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New Database Shines Spotlight on Decades of Solar Mirror Research

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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The publicly available Solar Mirror Materials Database (SMMD) will contain information from thousands of solar mirror samples from more than a hundred suppliers that have been subjected to outdoor tests and laboratory environments.

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  • The publicly available Solar Mirror Materials Database (SMMD) will contain information from thousands of solar mirror samples from more than a hundred suppliers that have been subjected to outdoor tests and laboratory environments.
  • Details about the SMMD are contained in a new article, “ Compilation of a Solar Mirror Materials Database and an Analysis of Natural and Accelerated Mirror Exposure and Degradation ,” published in the Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
  • You want to reflect solar energy and concentrate it at a single point and capture the heat,” Farrell said.
  • NREL is the U.S. Department of Energy's primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development.

ACE Green Recycling enters into Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Research Agreement with National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
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GOLDEN, Colo. , Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ACE Green Recycling (ACE) and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to further develop and optimize ACE's environment friendly and low cost lithium-ion battery recycling technology for recycling of graphite, lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) and other cathode active materials. This collaboration advances DOE's deep commitment and investments in the development of sustainable, cost effective and environment friendly lithium-ion battery recycling in the United States.

Key Points: 
  • GOLDEN, Colo. , Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ACE Green Recycling (ACE) and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to further develop and optimize ACE's environment friendly and low cost lithium-ion battery recycling technology for recycling of graphite, lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) and other cathode active materials.
  • Located in Golden, Colorado, NREL is a DOE national laboratory focused on renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development.
  • As part of this mission, NREL is committed to the development and deployment of key breakthroughs for battery recycling technologies.
  • Under this research agreement, NREL will assist ACE in evaluating commercialization of this process to recycle LFP batteries and to upcycle graphite to battery grade.

ACE Green Recycling enters into Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Research Agreement with National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
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GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ACE Green Recycling (ACE) and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to further develop and optimize ACE's environment friendly and low cost lithium-ion battery recycling technology for recycling of graphite, lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) and other cathode active materials. This collaboration advances DOE's deep commitment and investments in the development of sustainable, cost effective and environment friendly lithium-ion battery recycling in the United States.

Key Points: 
  • GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ACE Green Recycling (ACE) and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to further develop and optimize ACE's environment friendly and low cost lithium-ion battery recycling technology for recycling of graphite, lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) and other cathode active materials.
  • Located in Golden, Colorado, NREL is a DOE national laboratory focused on renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development.
  • As part of this mission, NREL is committed to the development and deployment of key breakthroughs for battery recycling technologies.
  • Under this research agreement, NREL will assist ACE in evaluating commercialization of this process to recycle LFP batteries and to upcycle graphite to battery grade.

Invizyne Selected by Shell GameChanger Accelerator Powered by NREL for Sixth Cohort

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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Monrovia, CA, Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Invizyne Technologies, Inc. , a leading designer of enzyme-based biomanufacturing systems – and a subsidiary of MDB Capital Holdings, LLC, (NASDAQ:MDBH) – today announced it was one of four companies selected to participate in the latest Shell Gamechanger Accelerator™ Powered by NREL (GCxN) program.

Key Points: 
  • Monrovia, CA, Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Invizyne Technologies, Inc. , a leading designer of enzyme-based biomanufacturing systems – and a subsidiary of MDB Capital Holdings, LLC, (NASDAQ:MDBH) – today announced it was one of four companies selected to participate in the latest Shell Gamechanger Accelerator™ Powered by NREL (GCxN) program.
  • GCxN provides selected companies with access to technical experts and state-of-the-art facilities to reduce technology development risk and accelerate commercialization of new cleaner technologies.
  • The companies selected for the sixth cohort are focused on developing innovative technologies that sequester carbon into building materials and convert waste and/or bio-renewable feedstocks to desired energy and chemical products.
  • "In this cohort, we're harnessing NREL’s vast research capabilities to tackle some of today's paramount sustainability challenges,” said Johanna Jamison, GCxN Program Manager at NREL.

Shell GameChanger Accelerator™ Powered by NREL Announces Participants for Sixth Cohort

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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The Shell GameChanger Accelerator™ Powered by NREL (GCxN), a multi-million dollar, multi-year program developed in collaboration between Shell GameChanger and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), has selected four startups to participate in the program’s sixth cohort.

Key Points: 
  • The Shell GameChanger Accelerator™ Powered by NREL (GCxN), a multi-million dollar, multi-year program developed in collaboration between Shell GameChanger and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), has selected four startups to participate in the program’s sixth cohort.
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    The Shell GameChanger Accelerator™ Powered by NREL (GCxN) has selected DTE Materials, Hexas Biomass, Invizyne Technologies, and ZILA BioWorks to participate in its sixth cohort.
  • The sixth GCxN cohort includes:
    DTE Materials , based in Fresno, CA, has developed a technology that converts agricultural and forest waste into sustainable, carbon-negative construction materials.
  • "In this cohort, we're harnessing NREL’s vast research capabilities to tackle some of today's paramount sustainability challenges,” said Johanna Jamison, GCxN program manager at NREL.

