Remove Conversion Remove Power Grid Remove Resource Remove Virginia
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

Lynchburg, Virginia). 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. NovaCentrix (Austin, Texas).

article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

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.

Grid 207
article thumbnail

ARPA-E awards $35M to 16 REFUEL projects for energy-dense carbon-neutral liquid fuels; leveraging ammonia

Green Car Congress

Most of the selected REFUEL projects target the production of ammonia or its conversion to hydrogen or electricity, due ammonia’s attractiveness as a hydrogen and energy carrier. Renewable Electricity-Powered Carbon Dioxide Conversion to Ethanol for Storage and Transportation (Category 1) The Opus 12, Inc. REFUEL Projects.

Carbon 150
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

deliver high power to a car or truck. Non-strategic Elements having Secure Supply Chains A Virginia Commonwealth University led team will. Concentrating Solar Power/Nuclear: High Efficiency Solar Electric Conversion Power Tower Abengoa Solar will develop a high efficiency solar-electric. power grid.

Energy 294
article thumbnail

IEEE Celebrates Engineering Brilliance

Cars That Think

IEEE MEDAL IN POWER ENGINEERING Sponsors: The IEEE Industry Applications , Industrial Electronics , Power Electronics , and Power & Energy societies DEEPAK DIVAN Georgia Tech “For contributions to advanced power conversion technologies for modern electric power grids.”

Engine 82