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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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Jenkins has also helped push Congress to think more seriously about the power grid, releasing a report last year that showed that much of the 43 percent emissions reduction expected by 2030 would be squandered if the United States doesn’t double the pace of transmission upgrades. power-grid transmission.

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

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Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Direct Conversion Of CO2 To Chemicals, $250,000. Bio-based Insecticides from Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass, $100,000. Grid-Edge Intelligent Distribution Automation System for Self-Healing Distribution Grids, $550,000. APEX Petroleum Engineering (Englewood, Colorado).

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

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In particular, IONICS projects will work to improve energy storage and conversion technologies in three categories: transportation batteries, grid-level storage, and fuel cells. University of Colorado Boulder. Colorado School of Mines. grid, transforming domestic energy production. University of Colorado Boulder.

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ARPA-E awards $30M to 21 projects advance new class of high-performance power converters

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A Bidirectional, Transformerless Converter Topology for Grid-tied Energy Storage Systems. kVAC), 60 kW power converter design for energy storage systems connected directly to the power grid. Power Conversion Through Novel Current Source Matrix Converter (MxC). University of Colorado Boulder.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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Concentrating Solar Power/Nuclear: High Efficiency Solar Electric Conversion Power Tower Abengoa Solar will develop a high efficiency solar-electric. conversion tower that utilizes new system architecture. unprecedented solar-to-fuel conversion efficiencies of more. power grid. University of Colorado.

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