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DOE offers $4.4 million for university biofuel projects

It's not all li-ion battery tech that the federal government is givng support to these days; biofuels are getting some tax dollars as well. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that six biofuel projects at universities around the U.S. will be getting up to $4.4 million in funding. The good news is that the money is for work in non-food cellulosic ethanol research. Full details are available after the jump, but here are some snippets: University of Toledo: For "development of cost-effective biocatalysts capable of ... Read more →

Nissan shows off EV battery lab Domenick Yoney

At a recently-held advanced technology briefing, Nissan showed off its "Battery Lab" used for developing lithium ion batteries for electric and hybrid cars. This research facility is used to create ...

UC Davis to test plug-in hybrids in 100 households Lascelles Linton

UC Davis got $3 M from the California Energy Commission to open a new plug-in, hybrid research center. Pat's Garage will convert 10 Priuses for the center, adding a $12,000 battery that extends the ...

Hydrogen storage breakthrough? Dane Muldoon

Researchers have published their discovery of a new class of aluminum-hydrogen complexes in the journal Science and are excited by the unique chemistry the molecules exhibit. Amongst the most ...

Alternative Powertrain Research: Argonne's Mobile Automotive Technology Testbed Bruno Vanzieleghem

Canoe.Ca reports on a facility called Mobile Automotive Technology Tested or MATT for short, operated by Argonne National Lab, one of the largest research centers for the U.S. Department of Energy. ...

DOE offers $4.4 million for university biofuel projects 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It's not all li-ion battery tech that the federal government is givng support to these days; biofuels are getting some tax dollars as well. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that six biofuel projects at universities around the U.S. will be getting up to $4.4 million in funding. ...

Nissan shows off EV battery lab 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At a recently-held advanced technology briefing, Nissan showed off its "Battery Lab" used for developing lithium ion batteries for electric and hybrid cars. This research facility is used to create different electrode formulations, as well as battery prototyping and testing. With all the battery ...

UC Davis to test plug-in hybrids in 100 households 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

UC Davis got $3 M from the California Energy Commission to open a new plug-in, hybrid research center. Pat's Garage will convert 10 Priuses for the center, adding a $12,000 battery that extends the electric-only range up to 40 miles, and the total range of the car to 100 miles per gallon. UC Davis ...

Hydrogen storage breakthrough? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Researchers have published their discovery of a new class of aluminum-hydrogen complexes in the journal Science and are excited by the unique chemistry the molecules exhibit. Amongst the most important aspects of the discovery are that the new class of aluminum and hydrogen molecules (Al-H) are ...

Alternative Powertrain Research: Argonne's Mobile Automotive Technology Testbed 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Canoe.Ca reports on a facility called Mobile Automotive Technology Tested or MATT for short, operated by Argonne National Lab, one of the largest research centers for the U.S. Department of Energy. The facility allows engineers to quickly test various components for hybrids and new ways of combining ...


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