article thumbnail

Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

Cars That Think

The goal is to keep the lights on at a low cost by utilizing an efficient mix of power plants. These DC projects sidestep the utility-dominated transmission-expansion planning processes. Many high-voltage DC (HVDC) transmission lines are already in operation, especially in China and Europe.

Grid 139
article thumbnail

DOE awards $17M for vehicle technologies; batteries, PEEM, engines, materials, fuel

Green Car Congress

30 kW Modular DC-DC System using Superjunction MOSFETs This project will develop a new modular power conversion approach that utilizes both silicon and WBG devices to address the fundamental power conversion, loss, and component stress mechanisms. University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. University of Colorado Boulder.

Engine 231
article thumbnail

DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

Green Car Congress

Demonstrate plug‐in electric vehicles through local showcases in key markets throughout major metropolitan areas in seven Midwest states: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. Accelerated Development and Deployment of LowCost Automotive Mg Sheet Components (Area of Interest 3). Drive Oregon.

Vehicles 150
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

Smart, Compact, Efficient 500kW DC Fast Charger Cree Fayetteville (operating as Wolfspeed, A Cree Company) and its project team will build a DC fast charger for electric vehicles using a solid-state transformer based on silicon carbide (SiC). Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. CIRCUITS awards. Organization. Description.

Convert 170
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

University of Illinois. with Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency into the Saccharinae The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign team will. High Performance, Low Cost Superconducting Wires and Coils. for High Power Wind Generators The University of Houston will develop a new, low-cost. National Renewable.

Energy 294