New Public-Private Partnerships Look to AI and Enzymes to Break Down Plastic and Textile Waste

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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The first project will leverage the team’s collective advancements in artificial intelligence to create enzymes that break down plastic and textile waste, and the second will streamline the methods for manufacturing these enzymes at scale.

Key Points: 
  • The first project will leverage the team’s collective advancements in artificial intelligence to create enzymes that break down plastic and textile waste, and the second will streamline the methods for manufacturing these enzymes at scale.
  • Protein Evolution’s partnerships with JBEI, ABF and ABPDU share the overarching goal to reduce emissions from petroleum-based plastic production and the landfilling and incineration of plastic waste.
  • As one of the ABF’s five newly selected projects aimed to decarbonize society, Protein Evolution will use AI to design new classes of enzymes to break down plastic.
  • “We are hopeful that this partnership will make a major impact on how plastic waste is handled and new plastic material is produced in the future.”

NREL Analysis Identifies Drivers of Offshore Wind Development

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Monday, October 9, 2023
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The current role of offshore wind electricity in the United States has been understudied, they said.

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  • The current role of offshore wind electricity in the United States has been understudied, they said.
  • The analysis, “ Expanded modeling scenarios to understand the role of offshore wind in decarbonizing the United States ,” appears in the journal Nature Energy.
  • Under the study’s core scenario with high load growth and electrification, offshore wind accounts for 133 gigawatts by 2050.
  • NREL is the U.S. Department of Energy's primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development.

CALSTART Begins Work on Plan for Zero-Emission Corridor Along Eastern Seaboard

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Monday, October 16, 2023
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NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CALSTART, a mission-oriented industry nonprofit organization, announced today the launch of a groundbreaking project to guide investment in commercial medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure along I-95, one of the nation's most heavily traveled freight routes. The East Coast Commercial ZEV Corridor project will incorporate input from fleet operators, the charging and fueling industry, utilities and communities to determine the most equitable and efficient path forward to support MHD ZEV deployment.

Key Points: 
  • Funded by a $1.2M grant from the Department of Energy, the two-year initiative will define the locations, contributors, and processes that will result in an unprecedented, advanced technology, zero-emission freight corridor up and down the Eastern seaboard.
  • CALSTART has worked for decades with government, vehicle and infrastructure manufacturers, and fleets to put into place revolutionary clean-air regulations and to create the clean transportation industry necessary to meet them.
  • CALSTART will perform their study with support from Momentum, TETC/I-95 Corridor Coalition, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Georgetown Climate Center, and Clean Cities Coalitions from each state along the corridor.
  • This roadmap will inform efforts by states, utilities, and the industry leaders to create a seamless truck charging network across the region."

Readying the Northeastern U.S. for Electric Trucks: National Grid to Build DOE Funded Roadmap

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Monday, October 16, 2023
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WALTHAM, Mass. and BROOKLYN, N.Y., Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --National Grid today is announcing the kickoff of a landmark study to support the electrification of commercial fleets, mapping out truck charging needs across nearly 3,000 miles of major highways in the U.S. Northeast. Funded by a $1.2 million grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the two-year effort to build a Northeast Freight Corridors Charging Plan will focus on highways with heavy trucking traffic, including I-95 and I-90, and areas with commercial activity, like the Port of New York and New Jersey.

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  • The study led by National Grid will develop 20-year demand forecasts for more than 100 sites across New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and all New England states.
  • "Readying our grid infrastructure for electric trucks will require careful planning and close collaboration across state lines," said Bart Franey, Vice President of Clean Energy Development in New York, National Grid.
  • "This DOE grant award brings the right stakeholders into the same room to chart a clear course for electric truck charging across the Northeast.
  • National Grid will also closely coordinate with CALSTART, the recipient of a similar DOE grant, to map out truck charging needs south of National Grid's study area.

Governor Newsom Signs AltaSea-Sponsored Wave Energy Legislation into Law

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Saturday, October 7, 2023
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The legislation calls for an extensive study and assessment of wave and tidal energy potential off California’s 840-mile coastline.

Key Points: 
  • The legislation calls for an extensive study and assessment of wave and tidal energy potential off California’s 840-mile coastline.
  • “Ocean energy is one of the largest untapped sources of renewable energy, and California is now well-positioned to harness that energy and accelerate our transition to 100% clean energy while creating high-paying jobs.
  • I thank Governor Newsom for signing this important legislation into law,” said Senator Padilla.
  • AltaSea will soon be home to some of California’s first wave energy pilot stations, including Eco Wave Power’s first US onshore wave energy pilot station – the first of its kind built in the United States.