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Engineers Are Working on a Solar Microgrid to Outlast Lunar Nights

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These power electronic converters will be key in managing the power between the battery or the solar panels and the main bus. The main energy source will be solar, supplemented by batteries. But the idea is, when there’s more solar generation and load demand, the solar panels will charge the battery,” he says.

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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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These include hydrogen fuel cells, battery electric engines, and related infrastructure investments such as charging stations. The City and Borough of Juneau will receive funds to purchase new electric buses to replace aging diesel buses, associated charging infrastructure, and a back up generator. Project Sponsor. Project Description.

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

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To date, the TCF has funded more than 380 projects by unlocking more than $170 million in funding from more than 300 private sector partners, including automotive manufacturers, energy storage companies, utilities, bioenergy companies, solar providers, and aerospace companies. First Solar Inc. CSolPower, LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico).

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A closer look at why heat pumps are dominating EV HVAC systems

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Unfortunately, most vehicles of any kind have little or no insulation to prevent the gain or loss of heat from the cabin and, worse, the copious amounts of glass and metal comprising the vehicle body make an efficient collector (or radiator) of heat, bearing more than a passing resemblance to a solar thermal panel for heating water.