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Researchers use melamine to create effective, low-cost carbon capture; potential tailpipe application

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Using an inexpensive polymer called melamine, researchers from UC Berkeley, Texas A&M and Stanford have created a cheap, easy and energy-efficient way to capture carbon dioxide from smokestacks. The energy savings come from not having to heat the substance to high temperatures. Haiyan Mao et al.

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Tesla building permits reveal unannounced ‘Lithium Lab’

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It’s no secret that Tesla has been diving head first into developing more dependable lithium supplies, even going as far as opening its own lithium refinery in Southern Texas. Third and finally, the facility could be used for battery development, testing different lithium-ion battery technologies to improve energy density.

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You can power your home for 21 days with a Chevy Silverado EV and GM’s new bidirectional charger

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Photo: GM Energy GM Energy just debuted vehicle-to-home (V2H) bidirectional EV chargers – here’s how GM’s EVs will keep the lights on. Once installed, GM Energy’s home EV chargers will enable customers to send power from a compatible GM EV to their home in the face of increasing power outages across the US. Get started here. –

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Tesla’s 3rd-largest individual shareholder suggests clever strategy for TSLA buyback

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He argued that the Fremont Factory, Giga Shanghai, Giga Texas, and Giga Berlin were like “money printing machines.”. Black predicted that Tesla would generate $10 billion in free cash flow for 2022, excluding profit from Tesla Energy, FSD, and Optimus. . So Tesla can buy back cheap stocks now. . “We

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UT and ORNL researchers develop new class of pseudocapacitor; anion-based intercalation pseudocapacitance

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In the journal Nature Materials , the team led by professor Keith Stevenson reports a new energy storage mechanism for pseudocapacitor electrodes that promises to boost the energy density and power density of pseudocapacitor devices. —Mefford et al. —Tyler Mefford, graduate student and lead author.

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UT Austin team develops new family of high-capacity anode materials: Interdigitated Eutectic Alloys

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Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a new family of anode materials that can double the charge capacity of lithium-ion battery anodes. The research was published in the journal ACS Energy Letters. —Kreder et al. —Karl Kreder. Kreder, III, Brian T.

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How to Navigate EV Charging Rebates and Successfully Fund Your Home Charging Station

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In this follow-up to our article covering commercial incentives from last month, we’ll explore some of the rebates that can help you bring EV charging home on the cheap. According to the United States Department of Energy, 80% of EV charging occurs overnight at drivers’ homes, which isn’t all that surprising.