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U.S. Department of Treasury, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and Cloudflare Partner to Share Early Warning Threat Intelligence for Financial Institutions

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星期四, 五月 9, 2024
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This partnership with the Department of Treasury and PNNL will provide U.S. financial services institutions with privileged access to advanced threat intelligence, available through Cloudflare.

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  • This partnership with the Department of Treasury and PNNL will provide U.S. financial services institutions with privileged access to advanced threat intelligence, available through Cloudflare.
  • Financial institutions are able to integrate approved threat intelligence feeds directly into their Cloudflare dashboard and implement automated DNS filtering policies using Cloudflare Gateway, ensuring their employees are protected from malicious links and phishing attempts targeting financial services organizations.
  • This offering is available at no cost to any financial institution recognized by the Department of Treasury and that currently uses Cloudflare Gateway.
  • For U.S. financial institutions that are not currently Cloudflare customers, contact Cloudflare at cloudflare.com/financial-services .

OCOchem Advances Hydrogen Formate Electrolyzer Process By 10x To Create World’s Largest Industrial Scale CO2 Electrolyzer Cell

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星期四, 四月 25, 2024
Research, Contracts, Recycling, Alternative Energy, Energy, Defense, Environment, Green Technology, Science, Chemicals, Plastics, Manufacturing, Military, Table tennis rubber, Cell, Biodiversity, Solar energy, Formate, Hydrogen, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Electricity, Silage, Fertilizer, Water, Carbon, Life, Plant, Oxide, Pressure, Food, Sunlight, Temperature, CO2, Regeneration, Electrolysis, Atmosphere, Clothing, Coal

OCOchem today announced completion of its Phase II project with United States Army to develop and test its 15,000cm2 formate electrolyzer cell.

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  • OCOchem today announced completion of its Phase II project with United States Army to develop and test its 15,000cm2 formate electrolyzer cell.
  • The company scaled up from 10 to 15,000 cm2 over four steps in three years to achieve an industrial scale form factor.
  • As a result of this new benchmark, OCOchem’s CO2 electrolyzer is 650% larger than other platforms, its final industrial scale cell size and is now scaling out into multi-cell stacks in a larger scale pilot plant.
  • “CO2 regeneration is a much more impactful way to reduce CO2 emissions using captured CO2.

CleanTech Strategies Selected by U.S. Department of Energy to Advance Innovations in Flow Batteries, with Close Industry Collaboration

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星期二, 四月 23, 2024
Public sector, DOE, EEI, Storage, PNNL, BCI, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, R&D, Partnership, Office of Electricity, Research, Battery Council International, Inflation, EPRI, Edison Electric Institute, Private sector, CTS, OE, Electric Power Research Institute, Clean technology, Knowledge, Renewable energy

SEATTLE, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Clean technology expert firm CleanTech Strategies (CTS) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Office of Electricity (OE) as one of three selectees to receive a $5 million award each to advance energy storage innovations to help deliver clean, affordable electricity to Americans. The DOE OE awards are through the Storage Innovations 2030: Technology Liftoff funding opportunity announcement.

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  • SEATTLE, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Clean technology expert firm CleanTech Strategies (CTS) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Office of Electricity (OE) as one of three selectees to receive a $5 million award each to advance energy storage innovations to help deliver clean, affordable electricity to Americans.
  • CTS appreciates DOE OE's further support of flow battery innovations, building on its sustained efforts for two decades.
  • CTS very much appreciates DOE OE's further support of flow battery innovations under the Storage Innovations 2030 program, which builds on its sustained efforts for two decades."
  • FBIG was established in 2023 as part of BCI in collaboration with CTS, and has grown into an industry-leading platform for industry collaboration and advancement.

Battery Council International to Launch Consortium for Lead Battery Leadership

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星期二, 四月 9, 2024
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WASHINGTON, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Battery Council International (BCI) has been awarded $5 million by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) so that it can establish the Consortium for Lead Battery Leadership in Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES). The just-announced award is part of DOE's Storage Innovations 2030: Technology Liftoff funding opportunity.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Battery Council International (BCI) has been awarded $5 million by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) so that it can establish the Consortium for Lead Battery Leadership in Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES).
  • This consortium will help unleash the full potential of lead batteries to support the nation's storage needs.
  • The soon-to-launch Consortium for Lead Battery Leadership in LDES will bring together Battery Council International, CBI, eight U.S. lead battery manufacturers, and three national laboratories to conduct pre-competitive research aimed at improving lead battery performance.
  • Through collaboration and innovation, the Consortium for Lead Battery Leadership in LDES aims to realize the full potential of this essential technology by achieving performance improvements.

NewHydrogen CEO Steve Hill Discussed Hydrogen and Gas Turbine Combustion Systems with Georgia Tech Clean Energy Expert

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星期二, 三月 26, 2024
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif., March 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NewHydrogen, Inc. (OTCMKTS:NEWH), the developer of a breakthrough technology that uses clean energy and water to produce the world’s cheapest green hydrogen, today announced that in a recent podcast the Company’s CEO Steve Hill spoke with Dr. Tim Lieuwen, Executive Director of the Strategic Energy Institute at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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  • During the conversation, Dr. Lieuwen shared his extensive insight on gas turbine combustion systems, explaining their versatility and ability to use different types of fuel, including renewable ones such as hydrogen.
  • The discussion also covered the process of generating electricity through gas turbines, with Dr. Lieuwen providing a detailed explanation.
  • Dr. Lieuwen and Mr. Hill also discussed challenges and opportunities of a hydrogen economy, with a focus on the use of green hydrogen produced from renewable sources.
  • Dr. Lieuwen said, “There is a need for efficient energy storage solutions, such as converting the energy into hydrogen and storing it underground.

