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US DOE Awarding Up To $62M for Concentrating Solar Power Research and Development

Green Car Congress

Awards under this category focus on research and development of concepts and components that could be part of a CSP baseload system. The system will be essentially maintenance-free and will allow large amounts of energy to be stored in a cost-effective and efficient manner. University of South Florida – Tampa, FL – up to $2.5

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Study Claims EVs Will Not Save the Environment, All Cars Are Bad

The Truth About Cars

Concepts like ultra-low emission zones (ULEZ) and levering connected vehicle technologies to police driving from an environmental and social standpoint are rooted in the key principles of Vision Zero. Those programs have since been adopted in New York City; Tampa, Florida; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Columbia, Missouri; and Eugene, Oregon.&