Archive for 2010
DOE seeking $74M in stationary and transportation-related fuel cell proposals
I know many of this blog’s readers directly and indirectly are involved in work on fuel cells, so presumably everyone…
Read MoreGermany’s Fraunhofer: Diamond–ceramic composites, sepsis test-on-a-card, hot-embossed glass microlenses
Germany’s Fraunhofer Institutes have been churning out a fascinating collection of announcements this year that showcase the group’s ability to…
Read More1366 continues to draw interest of investors, DOE
Ann’s earlier post regarding the accelerating drop in costs in 2009 and 2010 for installed photovoltaic solar energy systems general…
Read MoreLBNL releases study on solar installation cost trends; wholesale costs drop 40% 1998-2009
A Lawrence Berkeley National Lab study (PDF) finds that the price of installing residential solar systems has fallen due to…
Read MoreDOE rare earths, critical materials strategy 1.0
A much as I gripe about DOE’s funding delays, I do think kudos should go to the agency for making…
Read MoreFriday federal funding facts: DOE, NSF trailing other agencies in ability to distribute Recovery Act funding
Continuing from my earlier griping about DOE’s inability to deliver on its promises, as the graph above (source: Recovery.gov) shows,…
Read MoreDOE unleashes blitz of end-of-the-year funding announcements
I can’t help but feel like someone high up in DOE recently looked at the calendar and had a panic…
Read MoreU.K.’s Nexeon announces record Li-ion performance
Nexeon, a U.K.-based silicon anode producer, claims to have developed the world’s highest energy-capacity Li-ion batteries proportional to size, based…
Read MoreDOE study poinpoints public land for solar development
Peter offered readers a heads up Wednesday about yesterday’s meeting with Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of…
Read MoreInput Needed on ACerS Structure Review Project
President Pascucci requests your help on the Volunteer Structure Review Project. In a letter to membership, she states that the project will impact organization structure and member feedback is vital.
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