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New Na-ion battery combining intercalation and conversion could be promising low-cost energy storage system

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In January, researchers at Kansas State University reported on the synthesis of molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) and reduced graphene oxide flakes (MoS 2 /rGO) for use as self-standing flexible electrodes in sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries; the molybdenum disulfide also offers a new combination of intercalation and a conversion-type reaction.

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Amazon begins deploying its Rivian electric delivery vehicles

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Amazon has begun deploying its custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian for package delivery, with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Batteries that are light, resilient, and low cost in addition to lasting the lifetime of the vehicle.

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SG Biofuels Completes $9.4M Series A Financing

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million Series A financing with proceeds from Flint Hills Resources, a privately held company based in Kansas, Life Technologies Corporation, a biotechnology tools company based in Carlsbad, Calif., SG Biofuels, Inc., a bioenergy crop company developing and producing elite seeds of Jatropha, has completed a $9.4-million

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GM is retiring another gas-powered model to make room for the next-gen Chevy Bolt EV

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GM is retiring another gas-powered car at its Kansas plant to clear room for the next-gen Chevy Bolt EV. The facility will soon house a new “family of Bolt models” as GM brings back the popular, low-cost EV.

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ARPA-E awards $43M to 19 energy storage projects to advance electric vehicle and grid technologies

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project integrates a unique, low-cost membrane with a new. electrolyte materials composed of low cost iron. battery will have a target storage cost of less than $100/kWh, which could enable deployment of renewable energy technologies throughout the grid. the University of Kansas, and Vanderbilt.

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EPA awards $4.5M to advance air monitoring technology

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million to six research organizations to develop and to use low-cost air pollution sensor technology, while engaging communities to learn about their local air quality. While recent advances in technology have led to the development of low-cost air pollution sensors, they have not been widely tested, especially under field conditions.

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DOE selects 28 hydrogen and fuel cell R&D projects for $38M in funding

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.: Electrolyzer Integrated Modular Nano-Array Monolithic Catalytic Reactors for Low Pressure/Temperature and High Flux Synthetic Fuel Production. 3M Company: Low-cost, High Performance Catalyst Coated Membranes for PEM Water Electrolyzers. University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.: Giner, ELX Inc.: 1,000,000. .:

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