article thumbnail

National Alliance for Water Innovation to lead DOE energy-water desalination hub

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI) to lead a US Department of Energy (DOE) Energy-Water Desalination Hub that will address water security issues in the United States. This suite of technologies will treat “non-traditional” water sources for multiple end-use applications.

Water 236
article thumbnail

California cap-and-trade spending doubles to $1.4 billion in 2018; xEV rebates, affordable housing, wildfire prevention, public transit

Green Car Congress

billion in new funding last year went to projects across all of California’s 58 counties—almost double the $720 million spent in 2017. An annual ' tracking the progress of California Climate Investments, released by the California Air Resources Board and the California Department of Finance, finds that nearly $1.4

article thumbnail

New partnership to advance high-temperature PEM fuel cells; focus on heavy-duty applications

Green Car Congress

HT-PEM fuel cell technology would allow heavy-duty and other hard-to-decarbonize applications to operate with high efficiency while using hydrogen and mitigating water management problems. —Yu Seung Kim, a Los Alamos scientist who started an automotive HT-PEM fuel cells project in 2017.

Fuel 468
article thumbnail

Report suggests low-speed electric vehicles could affect Chinese demand for gasoline and disrupt oil prices worldwide

Green Car Congress

Here, 4 million low-speed electric vehicles could capture an amount of incremental gasoline usage equivalent to the nearly 64,000 barrels per day of gasoline demand growth in China between 2016 and 2017. Collins conducts a range of globally focused commodity market, energy, water and environmental research. —Gabriel Collins.

article thumbnail

ARENA awards A$22.1M to 16 projects to accelerate exporting renewable hydrogen

Green Car Congress

In December 2017, ARENA announced the funding round into hydrogen R&D. ANU Direct Water Electrolysis – $1,235,407. Monash University low-cost robust, high-activity water splitting electrodes – $1,054,209. It is the first time ARENA had sought to fund research into the hydrogen energy supply chain.

Hydrogen 170
article thumbnail

DOE BETO releases new strategic plan; biofuels to constitute 25% of US transportation fuels by 2040

Green Car Congress

Near-term: By 2017, verify at pilot scale at least one technology pathway for hydrocarbon biofuel production, demonstrating a mature modeled price of $3/gasoline gallon equivalent (gge) with GHG emissions reduction of 50% or more. By 2040, through R&D, support replacing 7% of petrochemicals with bioproducts. Mobilizing US biomass resources.

article thumbnail

GM expands to new European markets with its luxury $93K Lyriq

Baua Electric

The US automaker, which has been testing the European waters with its luxury Cadillac EVs since late last year, has just launched its Cadillac Lyriq SUV in France this morning, with other markets on the horizon. While Cadillac relies on a large dealer network in the US, European customers can order a customized EV directly online.

GM 52