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IEA report calls for no investment in new fossil fuel supply and end to sales of ICE cars by 2035

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Most of the global reductions in CO 2 emissions between now and 2030 in the net zero pathway come from technologies readily available today. By 2050, global energy demand is around 8% smaller than today, but it serves an economy more than twice as big and a population with 2 billion more people, according to the model.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. How PHEV provides Smooth Transitions from fossil fuel to renewables.

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Rechargeable membrane-less hydrogen bromine flow battery shows high power density

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Low-cost energy storage remains a critical unmet need for a wide range of applications, including grid scale frequency regulation, load following, contingency reserves and peak shaving, as well as portable power systems. A paper on the work is published in Nature Communications.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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The 8 BREAKERS projects will work to develop new direct current (DC) devices to better manage power by eliminating electrical faults, improving efficiency and reaction times, and potentially enabling greater proliferation of energy storage and renewable resources.

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DOE to Award Up to $27M in Phase III Small Business Awards; Algae Processing, Fuel Cells, Improved Materials for Motors, Synthetic Fuels Among Areas of Interest

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a wide-ranging Funding Opportunity Announcement ( DE-FOA-0000397 ) for up to a total of $27 million in Phase III small business awards in the areas of energy efficiency and renewable energy, electricity delivery and energy reliability, fossil energy, and nuclear energy. saline water).

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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects

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sunlight through low-cost, plastic light-guiding sheets and then. If successful, the new crop would have a lower cost of. Turbo-POx For Ultra Low-Cost Gasoline. lower cost than those available today, based on a friction. Ceramatec’s design would allow for low-cost materials and.

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