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WeaveGrid and Wallbox to offer utility-managed smart charging, starting in Colorado – Charged EVs

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California-based EV charging software developer WeaveGrid and Spanish EV charging equipment supplier Wallbox have partnered to expand North American Wallbox owners’ access to utility-managed charging programs, beginning with Xcel Energy ’s Charging Perks Program in Colorado.

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Argonne and University of Illinois to form Midwest Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Coalition

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The Midwest also has a large nuclear energy component to its electric power grid, and hydrogen production from electrolysis using nuclear electricity at times of low power demand can help to improve the economics of these existing power stations.

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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The California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development (CalSEED) program announced that the fourth cohort of innovative clean energy concepts has been approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC); 28 companies out of 212 were selected to receive grants of $150,000 each.

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Four Major Trends in the eMobility Industry in 2021

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The US federal government offers up to $7,500 in tax credits for qualifying plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), and California announced a $3.9 In the US, California intends to end the sale of ICE passenger cars in 2035. That sounds good, but the chargers are distributed very unevenly across the country, with most in California.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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The TCF was created by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to help catalyze the agency’s research, development, demonstration, and deployment efforts into affordable, market-ready energy solutions, by strengthening partnerships between DOE’s National Labs and American entrepreneurs. Sunnyvale, California). Kairos Power (Alameda, California).

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ARPA-E announces $27M for transformational power electronics technologies

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If successful, Avogy’s transistors will enable smaller, more reliable, energy-efficient, and cost-effective high-power converters, electrical motor drives, and photovoltaic and wind inverters. High Quality, Low-Cost GaN Single Crystal Substrates for High Power Devices. Fairfield Crystal Technology.

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ARPA-E awards $37M for IONICS projects; improving solid-state batteries and fuel cells

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Solid ion conductors made of affordable, easily produced materials could replace today’s mostly liquid electrolytes and expensive fuel cell parts, helping create a next generation of batteries and fuel cells that are low-cost, durable, and more efficient. Selective and low-cost separators for batteries with liquid reactants.

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