materials required by devices. Hopkins et al. —Hopkins et al.

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Recent Hybrid Braking Complaints Highlight Regenerative Braking Design Issues

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Likewise, a vehicle with a battery pack that happens to be near the upper range of its charge window (~70% to 80% for many hybrids) will also be limited in its ability to convert braking force to stored energy during a given braking event. Some early hybrid vehicles employed regen in tandem with a conventional hydraulic braking system.

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ARPA-E awards $38M to 12 projects leading used nuclear fuel recycling initiative

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While used nuclear fuel, sometimes referred to as spent nuclear fuel, is created during the process of generating nuclear energy, clean energy generated from this fuel would be enough to power more than 70 million homes. Upon discharge from a nuclear reactor, the UNF is initially stored in steel-lined concrete pools surrounded by water.

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ZF joins Open Manufacturing Platform

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The OMP technology framework and community are designed to nurture the development of smart-factory solutions across the sector. The OMP aims to provide community members with a reference architecture with open-source components based on open industrial standards. Earlier post.). Central auditability and dashboards.

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Viritech partners with Pininfarina on Apricale hydrogen hypercar

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Pininfarina HAS re-interpreted the Apricale’s initial reference design to create a vision of the future of zero-emissions performance motoring. Viritech, an engineering company developing hydrogen powertrain solutions, is partnering with Pininfarina on Apricale hydrogen hypercar.

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Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

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AQDSH 2 refers to the reduced form of AQDS. Quinones are naturally abundant, inexpensive, small organic molecules, and similar to molecules that store energy in plants and animals. Flow batteries store energy in chemical fluids contained in external tanks, as with fuel cells, instead of within the battery container itself.

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Shell and Uniper to work together on blue hydrogen production facility in the UK

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Blue hydrogen refers to hydrogen produced by the reformation of natural gas, with the CO 2 produced as a result of this process being captured and stored using CCS technology. The hydrogen produced could be used to decarbonize industry, transport and power throughout the Humber region.

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