New Climate Studies and Public Engagement Center Launch in the San Francisco Bay Area

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星期三, 四月 3, 2024
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ALAMEDA, Calif. , April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Marine Cloud Brightening (MCB) Program, an open collaboration of atmospheric scientists and other experts to study how clouds respond to particles — also called aerosols — in the atmosphere, initiated new climate studies and launched the Coastal Atmospheric Aerosol Research and Engagement (CAARE) facility at the USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate located in Alameda, California.

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  • The MCB Program's intent is to serve as a model for open, public-interest research & field studies of clouds & aerosols.
  • An overarching goal of the research is to provide open, objective scientific information to help improve society's ability to understand the climate system and to address near-term climate risks.
  • These landmark studies and CAARE facility are a groundbreaking advance in society's ability to research, explore, and weigh critical aspects of addressing near-term climate risks.
  • To that end, the Program is launching a new facility for scientific research and public engagement, the Coastal Atmospheric Aerosol Research and Engagement (CAARE) facility.

ANTERIX JOINS CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LABORATORIES AND LEADING SOLUTION PROVIDERS IN SUPPORT OF GRID MODERNIZATION EFFORT

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星期四, 三月 14, 2024
Connectivity, Communication, Ecosystem, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, EPRI, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, EVS, Grid, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, ATEX, GMI, Energy, Avista, ABB, Electric power distribution, Assessment, PNNL, DOE, Renewable energy

WOODLAND PARK, N.J., March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Anterix (NASDAQ: ATEX) today announced its participation in a broad alliance among energy industry leaders that are supporting the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) national laboratories' efforts to help modernize the energy grid.

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  • Anterix is joining Idaho National Laboratories, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), ABB, Amazon, Avista Utilities, EPRI, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Nokia, and Survalent to support the Assessment of Communication Architectures for Energy Systems (ACAES).
  • ACAES is one of nine projects, led by national laboratories and public- and private-sector entities, that are components of the DOE's 2023 Grid Modernization Initiative (GMI) , announced in September 2023.
  • "Today's announcement demonstrates Anterix's deep commitment to—and our expertise in—helping our utility customers keep the grid secure," commented Rob Schwartz, President & CEO of Anterix.
  • "High-speed, high-capacity, secure grid communications are more vital than ever as threats to the energy grid increase.

Argonne and other institutions report first-ever atomic freeze frame of liquid water

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星期五, 二月 16, 2024
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Their study, recently published in the journal Science , built on the new science of attosecond physics, recognized with the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics.

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  • Their study, recently published in the journal Science , built on the new science of attosecond physics, recognized with the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics.
  • The study sample was a stream of liquid water, chosen as a model molecule in this first-ever experiment.
  • This allowed them to take a fingerprint of the electronic response following ionization in liquid water, all before the bulkier hydrogen atoms have time to move.
  • The findings demonstrate that a longstanding measurement of the structure of liquid water has been misinterpreted.

Global Thermostat commissions first containerized T-Series system for multi-tonne Direct Air Capture of carbon dioxide

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星期四, 二月 1, 2024
Carbon, Climate change, Direct air capture, Biomass, Engineering, Biofuel, Food, GHG, CDR, Atmosphere, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Energy efficiency, Renewable energy, DOE, CO2, Microalgae, United Nations, Carbon dioxide removal, Nahi, Carbon dioxide, K series, DAC, Drink, PNNL

COMMERCE CITY, Colo., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Thermostat today announced it has commissioned the first containerized T-Series system for Direct Air Capture of carbon dioxide, which is designed to remove from tonnes to tens of tonnes per year from the atmosphere and aimed at smaller commercial and pilot applications.

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  • "Many companies are seeking a rapidly deployable, low-footprint, climate-friendly way of obtaining the carbon dioxide they need," said Paul Nahi, CEO of Global Thermostat.
  • "Others are interested in piloting a smaller scale Direct Air Capture solution as they plan higher volume deployments in the future," Nahi added.
  • It can be used in combination with underground storage or mineralization to permanently remove past carbon dioxide emissions.
  • Global Thermostat's patented Direct Air Capture solution consists of high-efficiency fans that pull air through ultra-high surface area contactors where the surface geometry and embedded solid sorbent have been custom-designed to optimize the capture of CO2.

Exodigo Earns Federal Funding to Help Modernize Power Grid

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星期二, 一月 30, 2024
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Exodigo today announced that it will provide the accurate, complete subsurface maps needed to improve undergrounding processes for power lines as part of the Grid Overhaul with Proactive, High-speed Undergrounding for Reliability, Resilience, and Security (GOPHURRS) program led by the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).

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  • In partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Rutgers, Exodigo will work with participating utilities - including Avista Utilities, Portland General Electric, and WEC Energy Group - to support GOPHURRS' mission to strengthen and modernize America's aging power grid through the development of cost-effective, high-speed, and safe undergrounding technologies.
  • "We are deeply honored to receive this federal funding as it is a testament to our team's relentless innovation and dedication.
  • Ultimately, the project should drive significant cost savings and increased efficiency in the process of undergrounding power lines.
  • Exodigo is the leading subsurface imaging technology, transforming the capital projects process with multi-sensing technology and AI.