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Virginia Tech team develops process for high-yield production of hydrogen from xylose under mild conditions

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A team of Virginia Tech researchers, led by Dr. Y.H. The findings of their study, published in the journal Angewandte Chemie, International Edition , suggest that cell-free biosystems could produce hydrogen from biomass xylose at low cost. Flow of the new process; enzymes are in red. Credit: Martín del Campo et al.

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Virginia Tech researchers develop high-energy-density sugar “biobattery”, an enzymatic fuel cell

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A Virginia Tech research team led by Dr. Y.H. Then, low-cost biocatalyst enzymes are used as catalyst instead of platinum. The sugar battery combines maltodextrin, a polysaccharide made from partial hydrolysis of starch with air to generate electricity and water as the main byproducts.

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DOE awards $20M to 10 hydrogen production and delivery technologies projects

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University of Hawaii of Honolulu, Hawaii will receive $3 million to develop photoelectrodes for direct solar water splitting. University of Colorado, Boulder of Boulder, Colorado will receive $2 million to develop a novel solar-thermal reactor to split water with concentrated sunlight. FuelCell Energy Inc.

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DOE announces approximately $64M in funding for 18 projects to advance H2@Scale

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The projects will feature collaborations with EERE’s Advanced Manufacturing Office on manufacturing reliable and affordable electrolyzers and with EERE’s Vehicle Technologies Office on developing low-cost, high-strength carbon fiber for hydrogen storage tanks. Carbon Composite Optimization Reducing Tank Cost. Giner ELX Inc.

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Virginia Tech professor proposes simple biomass-to-wheel efficiency analysis to inform decisions on biomass/biofuel/powertrain combinations; the advantage of sugar fuel cell vehicles

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However, notes Virginia Tech Prof. Because of the same input and output in all cases, an increase in energy conversion efficiency nearly equals impact reductions in carbon and water footprints on the environment. Transportation and distribution of the sugar/water slurry or sugar slurry could easily use available infrastructure.

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DOE awarding $35M to 11 projects for hydrokinetic turbine development; ARPA-E SHARKS

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The bottom, sides, and surface of rivers and tidal channels confine water flow, which significantly alters the operation of river and tidal turbines. The project aims to demonstrate a significant step-change up in efficiency with a step-change down in cost of energy. University of Virginia. University of Washington. Emrgy, Inc.

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DOE awarding more than $50M to 15 projects to advance critical material innovations

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Partners: American Lithium Corporation, DuPont Water Solutions. DOE funding: $2,272,112; costs share: $2,272,112; Total costs: $4,544,224. Umwelt- und Ingenieurtechnik GMbH Dresden, LNV LLC DOE funding: $21,989,530; Cost share: $21,989,530; Total costs: $43,979,060.

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