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AUGUST 17, 2010

GE Transportation and DonJon Shipbuilding and Repair are bidding on a $24-million federal grant for their Hybrid Harbor Tug Project. The grant is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that awards funding to innovative transportation projects. GoErie.com. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 12, 2015

nm, average) of iron pyrite (FeS 2 ) nanoparticles are advantageous to sustain reversible conversion reactions in sodium ion and lithium ion batteries. In this work we explore the sodium and lithium conversion of ultrafine FeS 2 nanoparticles, with a tight size distribution centered around ∼4.5 —Anna Douglas.

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APRIL 28, 2015

Supported by an ARPA-E grant, LiRAP has proven to be a safe alternative compared to the liquid electrolytes used in most of today’s lithium ion batteries. PATHION is working on a derivative for Li-sulfur batteries as well as a derivative that could be applied in a sodium-ion battery. Lithium sulfur.

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JUNE 14, 2019

Natron Energy, a developer of new battery cell technology based on Prussian Blue analogue electrodes and a sodium-ion electrolyte, has ( earlier post ), has been awarded a $3-million grant by the California Energy Commission (CEC) for “Advanced Energy Storage for Electric Vehicle Charging Support.”

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FEBRUARY 16, 2013

has been selected to receive a grant of up to $6.5 The grant was awarded to Canada Lithium to construct a pilot plant to test the viability of refining lithium metal from the company’s lithium products, soon to be produced from the new mine and process plant currently being commissioned near Val d’Or, Québec. Canada Lithium Corp.

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AUGUST 29, 2010

The biorefinery will convert the process waste effluent from the plant into cellulosic ethanol, sodium acetate and clean, warm water. Michigan Technical University will contribute research to improve fermentation processes and also on the use of sodium acetate for novel de-icing applications.

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OCTOBER 11, 2014

The FHR is a new reactor concept that combines high-temperature graphite-matrix-coated particle fuel developed for high-temperature gas-cooled reactors; liquid salt coolant developed for molten salt reactors; and safety systems originating with sodium fast reactors. Seawater uranium.

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

Also, the conversion requires the toxic chemicals sulfuric acid and either potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide. The second reaction converts the triacylglycerols into biodiesel, but that conversion requires sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide. Waste vegetable oil is made up of triacylglycerols, free fatty acids, and water.

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OCTOBER 25, 2014

They also found that the procedure outlined for Li-ion batteries is equally valid for other metal-ion batteries, such as sodium-ion or magnesium-ion batteries. The researchers hope that the findings will lead to production of safer, less toxic batteries. Our research proved that to be the case. —Puru Jena. 201408648.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The project’s Principal Investigator is Professor Patrick Grant of the University of Oxford. Next generation sodium ion batteries–NEXGENNA. Its aim is to put on the path to commercialisation a safe sodium ion battery with high performance, low cost and a long cycle life.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

The awarded grants will go to projects with lead researchers in 17 states. Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. DOE grant: $7,200,000).

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MARCH 3, 2016

Researchers from George Washington University and Vanderbilt University have demonstrated the conversion of atmospheric CO 2 into carbon nanofibers (CNFs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for use as high-performance anodes in both lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries. times above that of sodium-ion batteries with graphite electrodes.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The four-year DOE grant establishes a DOE Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) at U-M, the Mechano-chemical Understanding of Solid Ion Conductors (MUSIC). And they’ll examine how the introduction of ceramic ion conductors impacts degradation in lithium metal, sodium metal and other solid state configurations.

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DECEMBER 24, 2009

In October, Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, was awarded an ARPA-E grant of $7.2 million to develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 7, 2013

The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued a grants opportunity notice ( PD-14-7644 ) for up to about $13 million in awards to fundamental research and education that will enable innovative processes for the sustainable production of electricity and transportation fuels. Advanced Batteries for Transportation.

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Photo: Natron Energy Natron Energy has announced it will build the first sodium-ion battery gigafactory in the US, in North Carolina. It’s facilitated in part by a Job Development Investment Grant from the North Carolina Department of Commerce, which gives cash grants directly to a company when it creates jobs and invests in the state.

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OCTOBER 21, 2011

A number of licences have recently been granted for patents within the IP pooled portfolio. Technology transfer and know-how will be provided with the support of Hydro-Québec researchers to enable rapid and efficient implementation of the technology in battery products. Its sole shareholder is the Québec government.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

If you put a pair of sodium and chlorine atoms at each lattice point, they form sodium and chlorine sub-lattices and you get salt. When you have more than one atom at each point, each type of atom forms its own sub-lattice. For example, if you put a pair of carbon atoms at each point (forming two FCC sub-lattices), you get diamond.

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DECEMBER 2, 2014

A team of researchers from universities and national laboratories led by Tufts University has developed catalysts composed of a unique structure of single gold atoms bound by oxygen to several sodium or potassium atoms and supported on non-reactive silica materials. This single-site gold species is active for the low-temperature (.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

The California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development (CalSEED) program announced that the fourth cohort of innovative clean energy concepts has been approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC); 28 companies out of 212 were selected to receive grants of $150,000 each. CalSEED is administered by New Energy Nexus.

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MAY 28, 2009

This will see Modec granted full N2 EC Type Approval, allowing it to sell its vehicles in all EU member states without the need for individual national approval. Modec, the British manufactured electric van ( earlier post ), says that it will soon be the first commercial electric vehicle to gain EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval (EC WVTA).

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MARCH 1, 2017

lithium, sodium or potassium) on a copper–carbon cathode current collector at a voltage of more than 3.0 Finally, sodium is cheaper than lithium and widely available from the oceans, which makes a sodium battery preferable to a lithium battery, but insertion hosts for Na + have lower capacities than insertion hosts for Li +.

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AUGUST 6, 2009

Modec has used both Zebra (sodium nickel chloride) and Li-ion packs in its trucks so far. Modec is being granted full N2 EC Type Approval, allowing it to sell its electric vehicles in all EU member states without the need for individual national approval. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 10, 2020

Though they may be costly, the self-hollowing antimony nanocrystals have another interesting property: they could also be used in sodium-ion and potassium-ion batteries, emerging systems for which much more research must be done. —Matthew McDowell.

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MARCH 23, 2015

These carbonaceous electrodes could also be used for rechargeable sodium-ion batteries. The researchers acknowledge funding from Purdue University, the university’s School of Chemical Engineering and the Kirk Endowment grant from the Birck Nanotechnology Center. Batteries'

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The hot brine that comes up from the subsurface as part of geothermal power production at the Salton Sea in California is a rich stew of minerals, including iron, magnesium, calcium, sodium, and lithium. Berkeley Lab has projects with both under grants from the California Energy Commission.) Credit: Jenny Nuss/Berkeley Lab).

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APRIL 6, 2016

Emission Control Areas are sea areas that have been granted special status based upon their proven need to reduce emissions from ships. Sodium hydroxide dosing is therefore required to neutralise the acidic scrubber water. When these vessels travel outside of NO x ECAs, IMO Tier II applies.

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JULY 4, 2010

At present, pretreatment techniques include physical, chemical, physicochemical and/or biological methods such as steam explosion; hot water extraction; sulfuric acid; sodium hydroxide; hydrogen peroxide; peracetic acid; ammonia fiber explosion (AFEX); and wet oxidation in addition to an emerging body of work on ozonolysis.

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APRIL 14, 2021

Chloride is the common element in many different types of salts such as sodium chloride (table salt) and calcium chloride (commonly used for road salt). This work was supported by Maryland Sea Grant (Award No. SA75281870W), the National Science Foundation (Awards No.

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MARCH 30, 2022

It is taken for granted, and most people have no idea how it is made. The ingredients are sand (SiO 2 , about 73 percent of the charge ), sodium dioxide (Na 2 O, about 13 percent), lime (CaO, about 9 percent), and magnesium (4 percent). Plate glass , like steel, is all around us.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Energy is something we take for granted, because we just plug things into the wall, and it feels as inevitable as air. The group fabricated their device using CFRP, sodium potassium niobate (KNN) nanoparticles, and epoxy resin. Which seems plenty attractive to a range of companies and researchers.

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

Qualifying projects can receive up to 80% of their costs from NEVI grants and must meet strict standards around charging experience, uptime, reporting, cybersecurity, and more. EV Connect conforms to the stringent standards set by the U.S.

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DECEMBER 24, 2023

million grant from the U.S. Then there are the new battery chemistries that are not lithium based—for instance, sodium-ion and graphene-based batteries. Additionally, because the nanoelectrofuel is an aqueous suspension, it did not catch fire or explode, nor would the material be hazardous if the battery were to leak.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The batteries that use sodium instead of the pricey and rare lithium are the ones that are the closest to being on the market. This calls for more charging forecourts, more grants to build home and on-street stations, and more companies that provide charging infrastructure.

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MAY 23, 2023

It’s got sodium, potassium, calcium, etc., It doesn’t really like sodium so much. But when people submit papers or grant applications, I heard more than one researchers say to me— people would look at this electric stuff, and they’d be like, “Does anyone still believe this s**t?” This is like sieve water. That was in the 1800s.

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APRIL 30, 2024

Sodium-ion batteries offer benefits over their lithium-ion counterparts. will unveil what it bills as the first full-scale plant in the US for making sodium-ion batteries on Monday. will unveil what it bills as the first full-scale plant in the US for making sodium-ion batteries on Monday. Natron Energy Inc. Natron Energy Inc.

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

Several types of recipients were eligible for funding, such as private industry, universities, and federal labs, through contracts, grants, and other mechanisms. Sodium batteries. In addition to these obligations, DOE supported about $596 million in direct loans. through 2012. Number of obligations. Funding obligations. Capacitors.

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